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CREO, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 38%

Thu Oct 30, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

9698 CREO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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CREO CO.,LTD. <9698> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 30th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) expanded 0.45 billion yen, an increase 37.8% compared to the same period last year, exceeded the previous forecast of 0.35 billion yen.

Progress toward the full-year plan of 1.16 billion yen was 39.3%, almost the same as the five-year average of 38.3%.

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 October to March period (second half) is expected to decrease 14.5% from the same period last year to 0.70 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 18.0% from the same period last year, reaching 0.37 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 8.6% in the same period last year to 10.0%.

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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
Apr - Sep, 2023 6,983 429 437 288 36.3 39.7 Oct 25, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 6,955 322 331 209 26.6 28.7 Oct 23, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 7,055 452 456 294 38.1 39.3 Oct 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +1.4% +40.4% +37.8% +40.7% +43.4%

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 7,015 350 358 249 32.2 0 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 7,055 452 456 294 38.1 0 Oct 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.6% +29.1% +27.4% +18.1% +18.4%

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 7,566 808 823 487 62.4 51 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 8,045 688 704 446 57.6 52 Oct 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.3% -14.9% -14.5% -8.4% -7.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 14,351 1,085 1,100 717 90.3 50 May 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 14,521 1,130 1,154 696 89.2 51 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 15,100 1,140 1,160 740 95.6 52 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.0% +0.9% +0.5% +6.3% +7.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 3,672 317 316 203 25.8 8.6 Oct 23, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 3,438 233 243 166 21.2 6.8 Jan 29, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 4,128 575 580 321 41.1 13.9 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 3,344 82 83 53 6.9 2.5 Jul 23, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 3,711 370 373 241 31.2 10.0 Oct 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +1.1% +16.7% +18.0% +18.7% +21.0%

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