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Chichibu Railway, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward to an Unexpected 67% Increase, Highest in Thirty Seven Terms

Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:00 pm JST Revision

9012 Chichibu Railway Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Guidance Update Report

Chichibu Railway Co.,Ltd. <9012> [TSE Std] announced a performance revision after the market closed on March 26th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 has been revised upward 3.2 times, from the previous forecast of 140 million yen to 450 million yen (compared to 270 million yen in the previous period), reaches new record high for the first time in thirty seven terms, turning to a 66.7% increase in the consolidated ordinary profit outlook.

Based on the upwardly revised full-year plan announced by the company, our calculation indicates that the October to March period (second half) consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward from an expected loss of 134 million yen to a profit of 176 million yen (compared to a profit of 203 million yen in the same period of the previous year), turning to a profit.

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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 2,472 -106 -134 -125 -84.2 0 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 New 2,672 204 176 105 70.7 0 Mar 26, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +8.1% － － － －

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 5,300 190 140 110 74.1 0 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 5,500 500 450 340 228.9 0 Mar 26, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +3.8% +163.2% +221.4% +209.1% +209.1%

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 2,701 222 203 90 60.9 0 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 2,672 204 176 105 70.7 0 Mar 26, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -1.1% -8.1% -13.3% +16.7% +16.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 4,913 16 19 92 62.3 0 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 5,276 304 270 115 77.8 0 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 5,500 500 450 340 228.9 0 Mar 26, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +4.2% +64.5% +66.7% +195.7% +194.2%

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