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Material Group, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 74%

Tue Apr 14, 2026 3:30 pm JST Earnings

156A Material Group Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Material Group Inc. <156A> [TSE Growth] 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) expanded 0.67 billion yen, an increase 73.9% compared to the same period last year, exceeded the previous forecast of 0.49 billion yen.

Progress toward the full-year plan of 1.03 billion yen was 64.9%, also surpassing progress of 51.4% from the same period of the previous year.

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 nearly flat at 0.36 billion yen, down 0.5% from the same period last year.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 2.4 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.35 billion yen. The operating profit margin jumped from 10.5% in the same period last year to 16.1%.

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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 2,669 432 412 275 28.0 54.0 Apr 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 3,029 388 387 238 24.4 51.4 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 4,399 707 673 395 41.3 64.9 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +45.2% +82.2% +73.9% +66.0% +69.0%

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 4,208 522 499 289 30.6 0 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 Results 4,399 707 673 395 41.3 0 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +4.5% +35.4% +34.9% +36.7% +34.7%

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 3,259 444 366 230 23.8 26 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2026 Guidance 4,565 443 364 217 23.0 26.10 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +40.1% -0.2% -0.5% -5.7% -3.2%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug, 2024 5,281 810 763 709 73.1 25.06 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 6,288 832 753 468 48.3 26 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug, 2026 Guidance 8,964 1,150 1,037 612 64.8 26.10 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +42.6% +38.2% +37.7% +30.8% +34.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2024 1,390 146 144 87 8.9 10.5 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025 1,679 273 278 175 17.9 16.3 Jul 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025 1,580 171 88 55 5.7 10.8 Oct 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2025 2,170 349 323 188 19.5 16.1 Jan 14, 2026 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2025 2,229 358 350 207 21.6 16.1 Apr 14, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +60.4% +145.2% +143.1% +137.9% +142.1%

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