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KNC Laboratories, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 87%

Fri Nov 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

6568 KNC Laboratories Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

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KNC Laboratories Co., Ltd. <6568> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 14th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) significantly dropped 87.2% from the same period last year to 11 million yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 800 million yen was 1.4%, also falling below the five-year average of 22.8%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to decrease 6.4% from the same period last year to 789 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 22 million yen (compared to a loss of 1 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin improved from -0.5% in the same period last year to 0.5%.

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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 3,372 628 635 440 57.2 30.3 Nov 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 3,322 76 86 54 7.1 9.3 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 3,374 0 11 1 0.1 1.4 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +1.6% － -87.2% -98.1% -98.2%

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 － 16 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 3,374 0 11 1 0.1 16 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 4,856 695 843 683 88.4 17 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 5,226 780 789 583 75.3 17 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.6% +12.2% -6.4% -14.6% -14.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 9,154 2,081 2,094 1,493 193.5 30 May 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 8,178 771 929 737 95.4 33 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 8,600 780 800 584 75.4 33 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.2% +1.2% -13.9% -20.8% -20.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 1,917 -9 -1 -2 -0.3 -0.5 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 1,932 246 398 284 36.8 12.7 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 2,924 449 445 399 51.7 15.4 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 1,694 -9 -11 -11 -1.5 -0.5 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 1,680 9 22 12 1.6 0.5 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -12.4% － － － －

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