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CAREER DESIGN CENTER, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 12%, Current Fiscal Year Dividend Revised Upward by 5 Yen

Thu Apr 30, 2026 4:00 pm JST Earnings

2410 CAREER DESIGN CENTER CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

CAREER DESIGN CENTER CO.,LTD. <2410> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 30th (16:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 (October 2025 to March 2026) increased 12.0% from the same period last year, reaching 0.71 billion yen. However, Progress toward the full-year plan of 1.90 billion yen was 37.7%, also falling below the five-year average of 66.1%.

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 22.7% from the same period last year, reaching 1.18 billion yen.

At the same time, the company has increased its planned year-end lump-sum dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 125 yen to 130 yen (compared to 100 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (2Q), the ordinary profit grew 29.1% from the same period last year, reaching 0.33 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 5.7% in the same period last year to 7.1%.

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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
Oct - Mar, 2023 8,746 687 688 468 84.2 47.8 Apr 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 9,052 630 640 437 83.5 39.9 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 9,320 708 717 489 93.0 37.7 Apr 30, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +3.0% +12.4% +12.0% +11.9% +11.4%

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 9,530 665 670 433 81.9 0 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Results 9,320 708 717 489 93.0 0 Apr 30, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -2.2% +6.5% +7.0% +12.9% +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 20,000 1,890 1,900 1,272 240.6 125 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep, 2026 New 20,000 1,890 1,900 1,272 240.6 130 Apr 30, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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 9,594 952 964 663 126.4 100 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2026 Guidance 10,680 1,182 1,183 783 148.1 130 Apr 30, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +11.3% +24.2% +22.7% +18.1% +17.2%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Sep, 2024 17,734 1,432 1,438 984 179.0 90 Nov 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 18,646 1,582 1,604 1,100 209.7 100 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep, 2026 Guidance 20,000 1,890 1,900 1,272 240.6 130 Apr 30, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +7.3% +19.5% +18.5% +15.6% +14.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2025 4,451 253 258 177 33.8 5.7 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 4,953 581 585 403 76.8 11.7 Jul 31, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 4,641 371 379 260 49.6 8.0 Nov 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2025 4,687 379 384 263 50.1 8.1 Jan 30, 2026 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2026 4,633 329 333 226 43.0 7.1 Apr 30, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +4.1% +30.0% +29.1% +27.7% +27.1%

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