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WA Inc, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Downward to an Unexpected 10% Decrease

Mon Dec 15, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7683 WA,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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WA,Inc. <7683> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on December 15th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending January 2026 (February to October) decreased 17.2% from the same period last year to 0.88 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 42.7%, from the previous forecast of 2.48 billion yen to 1.42 billion yen (compared to 1.58 billion yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 10.3% decrease in profit.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the downward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit for the August to January period (second half) has decreased 62.7%, from the previous forecast of 1.68 billion yen to 0.63 billion yen (compared to 0.79 billion yen in the same period of the previous year). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 21.0% decrease in profit.

In the most recent three-month period, from August to October (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 0.09 billion yen, a 66.9% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 5.3% in the same period last year to 0.9%.

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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
Feb - Oct, 2023 15,079 1,103 1,015 589 30.9 60.0 Dec 15, 2023 J-GAAP
Feb - Oct, 2024 16,384 1,125 1,071 613 32.2 67.5 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Feb - Oct, 2025 16,815 755 887 509 26.7 62.3 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.6% -32.9% -17.2% -17.0% -17.1%

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug - Jan, 2025 Prev 14,780 1,774 1,689 993 52.1 8.50 Sep 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2025 New 12,154 576 630 348 18.2 8.50 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -17.8% -67.5% -62.7% -65.0% -65.0%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan, 2026 Prev 26,527 2,484 2,483 1,477 77.4 17 Mar 17, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan, 2026 New 23,901 1,286 1,424 832 43.6 17 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -9.9% -48.2% -42.7% -43.7% -43.7%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug - Jan, 2024 11,539 817 797 531 27.9 22 Mar 17, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2025 Guidance 12,154 576 630 348 18.2 8.50 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.3% -29.5% -21.0% -34.5% -34.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan, 2024 21,260 1,762 1,692 1,163 61.1 8.75 Mar 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan, 2025 22,800 1,670 1,587 996 52.3 28 Mar 17, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan, 2026 Guidance 23,901 1,286 1,424 832 43.6 17 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.8% -23.0% -10.3% -16.5% -16.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Aug - Oct, 2024 5,123 272 281 148 7.8 5.3 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2024 6,416 545 516 383 20.1 8.5 Mar 17, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2025 4,785 48 42 4 0.2 1.0 Jun 13, 2025 J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2025 6,962 662 752 480 25.2 9.5 Sep 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2025 5,068 45 93 25 1.3 0.9 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -1.1% -83.5% -66.9% -83.1% -83.1%

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