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Securities Code: 9474
Financial Results for
the First 3 Quarters of Fiscal 2025
(Year Ending March 31, 2025)
Feb. 3, 2025
*Note:
Thisdocumentcontainsforward-lookingstatementsbasedonassumptions,forecastsandplansin lightofinformationavailabletoZENRIN Co.,Ltd. asofthe preparation date of this document. Actual performance may vary significantly from the forecast figures due to various risks and uncertainties owing to globaleconomictrends,marketdemand,statusofcompetition,exchangefluctuationsandotherfactors.
The information thatappears in this document rounds down fractions to the nearest specified unit androunds off decimals in the percentage of change to thefirstdecimalplace.
Inaddition,caseswherethepercentageofchangeexceeds 1000%andcaseswhereoneorbothoftheitemsofcomparisonarenegativeareshownas "-."
Results for
3Qs of FY25
Table of Contents
Ⅰ . Summary of Results for the First 3 Quarters of Fiscal 2025
- Summary of Financial Results
- Changes in Net Sales, Income and Profit
- Changes in Sales by Business
- Causes for Change in Operating Income [Sales / Cost]
- Shareholder Returns [Dividend]
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Results for | Ⅰ . Summary of Results for the First 3 Quarters of Fiscal 2025 | ||
1. Summary of Financial Results | |||
3Qs of FY25 | |||
Key Points of | |||
Increase in Sales and profit | |||
Results for the 3Qs of FY25 | |||
Sales
Result
Increase in sales for 4 consecutive periods
- In the Automotive-related business, sales of data for in-car navigation systems increased, partly due to one- time factors.
- In the IoT-related business, revenues increased due to steady growth in API services and solution services.
- In the Product-related business also increased.
Expenses
・
Profit and loss
Income and profit returned to profitability for the first time in 3 periods
- Personnel expenses increased due to the impact of base salary increases and other factors, each profit measure improved due to the effect of price revisions in addition to changes in the sales mix.
- It shouldbe noted that whilefixedcosts, suchas map database development expenses,are incurredthroughoutthe year,expensesgenerallyprecede net sales dueto the strongseasonalnatureof netsales, whichtend to be concentratedat theendof the fiscalyear.
(Amounts in million yen) | 3Qs of FY24 | 3Qs of FY25 | Compared to 3Qs of FY24 | |||||
Actual | Actual | |||||||
%of Change | ||||||||
Net Sales | 42,013 | 44,355 | +2,342 | +5.6% | Detailsof | |||
salesbybusiness | ||||||||
▶ P4 | ||||||||
Detailsof | ||||||||
Operating Expenses | 43,117 | 43,624 | +506 | +1.2% | ||||
operatingexpenses | ||||||||
▶ P5 | ||||||||
Operating Income | -1,104 | 731 | +1,835 | - | ||||
Operating Margin | -2.6% | 1.6% | +4.2pt | - | ||||
Ordinary Income | -1,097 | 711 | +1,809 | - | ||||
Profit Attributable to | -871 | 541 | +1,413 | - | ||||
Owners of Parent | ||||||||
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Results for | Ⅰ . Summary of Results for the First 3 Quarters of Fiscal 2025 |
2. Changes in Net Sales, Income and Profit | |
3Qs of FY25 | |
(Amounts in million yen)
45,000 | 40,316 | 39,990 | |
40,000 | 38,429 | ||
35,000 | |||
30,000 | 20/12 | ||
19/12 | 21/12 | ||
40,210 | 42,013 | 44,355 |
22/12 | 23/12 | 24/12 |
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
-1,000
-2,000
-3,000
731 | ||||||
61 | ||||||
-466 | 1,719 | -851 | -1,104 | |||
20/12 - | ||||||
19/12 | 21/12 | 22/12 | 23/12 | 24/12 |
321 | 711 | |||||
-160 | 1,482 | -643 | -1,097 | |||
20/12 - | ||||||
19/12 | 21/12 | 22/12 | 23/12 | 24/12 |
2,067 | ||||||
236 | 180 | 541 | ||||
-758 | -871 | |||||
19/12 | 20/12 | 21/12 | 22/12 | 23/12 | 24/12 |
Compared to 3Qs of FY24
(% of Changes)
Net Sales | Operating Income Ordinary Income | Profit Attributable to |
Owners of Parent | ||
+2,342 | +1,835 | +1,809 | +1,413 |
(+5.6%) | (-) | (-) | (-) |
Increase in sales | Increase in income and profit |
for 4 consecutive periods | for the first time in 3 periods |
*the "Accounting Standard for Revenue Recognition" (ASBJ Statement No. 29, March 31, 2020), etc. have been applied from the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2022.
*Regarding figures for the previous fiscal year (fiscal 2021) and earlier, the increase (decrease) and rates (%) are reference values because the Accounting Standard for Revenue Recognition, etc. are not applied retrospectively (same as the next page and after).
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Results for
Ⅰ . Summary of Results for the First 3 Quarters of Fiscal 2025
3Qs of FY25 3. Changes in Sales by Business
(Amounts in billion yen)
44.3
42.0
11.6
11.1
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
10.5
9.7
11.5 12.7
3Qs of FY24 | 3Qs of FY25 | |
Compared to | Business overview for the 3Qs of FY25 | |||||
3Qs of FY24 | ||||||
(% of change) | ||||||
+2.3 | ||||||
TOTAL | ー | |||||
(+5.6%) | ||||||
⚫ Stock-type services and residential map data sales are performed well. | ||||||
+0.5 | ⚫ Decrease in sales of flow-type products | |||||
Product | ||||||
Business | (+4.9%) | ⚫ Decrease due to increased revenue shift to IoT business asa result of | ||||
increased adoption of ZENRIN Maps API. | ||||||
-0.0 | ⚫ Although sales of residential map data and entrusted services increased, | |||||
Public solution | ||||||
Business | (-1.6%) | sales declined slightly due to the reactionary drop of the large-scale | ||||
entrusted services recorded in the previous fiscal year. | ||||||
-0.0 | ⚫ Sales of "RakuRaku sales promotion map" performed well, but declined | |||||
Marketingsolution | ||||||
Business | (-1.9%) | slightly due to a decrease in general commercial printing and DMshipping | ||||
contracts. | ||||||
⚫ "ZENRIN Maps API" performed well, including revenue transfer from the | ||||||
+0.7 | Product business. | |||||
IoT | ||||||
⚫ Solution services for major companies are also steady. | ||||||
Business | (+7.5%) | |||||
⚫ Decrease due to the exclusion of a subsidiary from consolidation. | ||||||
⚫ The domestic automotive market declined 3.4% year-on-year, but sales | ||||||
+1.2 | increased due to ,at some customers, market share gains and higher unit | |||||
Automotive | ||||||
Business | (+10.8%) | prices | ||||
- Under-reportedsales in prior years were recognized in Q1(one-time factor).
- : Reference data
Domestic car sales | 2023 | 2024 | % of change | |
April 2024 | - December 2024 | 3.40 millionunits | 3.29 millionunits | -3.4% |
October 2024 | - December 2024 | 1.17 millionunits | 1.12 millionunits | -4.3% |
(Source:JapanAutomobileDealersAssociation&JapanLightMotorVehicleandMotorcycleAssociation)
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Results for
Ⅰ . Summary of Results for the First 3 Quarters of Fiscal 2025
3Qs of FY25 4. Causes for Change in Operating Income [Sales / Cost]
(Amounts in billion yen)
Operating Income (compared to 3Qs of FY24)
+1.8 billion yen
2
Effect of Changes in subsidiaries *
Decrease
sales
Cost of sales | Personnel |
expenses |
- Impact of a base-pay up
1.5
1
Decrease
costs
Development expenses of map databases
Other
0.5
0
Sales increasedueto pricerevisions
◼Dueto a changeinthe sales mix anda decreaseinsome entrustedservices,at the same level as thepreviousyear.
expenses
0.7
-0.5
◼Map data maintenancecosts remainedat about | ◼Increasemainly inamortization | |||
◼ Sales increasedriven | ||||
the same level as thepreviousyear. | andoperatingexpensesfor | |||
primarilyby automotive | serviceplatforms. | |||
andIoT businesses | ||||
-1
-1.1
Increase
in sales
Operating | Changes in Sales |
(compared to 3Q of FY24) | |
Income | |
3Qs of FY24 | + 2.3 |
billion yen |
- :Changesin subsidiaries
- WillSmartCo., Ltd. :Became an associateaccounted for usingequitymethod upon stock listingin April 2024.
Changes in Operating Expenses | Operating | |
(compared to 3Q of FY24) | ||
Income | ||
+ 0.5 | 3Qs of FY25 | |
billion yen |
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5. Shareholder Returns [Dividend] | |||||
3Qs of FY25 | |||||
Basic Policy on | We position shareholder returns as our top priority and will implementstable and continuous dividends based | ||||
Shareholder | Returns | on profit growth in the medium- to long-term business plan on a consolidated basis | |||
Dividend
Dividend Increase
Target dividend on equity (DOE) on a consolidated basis of 3%or higher
ZENRIN has never reduced its common dividendsince its stock listing in 1994.
- The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31,2025,which was originally set at 15 yen per share, has been increased by 5 yen to 20 yen per sharein order to respond to the support ofour shareholders, in light of the steady performance of our business andour internal reserves.
- As a result, including interim dividend of 15yen per share, which has already been implemented, the annual dividend is
expected to be 35 yen per share*.
(*Please note thatthe Company plans to submit this matter to the 65th OrdinaryGeneralMeeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in June 2025.)
Dividend 50 (yen/share)
3.7% 4.3% DOE(%)
(Initialforecast) (Revisedforecast)
40
3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | ||
35.00 | ||||||
(Revisedforecast) | ||||||
4.0%
DOE
30
20
25.00 |
12.50
25.00 |
12.50
26.00 |
13.50
27.00 |
13.50
Increase | |
28.50 | + 5.00 |
15.00 | 15.00 |
(Initialforecast) | |
3.0%
2.0%
Annual
Year-end
Interim
10 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 15.00 | |||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||
FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | ||||||||||
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0.0%
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Results for | Table of Contents |
3Qs of FY25 |
- Appendix
【Results for the First 3 Quarters of Fiscal 2025】
- Changes in Quarterly Sales by business
- Changes in Composition of Net Sales by Quarter
- Trends of Quarterly Sales and Operating Income
- Amount of Capital Investment, Depreciation and R&D Cost
【Earnings Forecast for Fiscal 2025】
- Earnings Forecast for Fiscal 2025
- Changes in Net Sales, Income and Profit
7-1. Assumptions for Earnings Forecasts [Sales by business] 7-2. Assumptions for Earnings Forecasts [Sales / Costs]
8. Amount of Capital Investment, Depreciation and R&D Cost
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Results for
3Qs of FY25
Appendix: Results for the First 3 Quarters of Fiscal 2025
1. Changes in Quarterly Sales by business
(Amounts in billion yen) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16.7 | * FY25 4Q forecast is the full- | 17.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16.016.0 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
year forecast minus 3Q results. | 15.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15.0 | 14.2 14.1 14.214.5 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6.4 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 4.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5.1 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4Q | 5.0 4.6 4.7 | 4.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.2 | 4.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.0 | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.9 3.8 3.7 4.2 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.6 3.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3Q | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6.6 | 6.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.2 | 4.2 3.9 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.4 | 3.5 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2Q | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.7 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.4 4.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1Q | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
20/3 | 21/3 | 22/3 | 23/3 | 24/3 | 25/3 | 20/3 | 21/3 | 22/3 | 23/3 | 24/3 | 25/3 | 20/3 | 21/3 | 22/3 | 23/3 | 24/3 | 25/3 | 20/3 | 21/3 | 22/3 | 23/3 | 24/3 | 25/3 | 20/3 | 21/3 | 22/3 | 23/3 | 24/3 | 25/3 | ||
Product | Public Solution | Marketing Solution | IoT | Automotive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results for
3Qs of FY25
Appendix: Results for the First 3 Quarters of Fiscal 2025
2. Changes in Composition of Net Sales by Quarter
*Please note that past net sales of the ZENRIN Group have shown trends of large seasonal
fluctuations and a concentration of sales at the end of the fiscal year.
1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | |||
FY25
22.0%
22.7%
24.3% | 31.0% (Forecast) |
FY24
20.9%
23.4%
24.2%
31.5%
FY23
20.8% | 23.2% | 24.2% | 31.8% |
FY22
20.7%
23.1%
23.9%
32.3%
FY21
19.8%
22.5%
24.9%
32.8%
FY20
21.1%
23.8%
22.6%
32.5%
0% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 100% |
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