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SEKICHU, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 17%, Jun-Aug Ordinary Profit Increases by 38%

Wed Sep 24, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

9976 SEKICHU CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

SEKICHU CO.,LTD. <9976> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on September 24th (16:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2026 (March to August) increased 17.0% from the same period last year, reaching 530 million yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 550 million yen was 96.4%, also surpassing the five-year average of 92.6%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the September to February period (second half) is expected to significant drop 87.9% from the same period last year to 20 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the ordinary profit increased 37.6% from the same period last year, reaching 234 million yen. The operating profit margin improved from 1.9% in the same period last year to 2.7%.

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Actual Performance and Financial Trends

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Progress Rate
vs. First Half
Announce Accounting
Standards
Mar - Aug, 2023
15,391M 606M 639M 441M 82.0 80.3% Sep 28, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024
15,653M 426M 453M 351M 65.3 73.3% Sep 25, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025
16,094M 523M 530M 328M 60.1 96.4% Sep 24, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.8% +22.8% +17.0% -6.6% -8.0%
First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance 15,500M 450M 500M 350M 63.1 0 Mar 26, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Results 16,094M 523M 530M 328M 60.1 0 Sep 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +3.8% +16.2% +6.0% -6.3% -4.8%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
Sep - Feb, 2024
15,826M 163M 165M 143M 26.5 40 Mar 26, 2025 J-GAAP
Guidance
Sep - Feb, 2025
13,906M -23M 20M 22M 4.0 20 Sep 24, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -12.1% ー -87.9% -84.6% -85.0%
Current Period Guidance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
Feb, 2024
30,381M 730M 796M 510M 94.9 30 Mar 28, 2024 J-GAAP
Feb, 2025
31,479M 589M 618M 494M 91.5 40 Mar 26, 2025 J-GAAP
Guidance
Feb, 2026
30,000M 500M 550M 350M 63.1 20 Mar 26, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -4.7% -15.1% -11.0% -29.1% -31.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Operating
Profit Margin
Announce Accounting
Standards
Jun - Aug, 2024
7,869M 151M 170M 151M 28.1 1.9% Sep 25, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024
7,939M 127M 139M 105M 19.5 1.6% Dec 25, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024
7,887M 36M 26M 38M 7.0 0.5% Mar 26, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025
7,818M 298M 296M 209M 38.4 3.8% Jun 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025
8,276M 225M 234M 119M 21.8 2.7% Sep 24, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.2% +49.0% +37.6% -21.2% -22.4%