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CHIMNEY, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 76%, Jul-Sep Ordinary Profit Turns to Loss

Thu Nov 13, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3178 CHIMNEY CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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CHIMNEY CO., LTD. <3178> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 13th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) significantly dropped 75.8% from the same period last year to 87 million yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 650 million yen was 13.4%, also falling below the five-year average of 56.5%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to decrease 19.1% from the same period last year to 563 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 26 million yen (compared to a profit of 63 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin worsened from 0.8% in the same period last year to -0.6%.

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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 12,345 418 493 207 10.8 34.1 Nov 9, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 12,759 316 360 176 9.2 34.1 Nov 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 12,763 55 87 101 5.3 13.4 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.0% -82.6% -75.8% -42.6% -42.5%

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 12,700 55 85 100 5.2 5 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 12,763 55 87 101 5.3 5 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.5% 0.0% +2.4% +1.0% +1.7%

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 13,460 607 696 900 46.7 5 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 13,237 545 563 649 33.6 5 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -1.7% -10.2% -19.1% -27.9% -27.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 25,725 1,300 1,446 938 48.7 5 May 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 26,219 923 1,056 1,076 55.8 10 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 26,000 600 650 750 38.9 10 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -0.8% -35.0% -38.4% -30.3% -30.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 6,306 51 63 -114 -5.9 0.8 Nov 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 7,058 459 498 418 21.7 6.5 Feb 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 6,402 148 198 482 25.0 2.3 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 6,367 92 113 63 3.3 1.4 Aug 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 6,396 -37 -26 38 2.0 -0.6 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +1.4% － － － －

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