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Nihon Knowledge, First Half Ordinary Profit Loss Widens, Jul-Sep Ordinary Profit Turns to Loss

Fri Nov 14, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

5252 Nihon Knowledge Co,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

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Nihon Knowledge Co,Ltd. <5252> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 14th (15:00). The ordinary loss (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) expanded to a loss of 26 million yen (compared to a loss of 15 million yen in the same period last year).

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to grow 8.5% from the same period last year, reaching 141 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 7 million yen (compared to a profit of 21 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin worsened from 1.0% in the same period last year to -1.0%.

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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 1,996 94 99 66 16.1 37.2 Nov 14, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 1,981 -27 -15 -23 -5.8 ー Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 2,127 -34 -26 -18 -4.5 ー Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.4% -25.9% -73.3% +21.7% +22.5%

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 2,124 -36 -30 -21 -5.1 0 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 2,127 -34 -26 -18 -4.5 0 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.1% +5.6% +13.3% +14.3% +11.1%

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 2,173 126 130 105 25.7 6.67 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 2,473 136 141 97 23.4 10 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +13.8% +7.9% +8.5% -7.6% -9.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 4,076 250 266 202 49.0 6.67 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 4,154 99 115 82 20.1 6.67 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 4,600 102 115 79 19.0 10 Oct 1, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +10.7% +3.0% 0.0% -3.7% -5.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 990 10 21 41 10.4 1.0 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 1,071 51 53 32 8.3 4.8 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 1,102 75 77 73 17.9 6.8 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 1,061 -23 -19 -34 -8.4 -2.2 Aug 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 1,066 -11 -7 16 4.0 -1.0 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.7% － － -61.0% -61.4%

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