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<ul><li><strong>Sales and profit fall</strong> – Q1-2FY3/25 sales and OP declined as the difficult annual comps for new games and consoles continued into Q2.</li><li>This ate into strong demand for the company’s reuse (second- hand) clothes and used smartphones.</li><li>Q1-2 sales fell 7.4% to ¥199.7bn while OP declined at a faster 25.9% pace to ¥5.4bn. </li></ul>

Sales and profit fall – Q1-2FY3/25 sales and OP declined as the difficult annual comps for new games and consoles continued into Q2.This ate into strong demand for the company’s reuse (second- hand) clothes and used smartphones.Q1-2 sales fell 7.4% to ¥199.7bn while OP declined at a faster 25.9% pace to ¥5.4bn. 

Geo Holdings (2681 Jp) - Sales, OP Fall Despite Strong Core Product Demand

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<ul><li>Revenue decreased by 7.4% YoY to JPY199.7bn, with operating profit declining 25.9% YoY to JPY5.4bn.</li><li>Gross profit increased 7.8% YoY to JPY81.8bn, driven by a change in sales composition and higher gross profit margin.</li><li>Secondhand product revenue rose 10.9% YoY to JPY87.3bn, while new product revenue dropped 40.1% YoY to JPY44.5bn.</li></ul>

Revenue decreased by 7.4% YoY to JPY199.7bn, with operating profit declining 25.9% YoY to JPY5.4bn.Gross profit increased 7.8% YoY to JPY81.8bn, driven by a change in sales composition and higher gross profit margin.Secondhand product revenue rose 10.9% YoY to JPY87.3bn, while new product revenue dropped 40.1% YoY to JPY44.5bn.

Geo Holdings (2681 JP): 1H FY03/25 flash update

<ul><li>Q1 FY3/25 earnings look negative at first glance, with both sales and operating profit falling. However, the details show strong demand for GEO HOLDINGS’ core second-hand fashion business and smartphone sales, helping gross profit increase.</li><li>The key earnings drivers were a fall in sales (-6.2% YoY to ¥100.15bn) due to difficult annual comps from new games sales.</li><li>However, GEO HOLDINGS’ core second-hand fashion business and smartphones enjoyed robust demand, thanks to new store openings at home and overseas.</li></ul>

Q1 FY3/25 earnings look negative at first glance, with both sales and operating profit falling. However, the details show strong demand for GEO HOLDINGS’ core second-hand fashion business and smartphone sales, helping gross profit increase.The key earnings drivers were a fall in sales (-6.2% YoY to ¥100.15bn) due to difficult annual comps from new games sales.However, GEO HOLDINGS’ core second-hand fashion business and smartphones enjoyed robust demand, thanks to new store openings at home and overseas.

Geo Holdings (2681 Jp) - Q1 FY3/25 Results Update

<ul><li>Revenue was JPY100.1bn (-6.2% YoY), operating profit JPY4.4bn (-24.6% YoY), recurring profit JPY5.5bn (-22.5% YoY), net income JPY3.5bn (-26.5% YoY).</li><li>Gross profit was JPY41.7bn (+6.1% YoY), with a gross profit margin up 4.8pp to 41.6%, and SG&A ratio rose 5.9pp to 37.3%.</li><li>Revenue of secondhand products rose 17.7% YoY to JPY46.4bn, while new product revenue dropped 42.6% YoY to JPY21.3bn.</li></ul>

Revenue was JPY100.1bn (-6.2% YoY), operating profit JPY4.4bn (-24.6% YoY), recurring profit JPY5.5bn (-22.5% YoY), net income JPY3.5bn (-26.5% YoY).Gross profit was JPY41.7bn (+6.1% YoY), with a gross profit margin up 4.8pp to 41.6%, and SG&A ratio rose 5.9pp to 37.3%.Revenue of secondhand products rose 17.7% YoY to JPY46.4bn, while new product revenue dropped 42.6% YoY to JPY21.3bn.

Geo Holdings (2681 JP): Q1 FY03/25 flash update

<ul><li>Market leader with growth potential – GEO HOLDINGS operates second-hand store chains 2nd STREET, GEO, OKURA, and off-price chain store Luck Rack.</li><li>Its 2,027 domestic stores give it the leading market share in Japan.</li><li>The company is making significant investments to extend its home advantage and build on its 2018 expansion overseas where it has 81 stores. </li></ul>

Market leader with growth potential – GEO HOLDINGS operates second-hand store chains 2nd STREET, GEO, OKURA, and off-price chain store Luck Rack.Its 2,027 domestic stores give it the leading market share in Japan.The company is making significant investments to extend its home advantage and build on its 2018 expansion overseas where it has 81 stores. 

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GEO Holdings Corporation operates stores that rent and sell videos, CDs, DVDs, games, and books nationwide. The Company also buys and sells used books and CDs. GEO operates its own stores and also franchise stores.

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