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HOKKAIDO CHUO BUS, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 25%

Thu Nov 13, 2025 2:30 pm JST Earnings

9085 HOKKAIDO CHUO BUS CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

HOKKAIDO CHUO BUS CO., LTD. <9085> [SSE] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 13th (14:30). The consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) turned into a profit of 0.31 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.24 billion yen in the same period last year).

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 25.0%, from the previous forecast of 2.00 billion yen to 2.50 billion yen (compared to 2.63 billion yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 24.2% to 5.2%.

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 24.3% from the same period last year to 2.18 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 3.8 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.46 billion yen. The operating profit margin significantly improved from 0.3% in the same period last year to 4.6%.

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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 15,404 -472 -306 -552 -211.2 ー Nov 13, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 15,901 -433 -246 -390 -149.1 ー Nov 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 16,440 212 318 258 98.7 12.7 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +3.4% － － － －

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 － － May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 16,440 212 318 258 98.7 － Nov 13, 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 37,300 1,900 2,000 1,600 611.6 － May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 37,800 2,300 2,500 1,900 726.3 － Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +1.3% +21.1% +25.0% +18.8% +18.8%

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 20,089 2,698 2,884 2,652 1,014.0 50 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 21,360 2,088 2,182 1,642 627.7 － Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.3% -22.6% -24.3% -38.1% -38.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 33,838 1,169 1,463 941 359.7 40 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 35,990 2,265 2,638 2,262 864.9 50 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 37,800 2,300 2,500 1,900 726.3 － Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.0% +1.5% -5.2% -16.0% -16.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 8,863 23 122 69 26.4 0.3 Nov 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 9,783 739 794 529 202.4 7.6 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 10,306 1,959 2,090 2,123 811.7 19.0 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 6,940 -223 -148 -43 -16.5 -3.2 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 9,500 435 466 301 115.2 4.6 Nov 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.2% +1,791.3% +282.0% +336.2% +336.5%

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