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Mitsui O.S.K.Lines, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Downward by 11%, Dividend Revised Upward by 25 Yen

Tue Nov 4, 2025 12:00 pm JST Earnings

9104 Mitsui O.S.K.Lines,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Mitsui O.S.K.Lines,Ltd. <9104> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results at noon (12:00) on November 4th. The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) significantly dropped 54.3% from the same period last year to 114 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 10.6%, from the previous forecast of 170 billion yen to 152 billion yen (compared to 419 billion yen in the previous period), leading to an increase in the profit decline rate from 59.5% to 63.8%.

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 significant drop 77.8% from the same period last year to 37.3 billion yen.

At the same time, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 175 yen to 200 yen (compared to 360 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 62.3 billion yen, a 56.2% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin decreased from 10.5% in the same period last year to 7.9%.

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Actual Performance and Financial Trends

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
790,102M 49,300M 154,531M 150,792M 416.7 59.7 Oct 31, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024
900,628M 89,379M 250,922M 248,591M 686.0 59.8 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025
869,772M 71,823M 114,607M 116,209M 337.3 75.4 Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -3.4% -19.6% -54.3% -53.3% -50.8%
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 871,000M 61,000M 105,000M 112,000M 326.3 85 Aug 1, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 869,772M 71,823M 114,607M 116,209M 337.3 85 Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -0.1% +17.7% +9.1% +3.8% +3.4%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 1,731,000M 106,000M 170,000M 200,000M 582.1 175 Aug 1, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 1,750,000M 104,000M 152,000M 180,000M 523.9 200 Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +1.1% -1.9% -10.6% -10.0% -10.0%

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
874,842M 61,472M 168,781M 176,901M 493.3 180 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Guidance
Oct - Mar, 2025
880,228M 32,177M 37,393M 63,791M 185.7 115 Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.6% -47.7% -77.8% -63.9% -62.4%
Current Period Guidance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Adj.
Dividend
Announce Accounting
Standards
Mar, 2024
1,627,912M 103,132M 258,986M 261,651M 722.9 220 Apr 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025
1,775,470M 150,851M 419,703M 425,492M 1,186.6 360 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Guidance
Mar, 2026
1,750,000M 104,000M 152,000M 180,000M 523.9 200 Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -1.4% -31.1% -63.8% -57.7% -55.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating
Profit
Ordinary
Profit
Net
Profit
Adj.
EPS
Operating
Profit Margin
Announce Accounting
Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024
464,679M 48,852M 142,383M 141,600M 390.7 10.5 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024
418,048M 33,242M 125,771M 121,365M 336.1 8.0 Jan 31, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025
456,794M 28,230M 43,010M 55,536M 154.9 6.2 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025
432,704M 37,078M 52,233M 52,817M 152.9 8.6 Aug 1, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025
437,068M 34,745M 62,374M 63,392M 184.0 7.9 Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -5.9% -28.9% -56.2% -55.2% -52.9%

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