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HITO-Communications, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 47%

Tue Apr 14, 2026 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4433 HITO-Communications Holdings,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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HITO-Communications Holdings,Inc. <4433> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2026 (September 2025 to February 2026) dropped 47.2% from the same period last year to 0.67 billion yen, fell short of the previous forecast of 0.90 billion yen.

Progress toward the full-year plan of 2.81 billion yen was 24.0%, also falling below the five-year average of 61.6%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the March to August period (second half) is expected to expand 74.3% from the same period last year, reaching 2.13 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 0.35 billion yen, a 32.4% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 3.7% in the same period last year to 2.6%.

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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 29,810 1,274 1,261 543 30.5 82.1 Apr 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 30,927 1,278 1,279 565 31.7 51.1 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 31,102 729 675 180 10.1 24.0 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +0.6% -43.0% -47.2% -68.1% -68.0%

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 30,944 900 907 330 18.5 18 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 Results 31,102 729 675 180 10.1 18 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.5% -19.0% -25.6% -45.5% -45.2%

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 32,669 1,217 1,225 288 16.2 19 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2026 Guidance 35,178 2,071 2,135 1,115 62.5 19.50 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +7.7% +70.2% +74.3% +287.2% +286.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug, 2024 58,547 1,568 1,536 -43 -2.4 35 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 63,596 2,495 2,504 853 47.9 37 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug, 2026 Guidance 66,280 2,800 2,810 1,295 72.6 37.50 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.2% +12.2% +12.2% +51.8% +51.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2024 14,499 541 531 291 16.3 3.7 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025 16,764 589 592 276 15.5 3.5 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025 15,905 628 633 12 0.7 3.9 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2025 16,211 341 316 71 4.0 2.1 Jan 14, 2026 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2025 14,891 388 359 109 6.1 2.6 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +2.7% -28.3% -32.4% -62.5% -62.4%

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