FRIENDLY, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Downward to a Loss

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Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:00 pm JST Revision

8209 FRIENDLY CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

Guidance Update Report

FRIENDLY CORPORATION <8209> [TSE Std] announced a performance revision after the market closed on January 19th (17:00). The ordinary profit/loss (non-consolidated) forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 has been revised downward from an expected profit of 65 million yen to a loss of 7 million yen (compared to a loss of 28 million yen in the previous period), turning to a loss outlook.

Based on the downwardly revised full-year plan announced by the company, our calculation indicates that the October to March period (second half) ordinary profit/loss has been revised downward from an expected profit of 66 million yen to a loss of 6 million yen (compared to a loss of 13 million yen in the same period of the previous year), turning to a loss outlook.

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Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2025 Prev	1,187	62	66	59	4.1	0	Nov 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 New	1,074	-10	-6	-13	-12.9	0	Jan 19, 2026	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-9.5%	－	－	－	－

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev	2,308	55	65	50	3.5	0	Nov 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New	2,195	-17	-7	-22	-21.7	0	Jan 19, 2026	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-4.9%	－	－	－	－

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	1,065	-18	-13	-57	-29.5	0	May 9, 2025	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance	1,074	-10	-6	-13	-12.9	0	Jan 19, 2026	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.8%	+44.4%	+53.8%	+77.2%	+56.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024	2,067	-3	11	-6	-16.3	0	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025	2,103	-39	-28	-85	-44.0	0	May 9, 2025	J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance	2,195	-17	-7	-22	-21.7	0	Jan 19, 2026	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.4%	+56.4%	+75.0%	+74.1%	+50.5%