STEP, Jan-Mar (2Q) Ordinary Profit Increases by 6%
9795 STEP CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】
Earnings ReportSTEP CO.,LTD. <9795> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 23rd (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 (October 2025 to March 2026) was 2.42 billion yen, a 1.2% increase compared to the same period last year. Progress toward the full-year plan of 4.02 billion yen was 60.3%, almost the same as the five-year average of 60.3%.
Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the April to September period (second half) is expected to grow 8.8% from the same period last year, reaching 1.59 billion yen.
In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (2Q), the ordinary profit grew 5.6% from the same period last year, reaching 0.76 billion yen. The operating profit margin rose from 18.8% in the same period last year to 19.6%.
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Actual Performance and Financial Trends
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Progress Rate vs. First Half |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7,700M | 2,233M | 2,276M | 1,565M | 96.4 | 63.9 | Apr 25, 2024 | J-GAAP |
|
|
8,159M | 2,352M | 2,398M | 1,652M | 104.3 | 62.0 | Apr 24, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
8,356M | 2,380M | 2,426M | 1,697M | 108.6 | 60.3 | Apr 23, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | +2.4% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +2.7% | +4.1% |
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance | 8,396M | 2,400M | 2,444M | 1,694M | 109.3 | 44 | Oct 30, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| Oct - Mar, 2025 Results | 8,356M | 2,380M | 2,426M | 1,697M | 108.6 | 44 | Apr 23, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| Revision Rate | -0.5% | -0.8% | -0.7% | +0.2% | -0.7% |
Current Period Guidance
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7,687M | 1,428M | 1,467M | 1,037M | 65.7 | 45 | Oct 30, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
Guidance
Apr - Sep, 2026
|
8,138M | 1,562M | 1,596M | 1,057M | 68.2 | 44 | Apr 23, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | +5.9% | +9.4% | +8.8% | +1.9% | +3.8% |
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
15,098M | 3,511M | 3,564M | 2,508M | 155.6 | 77 | Oct 31, 2024 | J-GAAP |
|
|
15,846M | 3,780M | 3,865M | 2,689M | 170.4 | 85 | Oct 30, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
Guidance
Sep, 2026
|
16,494M | 3,942M | 4,022M | 2,754M | 177.7 | 88 | Oct 30, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | +4.1% | +4.3% | +4.1% | +2.4% | +4.3% |
Quarterly Results
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Operating Profit Margin |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3,646M | 687M | 728M | 500M | 31.6 | 18.8 | Apr 24, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
3,639M | 496M | 496M | 337M | 21.3 | 13.6 | Jul 31, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
4,048M | 932M | 971M | 700M | 44.4 | 23.0 | Oct 30, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
4,549M | 1,634M | 1,657M | 1,168M | 74.4 | 35.9 | Jan 29, 2026 | J-GAAP |
|
|
3,807M | 746M | 769M | 529M | 33.8 | 19.6 | Apr 23, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | +4.4% | +8.6% | +5.6% | +5.8% | +7.2% |
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