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PCA, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Downward to an Unexpected 6% Decrease

Tue Oct 28, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

9629 PCA CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

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PCA CORPORATION <9629> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 28th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) decreased 14.3% from the same period last year to 1.20 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 11.7%, from the previous forecast of 2.86 billion yen to 2.53 billion yen (compared to 2.68 billion yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 5.9% decrease in profit.

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 grow 3.4% from the same period last year, reaching 1.32 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 0.60 billion yen, a 13.4% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin decreased from 16.8% in the same period last year to 14.6%.

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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 7,074 998 1,026 660 33.0 43.8 Oct 23, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 7,895 1,375 1,408 913 45.6 52.4 Oct 28, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 8,223 1,211 1,206 759 37.9 47.7 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.2% -11.9% -14.3% -16.9% -16.9%

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 ー ー ー ー － 0 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 8,223 1,211 1,206 759 37.9 0 Oct 28, 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 17,689 2,824 2,865 1,897 94.6 95 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 17,539 2,543 2,530 1,649 82.2 95 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -0.8% -10.0% -11.7% -13.1% -13.1%

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 8,342 1,262 1,280 828 41.3 87 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 9,316 1,332 1,324 890 44.4 95 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +11.7% +5.5% +3.4% +7.5% +7.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 15,018 2,309 2,343 1,611 80.5 81 Apr 25, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 16,237 2,637 2,688 1,741 86.9 87 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 17,539 2,543 2,530 1,649 82.2 95 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +8.0% -3.6% -5.9% -5.3% -5.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 4,016 675 700 458 22.9 16.8 Oct 28, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 4,166 732 739 530 26.4 17.6 Jan 29, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 4,176 530 541 298 14.9 12.7 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 3,972 589 600 348 17.4 14.8 Jul 24, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 4,251 622 606 411 20.5 14.6 Oct 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.9% -7.9% -13.4% -10.3% -10.3%

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