HOPE, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 55%

Fri Nov 14, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

6195 HOPE, INC. 【J-GAAP】

HOPE, INC. <6195> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 14th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) expanded 101 million yen, an increase 55.4% compared to the same period last year. However, Progress toward the full-year plan of 342 million yen was 29.5%, also falling below the three-year average of 73.3%.

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 grow 4.8% from the same period last year, reaching 241 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 79.6% from the same period last year, reaching 97 million yen. The operating profit margin significantly improved from 7.9% in the same period last year to 11.1%.

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Actual Performance and Financial Trends

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	1,204M	142M	142M	104M	6.4	62.3%	Nov 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	1,308M	64M	65M	50M	3.1	22.0%	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025	1,554M	97M	101M	40M	2.7	29.5%	Nov 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+18.8%	+51.6%	+55.4%	-20.0%	-14.2%

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	1,554M	97M	101M	40M	2.8	0	Nov 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results	1,554M	97M	101M	40M	2.7	0	Nov 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-3.6%

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	1,832M	227M	230M	308M	19.2	0	May 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Guidance Oct - Mar, 2025	1,892M	243M	241M	200M	14.4	0	Nov 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.3%	+7.0%	+4.8%	-35.1%	-25.2%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024	2,553M	228M	228M	261M	15.9	0	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025	3,140M	291M	295M	358M	22.4	0	May 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Guidance Mar, 2026	3,446M	340M	342M	240M	17.3	0	May 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+9.7%	+16.8%	+15.9%	-33.0%	-22.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024	674M	53M	54M	48M	3.0	7.9%	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	779M	97M	98M	186M	11.5	12.5%	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025	1,053M	130M	132M	122M	7.6	12.3%	May 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025	715M	4M	4M	-18M	-1.2	0.6%	Aug 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025	839M	93M	97M	58M	3.8	11.1%	Nov 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+24.5%	+75.5%	+79.6%	+20.8%	+29.3%

HOPE, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 55%

Actual Performance and Financial Trends

Current Period Guidance

Quarterly Results

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