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MUROMACHI CHEMICALS, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 2.1 times

Wed Oct 15, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

4885 MUROMACHI CHEMICALS INC. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MUROMACHI CHEMICALS INC. <4885> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 15th (16:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending May 2026 (June to August) decreased 25.8% from the same period last year to 72 million yen.

However, the full-year forecast for ordinary profit has been revised upward 2.1 times, from the previous forecast of 160 million yen to 330 million yen (compared to 430 million yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 62.8% to 23.3%.

At the same time, the June to November period (first half) ordinary profit has been revised upward 3.8 times, from the previous forecast of 45 million yen to 170 million yen (compared to 171 million yen in the same period of the previous year), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 73.7% to 0.6%.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (1Q), the operating profit margin worsened from 5.6% in the same period last year to 4.1%.

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Actual Performance and Financial Trends

Accumulated Results 1st Quarter
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Progress Rate
vs. First Half
Announce Accounting
Standards
Jun - Aug, 2023
1,516M 46M 44M 22M 5.8 40.0 Oct 13, 2023 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024
1,541M 87M 97M 69M 17.4 56.7 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025
1,787M 74M 72M 57M 14.4 42.4 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +16.0% -14.9% -25.8% -17.4% -17.3%

Guidance Update

First Half Update
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
Jun - Nov, 2025 Prev 3,300M 70M 45M 20M 5.0 10 Jul 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2025 New 3,500M 180M 170M 120M 29.8 10 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +6.1% +157.1% +277.8% +500.0% +500.0%
Full Year Update
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
May, 2026 Prev 6,500M 200M 160M 100M 24.8 25 Jul 14, 2025 J-GAAP
May, 2026 New 7,100M 360M 330M 230M 57.1 25 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +9.2% +80.0% +106.3% +130.0% +130.0%

Current Period Guidance

First Half Results
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
Jun - Nov, 2024
2,965M 154M 171M 120M 30.3 0 Jan 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Guidance
Jun - Nov, 2025
3,500M 180M 170M 120M 29.8 10 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +18.0% +16.9% -0.6% 0.0% -1.6%
Current Period Guidance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
May, 2024
6,369M 421M 428M 330M 83.4 22 Jul 12, 2024 J-GAAP
May, 2025
6,653M 432M 430M 241M 60.4 25 Jul 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Guidance
May, 2026
7,100M 360M 330M 230M 57.1 25 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.7% -16.7% -23.3% -4.6% -5.4%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Operating
Profit Margin
Announce Accounting
Standards
Jun - Aug, 2024
1,541M 87M 97M 69M 17.4 5.6 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024
1,424M 67M 74M 51M 12.9 4.7 Jan 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024
1,873M 189M 184M 128M 32.2 10.1 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025
1,815M 89M 75M -7M -1.8 4.9 Jul 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025
1,787M 74M 72M 57M 14.4 4.1 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +16.0% -14.9% -25.8% -17.4% -17.3%