ALUE announced its results after the close of trading on 12 November, raising its forecast for consolidated ordinary profit for the current fiscal year by 30.3% from the previous forecast and adding a record profit forecast. Ordinary profit for the July–December period has been raised to ¥200 million.
ALUE announced consolidated ordinary profit of ¥451 million for the cumulative third quarter (January–September) of the fiscal year ending December 2026, double the year-earlier figure. Third-quarter results included improvements in net sales and operating profit margin, with ordinary profit up 74.0% year on year.
The company raised its full-year ordinary profit forecast from the previous forecast of ¥402 million to ¥524 million, lifting the expected profit growth rate to approximately 46.8%. The previous fiscal year's figure was ¥357 million.
For the second-half outlook for the current fiscal year, the company also raised its ordinary profit forecast for the July–December period from the previous ¥78 million to ¥200 million, resulting in a smaller projected decline.
According to the earnings summary, ordinary profit for the latest three quarters was ¥127 million, while the ratio of operating profit to net sales improved sharply from 8.4% to 13.8%.