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HI-LEX, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 34%

Fri Sep 5, 2025 12:00 pm JST Earnings

7279 HI-LEX CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

HI-LEX CORPORATION <7279> [TSE Std] announced its financial results at noon (12:00) on September 5th. The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending October 2025 (November 2024 to July 2025) expanded 5.86 billion yen, an increase 93.0% compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 34.4%, from the previous forecast of 4.50 billion yen to 6.04 billion yen (compared to 2.72 billion yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 65.0% to 2.2 times.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit for the May to October period (second half) is expected to increase 2.2 times, from the previous forecast of 1.26 billion yen to 2.80 billion yen (compared to 0.73 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), increasing the growth rate from 70.7% to 3.8 times.

In the most recent three-month period, from May to July (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 2.5 times that of the same period last year, reaching 2.62 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin worsened from 1.4% in the same period last year to 1.1%.

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Actual Performance and Financial Trends

Accumulated Results 3rd Quarter
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Progress Rate
vs. First Half
Announce Accounting
Standards
Nov - Jul, 2022
219,707M 1,468M 2,839M 1,358M 36.2 53.3 Sep 8, 2023 J-GAAP
Nov - Jul, 2023
235,515M 1,305M 3,039M 3,934M 104.9 111.4 Sep 6, 2024 J-GAAP
Nov - Jul, 2024
227,679M 3,152M 5,866M 3,401M 90.7 97.0 Sep 5, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -3.3% +141.5% +93.0% -13.5% -13.5%

Guidance Update

Second Half Update
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
May - Oct, 2025 Prev 146,453M 57M 1,260M 221M 6.0 23 Jun 3, 2025 J-GAAP
May - Oct, 2025 New 148,721M 809M 2,807M 2,106M 57.0 23 Sep 5, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +1.5% +1,319.3% +122.8% +852.9% +852.7%
Full Year Update
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
Oct, 2025 Prev 298,800M 2,400M 4,500M 2,000M 54.1 46 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct, 2025 New 301,068M 3,152M 6,047M 3,885M 105.1 46 Sep 5, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.8% +31.3% +34.4% +94.3% +94.2%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
May - Oct, 2024
153,982M 202M 738M 1,781M 47.5 20 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Guidance
May - Oct, 2025
148,721M 809M 2,807M 2,106M 57.0 23 Sep 5, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -3.4% +300.5% +280.4% +18.2% +20.0%
Current Period Guidance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
Oct, 2023
298,623M 2,980M 5,327M -2,991M -79.8 34 Dec 8, 2023 J-GAAP
Oct, 2024
308,382M 365M 2,727M 1,973M 52.6 40 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Guidance
Oct, 2025
301,068M 3,152M 6,047M 3,885M 105.1 46 Sep 5, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -2.4% +763.6% +121.7% +96.9% +99.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Operating
Profit Margin
Announce Accounting
Standards
May - Jul, 2024
81,115M 1,142M 1,050M 3,742M 99.8 1.4 Sep 6, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2024
72,867M -940M -312M -1,961M -52.3 -1.3 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2024
77,503M 1,355M 1,765M 751M 20.0 1.7 Mar 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2025
74,844M 988M 1,475M 1,028M 27.4 1.3 Jun 6, 2025 J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2025
75,332M 809M 2,626M 1,622M 43.2 1.1 Sep 5, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -7.1% -29.2% +150.1% -56.7% -56.7%