Takuma <6013> announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September of the 24th year) on the 8th. The order amount increased by 122.8% year-on-year to 162.013 billion yen, revenue increased by 3.3% to 68.064 billion yen, operating profit increased by 67.0% to 4.548 billion yen, ordinary profit increased by 56.3% to 5.053 billion yen, and net profit attributable to the parent company's shareholders increased by 113.5% to 4.114 billion yen due to factors such as gains on sales of investment securities. The company also made a timely disclosure on the reduction policy of held shares of the parent company on the same day.

The Environmental and Energy (Domestic) Business received orders for 2 DBO projects of waste treatment plants (construction and operation business), 1 core improvement project, 1 new biomass power plant, and 1 sewage sludge incineration power plant, with order amount increasing by 87.606 billion yen year-on-year to 144.789 billion yen. Revenue increased by 0.43 billion yen to 52.625 billion yen, mainly due to changes in project composition in the EPC (design and construction) business and resolution of cost impact in the O&M of general waste treatment plants (after-service) recorded in the previous period, resulting in an operating profit increase of 1.742 billion yen to 4.838 billion yen.

The Environmental and Energy (Overseas) Business saw a decrease in order amount by 0.456 billion yen year-on-year to 1.337 billion yen. Furthermore, revenue increased by 0.45 billion yen to 1.454 billion yen due to progress in existing plant construction projects, and operating profit increased by 0.145 billion yen to 0.177 billion yen.

The Residential Thermal Energy Business continued to experience a moderate recovery in demand, with order amount increasing by 0.863 billion yen year-on-year to 11.313 billion yen. Revenue increased by 0.119 billion yen to 8.56 billion yen, and operating profit increased by 0.058 billion yen to 0.463 billion yen, influenced by the progress of existing projects.

The Facility and System Business saw an increase in order amount to 4.81 billion yen, up by 1.357 billion yen year-on-year mainly due to growth in the construction facility business. Although revenue increased by 1.185 billion yen to 5.657 billion yen due to progress in ordered construction facility projects, changes in project composition led to a decrease in operating profit by 0.055 billion yen to 0.358 billion yen.

Regarding the full-year consolidated performance forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2025, the order amount is expected to increase by 43.2% year-on-year to 230 billion yen, revenue to decrease by 4.1% to 143 billion yen, operating profit to increase by 9.5% to 11.2 billion yen, ordinary profit to increase by 7.5% to 12 billion yen, and net profit attributable to the parent company's shareholders to increase by 0.5% to 8.8 billion yen, maintaining the initial plan.