ケル significantly raised its first-half ordinary profit forecast from the previous estimate and also raised its full-year profit outlook. First-half ordinary profit for April-September is expected to improve to ¥170 million, while the full-year figure has been raised to ¥320 million.
ケル announced its results during the afternoon session on 7 August, reporting first-quarter ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2027 of ¥110 million, 3.4 times the year-earlier figure.
The company raised its first-half ordinary profit forecast from the previous estimate of ¥100 million to ¥170 million, a 70.0% upward revision. The forecast decline is now expected to narrow from 51.0% to 16.7%.
The company raised its full-year ordinary profit forecast from the previous estimate of ¥250 million to ¥320 million, a 28.0% upward revision. The forecast decline is now expected to narrow from 34.9% to 16.7%.
In the latest three-month period, the April-June operating margin improved to 2.3% from 0.5% in the year-earlier period.