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SONEC, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 5.8 times, Current Fiscal Year Dividend Revised Upward by 20 Yen

Fri Nov 7, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

1768 SONEC CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

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SONEC CORPORATION <1768> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 7th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) surged 5.8 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.79 billion yen, exceeded the previous forecast of 0.30 billion yen.

Progress toward the full-year plan of 1.18 billion yen was 66.8%, also surpassing the five-year average of 46.1%.

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 October to March period (second half) is expected to drop 34.2% from the same period last year to 0.39 billion yen.

At the same time, the company has significantly increased its planned year-end lump-sum dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 30 yen to 50 yen (compared to 30 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 4.7 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.50 billion yen. The operating profit margin drastically improved from 2.6% in the same period last year to 11.3%.

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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 8,459 220 254 170 23.4 80.1 Nov 9, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 6,434 103 137 81 11.1 18.6 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 8,807 740 793 545 74.7 66.8 Nov 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +36.9% +618.4% +478.8% +572.8% +571.7%

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 7,372 264 307 208 28.5 0 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 8,807 740 793 545 74.7 0 Nov 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +19.5% +180.3% +158.3% +162.0% +162.3%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 20,099 1,099 1,188 815 111.6 30 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 20,099 1,099 1,188 815 111.6 50 Nov 7, 2025 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
Oct - Mar, 2024 8,762 555 600 419 57.5 30 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 11,292 359 395 270 37.0 50 Nov 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +28.9% -35.3% -34.2% -35.6% -35.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 16,179 249 317 144 19.8 30 May 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 15,196 658 737 500 68.6 30 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 20,099 1,099 1,188 815 111.6 50 Nov 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +32.3% +67.0% +61.2% +63.0% +62.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 3,665 95 107 63 8.7 2.6 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 3,969 194 219 205 28.1 4.9 Feb 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 4,793 361 381 214 29.3 7.5 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 4,544 258 287 197 27.0 5.7 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 4,263 482 506 348 47.7 11.3 Nov 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +16.3% +407.4% +372.9% +452.4% +451.3%

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