Earth, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward to an Unexpected 17% Increase, Dividend Revised Upward by 5 Yen

Earth Corporation <4985> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on August 8th (15:31). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January to June) increased 20.5% from the same period last year, reaching 13.6 billion yen, exceeded the previous forecast of 11.4 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 21.1%, from the previous forecast of 7.10 billion yen to 8.60 billion yen (compared to 7.36 billion yen in the previous period), turning to a 16.8% increase in the consolidated ordinary profit outlook.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary loss for the July to December period (second half) is expected to expand to a loss of 5.05 billion yen (compared to a loss of 3.97 billion yen in the same period last year).

In light of the strong performance, the company has increased its planned year-end lump-sum dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 120 yen to 125 yen (compared to 120 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from April to June (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 21.1% from the same period last year, reaching 7.49 billion yen. The operating profit margin rose from 10.5% in the same period last year to 12.6%.

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