Obara Group, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 2%

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Fri May 9, 2025 5:00 pm JST Earnings

6877 Obara Group Incorporated 【J-GAAP】

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Obara Group Incorporated <6877> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on May 9th (17:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2025 (October 2024 to March 2025) decreased 4.3% from the same period last year to 4.39 billion yen, resulting in a decrease in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 0.3% increase.

However, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 2.2%, from the previous forecast of 9.3 billion yen to 9.5 billion yen (compared to 9.8 billion yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 5.1% to 3.1%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the April to September period (2H) is expected to decrease 2.1% from the same period last year to 5.1 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 1.96 billion yen, a 27.5% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin decreased from 17.4% in the same period last year to 14.0%.

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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	29,467	5,537	5,679	3,980	253.2	58.6	May 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2023	26,452	4,273	4,588	3,095	177.0	46.8	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024	28,203	4,111	4,391	2,942	182.4	46.2	May 9, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.6%	-3.8%	-4.3%	-4.9%	+3.1%

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	27,900	4,400	4,600	3,300	206.8	60	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Results	28,203	4,111	4,391	2,942	182.4	60	May 9, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+1.1%	-6.6%	-4.5%	-10.8%	-11.8%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2025 Prev	56,000	8,900	9,300	6,400	401.1	150	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 New	60,700	9,200	9,500	6,500	407.4	150	May 9, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+8.4%	+3.4%	+2.2%	+1.6%	+1.6%

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	29,939	4,922	5,216	3,629	210.4	90	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance	32,497	5,089	5,109	3,558	223.0	90	May 9, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.5%	+3.4%	-2.1%	-2.0%	+6.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2023	55,209	9,014	9,683	7,211	449.3	150	Nov 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	56,391	9,195	9,804	6,724	389.8	150	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 Guidance	60,700	9,200	9,500	6,500	407.4	150	May 9, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.6%	+0.1%	-3.1%	-3.3%	+4.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024	14,085	2,449	2,713	1,735	99.2	17.4	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	14,389	2,266	2,700	1,698	97.4	15.7	Aug 2, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	15,550	2,656	2,516	1,931	111.9	17.1	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	13,199	2,009	2,424	1,484	91.3	15.2	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025	15,004	2,102	1,967	1,458	90.4	14.0	May 9, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.5%	-14.2%	-27.5%	-16.0%	-8.9%