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KOHNAN SHOJI, First Half Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to an Unexpected 11%Decrease

Thu Oct 9, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7516 KOHNAN SHOJI CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

KOHNAN SHOJI CO.,LTD. <7516> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 9th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2026 (March to August) decreased 10.8% from the same period last year to 13.7 billion yen, resulting in a decrease in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 1.4% increase.

Progress toward the full-year plan of 24.0 billion yen was 57.2%, below the five-year average of 65.3%.

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 September to February period (second half) is expected to grow 29.7% from the same period last year, reaching 10.2 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 7.27 billion yen, a 10.1% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 6.2% in the same period last year to 5.7%.

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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
Mar - Aug, 2023 238,210 15,628 14,959 10,253 342.4 66.2 Oct 11, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024 256,612 15,904 15,388 9,225 317.8 66.0 Oct 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 265,049 14,702 13,730 8,726 305.8 57.2 Oct 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +3.3% -7.6% -10.8% -5.4% -3.8%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance 267,200 16,400 15,600 9,500 334.7 65 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Results 265,049 14,702 13,730 8,726 305.8 65 Oct 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -0.8% -10.4% -12.0% -8.1% -8.6%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2024 244,791 9,097 7,918 4,985 172.8 50 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2025 Guidance 258,551 10,898 10,270 5,774 205.0 65 Oct 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.6% +19.8% +29.7% +15.8% +18.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Feb, 2024 472,655 24,097 22,598 14,054 473.9 95 Apr 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 501,403 25,001 23,306 14,210 492.5 100 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Guidance 523,600 25,600 24,000 14,500 514.9 130 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.4% +2.4% +3.0% +2.0% +4.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2024 131,107 8,077 8,098 4,461 153.7 6.2 Oct 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024 122,117 4,881 4,022 2,466 85.3 4.0 Jan 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024 122,674 4,216 3,896 2,519 87.3 3.4 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025 130,789 7,109 6,451 4,373 152.7 5.4 Jul 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2025 134,260 7,593 7,279 4,353 152.5 5.7 Oct 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.4% -6.0% -10.1% -2.4% -0.7%

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