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K's Holdings Q2 2027 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 2027 earnings summary5 Nov, 2026
Executive summary
H1 net sales rose 9.4% YoY to ¥412.124B; operating profit increased 92.2% to ¥25.042B and net income rose 75.1% to ¥18.386B, exceeding initial forecasts.
Strong air-conditioner demand ahead of April 2027 energy-efficiency standards offset weaker PC sales following prior-year Windows 10 support-termination demand.
Financial highlights
H1 net sales were ¥412.124B, gross profit ¥118.993B, operating profit ¥25.042B, ordinary profit ¥26.968B and net income attributable to owners of parent ¥18.386B.
Gross profit increased from ¥104.390B and SG&A rose from ¥91.363B to ¥93.950B YoY; operating profit increased from ¥13.026B.
H1 gross margin was 28.9% vs. 27.7% YoY; operating margin was 6.1% vs. 3.5%, and net margin was 4.5% vs. 2.8%.
Basic EPS was ¥118.97 vs. ¥66.15 YoY; diluted EPS was ¥118.84 vs. ¥66.06.
Outlook and guidance
FY2027 guidance: net sales ¥790B, operating profit ¥30.5B, ordinary profit ¥33.5B, net income ¥20B and EPS ¥129.41; guidance was unchanged after the Nov. 4 upward revision.
Net sales forecast increased to ¥790B from ¥785B; gross margin forecast rose to 28.3% from 28.0%, while SG&A forecast increased to ¥193B from ¥189B.
Same-store sales forecast was revised to 103.9% YoY from 102.8%; H2 same-store sales forecast was cut to 98.5% from 100.5%.
FY2027 annual dividend forecast remained ¥48 per share, including ¥24 at the second-quarter end.
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- Profit attributable to owners of parent surged 59.7% year-over-year on strong sales.8282Q1 2026
- Profits and sales grew, margins improved, and the dividend forecast was raised for the year.8282Q2 2026
- Net sales and profits increased year-over-year, with growth led by PCs and mobile phones.8282Q3 2026
- Strong profit and sales growth in FY3/2026, with a positive FY3/2027 outlook led by air conditioners.8282Q4 2026
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