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Earnings2914JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Food

Summary of Financial Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending December 2026 [IFRS] (Consolidated)

In the first quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026, revenue increased 15.2% year on year and operating profit increased 24.7%. There are no revisions to the full-year earnings or dividend forecasts, but annual dividends are expected to increase to ¥242 from ¥234 in the previous fiscal year.

Worth reading
45Recurring
Scored from 4 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
15.2
% (year-on-year change in revenue)
Wording
Avoiding a definitive answer
How definitive the wording is.

Results for this period

First quarter1 January 2026–31 March 2026ConsolidatedIFRS
Net Sales923,963¥ millionYear on year +15.2%Progress 25.0%
Operating profit304,554¥ millionYear on year +24.7%Progress 33.1%
Ordinary income287,660¥ millionYear on year +29.9%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent197,041¥ millionYear on year +25.1%Progress 34.6%

The width of the band at each stage is based on revenue. The narrower it becomes toward the bottom, the smaller the proportion of revenue that remains as profit. The dotted outline is the full-year forecast and the band inside it is the result for this period. The progress rate is the result divided by the forecast.

Net income per share¥110.99
Financial position at period-end
Total assets8,351,210¥ million
of which net assets 4,114,889 ¥ millionEquity ratio 48.9%vs. prior year-end +0.4pt

塗りつぶした部分が自己資本比率です。総資産のうち、返済のいらない自前の資金がどれだけかを表します。The thin vertical line indicates the level at the end of the previous fiscal year.

Cash inflows and outflows
Operating+39,597
Investment-12,493
Financials-159,815
Net change-132,711

Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in ¥ million).The net change represented by the dotted line is the total of three items, calculated from figures provided by the company.

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥694,622 million
Segment revenue
Tobacco business885,55495.9%
Processed Food Operations37,8264.1%
Segment profit
Tobacco business325,41499.5%
Processed Food Operations1,7390.5%
Regional sales
Asia227,97826.9%
Western Europe204,67624.1%
EMA415,86549.0%
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥3,697,000 million (YoY +6.6%)
Operating profit¥921,000 million (YoY +6.2%)
Ordinary incomeNot disclosed
Net income¥570,000 million (YoY +11.7%)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥234 → ¥242(+3.4%)
Payout ratio75.2
Shareholder Return PolicyAnnual dividends calculated using a payout ratio of 75.2%
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

The company does not explain the reasons for the changes in performance in this earnings summary and directs readers to the earnings presentation materials.

Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption

No applicable matters

Change in accounting policy
基準改正に伴う変更 Yesそれ以外の変更 No見積りの変更 No修正再表示 No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name None
Impairment loss¥52 million; subject assets: Not disclosed
Depreciation and amortization¥44,445 million (depreciation and amortization)
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingYes (for analysts and institutional investors)
Issued Shares at Period-End2,000,000,000
Treasury Shares at Period-End224,758,335
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationFirst quarter
Accounting standardsIFRS
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered1 January 2026–31 March 2026
Net Sales¥923,963 million (YoY +15.2%)
Operating profit¥304,554 million (YoY +24.7%)
Ordinary income¥287,660 million (YoY +29.9%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥197,041 million (YoY +25.1%)
Net income per share¥110.99
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 48.9 / End of previous period 48.5
Total assets¥8,351,210 million
Net assets¥4,114,889 million
Cash flows from operating activities¥39,597 million
Cash flows from investing activities¥-12,493 million
Cash flows from financing activities¥-159,815 million
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥694,622 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥3,697,000 million (YoY +6.6%) / Operating profit ¥921,000 million (YoY +6.2%) / Ordinary income Not disclosed / Net income ¥570,000 million (YoY +11.7%)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥234 → ¥242(+3.4%)
Payout ratio75.2
Shareholder Return PolicyAnnual dividends calculated using a payout ratio of 75.2%
Segment revenueTobacco business ¥885,554 million / Processed Food Operations ¥37,826 million
Segment profitTobacco business ¥325,414 million (adjusted operating income) / Processed Food Operations ¥1,739 million (adjusted operating income)
Regional salesAsia ¥227,978 million (revenue from the company's own tobacco products) / Western Europe ¥204,676 million (revenue from the company's own tobacco products) / EMA ¥415,865 million (revenue from the company's own tobacco products)
Depreciation and amortization¥44,445 million (depreciation and amortization)
Impairment loss¥52 million; subject assets: Not disclosed
Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionNo applicable matters
Change in accounting policyChanges due to revisions to standards Yes / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name None
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingYes (for analysts and institutional investors)
Issued Shares at Period-End2,000,000,000
Treasury Shares at Period-End224,758,335
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceThe company does not explain the reasons for the changes in performance in this earnings summary and directs readers to the earnings presentation materials.
Items this document does not state (5)
Operating MarginRevision to Earnings ForecastOrders received and order backlogBreakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Material subsequent events

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The reasons the company gives

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The detailed reasons for the changes in performance are not explained in this earnings summary, and the company directs readers to the earnings presentation materials.

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