Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027 · Six months and full yearThe bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document.
Reason for the revision from the previous forecast: Not disclosed. Regarding the outlook, the forecast incorporates expected increases in raw material and fuel prices, material prices, logistics costs, and labor costs, as well as structurally declining demand in the paper and paperboard markets, while also factoring in price revisions, cost reductions, expanded sales of value-added products, and the effects of structural reforms in the overseas business.
Loss on disposal and sale of non-current assets ¥607 million / Impairment loss ¥789 million / Loss on reduction of fixed assets ¥4,368 million / Business structure improvement costs ¥2,028 million / Provision for loss on transfer of interests in affiliated companies ¥1,776 million / Other ¥147 million / Total extraordinary loss ¥9,717 million
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | Not disclosed → Cumulative second-quarter results 327,500 / Full year 680,000 |
| Operating profit | Not disclosed → Cumulative second-quarter results 4,500 / Full year 24,000 |
| Ordinary income | Not disclosed → Cumulative second-quarter results 2,500 / Full year 17,000 |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | Not disclosed → Cumulative second-quarter results 5,000 / Full year 12,000 |
| Net income per share | Not disclosed → Cumulative second-quarter results 32.42 / Full year 77.81 |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Period Covered | Six months and full year |
| Previous-period results | Revenue: ¥666,770 million; operating profit: ¥24,032 million; ordinary profit: ¥21,339 million; net income attributable to owners of the parent: ¥8,886 million; net income per share: ¥53.73 (fiscal year ended March 2026) |
| Reason for the revision | Reason for the revision from the previous forecast: Not disclosed. Regarding the outlook, the forecast incorporates expected increases in raw material and fuel prices, material prices, logistics costs, and labor costs, as well as structurally declining demand in the paper and paperboard markets, while also factoring in price revisions, cost reductions, expanded sales of value-added products, and the effects of structural reforms in the overseas business. |
| Details and amount of extraordinary loss | Loss on disposal and sale of non-current assets ¥607 million / Impairment loss ¥789 million / Loss on reduction of fixed assets ¥4,368 million / Business structure improvement costs ¥2,028 million / Provision for loss on transfer of interests in affiliated companies ¥1,776 million / Other ¥147 million / Total extraordinary loss ¥9,717 million |
| Dividend forecast revision | Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027: ¥7.00 interim dividend, ¥7.00 year-end dividend, and ¥14.00 annual dividend. Whether this constitutes a revision to the dividend forecast: Not disclosed. |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.For the fiscal year ended March 2026, profit was boosted by fixed-cost reductions resulting from structural reforms in the overseas Home & Personal Care business, growth in value-added products and the broader impact of price revisions in the domestic business, and lower energy costs following the restart of the boiler at Iwaki Daio Paper. Net income also benefited from a decrease in extraordinary losses, including business structure improvement expenses and impairment losses, compared with the previous fiscal year. The forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 2027 assume the effects of price revisions, cost reductions, expanded sales of value-added products, and structural reforms in the overseas business.