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HINO MOTORS, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward to an Unexpected 53% Increase

Tue Nov 4, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

7205 HINO MOTORS,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

HINO MOTORS,LTD. <7205> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 4th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) expanded 36.5 billion yen, an increase 87.9% compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 71.4%, from the previous forecast of 35.0 billion yen to 60.0 billion yen (compared to 39.3 billion yen in the previous period), turning to a 52.6% increase in the consolidated ordinary profit 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 grow 18.1% from the same period last year, reaching 23.4 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 15.5% from the same period last year, reaching 16.2 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 4.1% in the same period last year to 5.6%.

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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 755,388 6,766 6,291 76 0.1 ー Oct 27, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 847,546 24,096 19,447 -219,598 -382.6 49.5 Oct 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 742,859 38,073 36,541 22,502 39.2 60.9 Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -12.4% +58.0% +87.9% － －

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 － － Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 742,859 38,073 36,541 22,502 39.2 0 Nov 4, 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 1,500,000 40,000 35,000 20,000 34.8 － Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 1,500,000 65,000 60,000 40,000 69.7 － Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% +62.5% +71.4% +100.0% +100.0%

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 849,683 33,394 19,863 1,845 3.2 0 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 757,141 26,927 23,459 17,498 30.5 － Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -10.9% -19.4% +18.1% +848.4% +849.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 1,516,255 -8,103 -9,233 17,087 29.8 0 Apr 25, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 1,697,229 57,490 39,310 -217,753 -379.3 0 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 1,500,000 65,000 60,000 40,000 69.7 － Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -11.6% +13.1% +52.6% － －

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 436,486 17,713 14,113 -219,376 -382.2 4.1 Oct 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 432,661 20,971 252 -45,768 -79.7 4.8 Jan 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 417,022 12,423 19,611 47,613 82.9 3.0 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 364,244 16,943 20,242 13,554 23.6 4.7 Jul 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 378,615 21,130 16,299 8,948 15.6 5.6 Nov 4, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -13.3% +19.3% +15.5% － －

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