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WATAMI , 0.1％ Increase in Undisclosed Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, The Undecided Dividend Set at 10 Yen

Wed Nov 12, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

7522 WATAMI CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

WATAMI CO.,LTD. <7522> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 12th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) increased 17.9% from the same period last year, reaching 2.24 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast, which was not disclosed, shows that consolidated ordinary profit nearly flat with a slight increase of 0.1% to 5.25 billion yen.

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 decrease 10.1% from the same period last year to 3.00 billion yen.

At the same time, the company has decided to implement a year-end lump-sum dividend of 10 yen for the current fiscal year, which was previously undecided (compared to 10 yen in the prior term).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 1.56 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.27 billion yen in the same period last year). However, the operating profit margin worsened from 5.4% 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 40,314 1,808 3,385 2,799 70.0 56.7 Nov 14, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 43,386 2,229 1,901 1,457 30.4 36.2 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 44,716 2,139 2,242 1,717 36.9 42.7 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +3.1% -4.0% +17.9% +17.8% +21.4%

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 ー ー ー ー － － May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 44,716 2,139 2,242 1,717 36.9 0 Nov 12, 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 ー ー ー ー － － May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 91,000 4,600 5,250 4,000 87.7 10 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate － － － － －

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 45,327 2,339 3,345 2,065 44.5 10 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 46,284 2,461 3,008 2,283 50.1 10 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.1% +5.2% -10.1% +10.6% +12.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 82,302 3,753 5,974 4,190 92.7 10 May 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 88,713 4,568 5,246 3,522 75.9 10 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 91,000 4,600 5,250 4,000 87.7 10 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.6% +0.7% +0.1% +13.6% +15.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 21,972 1,178 -275 -250 -5.2 5.4 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 22,740 1,748 3,140 2,529 57.4 7.7 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 22,587 591 205 -464 -10.0 2.6 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 22,112 1,139 673 503 9.6 5.2 Aug 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 22,604 1,000 1,569 1,214 26.1 4.4 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.9% -15.1% － － －

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