PAL GROUP Holdings CO (2726) Q2 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales rose 7.6% year-over-year to ¥101,259 million for the six months ended August 31, 2024, driven by improved consumer sentiment and strategic business initiatives.

• Operating profit increased 14.6% year-over-year to ¥11,806 million, and profit attributable to owners of parent grew 9.5% to ¥7,668 million.

• The company experienced a server failure in June 2024 due to illegal access, but infrastructure was fully restored by early August, with direct losses expected to be within anticipated extraordinary losses.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit increased to ¥56,673 million from ¥52,327 million year-over-year.

• Ordinary profit rose 15.1% year-over-year to ¥11,956 million.

• Comprehensive income reached ¥7,681 million, up 9.7% year-over-year.

• Basic earnings per share increased to ¥88.33 from ¥79.93 year-over-year.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year net sales forecast revised to ¥209,220 million, up 8.7% year-over-year.

• Operating profit projected at ¥22,960 million (+23.4%), ordinary profit at ¥23,260 million (+23.5%), and profit attributable to owners of parent at ¥14,820 million (+15.4%).

• Dividend forecast maintained at ¥50 per share for the year-end.