Hakuhodo DY Holdings plans significant share retirement, returns to H1 FY2025 profit

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. announced on November 13, 2025, a resolution to retire treasury shares. This will consist of all shares acquired under the May 13, 2025, Board resolution, plus an additional 17,000,000 shares, with a scheduled retirement date of March 31, 2026. The May resolution authorized the acquisition of up to 12,000,000 shares (3.27% of issued shares, excluding treasury shares) for up to 10 billion yen between May 14, 2025, and March 31, 2026. As of October 31, 2025, 6.56 billion yen (5.6 million shares) had been acquired.

Concurrently, the company released strong H1 FY2025 consolidated financial highlights. Despite a 5.5% year-over-year decrease in billings to 695,023 million yen and a 2.0% year-over-year decrease in gross profit to 179,933 million yen, operating income increased by 21.0% year-over-year to 10,742 million yen. This improvement was attributed to cost control efforts in Japan and overseas, as well as a 1.3 percentage point increase in gross profit margin. Net income attributable to owners of parent saw a substantial increase of 5,300 million yen, turning a previous year's net loss into a profit of 310 million yen.

The company reaffirmed its full-year consolidated earnings forecast for FY2025, with no changes from previous projections. The interim dividend was set at 16 yen per share, maintaining the annual dividend forecast at 32 yen per share. Hakuhodo DY Holdings continues to advance its "Creativity Platform" strategy, leveraging AI across six business domains, and pursuing initiatives in human rights, DE&I, and gender equality.