METAWATER, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 5%, Dividend Revised Upward by 2 yen

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Thu Jan 30, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

9551 METAWATER Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

METAWATER Co.,Ltd. <9551> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on January 30th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) turned into a loss of 0.33 billion yen (compared to a profit of 0.32 billion yen in the same period last year).

However, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 4.6%, from the previous forecast of 8.7 billion yen to 9.1 billion yen (compared to 10.4 billion yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 17.1% to 13.3%.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (2H) has been revised upward 3.6%, from the previous forecast of 11.2 billion yen to 11.6 billion yen (compared to 12.7 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 12.1% to 8.9%.

In light of the strong performance, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 48 yen to 50 yen (compared to 46 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 2.19 billion yen, a 15.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 7.6% in the same period last year to 4.4%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 3rd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Apr - Dec, 2022	77,748	-2,023	-1,428	-1,316	-30.2	ー	Jan 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	90,730	91	322	-439	-10.1	3.1	Jan 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	98,456	-352	-338	-984	-22.6	ー	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.5%	－	－	-124.1%	-124.1%

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 Prev	110,805	11,069	11,231	8,592	196.9	24	Oct 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	120,805	11,769	11,631	8,692	199.2	26	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+9.0%	+6.3%	+3.6%	+1.2%	+1.2%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	170,000	9,000	8,700	6,100	139.8	48	Apr 24, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	180,000	9,700	9,100	6,200	142.1	50	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+5.9%	+7.8%	+4.6%	+1.6%	+1.6%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	112,550	12,685	12,770	9,074	208.1	24	Apr 24, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	120,805	11,769	11,631	8,692	199.2	26	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.3%	-7.2%	-8.9%	-4.2%	-4.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	150,716	8,688	9,068	6,252	143.5	42	Apr 26, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	165,561	9,903	10,490	6,875	157.7	46	Apr 24, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	180,000	9,700	9,100	6,200	142.1	50	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.7%	-2.0%	-13.3%	-9.8%	-9.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	37,719	2,873	2,602	1,760	40.4	7.6	Jan 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	74,831	9,812	10,168	7,314	167.7	13.1	Apr 24, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	25,015	-2,068	-1,666	-1,578	-36.2	-8.3	Jul 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	34,180	-1	-865	-914	-21.0	0.0	Oct 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	39,261	1,717	2,193	1,508	34.6	4.4	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.1%	-40.2%	-15.7%	-14.3%	-14.3%