ZUIKO, First Half Ordinary Profit Turns to Profit, Current Fiscal Year Dividend Revised down by 4 Yen

ZUIKO CORPORATION <6279> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 3rd (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2026 (March to August) turned into a profit of 0.42 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.13 billion yen in the same period last year). Progress toward the full-year plan of 1.05 billion yen was 40.2%, exceeding the five-year average of 36.4%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the September to February period (second half) is expected to turn into a profit of 0.62 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.01 billion yen in the same period last year).

At the same time, the company has reduced its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 16 yen to 12 yen (compared to 10 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 0.49 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.09 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically improved from -1.0% in the same period last year to 8.7%.

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