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PLANT, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Downward to an Unexpected 25% Decrease

Tue Apr 28, 2026 1:00 pm JST Earnings

7646 PLANT Co.,Ltd 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

PLANT Co.,Ltd <7646> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on April 28th (13:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 (October 2025 to March 2026) decreased 10.1% from the same period last year to 0.94 billion yen, resulting in a decrease in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 4.2% increase.

In addition, the full-year forecast for ordinary profit has decreased 30.4%, from the previous forecast of 2.30 billion yen to 1.60 billion yen (compared to 2.13 billion yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 24.9% decrease in profit.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the April to September period (second half) is expected to drop 39.4% from the same period last year to 0.65 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (2Q), the ordinary profit grew 7.5% from the same period last year, reaching 0.63 billion yen. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 2.2% in the same period last year to 2.5%.

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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
Oct - Mar, 2023 48,956 1,232 1,300 911 120.7 57.8 Apr 25, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 48,265 979 1,056 751 108.8 49.6 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 47,555 891 949 657 95.2 59.3 Apr 28, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -1.5% -9.0% -10.1% -12.5% -12.5%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 48,500 1,050 1,100 760 110.1 40 Oct 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Results 47,555 891 949 657 95.2 40 Apr 28, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -1.9% -15.1% -13.7% -13.6% -13.5%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Sep, 2026 Prev 99,000 2,200 2,300 1,530 221.6 95 Oct 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep, 2026 New 95,500 1,500 1,600 1,100 159.3 95 Apr 28, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -3.5% -31.8% -30.4% -28.1% -28.1%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2025 49,499 1,027 1,075 594 86.1 45 Oct 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2026 Guidance 47,945 609 651 443 64.2 55 Apr 28, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -3.1% -40.7% -39.4% -25.4% -25.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Sep, 2024 98,585 2,128 2,249 365 49.9 50 Oct 24, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 97,764 2,006 2,131 1,345 194.9 75 Oct 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep, 2026 Guidance 95,500 1,500 1,600 1,100 159.3 95 Apr 28, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -2.3% -25.2% -24.9% -18.2% -18.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2025 24,706 544 586 413 59.9 2.2 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 24,052 578 600 422 61.1 2.4 Jul 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 25,447 449 475 172 24.9 1.8 Oct 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2025 23,277 289 319 223 32.4 1.2 Jan 27, 2026 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2026 24,278 602 630 434 62.9 2.5 Apr 28, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY -1.7% +10.7% +7.5% +5.1% +5.1%

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