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WOWOW, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 33%, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

Fri Oct 31, 2025 1:30 pm JST Earnings

4839 WOWOW INC. 【J-GAAP】

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WOWOW INC. <4839> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on October 31st (13:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) expanded 2.14 billion yen, an increase 33.4% compared to the same period last year. Progress toward the full-year plan of 1.50 billion yen is 142.7%, already exceeding the target and also exceeding the five-year average of 66.6%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the October to March period (second half) is expected to turn into a loss of 0.64 billion yen (compared to a profit of 1.39 billion yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 0.71 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.04 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin significantly improved from -1.0% in the same period last year to 2.4%.

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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 36,614 1,039 1,467 720 25.6 71.3 Oct 31, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 37,361 1,212 1,605 -179 -6.4 53.6 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 37,566 1,631 2,141 1,447 51.2 142.7 Oct 31, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.5% +34.6% +33.4% － －

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 37,500 1,600 2,100 1,400 49.4 0 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 37,566 1,631 2,141 1,447 51.2 0 Oct 31, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.2% +1.9% +2.0% +3.4% +3.5%

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 39,396 824 1,392 816 28.9 30 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 39,034 -931 -641 -647 -22.8 30 Oct 31, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -0.9% － － － －

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 74,869 1,450 2,057 1,092 38.8 30 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 76,757 2,036 2,997 637 22.6 30 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 76,600 700 1,500 800 28.2 30 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -0.2% -65.6% -49.9% +25.6% +25.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 18,570 -186 -48 -1,286 -45.8 -1.0 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 19,083 285 596 868 30.8 1.5 Jan 31, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 20,313 539 796 -52 -1.8 2.7 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 18,694 1,176 1,422 997 35.3 6.3 Jul 31, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 18,872 455 719 450 15.9 2.4 Oct 31, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +1.6% － － － －

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