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METAWATER, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 17%, Highest in Five Terms, Dividend Revised Upward by 14 Yen

Mon Oct 27, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

9551 METAWATER Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

METAWATER Co.,Ltd. <9551> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 27th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) turned into a profit of 1.20 billion yen (compared to a loss of 2.53 billion yen in the same period last year).

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 17.4%, from the previous forecast of 10.9 billion yen to 12.8 billion yen (compared to 9.95 billion yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 9.5% to 28.6%, reaches new record high for the first time in five terms.

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 October to March period (second half) is expected to decrease 7.1% from the same period last year to 11.5 billion yen.

In light of the strong performance, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 56 yen to 70 yen (compared to 50 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 1.86 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.86 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin significantly improved from -0.0% in the same period last year to 4.1%.

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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
Apr - Sep, 2023 53,011 -2,782 -2,280 -2,199 -50.5 ー Oct 26, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 59,195 -2,069 -2,531 -2,492 -57.2 ー Oct 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 75,657 1,145 1,202 604 13.8 9.4 Oct 27, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +27.8% － － － －

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance ー ー ー ー － 28 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 75,657 1,145 1,202 604 13.8 35 Oct 27, 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
Mar, 2026 Prev 200,000 11,500 10,900 7,500 171.8 56 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 210,000 13,000 12,800 8,900 203.9 70 Oct 27, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +5.0% +13.0% +17.4% +18.7% +18.7%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 119,899 12,695 12,482 9,344 214.2 26 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 134,343 11,855 11,598 8,296 190.0 35 Oct 27, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +12.0% -6.6% -7.1% -11.2% -11.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 165,561 9,903 10,490 6,875 157.7 46 Apr 24, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 179,094 10,626 9,951 6,852 157.1 50 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 210,000 13,000 12,800 8,900 203.9 70 Oct 27, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +17.3% +22.3% +28.6% +29.9% +29.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 34,180 -1 -865 -914 -21.0 0.0 Oct 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 39,261 1,717 2,193 1,508 34.6 4.4 Jan 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 80,638 10,978 10,289 7,836 179.6 13.6 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 33,054 -603 -665 -1,003 -23.0 -1.8 Jul 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 42,603 1,748 1,867 1,607 36.8 4.1 Oct 27, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +24.6% － － － －

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