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Hobonichi, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 65%, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

Fri Apr 10, 2026 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3560 Hobonichi Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Hobonichi Co.,Ltd. <3560> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 10th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2026 (September 2025 to February 2026) expanded 1.74 billion yen, an increase 65.2% compared to the same period last year. Progress toward the full-year plan of 0.68 billion yen is 257.1%, already exceeding the target and also exceeding the five-year average of 193.2%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary loss for the March to August period (second half) is expected to expand to a loss of 1.06 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.40 billion yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the ordinary profit surged 3.8 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.64 billion yen. The operating profit margin drastically improved from 7.1% in the same period last year to 20.6%.

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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
Sep - Feb, 2023 5,030 1,080 1,078 746 321.7 198.5 Apr 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 5,744 1,021 1,058 731 315.3 162.5 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 7,065 1,733 1,748 1,210 521.5 257.1 Apr 10, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +23.0% +69.7% +65.2% +65.5% +65.4%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2025 Guidance ー ー ー ー － 0 Oct 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 Results 7,065 1,733 1,748 1,210 521.5 0 Apr 10, 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
Mar - Aug, 2025 2,933 -405 -407 -283 -122.0 90 Oct 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2026 Guidance 2,435 -1,053 -1,068 -730 -314.5 90 Apr 10, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -17.0% -160.0% -162.4% -158.0% -157.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug, 2024 7,534 547 543 399 172.1 45 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 8,677 616 651 448 193.2 90 Oct 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug, 2026 Guidance 9,500 680 680 480 206.8 90 Oct 10, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +9.5% +10.4% +4.5% +7.1% +7.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2024 2,408 172 170 117 50.5 7.1 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025 1,121 -297 -302 -211 -91.0 -26.5 Jul 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025 1,812 -108 -105 -72 -31.0 -6.0 Oct 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2025 3,958 1,094 1,105 765 329.6 27.6 Jan 9, 2026 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2025 3,107 639 643 445 191.8 20.6 Apr 10, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +29.0% +271.5% +278.2% +280.3% +280.1%

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