RSC (4664) announced consolidated financial results for the 2nd quarter (24/4/9) of the fiscal year ending 2025/3 on the 13th. Sales increased 20.6% from the same period last year to 5.082 billion yen, operating profit increased 11.4% to 0.244 billion yen, ordinary profit increased 6.0% to 0.25 billion yen, and interim net profit attributable to parent company shareholders increased 2.5% to 0.162 billion yen.
In response to a reaction in construction operations of group companies where temporary business orders were strong in the previous fiscal year, and a decline in sales due to contract expiration etc. for large-scale long-term government office projects, etc., we were able to receive orders for operations exceeding the reduced sales due to new large-scale event promotion operations and new orders in security/cleaning/construction operations, etc. Furthermore, in order to achieve the goals of the medium-term management plan, human investment was carried out as growth investment, which is the foundation of the company's business, and various initiatives were implemented to improve profitability, strengthen technical capabilities, improve the work environment, and strengthen the management infrastructure, and promoted sustainability management with the aim of creating continuous employment through business, providing safe and secure infrastructure for local communities, and aiming to realize sustainable provision of value to society.
Regarding the consolidated earnings forecast for the full year ending 2025/3, a revised plan was announced on November 12, with sales up 10.1% from the previous fiscal year to 8.914 billion yen, operating profit down 0.7% to 0.282 billion yen, ordinary profit down 4.3% to 0.287 billion yen, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders falling 19.5% to 0.197 billion yen. The reason for the large decline in net income attributable to parent company shareholders compared to the previous fiscal year is due to the impact of 0.072 billion yen profit from the sale of investment securities recorded as special income in the previous fiscal year.
Also, on the same day, it was announced that the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending 2025/3 will be increased by 2.00 yen to 17.00 yen in addition to the announcement of the dividend increase on 9/17. As a result, the dividend per share for the fiscal year ending 2025/3 will be 24.00 yen per year (increase of 9.00 yen compared to the initial forecast, 4.00 yen increase compared to the previous fiscal year).