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KATO SANGYO, First Half Ordinary Profit Unexpectedly Revised Upward by 6%

Fri May 9, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

9869 KATO SANGYO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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KATO SANGYO CO.,LTD. <9869> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on May 9th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2025 (October 2024 to March 2025) increased 5.7% from the same period last year, reaching 11 billion yen, resulting in an increase in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 5.2% decrease.

The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 18.3 billion yen was 60.3%, also surpassing the five-year average of 54.2%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the April to September period (2H) is expected to decrease 12.1% from the same period last year to 7.26 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 14.5% from the same period last year, reaching 5.28 billion yen. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 1.5% in the same period last year to 1.7%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Progress Rate vs. First Half Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2022 544,531 8,877 9,804 6,427 191.2 53.0 May 12, 2023 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2023 583,846 9,541 10,442 7,672 235.6 55.8 May 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 610,360 10,146 11,040 7,254 232.8 60.3 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.5% +6.3% +5.7% -5.4% -1.2%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance 605,700 9,100 9,900 6,440 206.7 70 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Results 610,360 10,146 11,040 7,254 232.8 70 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.8% +11.5% +11.5% +12.6% +12.6%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 585,988 7,315 8,255 6,787 212.7 65 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 597,640 6,504 7,260 4,576 148.2 70 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.0% -11.1% -12.1% -32.6% -30.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Sep, 2023 1,099,391 16,731 18,501 12,002 356.9 97 Nov 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Sep, 2024 1,169,834 16,856 18,697 14,459 453.1 120 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 Guidance 1,208,000 16,650 18,300 11,830 383.1 140 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
YoY +3.3% -1.2% -2.1% -18.2% -15.4%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 281,410 4,357 4,618 3,904 119.9 1.5 May 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 285,812 3,342 3,979 3,016 93.8 1.2 Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 300,176 3,973 4,276 3,771 118.2 1.3 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 316,266 5,142 5,754 4,009 128.7 1.6 Feb 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 294,094 5,004 5,286 3,245 104.2 1.7 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.5% +14.8% +14.5% -16.9% -13.1%

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