きょくとう's first-half ordinary profit fell 18.9% year on year to ¥288 million, coming in below the previous forecast. Meanwhile, the full-year plan is expected to be achieved at a high progress rate of 160.0%.
The results show that first-half (March-August) ordinary profit fell 18.9% year on year to ¥288 million and came in below the previous full-year forecast of ¥180 million. The first-half results were also announced based on the earnings report. For the outlook for the second half of the coming period, ordinary loss for September-February is estimated at ¥108 million.
Progress against the full-year plan has already reached 160.0%. The June-August period, representing the latest 3 months of results, recorded a loss of ¥95 million, while the sales operating profit/loss margin deteriorated from -9.1% in the same period of the previous year to -11.1%. The outlook also indicates that the loss in the second half is expected to narrow.