G-cotta has lifted its full-year outlook for the year ending September 2026, and the striking part is not just the higher sales target but how much faster profit expectations are rising. The company now expects sales of 15,685 million yen, operating profit of 994 million yen, ordinary profit of 1,006 million yen and net profit attributable to parent shareholders of 628 million yen, up from its previous forecast of 15,109 million yen, 812 million yen, 830 million yen and 477 million yen respectively.
| Metric | Previous forecast | Revised forecast | Increase | Increase % | Prior-year actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 15,109 million yen | 15,685 million yen | 575 million yen | 3.8% | 13,675 million yen |
| Operating profit | 812 million yen | 994 million yen | 181 million yen | 22.3% | 729 million yen |
| Ordinary profit | 830 million yen | 1,006 million yen | 175 million yen | 21.2% | 728 million yen |
| Net profit attributable to parent shareholders | 477 million yen | 628 million yen | 151 million yen | 31.7% | 417 million yen |
Management's explanation is a two-engine story. First, the existing cotta business has continued to perform solidly, with the company crediting a profitability-focused approach and thorough cost control. Second, Works Group is running ahead of assumptions, with the beauty and hairdressing business benefiting from customer-attraction measures built around popular products and renewed outreach to dormant customers.
That business mix matters because the upgrade is far more profit-heavy than sales-heavy. Revenue was raised by 3.8%, but operating profit was lifted by 22.3%, ordinary profit by 21.2% and net profit by 31.7%. In other words, management is not describing a simple top-line surprise. It is saying the core business is holding up while the group is also extracting better profitability from that activity.
The new guide also sits comfortably above the previous year's actual results of 13,675 million yen in sales, 729 million yen in operating profit, 728 million yen in ordinary profit and 417 million yen in net profit. That makes this more than a housekeeping revision. It implies a materially stronger year than the company had pencilled in last November.
There are still caveats. G-cotta says the outlook is based on current information and assumptions, and actual results may differ materially. It also notes that the prior-year comparison figures reflect the finalization of provisional accounting for a business combination in the first quarter, so the historical baseline carries an accounting footnote of its own.