Hoketsu Co., Ltd. (562A) cut its non-consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2026, by 85.6% to ¥11 million from ¥80 million, while raising its sales forecast 7.8% to ¥1,346 million.
The board of the Tokyo PRO Market and Fukuoka PRO Market-listed company approved the revision on Oct. 1, 2026, replacing the forecast published on April 24, 2026, for the year from Sept. 1, 2025, to Aug. 31, 2026. Operating profit is now projected at ¥25 million, down 79.6% from ¥125 million, and ordinary profit at ¥17 million, down 86.0%. Earnings per share were revised to ¥9.61 from ¥66.67.
| Item (¥ million) | Previous | Revised | Change | Prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,250 | 1,346 | +7.8% | 819 |
| Operating profit | 125 | 25 | -79.6% | 51 |
| Ordinary profit | 125 | 17 | -86.0% | 51 |
| Net profit | 80 | 11 | -85.6% | 37 |
| EPS (¥) | 66.67 | 9.61 | - | 31.59 |
The company said that in the fourth quarter, rapid changes in the business environment driven by the spread of AI left sales from conventional contract development in its engineering field below initial assumptions. Infrastructure sales offset the shortfall, lifting total sales above the previous forecast.
On profit, a higher sales share of relatively low-margin projects and slower-than-expected gains from in-house development and productivity improvements weighed on results, despite efforts to curb selling, general and administrative expenses. Ordinary and net profit were cut mainly due to lower operating profit.
The company said it will strengthen its AI and data science capabilities, shift to production and development systems premised on AI use, and tighten project-level profitability management. Prior-year EPS is calculated as if the 3-for-1 stock split effective Nov. 28, 2025, had taken place at the start of that fiscal year.
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| Offer price | ¥1,000 per common share |
| M&A / TOB | 1 |
| Guidance | 0 |
| Buybacks | 0 |
| Dividends | 0 |
| Capital | 0 |
| Earnings | 0 |
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