DAI-DAN CO.,LTD. Q4 FY2025 earnings call

Full Year 2025 March Term Aggregate Financial Results

• All key profit metrics, order amount, and completed construction amount hit new all-time records:
  • Opening carryover construction: 239.861 billion yen, 30.2% higher than the prior year opening
  • Gross profit on completed construction: 41.349 billion yen, 57.7% YoY increase
  • Operating profit: 23.037 billion yen, 111.8% YoY increase
  • Ordinary profit: 23.479 billion yen, 97% YoY increase
  • Net income: 17.443 billion yen, 92% YoY increase, boosted by tax credits from the wage increase promotion tax system
• Balance sheet and cash flow:
  • Net assets: 109.206 billion yen, 16.2% YoY increase
  • Total assets: 215.309 billion yen, 34.1% YoY increase, driven by higher cash, deposits, and receivables from larger construction volume
  • Ending cash and cash equivalents: 50.552 billion yen, up from 22.665 billion yen opening, driven by strong trade receivable collection and increased borrowing for working capital; the 200 billion yen borrowing was fully repaid in April 2025

Updated Stage2030 Mid-Term Management Plan (Phase 2: "Refinement Stage")

• Revised up final year targets after the original final year targets were achieved in the first year of the plan:
  • Original net sales target of 260 billion yen revised up to 270 billion yen
  • Original operating profit target of 16 billion yen revised up to 24 billion yen
  • Original ROE target of 10% or higher revised up to 12% or higher
• Updated financial strategy:
  • Maintains a target equity ratio of ~50% (current: 49.7%) to support sustainable growth
  • Increased total 3-year planned capital allocation cash inflow from 440 billion yen to 660 billion yen, driven by higher profits
  • Increased total 3-year planned growth investment from 300 billion yen to 430 billion yen, covering human capital, DX, facility investment, M&A, and new business exploration
  • Increased total 3-year planned shareholder returns from 140 billion yen to 230 billion yen
• Policy holding share reduction:
  • Sold ~3.8 billion yen of policy holdings (including deemed holdings) in FY2025 March Term
  • Current holding ratio: 22.6% of consolidated net assets
  • Maintains target of reducing the ratio to below 20% by FY2027 March Term

Updated Shareholder Return Policy

• New policy starting FY2026 March Term: Payout ratio of 40% or higher, with a minimum Net Assets Dividend Yield (DOE) of 4.8%
• FY2026 March Term planned dividend: 165 yen per share (82 yen interim, 83 yen final), a 2 yen increase from the prior year

By project type:

1. Renewal construction: Order amount of 111.0 billion yen (32.1% YoY increase), accounting for 39.5% of total orders. Completed construction increased YoY.
2. New construction: Order amount of 170.27 billion yen (0.7% YoY increase), staying flat relative to the prior year's record high. Completed construction increased YoY.
3. Direct construction: Order amount of 139.977 billion yen (20.3% YoY increase), accounting for 49.8% of total orders.
4. Industrial facility construction (factories, R&D centers, data centers, logistics facilities): Order amount of 162.802 billion yen (12.1% YoY increase), a new all-time record, with large YoY growth in completed construction.
5. Overseas business (Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan): Order amount of 39.87 billion yen (128.8% YoY increase, up 22.443 billion yen from prior year), driven by large research facility orders in Singapore and the consolidation of Presico as a subsidiary. By construction division:
6. Air conditioning and sanitation works: Order amount, completed construction amount, and carryover construction all increased YoY.
7. Electrical works: Order amount, completed construction amount, and carryover construction all increased YoY.

Aggregate segment results: Total group order amount = 281.271 billion yen (11.1% YoY increase); Total completed construction = 262.732 billion yen (33.1% YoY increase); Total carryover construction = 258.4 billion yen (7.7% YoY increase, a new all-time record), driven by growth in large industrial, medical, and overseas projects.

• For FY2026 March Term full year:
  • Order amount is projected at 283.0 billion yen, flat relative to FY2025's record high
  • Completed construction amount is projected at 260.0 billion yen, flat relative to FY2025's record high
  • Gross profit on completed construction is projected at 45.5 billion yen, an increase of 4.151 billion yen YoY
  • Operating profit is projected at 23.5 billion yen, an increase of 0.463 billion yen YoY, which accounts for higher payroll from base wage increases and higher DX investment expenses
• The mid-term management plan's final year targets for sales, operating profit, and ROE were all materially upward revised, after original targets were achieved early in the first year of the plan
• Total 3-year planned growth investment and shareholder return allocation were both upward revised, reflecting higher projected operating cash flow from improved performance

• Uncertain impact from US tariff policy and potential downside pressure on order volume; this uncertainty has not been incorporated into the revised mid-term targets
• Ongoing industry-wide labor shortages and rising unit labor costs, as well as rising material and equipment prices, that pressure construction costs
• Overhead cost increases from base wage hikes for employees and ongoing DX investments for operational efficiency
• The regulatory overtime hour cap may pressure construction execution capacity, requiring selective order booking to match available construction capacity

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