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CERES, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 0.1％

Fri Aug 8, 2025 12:30 pm JST Earnings

3696 CERES INC. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

CERES INC. <3696> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results at noon (12:30) on August 8th. The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January to June) was 1.06 billion yen, a 0.1% decrease compared to the same period last year. Progress toward the full-year plan of 3.25 billion yen was 32.9%, also falling below the five-year average of 47.9%.

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 July to December period (second half) is expected to expand 35.7% from the same period last year, reaching 2.18 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from April to June (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 0.71 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.07 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit margin drastically improved from 1.5% in the same period last year to 7.4%.

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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
Jan - Jun, 2023 11,220 466 531 354 31.1 43.6 Aug 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2024 13,151 811 1,069 673 58.8 39.9 Aug 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 15,854 1,461 1,068 1,552 134.8 32.9 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +20.6% +80.1% -0.1% +130.6% +129.3%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance ー ー ー ー － － Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Results 15,854 1,461 1,068 1,552 134.8 0 Aug 8, 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
Jul - Dec, 2024 14,555 1,417 1,608 807 70.3 60 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2025 Guidance 12,546 1,389 2,182 1,798 155.8 60 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -13.8% -2.0% +35.7% +122.8% +121.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023 24,070 1,118 1,217 451 39.6 20 Feb 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 27,706 2,228 2,677 1,480 129.0 60 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance 28,400 2,850 3,250 3,350 290.3 60 May 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.5% +27.9% +21.4% +126.4% +125.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Jun, 2024 6,433 98 -71 -159 -13.9 1.5 Aug 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 7,067 618 455 172 15.0 8.7 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 7,488 799 1,153 635 55.3 10.7 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 7,686 860 352 -57 -5.0 11.2 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 8,168 601 716 1,609 139.7 7.4 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +27.0% +513.3% － － －

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