Feed One<2060> announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April-September 24th year). Sales revenue decreased by 5.3% year-on-year to 148.298 billion yen, operating profit increased by 18.0% to 3.355 billion yen, ordinary profit increased by 20.0% to 3.805 billion yen, and interim net income attributable to parent company shareholders increased by 55.4% to 3.092 billion yen.
The company group is progressing with initiatives such as strengthening its sales structure, renewing and enhancing its production system and research facilities, challenging next-generation aquaculture, and building a business model through collaboration between livestock products and feed as part of the "Medium-term Management Plan 2026 - 1st STAGE for NEXT 10 YEARS" targeting the achievement for the fiscal year ending March 2025 as the first year.
Livestock feed business revenue decreased by 5.2% year-on-year to 116.275 billion yen, segment profit increased by 34.5% to 4.941 billion yen, and segment EBITDA increased by 26.4% to 6.198 billion yen. The decrease in average selling price of livestock feed compared to the same period last year led to a decline in revenue, while an increase in sales quantity and improvement in revenue environment resulted in profit growth.
Aquafeed business revenue increased by 4.7% to 13.533 billion yen, segment profit decreased by 27.3% to 0.444 billion yen, and segment EBITDA decreased by 19.4% to 0.694 billion yen. Although the average selling price of aquafeed exceeded the same period last year leading to increased revenue, cost of sales increase and a slight decrease in sales quantity resulted in profit decrease.
Regarding the full-year consolidated performance forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025, sales revenue is expected to decrease by 2.2% compared to the previous period to 307 billion yen, operating profit is expected to decrease by 21.3% to 6.1 billion yen, ordinary profit is forecasted to decrease by 18.6% to 6.3 billion yen, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders is expected to decrease by 11.5% to 4.5 billion yen from the initial plan.