Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027 · Second quarter (interim period) and full yearPrevious forecast published 14 May 2026The bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document. The percentage change shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the rate.
As the performance of equity-method affiliates remained solid, equity in earnings of affiliates increased, and ordinary profit and net income attributable to owners of the parent are now expected to exceed the initial earnings forecasts.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | Second quarter (interim period) 4,606 / Full year 9,589 → Second quarter (interim period) 4,794 / Full year 9,569(Second quarter (interim period) 4.1% / Full year △0.2%) |
| Operating profit | Second quarter (interim period) 461 / Full year 1,027 → Second quarter (interim period) 517 / Full year 1,012(Second quarter (interim period) 12.1% / Full year △1.5%) |
| Ordinary income | Second quarter (interim period) 559 / Full year 1,201 → Second quarter (interim period) 748 / Full year 1,371(Second quarter (interim period) 33.8% / Full year 14.2%) |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | Second quarter (interim period) 525 / Full year 981 → Second quarter (interim period) 668 / Full year 1,126(Second quarter (interim period) 27.2% / Full year 14.8%) |
| Net income per share | Second quarter (interim period) 41.36 / Full year 77.28 → Second quarter (interim period) 52.68 / Full year 88.7 |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Period Covered | Second quarter (interim period) and full year |
| Publication date of previous forecast | 14 May 2026 |
| Previous-period results | Second quarter (interim period) Net Sales 5,430 / Operating profit 673 / Ordinary income 783 / Interim net income attributable to owners of the parent 785 / Interim net income per share 60.92 / Full year Net Sales 10,349 / Operating profit 992 / Ordinary income 1,347 / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 1,067 / Net income per share 82.93 |
| Reason for the revision | As the performance of equity-method affiliates remained solid, equity in earnings of affiliates increased, and ordinary profit and net income attributable to owners of the parent are now expected to exceed the initial earnings forecasts. |
| Dividend forecast revision | No change |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
Items this document does not state (1)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Because the performance of equity-method affiliates remained solid, resulting in an increase in equity in earnings of affiliates.