ＮＦＫホールディングス raised its current-period ordinary profit forecast from the previous forecast and further increased its record-high profit forecast. It has published first-half results and its plan for the second half.
ＮＦＫホールディングス announced its results on 13 November. Consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the current period (April-September) returned to profitability at ¥267 million.
It revised its full-year earnings outlook upward from the previous forecast of ¥356 million to ¥430 million, expanding the projected increase in profit from 28.1% to 54.7%.
For the second-half outlook, consolidated ordinary profit calculated based on first-half results and the published plan is expected to be ¥163 million, down 47.2% year on year.
In the latest three months, consolidated ordinary profit for July-September expanded sharply to ¥187 million, 7.2 times the year-earlier level, while the operating margin on sales declined substantially.