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Media Research Institute, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 4%, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

Fri Mar 13, 2026 3:30 pm JST Earnings

9242 Media Research Institute,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Media Research Institute,Inc. <9242> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on March 13th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending July 2026 (August 2025 to January 2026) decreased 3.8% from the same period last year to 476 million yen. However, Progress toward the full-year plan of 357 million yen is 133.3%, almost the same as the five-year average of 132.0%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary loss for the February to July period (second half) is expected to further decrease loss of 119 million yen (compared to a loss of 198 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from November to January (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit amounted to 578 million yen, a 1.2% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin decreased from 58.6% in the same period last year to 53.3%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Progress Rate vs. First Half Announce Accounting Standards
Aug - Jan, 2023 770 263 264 172 143.3 136.8 Mar 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2024 1,162 494 495 335 273.1 166.7 Mar 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2025 1,252 474 476 331 269.2 133.3 Mar 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +7.7% -4.0% -3.8% -1.2% -1.4%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug - Jan, 2025 Guidance ー ー ー ー － 0 Sep 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2025 Results 1,252 474 476 331 269.2 0 Mar 13, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate － － － － －

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Feb - Jul, 2025 374 -200 -198 -118 -96.3 20 Sep 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb - Jul, 2026 Guidance 416 -148 -119 -87 -70.6 25 Mar 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +11.2% +26.0% +39.9% +26.3% +26.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jul, 2024 1,155 189 193 105 86.3 0 Sep 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul, 2025 1,536 294 297 217 177.0 20 Sep 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul, 2026 Guidance 1,668 326 357 244 198.0 25 Sep 12, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +8.6% +10.9% +20.2% +12.4% +11.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Nov - Jan, 2024 999 585 585 398 324.4 58.6 Mar 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2025 189 -137 -136 -89 -72.6 -72.5 Jun 6, 2025 J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2025 185 -63 -62 -29 -23.7 -34.1 Sep 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2025 167 -104 -102 -72 -58.7 -62.3 Dec 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2025 1,085 578 578 403 327.7 53.3 Mar 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +8.6% -1.2% -1.2% +1.3% +1.0%

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