Kyodo Printing raised its first-half ordinary profit forecast from the previous ¥1.1 billion to ¥1.5 billion in its earnings announcement on 7 August. First-quarter results for April-June were ¥50 million in ordinary profit and approximately ¥23.77 billion in revenue.
Kyodo Printing released its earnings report, showing consolidated ordinary profit for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 (April-June) of ¥50 million, an increase from the same period a year earlier. Revenue was ¥23,773 million and operating profit was ¥182 million. This represented the company's cumulative first-quarter results.
The company revised its earnings outlook for the first half of the current fiscal year, raising ordinary profit from the previous forecast of ¥1.1 billion to ¥1.5 billion. The projected year-on-year growth rate is expected to widen from approximately 9.7% to approximately 49.6%, compared with ordinary profit of ¥1.0 billion in the same period a year earlier.
The full-year consolidated earnings forecast remains unchanged, with revenue held at ¥49,000 million, ordinary profit at ¥1,500 million and net profit at ¥2,300 million. The decision reflects the contribution from first-half profit and fluctuations in raw material and energy costs.