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Nihon OA Research, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward to an Unexpected 32% Increase, Highest in Six Terms

Fri Nov 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

5241 Nihon Office Automation Research Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

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Nihon Office Automation Research Co.,Ltd. <5241> [NSE Next] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 14th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January to September) was 105 million yen, a 1.9% increase compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the full-year forecast for ordinary profit has been revised upward 48.0%, from the previous forecast of 100 million yen to 148 million yen (compared to 112 million yen in the previous period), reaches new record high for the first time in six terms, turning to a 32.1% increase in the ordinary profit outlook.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the ordinary profit for the July to December period (second half) is expected to increase 4.0 times, from the previous forecast of 16 million yen to 64 million yen (compared to 49 million yen in the same period of the previous year), turning to a 30.6% increase in the ordinary profit outlook.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (3Q), the ordinary profit dropped to 21 million yen, a 47.5% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 5.6% in the same period last year to 3.2%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 3rd Quarter
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Progress Rate vs. First Half Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Sep, 2025 2,175 102 105 70 88.2 70.9 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY － － － － －

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2025 Prev 1,520 23 16 8 10.0 20 Aug 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2025 New 1,497 64 64 44 54.7 20 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -1.5% +178.3% +300.0% +450.0% +450.1%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec, 2025 Prev 3,000 103 100 65 80.9 20 Aug 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 New 2,977 144 148 101 125.6 20 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -0.8% +39.8% +48.0% +55.4% +55.4%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 1,534 50 49 32 46.8 18 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2025 Guidance 1,497 64 64 44 54.7 20 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -2.4% +28.0% +30.6% +37.5% +16.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec, 2024 2,950 117 112 73 106.8 18 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance 2,977 144 148 101 125.6 20 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.9% +23.1% +32.1% +38.4% +17.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2024 779 8 9 5 7.3 1.0 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 783 67 66 43 54.0 8.6 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 697 13 18 14 17.6 1.9 Aug 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 695 22 21 13 16.4 3.2 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY － － － － －

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