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POPLAR, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 9%

Fri Oct 10, 2025 2:00 pm JST Earnings

7601 POPLAR Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

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POPLAR Co., Ltd. <7601> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on October 10th (14:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2026 (March to August) decreased 9.0% from the same period last year to 244 million yen. However, Progress toward the full-year plan of 373 million yen was 65.4%, also surpassing the five-year average of 44.2%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the September to February period (second half) is expected to decrease 10.4% from the same period last year to 129 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 153 million yen, a 5.0% decrease compared to the same period last year. However, the operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 4.9% in the same period last year to 5.0%.

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Actual Results

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 6,395 231 194 306 25.2 53.9 Oct 11, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024 6,228 261 268 264 20.5 65.0 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 5,958 227 244 176 12.9 65.4 Oct 10, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -4.3% -13.0% -9.0% -33.3% -37.1%

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 5,958 227 244 176 14.9 0 Sep 29, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Results 5,958 227 244 176 12.9 0 Oct 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -13.7%

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 5,800 147 144 112 8.4 0 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 Guidance 5,539 146 129 71 6.0 0 Sep 29, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -4.5% -0.7% -10.4% -36.6% -28.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Feb, 2024 12,370 404 360 462 36.7 0 Apr 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 12,028 408 412 376 28.1 0 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Guidance 11,497 373 373 247 21.0 0 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -4.4% -8.6% -9.5% -34.3% -25.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2024 3,192 155 161 180 14.0 4.9 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024 2,943 101 97 71 5.4 3.4 Jan 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024 2,857 46 47 41 3.1 1.6 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025 2,970 78 91 56 3.7 2.6 Jul 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025 2,988 149 153 120 8.8 5.0 Oct 10, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -6.4% -3.9% -5.0% -33.3% -37.1%

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