セリア raised its ordinary profit forecast for the current fiscal year by 7% and lifted its full-year record-profit forecast. Ordinary profit for April-September rose 43.7% year on year to ¥12.1 billion, while second-quarter ordinary profit was ¥5.84 billion and sales were ¥115,899 million.
セリア reported its results after the market close on 30 October, raising its ordinary profit forecast for the current fiscal year by 6.7%, from the previous forecast of ¥22.4 billion to ¥23.9 billion. The year-on-year increase in profit is now expected to be 12.3%, and the company raised its previous forecast for record-high profit, the first in six fiscal years.
Ordinary profit for the latest three-month period, July-September, was ¥5.84 billion, up 36.7% year on year. Sales were ¥115,899 million, and the operating margin improved as sales and ordinary profit increased.
Based on the full-year plan, ordinary profit for the second half of the current fiscal year is estimated at ¥11.7 billion, a projected decline of 8.4% year on year. Following the revision based on first-half results and the full-year plan, the final profit level is expected to remain higher than in the previous fiscal year.