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NATOCO, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 90%

Fri May 29, 2026 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4627 NATOCO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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NATOCO CO.,LTD. <4627> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on May 29th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending October 2026 (November 2025 to April 2026) expanded 1.02 billion yen, an increase 90.3% compared to the same period last year, exceeded the previous forecast of 0.73 billion yen.

Progress toward the full-year plan of 1.55 billion yen was 66.1%, also surpassing the five-year average of 40.7%.

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 May to October period (second half) is expected to drop 45.8% from the same period last year to 0.52 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from February to April (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 4.7 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.64 billion yen. The operating profit margin significantly improved from 5.3% in the same period last year to 8.6%.

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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
Nov - Apr, 2023 9,699 402 542 367 48.7 39.4 May 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Nov - Apr, 2024 11,023 647 538 358 47.4 35.7 May 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Nov - Apr, 2025 11,514 864 1,024 659 87.3 66.1 May 29, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +4.5% +33.5% +90.3% +84.1% +84.0%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Nov - Apr, 2025 Guidance 11,310 680 730 480 63.5 27 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Nov - Apr, 2025 Results 11,514 864 1,024 659 87.3 27 May 29, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +1.8% +27.1% +40.3% +37.3% +37.4%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
May - Oct, 2025 11,252 751 971 779 103.2 29 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
May - Oct, 2026 Guidance 11,486 586 526 341 45.1 27 May 29, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +2.1% -22.0% -45.8% -56.2% -56.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct, 2024 20,753 1,232 1,377 955 126.6 51 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct, 2025 22,275 1,398 1,509 1,137 150.6 55 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct, 2026 Guidance 23,000 1,450 1,550 1,000 132.3 54 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +3.3% +3.7% +2.7% -12.0% -12.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Feb - Apr, 2025 5,288 279 137 91 12.1 5.3 May 30, 2025 J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2025 5,549 354 480 432 57.3 6.4 Sep 5, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2025 5,703 397 491 347 46.0 7.0 Dec 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2025 5,470 345 377 238 31.5 6.3 Feb 27, 2026 J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2026 6,044 519 647 421 55.8 8.6 May 29, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +14.3% +86.0% +372.3% +362.6% +362.4%

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