Akatsuki Headquarters <8737> announced on the 14th the consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April-September 2024). Operating revenue increased by 20.3% year-on-year to 25.73 billion yen, operating profit decreased by 1.3% year-on-year to 1.491 billion yen, ordinary profit decreased by 20.6% year-on-year to 1.47 billion yen, and net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company decreased by 20.3% year-on-year to 0.99 billion yen.
The operating revenue of the securities-related business increased by 12.0% year-on-year to 7.625 billion yen, and segment profit increased by 0.0% year-on-year to 0.799 billion yen. As of the end of September 2024, the number of contract brokerage agents was 1,844 (an increase of 166 from the end of March 2024), and the balance of entrusted assets including the managed assets balance of subsidiary JWA's partner financial institutions was 589.7 billion yen (an increase of 32.1 billion yen), with the entrusted assets balance in the IFA division expanding to 350.3 billion yen (an increase of 36.4 billion yen).
The operating revenue of the real estate-related business increased by 23.8% year-on-year to 18.257 billion yen, while segment profit decreased by 1.5% year-on-year to 1.158 billion yen; however, excluding the one-time profit from the sale of elderly facilities recorded in the previous term, it turned into an increase in profit. The number of units purchased was 422 (340 units in the same period last year), and the number of units sold was 411 (321 units in the same period). Additionally, in the Bautech Group, which engages in renovation design and construction, the number of completed units was stable at 540 (443 units in the same period last year). The "NEXTLD Shin Koenji," built in Suginami-ku, Tokyo by EW Asset Management, which handles elderly facility development, opened in March. Furthermore, "Medicare Healing Nagamine," constructed in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, opened in September. As of the end of September, there are three operational facilities and one facility under development.
The consolidated performance forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025 maintains the initial plan, projecting operating revenue to increase by 11.4% year-on-year to 52 billion yen, operating profit to increase by 19.9% year-on-year to 4.1 billion yen, ordinary profit to increase by 10.1% year-on-year to 4.2 billion yen, and net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company to increase by 2.4% year-on-year to 2.6 billion yen.