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ASAHI BROADCASTING, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 37%, Dividend Revised Upward by 4 Yen

Mon Nov 10, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

9405 ASAHI BROADCASTING GROUP HOLDINGS CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

ASAHI BROADCASTING GROUP HOLDINGS CORPORATION <9405> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 10th (15:30). 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 1.29 billion yen (compared to a loss of 1.04 billion yen in the same period last year).

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 37.0%, from the previous forecast of 2.70 billion yen to 3.70 billion yen (compared to 2.50 billion yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 7.7% to 47.6%.

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 drop 32.4% from the same period last year to 2.40 billion yen.

In light of the strong performance, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 14 yen to 18 yen (compared to 13 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 0.94 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.30 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically improved from -1.0% in the same period last year to 4.1%.

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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 41,776 -992 -832 -673 -16.1 ー Nov 8, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 41,657 -1,160 -1,047 -852 -20.4 ー Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 46,687 1,280 1,297 2,402 57.5 35.1 Nov 10, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +12.1% － － － －

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 － 6 May 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 46,687 1,280 1,297 2,402 57.5 8 Nov 10, 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 92,500 2,700 2,700 3,100 74.2 14 May 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 92,700 3,600 3,700 4,100 98.1 18 Nov 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.2% +33.3% +37.0% +32.3% +32.3%

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 50,266 3,751 3,553 3,354 80.4 7 May 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 46,013 2,320 2,403 1,698 40.6 10 Nov 10, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -8.5% -38.1% -32.4% -49.4% -49.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 90,452 832 723 -884 -21.2 12 May 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 91,923 2,591 2,506 2,502 60.0 13 May 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 92,700 3,600 3,700 4,100 98.1 18 Nov 10, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.8% +38.9% +47.6% +63.9% +63.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 22,105 -225 -300 -319 -7.7 -1.0 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 25,215 2,258 2,349 2,086 50.0 9.0 Feb 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 25,051 1,493 1,204 1,268 30.4 6.0 May 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 21,704 253 355 1,872 44.9 1.2 Aug 4, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 24,983 1,027 942 530 12.7 4.1 Nov 10, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +13.0% － － － －

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