Bourbon's consolidated results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 benefited from solid domestic confectionery operations, centered on biscuits. Revenue and all profit measures exceeded the previous year, driving an upward revision to the interim earnings outlook.
Bourbon's consolidated results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 were revenue of ¥56.343 billion, up 6.5% year on year; operating profit of ¥1.954 billion, up 31.6%; ordinary profit of ¥2.280 billion, up 45.4%; and net profit of ¥1.584 billion, up 40.4%. Revenue from the domestic confectionery business was ¥51.141 billion, up 6.5%.
The biscuits category, the core of the domestic confectionery business, performed well, while cost-cutting efforts helped interim profit substantially exceed the previous forecast.
In light of this, Bourbon raised its consolidated earnings forecast.