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NATOCO, 3% Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Despite Last Fiscal Year's Dividend Increase, This Fiscal Year to Decrease Dividend

Mon Dec 15, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4627 NATOCO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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NATOCO CO.,LTD. <4627> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on December 15th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ended October 2025 increased by 9.6% from the previous period to 1.50 billion yen. For the fiscal year ending October 2026, the consolidated ordinary profit is expected to grow by 2.7% to 1.55 billion yen. This will be the third consecutive term of revenue and profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 52 yen to 55 yen (compared to 51 yen in the prior term), and has decided to reduce the dividend this fiscal year to 54 yen, a decrease of 1 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from August to October (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 11.1% from the same period last year, reaching 0.49 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin worsened from 7.3% in the same period last year to 7.0%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct, 2023 20,164 1,253 1,360 951 126.0 50 Dec 14, 2023 J-GAAP
Oct, 2024 20,753 1,232 1,377 955 126.6 51 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct, 2025 22,275 1,398 1,509 1,137 150.6 55 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.3% +13.5% +9.6% +19.1% +19.0%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct, 2025 Guidance 22,000 1,450 1,500 980 129.7 52 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct, 2025 Results 22,275 1,398 1,509 1,137 150.6 55 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +1.3% -3.6% +0.6% +16.0% +16.1%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Nov - Apr, 2024 11,023 647 538 358 47.4 26 May 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Nov - Apr, 2025 Guidance 11,310 680 730 480 63.5 27 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.6% +5.1% +35.7% +34.1% +34.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct, 2024 20,753 1,232 1,377 955 126.6 51 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct, 2025 22,275 1,398 1,509 1,137 150.6 55 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct, 2026 Guidance 23,000 1,450 1,550 1,000 132.4 54 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +3.3% +3.7% +2.7% -12.0% -12.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Aug - Oct, 2024 5,544 406 442 313 41.5 7.3 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2024 5,735 368 401 267 35.4 6.4 Feb 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2025 5,288 279 137 91 12.1 5.3 May 30, 2025 J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2025 5,549 354 480 432 57.3 6.4 Sep 5, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2025 5,703 397 491 347 46.0 7.0 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.9% -2.2% +11.1% +10.9% +10.8%

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