ZEON CORPORATION raised its consolidated ordinary profit forecast for the current fiscal year to ¥33.5 billion and its full-year forecast to ¥46.5 billion, indicating expected growth of approximately 16% year on year. Profit is expected to be restrained in the second half, but the company posted substantial growth in Q2.
ZEON CORPORATION increased consolidated ordinary profit for the six months ended the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 (April–September) to ¥33.5 billion, up 75.4% year on year. It also raised its full-year ordinary profit forecast from ¥37.0 billion to ¥46.5 billion, implying expected growth of 16.1%.
Based on first-half results and the full-year plan, ordinary profit for the October–March period is estimated at ¥12.9 billion, down 38.1% year on year.
For the six months ended the second quarter, consolidated ordinary profit for the July–September quarter surged to ¥14.7 billion, or 2.1 times the year-earlier level. Revenue was ¥213,350 million, operating profit was ¥16,802 million, ordinary profit was ¥18,587 million, and net income was ¥12,300 million.
The revised full-year forecast raises ordinary profit from the previous forecast of ¥37.0 billion to ¥46.5 billion. Revised earnings per share were not disclosed, but the full-year forecast was revised upward by 25.7%. The current fiscal-year earnings forecast will depend on performance in the second half.