CREAL, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 27%
2998 CREAL Inc. 【J-GAAP】
Earnings ReportCREAL Inc. <2998> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 14th (14:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) decreased 26.7% from the same period last year to 0.71 billion yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 2.50 billion yen was 28.5%, also falling below the five-year average of 69.7%.
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 October to March period (second half) is expected to surge 2.1 times that of the same period last year, reaching 1.78 billion yen.
In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 2.6 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.45 billion yen. The operating profit margin significantly improved from 2.4% in the same period last year to 7.0%.
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Actual Performance and Financial Trends
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Progress Rate vs. First Half |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
9,335M | 589M | 566M | 349M | 12.1 | 60.1 | Nov 14, 2023 | J-GAAP |
|
|
21,672M | 1,032M | 973M | 741M | 25.0 | 53.2 | Nov 14, 2024 | J-GAAP |
|
|
16,794M | 743M | 713M | 521M | 17.3 | 28.5 | Nov 14, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | -22.5% | -28.0% | -26.7% | -29.7% | -31.0% |
| 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 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| Apr - Sep, 2025 Results | 16,794M | 743M | 713M | 521M | 17.3 | 0 | Nov 14, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| Revision Rate | － | － | － | － | － |
Current Period Guidance
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
20,151M | 936M | 857M | 610M | 20.5 | 6 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
Guidance
Oct - Mar, 2025
|
ー | 1,917M | 1,787M | 1,279M | 35.5 | 7 | Nov 14, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | － | +104.8% | +108.5% | +109.7% | +72.8% |
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
21,044M | 980M | 941M | 647M | 22.3 | 0 | May 15, 2024 | J-GAAP |
|
|
41,823M | 1,968M | 1,830M | 1,351M | 45.5 | 6 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
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Guidance
Mar, 2026
|
ー | 2,660M | 2,500M | 1,800M | 49.9 | 7 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | － | +35.2% | +36.6% | +33.2% | +9.8% |
Quarterly Results
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Operating Profit Margin |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7,845M | 191M | 172M | 142M | 4.8 | 2.4 | Nov 14, 2024 | J-GAAP |
|
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4,969M | 131M | 96M | 69M | 2.3 | 2.6 | Feb 14, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
15,182M | 805M | 761M | 541M | 18.2 | 5.3 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
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10,069M | 271M | 259M | 186M | 6.2 | 2.7 | Aug 14, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
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6,725M | 472M | 454M | 335M | 11.1 | 7.0 | Nov 14, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | -14.3% | +147.1% | +164.0% | +135.9% | +131.5% |