Nintendo Expected to Post Lower Second-Quarter Net Profit -- Earnings Preview

Dow Jones11-01 16:41
 

By Kosaku Narioka

 

Nintendo is scheduled to report its second-quarter results on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know:

 

NET PROFIT FORECAST: Nintendo is expected to post a 42% drop in net profit to 51.94 billion yen, equivalent to $341.6 million, for the three months ended Sept. 30, according to a poll of analysts by FactSet. That would compare with Y90.28 billion profit in the year-earlier period.

 

REVENUE FORECAST: Second-quarter revenue is estimated to have fallen 18% from a year earlier to Y273.33 billion, according to the FactSet poll.

 

WHAT TO WATCH:

--For the fiscal year ending March 2025, Nintendo has projected revenue will fall 19% to Y1.350 trillion and net profit will drop 39% to Y300.00 billion due to weaker Switch console and software sales. Investors will be closely watching any changes to the annual guidance management may make.

--First-quarter mobile and intellectual property-related income dropped 54% to Y14.7 billion from a high base due to the blockbuster success of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" last year. Investors will be paying attention to any signs of a recovery in intellectual-property revenue as the company tries to diversify its income streams outside videogames.

--Operating-profit margin dropped to 22% in the first quarter from 40% a year earlier. Investors will be scrutinizing margin trends, as businesses globally deal with high inflation.

 

Write to Kosaku Narioka at kosaku.narioka@wsj.com

 

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November 01, 2024 04:41 ET (08:41 GMT)

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