Nishi-Nippon Railroad raised its ordinary profit forecast for the current fiscal year by 6.1% from the previous forecast to ¥26 billion. Cumulative second-quarter ordinary profit was ¥15.1 billion, up 5.1% year on year. The company also presented its outlook for the second half.
Nishi-Nippon Railroad reported in its earnings summary that consolidated ordinary profit for the six months ended September 2026, the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, rose 5.1% year on year to ¥15.1 billion. Accordingly, it raised its full-year ordinary profit forecast by 6.1%, from the previous forecast of ¥24.5 billion to ¥26 billion. Ordinary profit in the previous fiscal year was ¥37.2 billion.
Based on first-half results and its full-year plan, the company's estimate indicates that consolidated ordinary profit in the second half is expected to fall 52.3% year on year to ¥10.8 billion. This maintains the outlook for higher full-year profit while keeping the overall profit level in check.
For the most recent three months, July to September, consolidated ordinary profit fell 19.6% year on year to ¥7.47 billion, while the operating margin deteriorated from 7.7% in the same period of the previous year to 6.7%. The earnings summary provides a detailed breakdown for the period.
The current forecast revision includes metrics such as sales, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit. Revised earnings per share was lowered from ¥216.3 to ¥194.8, and the materials also show progress against the full-year plan.