UNITED&COLLECTIVE, Net Income Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Downward to an Unexpected 86% Decrease

UNITED&COLLECTIVE CO.LTD. <3557> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 14th (17:00). The net income/loss (non-consolidated) for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2026 (March to November) turned into a loss of 113 million yen (compared to a profit of 11 million yen in the same period last year).

In addition, the full-year forecast for net income has decreased 89.0%, from the previous forecast of 73 million yen to 8 million yen (compared to 59 million yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of an 86.4% decrease in profit.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the downward revision, our estimate of the net income for the September to February period (second half) has decreased break even, from the previous forecast of 65 million yen to a break even (compared to 38 million yen in the same period of the previous year).

At the same time, the year-end lump-sum dividend remains undecided.

In the most recent three-month period, from September to November (3Q), the net loss expanded to a loss of 121 million yen (compared to a loss of 10 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically worsened from 0.6% in the same period last year to -3.6%.

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