BuySell Tech, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 13%, Raises Record High Profit Forecast, Dividend Revised Upward by 5 Yen

BuySell Technologies Co.,Ltd. <7685> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on August 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January to June) expanded 4.54 billion yen, an increase 96.9% compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 13.3%, from the previous forecast of 6.97 billion yen to 7.90 billion yen (compared to 4.19 billion yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 66.0% to 88.2%, further surpassing the previous forecast of record-high profits for two consecutive terms.

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 July to December period (second half) is expected to expand 77.6% from the same period last year, reaching 3.35 billion yen.

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 20 yen to 25 yen (compared to 30 yen before the 2-for-1 forward stock split in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from April to June (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 29.3% from the same period last year, reaching 2.20 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 10.4% in the same period last year to 9.8%.

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