According to AEON's earnings announcement on 13 October, first-half ordinary profit was ¥108.2 billion, up 1.7% year on year, while profit for the June-August quarter fell 23.5% to ¥44.7 billion.
AEON announced that consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2027 (March-August) was ¥108.2 billion, up 1.7% year on year. In contrast, profit for the June-August quarter, representing the latest three months, was ¥44.7 billion, down 23.5% year on year.
The operating profit margin on sales fell to 1.9% in the June-August quarter, deteriorating from 2.4% in the same period of the previous year. Progress against the full-year plan stood at just 37.3%, below the five-year average of 44.9%.
Based on its first-half results and unchanged full-year plan, the company estimates second-half consolidated ordinary profit for the September-February period at ¥181.7 billion, up 33.1% year on year. This indicates the possibility that the second-half profit outlook could exceed expectations.
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