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Shochiku, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 50%

Wed Oct 15, 2025 2:00 pm JST Earnings

9601 Shochiku Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Shochiku Co;Ltd. <9601> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on October 15th (14:00). 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 4.36 billion yen (compared to a loss of 3.14 billion yen in the same period last year).

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 50.0%, from the previous forecast of 3.00 billion yen to 4.50 billion yen (compared to a loss of 2.50 billion yen in the previous period).

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 September to February period (second half) is expected to significant drop 79.0% from the same period last year to 0.13 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 3.49 billion yen (compared to a loss of 3.15 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit margin drastically improved from 1.8% in the same period last year to 11.3%.

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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 42,899 2,350 1,665 3,315 241.4 58.1 Oct 12, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024 39,587 715 -3,148 -681 -49.6 ー Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 49,629 4,249 4,364 4,120 299.8 97.0 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +25.4% +494.3% － － －

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 ー ー ー ー － 0 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Results 49,629 4,249 4,364 4,120 299.8 0 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate － － － － －

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Feb, 2026 Prev 95,000 3,100 3,000 2,900 211.0 30 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 New 97,000 4,300 4,500 4,000 291.0 30 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +2.1% +38.7% +50.0% +37.9% +37.9%

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 44,387 949 648 17 1.2 30 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 Guidance 47,371 51 136 -120 -8.7 30 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.7% -94.6% -79.0% － －

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Feb, 2024 85,428 3,584 2,866 3,016 219.6 30 Apr 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 83,974 1,664 -2,500 -664 -48.3 30 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Guidance 97,000 4,300 4,500 4,000 291.0 30 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +15.5% +158.4% － － －

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2024 20,104 369 -3,152 -593 -43.2 1.8 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024 19,833 -641 -1,048 -337 -24.5 -3.2 Jan 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024 24,554 1,590 1,696 354 25.8 6.5 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025 21,657 1,091 872 1,507 109.7 5.0 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025 27,972 3,158 3,492 2,613 190.2 11.3 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +39.1% +755.8% － － －

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