AKEBONO BRAKE, Net Income Forecast for the Fiscal Year Turns to Profit, Exceeds Expectations
7238 AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】
Earnings ReportAKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. <7238> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 12th (15:00). The consolidated net income for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to December) dropped 36.7% from the same period last year to 1.23 billion yen.
However, the full-year forecast for consolidated net income has been revised upward from an expected loss of 1.30 billion yen to a profit of 0.30 billion yen (compared to a profit of 0.16 billion yen in the previous period), turning to a profit and leading to a 78.6% increase in the consolidated net income outlook.
Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the consolidated net income for the October to March period (second half) has been revised upward from an expected loss of 0.51 billion yen to a profit of 1.08 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.57 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), turning to a profit.
In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated net income increased 66.9% from the same period last year, reaching 2.02 billion yen. The operating profit margin significantly improved from 2.1% in the same period last year to 5.2%.
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Actual Performance and Financial Trends
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Progress Rate vs. First Half |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
124,976M | 1,088M | 1,107M | 191M | 1.4 | 29.3 | Feb 9, 2024 | J-GAAP |
|
|
120,838M | 1,702M | -1,667M | 1,953M | 14.6 | ー | Feb 13, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
119,899M | 4,439M | 3,228M | 1,236M | 4.6 | 80.7 | Feb 12, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | -0.8% | +160.8% | － | -36.7% | -68.9% |
Guidance Update
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct - Mar, 2025 Prev | 75,658M | 1,702M | 956M | -512M | -1.9 | 0 | Nov 14, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| Oct - Mar, 2025 New | 80,458M | 2,702M | 3,256M | 1,088M | 4.0 | 0 | Feb 12, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| Revision Rate | +6.3% | +58.8% | +240.6% | － | － |
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar, 2026 Prev | 154,600M | 4,000M | 1,700M | -1,300M | -4.8 | 0 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| Mar, 2026 New | 159,400M | 5,000M | 4,000M | 300M | 1.1 | 0 | Feb 12, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| Revision Rate | +3.1% | +25.0% | +135.3% | － | － |
Current Period Guidance
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
80,280M | 2,261M | 1,563M | -572M | -3.4 | 0 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
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Guidance
Oct - Mar, 2025
|
80,458M | 2,702M | 3,256M | 1,088M | 4.0 | 0 | Feb 12, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | +0.2% | +19.5% | +108.3% | － | － |
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
166,301M | 3,153M | 3,780M | 3,452M | 25.8 | 0 | May 15, 2024 | J-GAAP |
|
|
161,672M | 3,124M | -2,271M | 168M | 1.0 | 0 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
Guidance
Mar, 2026
|
159,400M | 5,000M | 4,000M | 300M | 1.1 | 0 | Feb 12, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | -1.4% | +60.1% | － | +78.6% | +9.9% |
Quarterly Results
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Operating Profit Margin |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
39,446M | 839M | 2,167M | 1,213M | 9.1 | 2.1 | Feb 13, 2025 | J-GAAP |
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40,834M | 1,422M | -604M | -1,785M | -10.7 | 3.5 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
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39,872M | 1,356M | 686M | -126M | -0.5 | 3.4 | Aug 7, 2025 | J-GAAP |
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39,070M | 942M | 58M | -662M | -2.4 | 2.4 | Nov 14, 2025 | J-GAAP |
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40,957M | 2,141M | 2,484M | 2,024M | 7.5 | 5.2 | Feb 12, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | +3.8% | +155.2% | +14.6% | +66.9% | -18.0% |
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