PAL GROUP, Sep-Nov (3Q) Ordinary Profit Increases by 14%, Dividend Effectively Increased

PAL GROUP Holdings CO.,LTD. <2726> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 13th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2026 (March to November) increased 16.4% from the same period last year, reaching 21.5 billion yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 26.4 billion yen was 81.7%, it was below the five-year average of 86.1%.

Based on the cumulative third-quarter performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the December to February period (4Q) is expected to decrease 10.6% from the same period last year to 4.84 billion yen.

At the same time, due to a planned 2-for-1 forward stock split is scheduled for September 10, the year-end lump-sum dividend for the current fiscal year has been revised from the original plan of 30 yen to 40 yen (equivalent to 80 yen before the forward stock split) This effectively represents a 33.3% increase in the annual dividend.

In the most recent three-month period, from September to November (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 14.2% from the same period last year, reaching 7.48 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 12.6% in the same period last year to 12.6%.

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