ワキタ's consolidated ordinary profit for the first half of the fiscal year ending February 2026 rose 4.6% year on year to ¥2.75 billion, while ordinary profit for June-August (2Q) fell 4.5% to ¥940 million and the operating margin on sales also declined. Progress against the full-year plan stood at 46.3%, roughly in line with the average for the previous fiscal year.
ワキタ announced its results after the market close on 8 October, reporting consolidated ordinary profit of ¥2.75 billion for the first half on a cumulative basis, up 4.6% year on year. Revenue increased from the previous fiscal year, while progress against the full-year plan was 46.3%, almost in line with the five-year average of 48.2%.
Consolidated ordinary profit for the most recent three-month period, June-August, was ¥940 million, down 4.5% year on year. The operating margin on sales deteriorated from 4.3% in the same period a year earlier to 3.6%.
Based on the first-half results announced by the company and its unchanged full-year plan, second-half consolidated ordinary profit was calculated at ¥3.19 billion, an expected 12.0% increase year on year.
The current fiscal year's earnings forecast presents revised figures including assumed second-half revenue of ¥51,212 million, ordinary profit of ¥3,197 million and net income of ¥2,011 million, indicating an expected improvement from the previous fiscal year.