ノジマ raised its current-year ordinary profit forecast from its previous projection, adding to its outlook for record profit. Cumulative ordinary profit for the first 2 quarters rose 61.7% year on year to ¥49.5 billion.
ノジマ announced its results on the morning of 29 October. Consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 (April-September) expanded to ¥49.5 billion, up 61.7% from the same period a year earlier. At the same time, it raised its full-year ordinary profit forecast from ¥76.0 billion to ¥83.0 billion, expanding the projected growth rate from 22.0% to 33.2% and further adding to its record-profit outlook. Based on first-half results and the second-half plan, ordinary profit for the October-March period is estimated at ¥33.4 billion, up 5.8% year on year.
Ordinary profit for the July-September quarter (2Q) was ¥19.5 billion, while the operating margin on sales improved to 7.2% from 5.5% a year earlier. After the full-year revision, the forecast calls for sales in the ¥1.006 trillion range, net profit of around ¥54.0 billion and earnings per share of ¥186.4. The current-year revision was an upward revision from the previous outlook, with profit levels expected to improve from the previous forecast.