安藤・間 announced that it had revised its current-period ordinary profit forecast upward and expected to post record profit for the first time in 10 periods. Ordinary profit for the six months ended September rose to ¥20.0 billion.
安藤・間 announced its earnings during the afternoon session on 12 November, reporting consolidated ordinary profit of ¥20.0 billion for the six months ended September of the fiscal year ending March 2027 (April-September), up 77.1% year on year. It also raised its full-year ordinary profit forecast by 15.5%, from ¥33.6 billion to ¥38.8 billion, and lifted the projected growth rate to 16.7%, putting it on track to renew its record profit for the first time in 10 periods.
Meanwhile, the company's estimate for consolidated ordinary profit in October-March (the second half) is ¥18.7 billion, down 14.5% year on year. Consolidated ordinary profit for July-September, the latest three-month period, increased 2.0-fold year on year to ¥13.7 billion, while the operating margin on sales improved sharply from 6.3% to 9.9%.