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Asterisk, First Half Ordinary Profit Loss Narrows

Tue Apr 14, 2026 3:30 pm JST Earnings

6522 Asterisk Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Asterisk Inc. <6522> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2026 (September 2025 to February 2026) was a reduced loss of 8 million yen (compared to a loss of 18 million yen in the same period last year), a reduction in the deficit from the previous forecast of a loss of 38 million yen.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the March to August period (second half) is expected to turn into a profit of 118 million yen (compared to a loss of 110 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 6 million yen (compared to a profit of 36 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 6.0% in the same period last year to 2.4%.

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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 658 -160 -121 -197 -27.8 ー Apr 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 875 -15 -18 -23 -3.2 ー Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 760 -29 -8 -11 -1.5 ー Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -13.1% -93.3% +55.6% +52.2% +54.4%

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 907 -34 -38 -35 -4.5 0 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 Results 760 -29 -8 -11 -1.5 0 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -16.2% +14.7% +78.9% +68.6% +67.5%

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 791 -110 -110 -159 -21.3 0 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2026 Guidance 1,531 146 118 76 9.8 0 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +93.6% － － － －

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug, 2024 1,578 -224 -176 -389 -54.8 0 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 1,666 -125 -128 -182 -24.4 0 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug, 2026 Guidance 2,291 117 110 65 8.3 0 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +37.5% － － － －

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2024 484 29 36 36 5.0 6.0 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025 429 -31 -44 -43 -5.9 -7.2 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025 362 -79 -66 -116 -15.6 -21.8 Oct 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2025 389 -38 -2 -9 -1.2 -9.8 Jan 14, 2026 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2025 371 9 -6 -2 -0.3 2.4 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -23.3% -69.0% － － －

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