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KATO WORKS, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Downward to a Loss

Thu Nov 13, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

6390 KATO WORKS CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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KATO WORKS CO., LTD. <6390> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 13th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) turned into a loss of 1.52 billion yen (compared to a profit of 1.34 billion yen in the same period last year).

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit/loss has been revised downward from an expected profit of 1.20 billion yen to a loss of 1.00 billion yen (compared to a profit of 1.40 billion yen in the previous period), turning to a loss outlook.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to surge 8.5 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.52 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 1.04 billion yen (compared to a profit of 0.90 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically worsened from 5.9% in the same period last year to -6.8%.

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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 29,568 800 1,604 2,521 215.2 62.3 Nov 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 26,483 845 1,340 -4,988 -425.6 95.6 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 26,756 -1,615 -1,520 -1,573 -137.1 ー Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +1.0% － － +68.5% +67.8%

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 － 35 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 26,756 -1,615 -1,520 -1,573 -137.1 35 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate － － － － －

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 57,000 1,700 1,200 1,200 107.6 70 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 57,000 -500 -1,000 200 17.9 70 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% － － -83.3% -83.3%

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 26,449 58 61 -1,045 -89.1 35 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 30,244 1,115 520 1,773 159.0 35 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +14.3% +1,822.4% +752.5% － －

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 57,498 1,654 2,575 4,235 361.5 65 May 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 52,932 903 1,401 -6,033 -514.5 70 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 57,000 -500 -1,000 200 17.9 70 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.7% － － － －

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 15,660 923 902 -4,736 -404.1 5.9 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 10,332 52 412 157 13.4 0.5 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 16,117 6 -351 -1,202 -102.5 0.0 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 12,429 -635 -471 -509 -44.1 -5.1 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 14,327 -980 -1,049 -1,064 -92.7 -6.8 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -8.5% － － +77.5% +77.1%

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