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HOKUTO, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 35%, The Undecided Dividend Raised by 2 Yen

Fri Nov 14, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

1379 HOKUTO CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

HOKUTO CORPORATION <1379> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 14th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) turned into a profit of 0.30 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.63 billion yen in the same period last year), reversing from the forecast of a loss of 1.16 billion yen to a profit.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 35.1%, from the previous forecast of 4.65 billion yen to 6.28 billion yen (compared to 6.95 billion yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 33.1% to 9.7%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to decrease 21.3% from the same period last year to 5.97 billion yen.

In light of the strong performance, the company has decided to implement a annual dividend of 52 yen for the current fiscal year, which was previously undecided (compared to 50 yen in the prior term).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 0.16 billion yen (compared to a loss of 1.56 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin improved from -1.6% in the same period last year to -0.6%.

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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
Apr - Sep, 2023 34,862 -1,975 -668 -617 -19.5 ー Nov 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 35,998 -282 -639 -499 -15.7 ー Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 38,080 58 307 1,401 44.8 4.9 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.8% － － － －

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 38,100 -1,330 -1,160 280 9.0 10 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 38,080 58 307 1,401 44.8 10 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -0.1% － － +400.4% +400.4%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 83,600 4,280 4,650 4,340 138.7 － May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 84,700 5,830 6,280 5,760 184.0 52 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +1.3% +36.2% +35.1% +32.7% +32.7%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 47,106 6,910 7,592 4,940 156.4 40 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 46,620 5,772 5,973 4,359 139.3 42 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -1.0% -16.5% -21.3% -11.8% -11.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 79,426 3,180 4,715 3,525 111.2 50 May 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 83,104 6,628 6,953 4,441 140.6 50 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 84,700 5,830 6,280 5,760 184.0 52 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +1.9% -12.0% -9.7% +29.7% +30.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 18,173 -285 -1,562 -1,101 -34.7 -1.6 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 25,607 4,334 5,584 3,467 109.4 16.9 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 21,499 2,576 2,008 1,473 46.6 12.0 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 18,524 176 147 1,358 43.4 1.0 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 19,556 -118 160 43 1.4 -0.6 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.6% +58.6% － － －

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