United & Collective Co., Ltd. (3557) on Oct. 15 lowered its forecast for the fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2027, and now expects a net loss of ¥131 million instead of the ¥2 million profit it had projected, citing weaker sales and higher costs.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth-listed company now expects an operating loss of ¥48 million, against an earlier forecast of a ¥58 million profit, and an ordinary loss of ¥88 million versus a previously projected ¥23 million profit. Revenue is forecast at ¥6.55 billion, down from ¥6.96 billion but 1.4% above the previous fiscal year's ¥6.46 billion.
| Item (¥ million) | Prior forecast | Revised | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6,960 | 6,550 | -410 |
| Operating profit | 58 | -48 | -106 |
| Ordinary profit | 23 | -88 | -111 |
| Net profit | 2 | -131 | -133 |
| EPS (¥) | -4.35 | -29.69 | — |
The company said existing-store sales have been running below year-earlier levels, and new store openings are behind plan because securing properties on suitable terms has taken longer than expected. Recruitment-related and personnel costs from stepped-up hiring are pushing selling, general and administrative expenses above the original forecast, which was announced on April 14, 2026.
Non-consolidated results for the six months ended Aug. 31, released the same day, showed revenue up 0.2% at ¥3,327 million. The company posted an operating loss of ¥53 million, compared with a ¥57 million profit a year earlier, an ordinary loss of ¥77 million, and a net loss of ¥122 million versus an ¥8 million profit. Loss per share was ¥27.11.
Total assets stood at ¥3,547 million and net assets at ¥305 million at the end of the period, with the equity ratio falling to 7.7% from 12.7% at the end of the previous fiscal year. The company paid no first-half dividend on common shares and has left its full-year dividend forecast undecided. It paid a second-quarter dividend of ¥200,000 per share, or ¥100 million in total, on its unlisted Class A preferred shares, funded from capital surplus.
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | |
| Offer price | ¥1,000 per common share |
| M&A / TOB | 1 |
| Guidance | 0 |
| Buybacks | 0 |
| Dividends | 0 |
| Capital | 0 |
| Earnings | 0 |
| People | 0 |
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