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CREAL, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 27%

Fri Nov 14, 2025 2:00 pm JST Earnings

2998 CREAL Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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CREAL Inc. <2998> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 14th (14:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) decreased 26.7% from the same period last year to 0.71 billion yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 2.50 billion yen was 28.5%, also falling below the five-year average of 69.7%.

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 surge 2.1 times that of the same period last year, reaching 1.78 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 2.6 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.45 billion yen. The operating profit margin significantly improved from 2.4% in the same period last year to 7.0%.

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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 9,335 589 566 349 12.1 60.1 Nov 14, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 21,672 1,032 973 741 25.0 53.2 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 16,794 743 713 521 17.3 28.5 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -22.5% -28.0% -26.7% -29.7% -31.0%

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 0 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 16,794 743 713 521 17.3 0 Nov 14, 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 20,151 936 857 610 20.5 6 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 1,917 1,787 1,279 42.2 7 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +104.8% +108.5% +109.7% +105.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 21,044 980 941 647 22.3 0 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 41,823 1,968 1,830 1,351 45.5 6 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 2,660 2,500 1,800 59.5 7 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +35.2% +36.6% +33.2% +30.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 7,845 191 172 142 4.8 2.4 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 4,969 131 96 69 2.3 2.6 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 15,182 805 761 541 18.2 5.3 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 10,069 271 259 186 6.2 2.7 Aug 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 6,725 472 454 335 11.1 7.0 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -14.3% +147.1% +164.0% +135.9% +131.5%

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