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

Thu Feb 12, 2026 3:00 pm JST Earnings

3571 SOTOH CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

SOTOH CO.,LTD. <3571> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 12th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to December) dropped 41.8% from the same period last year to 131 million yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit/loss has been revised downward from an expected profit of 480 million yen to a loss of 100 million yen (compared to a profit of 31 million yen in the previous period), turning to a loss outlook.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the downward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the October to March period (second half) has been revised downward from an expected profit of 301 million yen to a loss of 279 million yen (compared to a loss of 188 million yen in the same period of the previous year), turning to a loss outlook.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 48 million yen (compared to a profit of 6 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin worsened from -2.5% in the same period last year to -3.4%.

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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
Apr - Dec, 2023 8,390 453 545 659 51.8 117.5 Feb 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024 7,874 91 225 439 34.9 725.8 Feb 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2025 8,425 15 131 313 24.9 ー Feb 12, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +7.0% -83.5% -41.8% -28.7% -28.5%

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 6,163 96 301 112 8.9 25 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 New 4,563 -354 -279 112 8.9 25 Feb 12, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -26.0% － － 0.0% 0.0%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 12,000 200 480 400 31.8 40 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 10,400 -250 -100 400 31.8 40 Feb 12, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -13.3% － － 0.0% 0.0%

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 4,490 -295 -188 15 1.2 26 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 4,563 -354 -279 112 8.9 25 Feb 12, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +1.6% -20.0% -48.4% +646.7% +647.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 10,709 341 464 2,704 212.5 24 May 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 10,043 -146 31 406 32.3 40 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 10,400 -250 -100 400 31.8 40 Feb 12, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +3.6% -71.2% － -1.5% -1.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2024 2,321 -58 6 48 3.8 -2.5 Feb 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 2,169 -237 -194 -33 -2.6 -10.9 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 3,158 115 158 197 15.7 3.6 Aug 6, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 2,679 -11 21 91 7.2 -0.4 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2025 2,588 -89 -48 25 2.0 -3.4 Feb 12, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +11.5% -53.4% － -47.9% -47.8%

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