VALUENEX announced that it had revised its previously undisclosed ordinary profit forecast for the previous fiscal year to a profit and expected to set a record high for the first time in 8 periods. It also revised its full-year forecast for the current fiscal year, projecting consolidated ordinary profit of ¥128 million.
VALUENEX (ticker symbol 4422) had not disclosed a full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending July 2026, but released its ordinary profit forecast after the market close that day. Following the revision, ordinary profit is expected to turn positive and reach its highest level in the past 8 periods.
Under the revised full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending July 2026, ordinary profit is expected to be ¥128 million, compared with a ¥73 million loss in the previous fiscal year. Projected domestic consulting revenue was ¥337 million, up 58.6% year on year, while U.S. revenue was projected at ¥217 million, up 51.9%.
The breakdown of the current fiscal year's full-year earnings forecast was revised to net sales of ¥891 million, operating profit of ¥122 million, ordinary profit of ¥128 million, net profit of ¥127 million and revised earnings per share of ¥15.0. The second-half forecast included a table of individual figures, showing increases from the previous fiscal year.
The company cited uncertainty over economic conditions, including geopolitical instability, the yen's depreciation and rising prices, as reasons for the revision. It also said that orders had improved from the previous fiscal year, driven by growing demand for data analysis services in Japan and the United States.