ベーシック announced its earnings after the close of trading on 13 November. It revised its full-year ordinary profit forecast down from the previous forecast of ¥434 million to ¥270 million, and significantly reduced its outlook for the second half.
ベーシック's ordinary profit for the first 3 quarters of the current fiscal year (January-September), on a non-consolidated basis, increased 32.4% year on year to ¥237 million. However, it subsequently revised its full-year profit forecast down from ¥434 million to ¥270 million. Based on the revised full-year plan, ordinary profit for the July-December period is expected to decline from the previous forecast of ¥290 million to ¥126 million, representing a decrease from the same period of the previous year as well. Third-quarter ordinary profit was ¥93 million, up 13.4% year on year, while the operating margin on sales improved from 14.0% to 14.2%.
The company included a note stating that the information was prepared based on publicly available data and disclosed a significant downward revision to its full-year profit forecast. The market impact and subsequent earnings trend are expected to be the focus of further disclosures and confirmation of the contents of the earnings summary.