On 9 November, 光ビジネスフォーム announced its financial results. Ordinary profit for the nine months through the third quarter was ¥361 million, up 2.3-fold from the same period of the previous year, but the full-year forecast was cut by 42.0%, from ¥500 million to ¥290 million. Ordinary income in the second half is expected to swing from a projected profit to a loss.
光ビジネスフォーム announced its financial results on 9 November and revised its full-year plan for the fiscal year ending December 2026. Ordinary profit for the nine months through the third quarter was ¥361 million, equivalent to 2.3 times the level recorded in the same period of the previous year.
At the same time, however, the company cut its full-year ordinary profit forecast from the previous ¥500 million to ¥290 million, reducing the projected growth rate from 78.6% to 3.6%.
The forecast for ordinary income in the second half was also lowered from the previous projection of a ¥98 million profit to a ¥112 million loss, potentially resulting in a swing into the red. Third-quarter results turned to a ¥41 million loss, and the operating margin on sales deteriorated to −2.6%.