Epson Reports Stronger 2025 Q2 Printing Solutions Performance

Epson Reports Stronger 2025 Q2 Printing Solutions Performance

Epson posted a 2.6% year-on-year increase in revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, helped by steady demand in its printing solutions business and robust sales of manufacturing-related products and wearables, though profit declined amid higher U.S. tariffs and softer visual communications sales.

Revenue for the quarter ended September rose to ¥346.5 billion (about US$2.25 billion), while business profit dropped 35.8% to ¥17.7 billion (US$115 million). Net profit attributable to owners of the parent fell to ¥12.1 billion.

Epson said both revenue and profit surpassed its internal plan, supported by favorable foreign exchange effects and stronger-than-expected office and home printer sales.

Printing Solutions revenue climbed 4.4% to ¥251.3 billion (US$1.63 billion), driven by the office and home printing segment as well as commercial and industrial inkjet products. Segment profit, however, declined 22.8% to ¥26.2 billion (US$170 million) due to higher U.S. tariff costs, pricing measures in some regions, and inventory adjustments.

In office and home printing, hardware unit sales were largely flat year-on-year, while sales of ink bottles and office printer ink offset the decline in cartridge sales. Commercial and industrial printing revenue grew 12.6% to ¥82.1 billion (US$533 million), aided by the launch of new signage and textile printers and the positive contribution from Fiery, the digital front-end company Epson acquired in December 2024.

Revenue from visual communications fell 14.9% to ¥44.6 billion (US$290 million) as projector demand weakened in China and education markets in Europe and the U.S. Meanwhile, the manufacturing-related and wearables segment surged 15.9% to ¥51.7 billion (US$336 million), returning to profitability with ¥4.1 billion in segment profit, driven by stronger sales of microdevices and Orient-branded wearable products.

Epson maintained its full-year business profit forecast at ¥75 billion (US$487 million) on revenue of ¥1.37 trillion (US$8.89 billion). The company slightly revised demand forecasts for printheads and inks used in commercial and industrial inkjet printers, reflecting a slower market recovery, but raised projections for manufacturing-related and wearable products on sustained microdevice strength.

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