Tri Chemical, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Downward to an Unexpected 1% Decrease

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc. <4369> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on August 29th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending January 2026 (February to July) expanded 3.80 billion yen, an increase 41.8% compared to the same period last year.

However, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 5.4%, from the previous forecast of 6.90 billion yen to 6.53 billion yen (compared to 6.58 billion yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 0.8% decrease in profit.

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 August to January period (second half) is expected to drop 30.1% from the same period last year to 2.73 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from May to July (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 34.0% from the same period last year, reaching 2.16 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 27.1% in the same period last year to 25.2%.

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