NISHIMATSUYA CHAIN, Jun-Aug (2Q) Ordinary Profit Decreases by 19%, Current Fiscal Year Dividend Revised Upward by 1 Yen

NISHIMATSUYA CHAIN Co., Ltd. <7545> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 1st (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2027 (March to August) was 7.37 billion yen, a 1.7% decrease compared to the same period last year, resulting in a decrease in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 2.6% increase.

Progress toward the full-year plan of 13.0 billion yen was 56.8%, below the five-year average of 59.9%.

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 September to February period (second half) is expected to expand 83.8% from the same period last year, reaching 5.62 billion yen.

At the same time, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 32 yen to 33 yen (compared to 32 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 1.90 billion yen, an 18.5% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 4.6% in the same period last year to 3.6%.

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