セーラー広告 reported a narrower ordinary loss for the first half, with the loss also narrowing in the latest July–September quarter. Ordinary profit for the second half of the current fiscal year is expected to increase to ¥273 million based on the company's estimate.
セーラー広告 released its earnings summary, reporting a consolidated ordinary loss of ¥73 million for the first half of fiscal 2024 (April–September), a narrower loss than the ¥118 million recorded in the same period of the previous year. The breakdown of sales and other metrics is not included in this summary.
Consolidated ordinary loss for the July–September quarter, corresponding to 2Q, was ¥4 million, narrower than the ¥22 million loss recorded in the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, the operating margin on sales deteriorated from -6.5% in the same period of the previous year to -8.6%.
Based on its first-half results and previous forecast, the company estimates that consolidated ordinary profit for the second half (October–March) will increase sharply to ¥273 million, or 2.3 times the level in the same period of the previous year. The details supporting the improvement in second-half earnings are not discussed in the article.
The full-year earnings forecast shows second-half sales of ¥132.9 billion, operating profit of ¥110 million, ordinary profit of ¥120 million and net profit of ¥94 million. Adjusted EPS is ¥23.3 and the dividend is ¥6. A comparison table with past results has also been disclosed.