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Earnings2708KUZE CO.,LTD.Trading & Wholesale

Fiscal Year Ended March 2025: Third-Quarter Financial Results〔Japanese GAAP〕(Consolidated)

For the cumulative nine months, net sales increased 5.9% year on year, while operating profit declined 14.9% and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent declined 19.7% (ordinary profit increased 2.1%). The full-year earnings forecast and dividend forecast have not been revised, but the annual dividend is expected to decline from the previous fiscal year's ¥42 to ¥15 for the current fiscal year.

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Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
14.9
% (year-on-year decline in operating income)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Results for this period

Third quarter2024年4月1日〜2024年12月31日ConsolidatedJapanese GAAP
Net Sales51,975¥ millionYear on year +5.9%Progress 77.6%
Operating profit1,537¥ millionYear on year -14.9%Progress 109.8%
Ordinary income1,902¥ millionYear on year +2.1%Progress 131.2%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent1,561¥ millionYear on year -19.7%

The width of the band at each stage is based on revenue. The narrower it becomes toward the bottom, the smaller the proportion of revenue that remains as profit. The dotted outline is the full-year forecast and the band inside it is the result for this period. The progress rate is the result divided by the forecast.

Net income per share337.45円
Financial position at period-end
Total assets27,719¥ million
of which net assets 7,725 ¥ millionEquity ratio 27.9%vs. prior year-end +1.1pt

塗りつぶした部分が自己資本比率です。総資産のうち、返済のいらない自前の資金がどれだけかを表します。The thin vertical line indicates the level at the end of the previous fiscal year.

Segment revenueFood Ingredients Wholesale Business ¥46,834 million (YoY +6.0%), Food Ingredients Manufacturing Business ¥5,050 million (YoY +5.1%), Real Estate Leasing Business ¥105 million (YoY -0.4%)
Segment profitFood Ingredients Wholesale Business ¥1,839 million (YoY -3.8%), Food Ingredients Manufacturing Business ¥421 million (YoY -22.1%), Real Estate Leasing Business ¥84 million (YoY +3.4%)
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥67,000 million (YoY +3.9%)
Operating profit¥1,400 million (YoY -24.8%)
Ordinary income¥1,450 million (YoY -25.3%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥1,300 million (YoY -35.3%)
Annual Dividend Forecast42.00 yen and sen → 15.00 yen and sen
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

蓮田センターの本格稼働による物流キャパシティーの確保、新規のお客様の獲得、既存のお客様との取引拡大、DX化を進めた。一方、新センター分を含め経費が上昇し、仕入価格、原材料・エネルギー価格の高騰や人手不足の影響があった。

Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption

No applicable matters.

Change in accounting policy
基準改正に伴う変更 Yesそれ以外の変更 No見積りの変更 No修正再表示 No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 companies / Excluded 2 companies / Company name 上海日生食品物流有限公司, 久華世(成都)商貿有限公司
Impairment lossNone recorded for the current fiscal year (-)
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income Gain on sale of investments in an affiliated company ¥388 million / Extraordinary loss Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets ¥0 million
Depreciation and amortization¥313 million
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsNo
Availability of Financial Results BriefingNo
Issued Shares at Period-End4,626,327 shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End51 shares
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationThird quarter
Accounting standardsJapanese GAAP
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered2024年4月1日〜2024年12月31日
Net Sales¥51,975 million (YoY +5.9%)
Operating profit¥1,537 million (YoY -14.9%)
Ordinary income¥1,902 million (YoY +2.1%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥1,561 million (YoY -19.7%)
Net income per share337.45円
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 27.9 / End of previous period 26.8
Total assets¥27,719 million
Net assets¥7,725 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥67,000 million (YoY +3.9%) / Operating profit ¥1,400 million (YoY -24.8%) / Ordinary income ¥1,450 million (YoY -25.3%) / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥1,300 million (YoY -35.3%)
Annual Dividend Forecast42.00 yen and sen → 15.00 yen and sen
Segment revenueFood Ingredients Wholesale Business ¥46,834 million (YoY +6.0%), Food Ingredients Manufacturing Business ¥5,050 million (YoY +5.1%), Real Estate Leasing Business ¥105 million (YoY -0.4%)
Segment profitFood Ingredients Wholesale Business ¥1,839 million (YoY -3.8%), Food Ingredients Manufacturing Business ¥421 million (YoY -22.1%), Real Estate Leasing Business ¥84 million (YoY +3.4%)
Depreciation and amortization¥313 million
Impairment lossNone recorded for the current fiscal year (-)
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income Gain on sale of investments in an affiliated company ¥388 million / Extraordinary loss Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets ¥0 million
Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionNo applicable matters.
Change in accounting policyChanges due to revisions to standards Yes / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 companies / Excluded 2 companies / Company name 上海日生食品物流有限公司, 久華世(成都)商貿有限公司
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsNo
Availability of Financial Results BriefingNo
Issued Shares at Period-End4,626,327 shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End51 shares
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance蓮田センターの本格稼働による物流キャパシティーの確保、新規のお客様の獲得、既存のお客様との取引拡大、DX化を進めた。一方、新センター分を含め経費が上昇し、仕入価格、原材料・エネルギー価格の高騰や人手不足の影響があった。
Items this document does not state (11)
Operating MarginCash flows from operating activitiesCash flows from investing activitiesCash flows from financing activitiesCash and cash equivalents at end of periodRevision to Earnings ForecastPayout ratioShareholder Return PolicyRegional salesOrders received and order backlogMaterial subsequent events

These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.

The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

蓮田センターの本格稼働による物流キャパシティーの確保、新規顧客の獲得、既存顧客との取引拡大、DX化を進めた。一方、新センター分を含む経費が上昇したほか、仕入価格、原材料・エネルギー価格の高騰や人手不足の影響があった。

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