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MOONBAT, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 9%, Dividend Revised Upward by 2 Yen

Fri Feb 13, 2026 3:30 pm JST Earnings

8115 MOONBAT Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MOONBAT Co., Ltd. <8115> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 13th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to December) was 755 million yen, a 0.4% decrease compared to the same period last year.

However, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 9.1%, from the previous forecast of 550 million yen to 600 million yen (compared to 665 million yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 17.3% to 9.8%.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the October to March period (second half) has been revised upward from an expected loss of 251 million yen to a loss of 201 million yen (compared to a profit of 61 million yen in the same period of the previous year), indicating a reduction in the loss margin.

In light of the strong performance, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 50 yen to 52 yen (compared to 52 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 46 million yen (compared to a profit of 154 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically worsened from 5.2% in the same period last year to -4.3%.

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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 8,306 530 539 545 119.3 110.5 Feb 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024 9,272 792 758 618 137.2 114.0 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2025 9,161 698 755 588 130.5 125.8 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -1.2% -11.9% -0.4% -4.9% -4.9%

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 4,589 -241 -251 -198 -43.9 30 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 New 4,689 -241 -201 -178 -39.5 32 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +2.2% 0.0% +19.9% +10.1% +10.1%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 11,600 550 550 450 99.8 50 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 11,700 550 600 470 104.3 52 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.9% 0.0% +9.1% +4.4% +4.4%

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 5,274 44 61 79 17.5 37 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 4,689 -241 -201 -178 -39.5 32 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -11.1% － － － －

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 10,610 434 488 545 119.3 20 May 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 11,946 702 665 583 129.3 52 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 11,700 550 600 470 104.3 52 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -2.1% -21.7% -9.8% -19.4% -19.4%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2024 2,600 134 154 114 25.3 5.2 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 2,674 -90 -93 -35 -7.8 -3.4 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 4,095 720 707 586 130.1 17.6 Aug 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 2,916 71 94 62 13.8 2.4 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2025 2,150 -93 -46 -60 -13.3 -4.3 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -17.3% － － － －

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