■Future Outlook for Shinwa Holdings <7118>
● Performance Outlook for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2025
For the consolidated performance of the fiscal year ending March 2025, revenue is expected to increase by 3.0% to 6,048 million yen, operating profit is expected to increase by 5.1% to 198 million yen, ordinary profit is projected to decrease by 4.7% to 199 million yen, and the net income attributable to the parent company's shareholders is anticipated to rise by 0.9% to 141 million yen. Although there will be increases in food material prices and labor costs, the existing store sales in both the food service and retail businesses are expected to remain strong, and new openings (2 stores in the food service business and 4 stores in the retail business) will contribute to a slight increase in revenue and operating profit forecasts. Gross profit is expected to rise by 2.0% due to improvements in manufacturing efficiency, while selling, general and administrative expenses are projected to increase by 1.8% due to one-time costs related to being publicly traded. As a result, the gross profit margin is expected to decrease by 0.6 percentage points to 61.9%, the selling, general and administrative expense ratio is expected to decrease by 0.7 percentage points to 58.6%, and the operating margin is forecasted to rise by 0.1 percentage points to 3.3%. As for ordinary profit, although interest expense will decrease due to repayment of borrowings, a decrease in interest income and sponsorship income among non-operating revenue is expected to result in a predicted decrease in profit. The net income attributable to the parent company's shareholders is projected to remain flat as a special profit from the sale of fixed assets is planned.
The results for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2025 show revenue at 3,059 million yen, operating profit at 106 million yen, ordinary profit at 107 million yen, and interim net income attributable to the parent company's shareholders at 76 million yen. As there were no interim consolidated Financial Statements prepared in the previous fiscal year, comparison with the same period last year is not possible, but overall performance was steady. By segment, the food service business recorded revenue of 1,927 million yen and operating profit (before adjustments for corporate expenses, etc.) of 226 million yen, the retail business had revenue of 1,057 million yen and operating profit of 105 million yen, and the wholesale business achieved revenue of 74 million yen and operating profit of 4 million yen. The progress rate in relation to the full-year forecast is 50.6% for revenue, 53.9% for operating profit, 54.2% for ordinary profit, and 54.5% for net income attributable to the parent company's shareholders, showing steady progress, and the company believes that achieving the full-year forecast is likely.
(Authored by FISCO guest analyst Masanobu Mizuta)