Gurunavi : Notice regarding Earnings Forecast, Interim Dividends, Year-End Dividend Forecast, and Voluntary Return of Executive Compensation
10/28/2020 | 01:20am EST
For immediate release
Name of Listed Company:
Gurunavi, Inc.
Listed Stock Exchanges:
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Stock Code:
2440
Representative:
Akio Sugihara, President
Notice Regarding Full-Year Business Forecast, Determination of Interim Dividends from Retained Earnings
and Year-End Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2021,
and Voluntary Return of Executive Compensation
October 28, 2020 ̶Gurunavi, Inc. (the "Company") hereby announces its full-year business forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, dividends from retained earnings which applies to the Company's shareholders of record on September 30, 2020 (resolved at the board of directors of the Company held today) and year-end dividend forecast which had been undecided in the "Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2020 " dated May 8, 2020 as follows.
Furthermore, directors and corporate auditor of the Company will voluntarily return part of their compensation.
1. Consolidated business forecasts
Full-yearconsolidated business forecast for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 (April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021)
Net
Operating
Ordinary
income/loss
Basic
Net sales
attributable to
earnings per
Income/loss
Income/loss
owners of
share
parent
Forecast previously
Million yen
Million yen
Million yen
Million yen
yen
announced (A)
―
―
―
―
―
New Forecast (B)
17,800
(9,200)
(9,200)
(9,500)
(202.54)
Difference (B-A)
―
―
―
―
―
Rate of difference (%)
―
―
―
―
―
(Reference)
30,927
1,821
1,894
949
20.26
Results for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2020
(2) Reasons for earnings forecast
Our main customers, restaurants, saw a significant decline in sales especially in April-May by shortened business hours, temporary closures, and consumers' self-restraint from going out due to the spread of COVID-19. At the Company, net sales in the first half of this fiscal year decreased 61.6% year on year to JPY 5,824 million, resulting in operating loss of JPY 4,939 million, ordinary loss of JPY 4,927 million, and net loss attributable to owners of parent of JPY 5,446 million due to temporary suspension and exemption of membership fee payment to support the continuation of management of restaurants, and decrease in online reservation due to the decline in demand for eating out.
Currently, the number of people infected with COVID-19 has remained high, and the level of socio-economic activity is gradually being raised while taking measures to prevent the spread of infection. Based on the premise that this situation will continue until March 2021, the Company expects that the sluggish demand for
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eating out will recover to some extent in the second half due to the effects of demand stimulus measures such as the "Go To Eat" campaign. As a result, the sales of the Company are expected to increase from the first half due to a significant increase in the number of online reservations with an increase in member restaurants and a decrease in the contract amount reduction by member restaurants. On the other hand, a moderate recovery of profits is expected as the expansion of online reservation fee sales whose variable cost rate is high will drive the growth of sales, and advertising costs related to stimulating eating out demand and costs related to office consolidation and reduction will be temporarily incurred.
Based on the above, the Company has calculated the full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2021 as described in (1) above.
Since the Company believes that the reconstruction of the restaurant industry will lead to the recovery and regrowth of its own business performance, the Company is actively working on restaurant support services in the fields of increasing customer attraction (sales expansion) and improving operational efficiency. At the same time, the Company is working to improve its profit structure by promoting productivity improvement and reduction of fixed costs.
The above forecast is based on information available at the time of this announcement and is subject to a number of uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from this forecast due to changes in business conditions and other factors.
2. Dividends
(1) Interim Dividends from Retained Earnings
Actual interim dividend
Resolution content
Latest forecast
for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2020
Record date
September 30, 2020
Same as on the left
September 30, 2019
Dividend per share
JPY 0.00
Undecided
JPY 4.00
Total dividend amount
―
―
JPY 187 million
Effective date
―
―
December 2, 2019
Resource of dividend
―
―
Retained earnings
(2) Dividend forecast for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021
Annual dividends
Second quarter-end
Fiscal year-end
Total
Forecast previously
Yen
Yen
Yen
announced
―
―
―
New Forecast
0.00
0.00
Results for the fiscal year
0.00
ended March 31, 2021
(Reference)
Results for the fiscal year
4.00
4.00
8.00
ended March 31, 2020
(3) Reasons
The Company regards the return of profits to its shareholders as an important management issue. With the maximization of corporate value in mind, our basic policy is to return profits in accordance with the earnings
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situation, taking into consideration the maintenance of a sound financial structure and enhancement of internal reserves to prepare for aggressive business development. Base on a consolidated payout ratio of about 40%, we are working on continuous profit distribution in consideration of factors including consolidated business results and return on equity.
It is regrettable that the Company will not pay dividends for the current fiscal year because we believe that securing internal reserves in preparation for aggressive business development to contribute to the revival of the restaurant industry is the most important issue at this time, in light of our earnings forecasts mentioned above.
3. Voluntary return of executive compensation
In view of the harsh business environment due to the spread of COVID-19, directors and corporate auditor of the Company will voluntarily return part of their compensation as follows.
Directors other than outside directors Full-time corporate auditor
Amount equivalent to 20% of the annual fixed basic compensation Amount equivalent to 10% of the annual fixed basic compensation
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