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Quest, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 4%, Jul-Sep Ordinary Profit Decreases by 4%

Fri Nov 14, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

2332 Quest Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

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Quest Co., Ltd. <2332> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 14th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) decreased 4.5% from the same period last year to 0.51 billion yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 1.24 billion yen was 41.2%, also falling below the five-year average of 47.3%.

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 grow 26.3% from the same period last year, reaching 0.72 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 0.27 billion yen, a 4.2% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 7.3% in the same period last year to 6.0%.

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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 7,001 453 487 326 61.0 45.9 Nov 9, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 7,234 496 535 356 66.5 48.1 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 8,785 486 511 335 62.6 41.2 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +21.4% -2.0% -4.5% -5.9% -5.9%

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 ー ー ー ー － 0 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 8,785 486 511 335 62.6 0 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate － － － － －

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 7,702 559 577 411 76.8 58 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 8,075 694 729 510 99.5 55 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.8% +24.2% +26.3% +24.1% +29.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 14,224 997 1,061 696 130.1 49 May 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 14,936 1,055 1,112 767 143.3 58 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 16,860 1,180 1,240 845 164.8 55 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +12.9% +11.8% +11.5% +10.2% +15.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 3,652 268 288 194 36.3 7.3 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 3,773 285 299 198 37.0 7.6 Feb 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 3,929 274 278 213 39.8 7.0 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 4,383 220 235 152 28.6 5.0 Aug 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 4,402 266 276 183 34.2 6.0 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +20.5% -0.7% -4.2% -5.7% -5.7%

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