Maruun ＜9067＞ announced consolidated financial results for the 2nd quarter (24/4/9) of the fiscal year ending 2025/3 on the 8th. Operating revenue increased 1.8% from the same period last year to 22.568 billion yen, operating profit increased 164.7% to 0.496 billion yen, ordinary profit increased 119.6% to 0.557 billion yen, and interim net profit attributable to parent company shareholders increased 307.6% to 0.509 billion yen.

Freight transportation operating revenue was 11.091 billion yen, down 1.5% from the same period last year, and ordinary profit was 0.238 billion yen, up 0.165 billion yen from the same period last year. Although there were factors that reduced sales due to a decrease in handling of aluminum material transportation and distribution processing operations, etc., sales and profit declined due to improvements in balance conditions due to progress in freight and fee revisions and increased handling in railway container transportation, etc.

Operating revenue from energy transportation increased 4.3% from the same period last year to 7.747 billion yen, and ordinary profit increased 0.097 billion yen to 0.159 billion yen. Although there were wage revisions for drivers, etc., and an increase in fare payments to partner companies, there was an increase in sales and profit due to an increase in operating revenue due to fare revisions for major customers.

Operating revenue from overseas logistics increased 7.4% to 2.768 billion yen, and ordinary profit and loss increased 0.013 billion yen to a loss of 0.007 billion yen. Although transportation volume for major customers declined due to poor sales of Japanese and European automobile manufacturers within China, sales and profit increased due to soaring airfares in international business, an increase in export volume and fee revisions due to a recovery in semiconductor demand.

Techno Support's operating revenue increased 6.5% to 0.943 billion yen, and ordinary profit increased 0.031 billion yen to 0.057 billion yen. Although sales declined due to a review of business contract fees in relation to oil terminals, sales and profit increased due to revisions to contract fees for yard work and greening work, and an increase in handling volume of delivery operations in relation to refineries.

Revisions to earnings forecasts for the full fiscal year ending 2025/3 were announced on the same day. Operating revenue is 45.3 billion yen, up 0.7% from the previous fiscal year (down 1.1% from the previous forecast), operating profit is 0.9 billion yen, up 76.7% (7.1% increase), ordinary profit is 1.01 billion yen, up 43.3% (7.4% increase), and net income attributable to parent company shareholders is 0.75 billion yen, up 80.1% (up 31.6% from the same period).

Also, it was announced that the year-end dividend will be revised from the previous forecast of 5.00 yen per share to 8.00 yen (normal dividend 5.00 yen, special dividend 3.00 yen). As a result, the dividend per share for the fiscal year ending 2025/3 will be 13.00 yen (4.00 yen increase from the previous fiscal year) per year.