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KOITO MANUFACTURING, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward to an Unexpected 4% Increase

Tue Oct 28, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

7276 KOITO MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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KOITO MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD. <7276> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on October 28th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) increased 14.7% from the same period last year, reaching 22.7 billion yen, resulting in an increase in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 17.0% decrease.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 24.4%, from the previous forecast of 41.0 billion yen to 51.0 billion yen (compared to 49.1 billion yen in the previous period), turning to a 3.8% 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 decrease 3.6% from the same period last year to 28.2 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 27.6% from the same period last year, reaching 10.1 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin worsened from 4.2% in the same period last year to 3.5%.

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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 468,153 32,513 36,909 25,524 80.8 58.3 Oct 31, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 444,073 18,067 19,871 11,282 37.3 40.4 Oct 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 446,851 19,852 22,792 11,841 42.1 44.7 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.6% +9.9% +14.7% +5.0% +12.8%

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 429,000 15,000 16,500 8,500 30.5 28 Jul 29, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 446,851 19,852 22,792 11,841 42.1 28 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +4.2% +32.3% +38.1% +39.3% +37.9%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 880,000 36,000 41,000 22,500 84.1 56 Jul 29, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 913,000 45,000 51,000 28,000 104.7 56 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +3.8% +25.0% +24.4% +24.4% +24.5%

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 472,636 26,806 29,276 34,958 118.3 28 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 466,149 25,148 28,208 16,159 60.4 28 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -1.4% -6.2% -3.6% -53.8% -48.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 950,295 55,995 63,265 40,879 130.9 53 Apr 25, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 916,709 44,873 49,147 46,240 156.5 56 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 913,000 45,000 51,000 28,000 104.7 56 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -0.4% +0.3% +3.8% -39.4% -33.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 214,301 9,022 7,985 3,986 13.2 4.2 Oct 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 231,098 12,065 14,347 17,936 60.0 5.2 Jan 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 241,538 14,741 14,929 17,022 57.6 6.1 Apr 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 219,725 11,907 12,605 10,120 35.7 5.4 Jul 29, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 227,126 7,945 10,187 1,721 6.1 3.5 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.0% -11.9% +27.6% -56.8% -53.6%

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