Daitobo, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 51%

Daitobo Co., Ltd. <3202> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 6th (14:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) significantly dropped 50.7% from the same period last year to 36 million yen, fell short of the previous forecast of 70 million yen.

Progress toward the full-year plan of 160 million yen was 22.5%, also falling below the five-year average of 36.1%.

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 surge 2.6 times that of the same period last year, reaching 124 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 22 million yen, a 57.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 9.7% in the same period last year to 7.1%.

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