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Socionext, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Downward by 36%

Fri Oct 31, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

6526 Socionext Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Socionext Inc. <6526> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 31st (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) significantly dropped 80.9% from the same period last year to 2.79 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 35.7%, from the previous forecast of 14.0 billion yen to 9.00 billion yen (compared to 25.1 billion yen in the previous period), leading to an increase in the profit decline rate from 44.3% to 64.2%.

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 drop 40.8% from the same period last year to 6.20 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 2.07 billion yen, a 45.8% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin sharply declined from 11.4% in the same period last year to 4.4%.

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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 116,988 18,676 20,448 15,293 87.9 55.1 Oct 31, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 99,181 15,556 14,637 11,586 64.7 58.3 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 87,209 3,767 2,792 2,058 11.7 31.0 Oct 31, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -12.1% -75.8% -80.9% -82.2% -81.9%

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 － 25 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 87,209 3,767 2,792 2,058 11.7 25 Oct 31, 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 175,000 14,000 14,000 10,500 59.9 50 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 190,000 10,000 9,000 6,700 38.2 50 Oct 31, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +8.6% -28.6% -35.7% -36.2% -36.2%

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 89,354 9,444 10,481 8,014 44.9 25 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 102,791 6,233 6,208 4,642 26.5 25 Oct 31, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +15.0% -34.0% -40.8% -42.1% -41.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 221,246 35,510 37,122 26,134 148.4 48 Apr 26, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 188,535 25,000 25,118 19,600 109.8 50 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 190,000 10,000 9,000 6,700 38.2 50 Oct 31, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.8% -60.0% -64.2% -65.8% -65.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 46,398 5,291 3,829 4,012 22.4 11.4 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 46,083 5,104 6,466 4,888 27.3 11.1 Jan 31, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 43,271 4,340 4,015 3,126 17.5 10.0 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 34,553 1,440 717 461 2.6 4.2 Jul 31, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 52,656 2,327 2,075 1,597 9.1 4.4 Oct 31, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +13.5% -56.0% -45.8% -60.2% -59.5%

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