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Chichibu Railway, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 4.1 times, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

Thu Nov 13, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

9012 Chichibu Railway Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Chichibu Railway Co.,Ltd. <9012> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 13th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) surged 4.1 times that of the same period last year, reaching 274 million yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 140 million yen is 195.7%, already exceeding the target and also exceeding the same period of the previous year of 24.8%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the October to March period (second half) is expected to turn into a loss of 134 million yen (compared to a profit of 203 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 196 million yen (compared to a loss of 32 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically improved from -1.9% in the same period last year to 13.7%.

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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 2,417 32 43 234 158.2 226.3 Nov 9, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 2,575 82 67 25 17.1 24.8 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 2,828 296 274 235 158.9 195.7 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +9.8% +261.0% +309.0% +840.0% +827.9%

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 2,820 290 270 230 154.9 0 Nov 6, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 2,828 296 274 235 158.9 0 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.3% +2.1% +1.5% +2.2% +2.6%

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 2,701 222 203 90 60.9 0 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 2,472 -106 -134 -125 -84.2 0 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -8.5% － － － －

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 4,913 16 19 92 62.3 0 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 5,276 304 270 115 77.8 0 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 5,300 190 140 110 74.1 0 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.5% -37.5% -48.1% -4.3% -4.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 1,291 -24 -32 -55 -37.7 -1.9 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 1,401 169 160 150 101.4 12.1 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 1,300 53 43 -60 -40.6 4.1 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 1,322 89 78 75 51.2 6.7 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 1,506 207 196 160 108.2 13.7 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +16.7% － － － －

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