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KIMOTO, First Half Ordinary Profit Unexpectedly Revised Upward by 14%

Thu Oct 30, 2025 5:00 pm JST Earnings

7908 KIMOTO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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KIMOTO CO.,LTD. <7908> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 30th (17:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) increased 13.5% from the same period last year, reaching 0.87 billion yen, resulting in an increase in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 42.7% decrease.

Progress toward the full-year plan of 1.15 billion yen was 75.8%, also surpassing the five-year average of 34.6%.

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 October to March period (second half) is expected to significant drop 54.4% from the same period last year to 0.27 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 66.7% from the same period last year, reaching 0.55 billion yen. The operating profit margin rose from 15.2% in the same period last year to 17.7%.

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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
Apr - Sep, 2023 4,618 -109 7 -1 0.0 1.7 Oct 30, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 5,776 814 768 627 13.6 55.7 Oct 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 5,583 820 872 633 14.1 75.8 Oct 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -3.3% +0.7% +13.5% +1.0% +3.3%

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 5,080 420 440 300 6.7 3 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 5,583 820 872 633 14.1 3 Oct 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +9.9% +95.2% +98.2% +111.0% +111.3%

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 5,518 526 610 362 7.9 5 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 5,117 280 278 167 3.7 4 Oct 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -7.3% -46.8% -54.4% -53.9% -53.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 9,910 214 408 335 7.3 6 Apr 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 11,294 1,340 1,378 989 21.5 8 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 10,700 1,100 1,150 800 17.7 7 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -5.3% -17.9% -16.5% -19.1% -17.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 3,013 457 333 251 5.4 15.2 Oct 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 2,874 368 486 364 7.9 12.8 Jan 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 2,644 158 124 -2 0.0 6.0 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 2,735 315 317 227 5.1 11.5 Jul 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 2,848 505 555 406 9.0 17.7 Oct 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -5.5% +10.5% +66.7% +61.8% +65.6%

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