JR Kyushu cut its current fiscal-year consolidated net profit forecast by 8.9% to ¥47.0 billion, from the previous forecast of ¥47.0 billion. Net profit for July–September was ¥21.4 billion, down 3.8% year on year, while second-half net profit is expected to increase to ¥25.5 billion.
JR Kyushu announced its earnings after the market close on 4 November. Consolidated net profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 (April–September) was ¥21.4 billion, down 3.8% year on year.
At the same time, the company revised its full-year net profit forecast down from the previous ¥51.6 billion to ¥47.0 billion. Net profit was ¥45.4 billion in the previous fiscal year. The projected increase after the revision has narrowed from 13.5% to 3.4%.
Based on first-half results and the second-half plan, second-half consolidated net profit is estimated to increase 10.3% year on year to ¥25.5 billion.
Consolidated net profit for the most recent three-month period, July–September, was ¥5.78 billion, while the operating profit margin on revenue declined to 12.8% from 17.4% a year earlier.