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SEKICHU, 14% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 10 Yen, Plan to Continue the 30 Yen Policy This Fiscal Year as Well

Wed Mar 25, 2026 4:00 pm JST Earnings

9976 SEKICHU CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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SEKICHU CO.,LTD. <9976> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on March 25th (16:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the fiscal year ended February 2026 increased by 3.1% from the previous period to 637 million yen. However, for the fiscal year ending February 2027, the ordinary profit is expected to decrease by 13.7% from the previous period to 550 million yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 20 yen to 30 yen (compared to 40 yen in the prior term), and has decided to continue with a dividend of 30 yen for the current term as well.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (4Q), the ordinary profit surged 4.2 times that of the same period last year, reaching 110 million yen. The operating profit margin improved from 0.5% in the same period last year to 1.3%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Feb, 2024 30,381 730 796 510 94.9 30 Mar 28, 2024 J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 31,479 589 618 494 91.5 40 Mar 26, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 31,867 619 637 400 73.0 30 Mar 25, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +1.2% +5.1% +3.1% -19.0% -20.2%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Feb, 2026 Guidance 30,000 500 550 350 63.1 20 Mar 26, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Results 31,867 619 637 400 73.0 30 Mar 25, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +6.2% +23.8% +15.8% +14.3% +15.7%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2025 16,094 523 530 328 60.1 0 Sep 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2026 Guidance 15,500 450 500 350 64.5 0 Mar 25, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -3.7% -14.0% -5.7% +6.7% +7.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Feb, 2025 31,479 589 618 494 91.5 40 Mar 26, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 31,867 619 637 400 73.0 30 Mar 25, 2026 J-GAAP
Feb, 2027 Guidance 30,000 500 550 350 64.5 30 Mar 25, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -5.9% -19.2% -13.7% -12.5% -11.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2024 7,887 36 26 38 7.0 0.5 Mar 26, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025 7,818 298 296 209 38.4 3.8 Jun 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025 8,276 225 234 119 21.8 2.7 Sep 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2025 7,719 -6 -3 42 7.7 -0.1 Dec 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2025 8,054 102 110 30 5.5 1.3 Mar 25, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +2.1% +183.3% +323.1% -21.1% -22.2%

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