Among the companies that announced results after the close on 13 October, ココナラ, カナデン and イチネンＨＤ are reported to have promising earnings outlooks and potential for dividend increases. All three companies have expanded or maintained their profit outlooks from the current period onward, and attention is focused on moves to reassess their earnings prospects against the backdrop of business expansion related to AI and efforts to capture data-centre demand.
ココナナラ is expected to increase current-period ordinary profit 2.2 times from the previous period to ¥502 million, and to post a fourth consecutive record high next period with ordinary profit forecast at ¥600 million, up approximately 19.5% from the previous period. Revenue is expected to reach ¥13.0 billion, representing growth of 26.0%. Expansion of contract work and human-resources matching services through the introduction of AI is expected to drive growth, and the company also announced the establishment of ココナラエリス, a joint venture with エイチョン社.
オプロ revised its forecast for ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending November 2026 upward from ¥430 million to ¥480 million. The projected rate of profit growth was raised from the previous outlook, while revenue is expected to fall short of the previous forecast in part, with productivity gains from the use of AI and other measures expected to boost profit. The company also announced plans to repurchase up to 40,000 of its own shares, for a maximum of ¥87 million.
プロパスト reported ordinary profit of ¥2.43 billion for June-August (1Q), up 2.8 times from the same period of the previous year. Profit was boosted by the sale of a rental development business and earnings contributions from 小川建設, which became a subsidiary. Progress against the full-year plan of ¥3.13 billion reached 77.8%. The company set a ceiling of 500,000 shares or ¥100 million for its share repurchase.
カナデン revised its forecast for first-half ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2027 upward by 16.7%, from the previous forecast of ¥1.8 billion to ¥2.1 billion. FA systems and building-equipment businesses remained firm on strong AI and data-centre demand, and the full-year ordinary profit forecast was left unchanged at ¥6.0 billion.
イチネンＨＤ revised its forecast for first-half ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2027 upward by 28.5%, from the previous forecast of ¥5.13 billion to ¥6.6 billion. Sales grew on favourable used-car market conditions related to automotive leasing and the impact of front-loaded demand, and first-half profit is expected to set a new record high for the first time in 2 years. The full-year forecast was left unchanged at ¥11.3 billion.