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Sockets, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 2.1 times, Dividend Revised Upward by 1 Yen

Thu Nov 6, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

3634 Sockets Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Sockets Inc. <3634> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 6th (15:00). The ordinary profit/loss (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) turned into a profit of 17 million yen (compared to a loss of 81 million yen in the same period last year), exceeded the previous forecast of 2 million yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for ordinary profit has been revised upward 2.1 times, from the previous forecast of 15 million yen to 32 million yen (compared to a loss of 80 million yen in the previous period).

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to surge 15 times that of the same period last year, reaching 15 million yen.

In light of the strong performance, the company has significantly increased its planned year-end lump-sum dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 3 yen to 4 yen (compared to 3 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 20 million yen (compared to a loss of 36 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically improved from -13.9% in the same period last year to 7.1%.

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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 484 -51 -47 -46 -19.1 ー Nov 8, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 483 -81 -81 -71 -29.1 ー Nov 7, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 530 16 17 20 8.4 53.1 Nov 6, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +9.7% － － － －

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 530 1 2 5 2.0 0 Aug 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 530 16 17 20 8.4 0 Nov 6, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% +1,500.0% +750.0% +300.0% +311.3%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 1,100 15 15 11 4.5 3 May 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 1,100 31 32 24 9.8 4 Nov 6, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% +106.7% +113.3% +118.2% +118.2%

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 556 5 1 -68 -27.8 3 May 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 570 15 15 4 1.6 4 Nov 6, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.5% +200.0% +1,400.0% － －

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 1,018 -79 -78 -100 -40.9 3 May 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 1,039 -76 -80 -139 -56.7 3 May 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 1,100 31 32 24 9.8 4 Nov 6, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.9% － － － －

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 251 -35 -36 -34 -14.0 -13.9 Nov 7, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 239 -21 -21 -21 -8.6 -8.8 Feb 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 317 26 22 -47 -19.2 8.2 May 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 261 -3 -3 0 0.4 -1.1 Aug 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 269 19 20 20 8.4 7.1 Nov 6, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.2% － － － －

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