Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027 · Second quarter (interim period) and full yearPrevious forecast published 13 May 2026The bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document. The percentage change shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the rate.
In the first half, profit fell below forecasts due to the effects of higher recruitment expenses associated with strong driver hiring, surging fuel and materials prices due to the situation in the Middle East, higher restricted stock-based compensation resulting from the rise in the share price, and expenses related to the third-party allotment of shares and other factors. For the full year, the forecast incorporates, in addition to the effects from the first half, the impact of increases in fuel prices and other costs that exceeded the assumptions made in the previous earnings forecast, as well as higher recruitment expenses.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | Interim period 10,500 / Full year 21,000 → Interim period 10,498 / Full year 21,000(Interim period -0 / Full year 0) |
| Operating profit | Interim period 250 / Full year 500 → Interim period 105 / Full year 200(Interim period -58 / Full year -60) |
| Ordinary income | Interim period 150 / Full year 100 → Interim period 2 / Full year -50(Interim period -98.3 / Full year Not disclosed) |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | Interim period 100 / Full year 100 → Interim period -136 / Full year 10(Interim period Not disclosed / Full year -90) |
| Net income per share | Interim period 22.46 / Full year 22.46 → Interim period -14.52 / Full year 2.2 |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Period Covered | Second quarter (interim period) and full year |
| Publication date of previous forecast | 13 May 2026 |
| Previous-period results | Second quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026: net sales ¥9,889 million, operating profit ¥228 million, ordinary profit ¥214 million, interim net income attributable to owners of the parent ¥24 million, and interim net income per share ¥5.61. Full year of the fiscal year ended March 2026: net sales ¥19,907 million, operating profit ¥384 million, ordinary profit ¥263 million, net income attributable to owners of the parent ¥222 million, and net income per share ¥50.08. |
| Reason for the revision | In the first half, profit fell below forecasts due to the effects of higher recruitment expenses associated with strong driver hiring, surging fuel and materials prices due to the situation in the Middle East, higher restricted stock-based compensation resulting from the rise in the share price, and expenses related to the third-party allotment of shares and other factors. For the full year, the forecast incorporates, in addition to the effects from the first half, the impact of increases in fuel prices and other costs that exceeded the assumptions made in the previous earnings forecast, as well as higher recruitment expenses. |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
Items this document does not state (2)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In the first half, profit was weighed down by higher recruitment expenses associated with strong driver hiring, surging fuel and materials prices due to the situation in the Middle East, higher restricted stock-based compensation resulting from the rise in the share price, and expenses related to the third-party allotment of shares. For the full year, the forecast incorporates, in addition to these factors, increases in fuel prices and other costs that exceeded the assumptions made in the previous forecast, as well as higher recruitment expenses.