Keshi Beauty Co., Ltd. <7819> announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending September 2024 on the 12th. Revenue increased by 2.3% from the previous year to 20.919 billion yen, operating profit increased by 16.2% to 1.01 billion yen, ordinary profit decreased by 0.4% to 0.967 billion yen, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders increased by 62.8% to 0.773 billion yen.

The revenue from cosmetics increased by 2.5% from the previous year to 8.105 billion yen. Due to strengthened sales efforts towards key sales channels, the overall category, including skin care products featuring popular characters for variety shops, has been performing well.

The revenue from cosmetic accessories increased by 7.1% from the previous year to 6.907 billion yen. Items such as heated curlers and nail-related accessories have been performing well.

The revenue from contact lenses decreased by 1.1% from the previous year to 2.508 billion yen. While color lenses with good profitability in the domestic market have been performing well, the sale of a consolidated subsidiary in China related to contact lenses has also had an impact.

The revenue from fashion accessories decreased by 10.9% from the previous year to 2.24 billion yen. The decrease in sales to certain distributors contributed to this decline.

The revenue from other categories increased by 11.5% from the previous year to 1.158 billion yen. The introduction of pet-related products featuring popular characters during the period has had a positive effect.

Regarding the full-year consolidated performance forecast for the fiscal year ending September 2025, revenue is expected to increase by 2.8% from the previous year to 21.5 billion yen, operating profit is expected to increase by 13.9% to 1.15 billion yen, ordinary profit is expected to increase by 17.8% to 1.14 billion yen, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders is expected to increase by 0.8% to 0.78 billion yen.

On the same day, the end-of-year dividend for the fiscal year ending September 2024 was announced to be increased by 2.00 yen from the previous forecast to 12.00 yen. This raises the dividend per share for the fiscal year ending September 2024 to 22.00 yen per share annually (an increase of 5.00 yen from the previous year). The dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending September 2025 was also announced to be increased by 1.00 yen annually compared to the previous year, reaching 23.00 yen, with an expected third consecutive year of dividend increase.