Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027 · Second quarter (interim period)Previous 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.
Interim results are expected to exceed the previous forecasts due to price revisions in the Flexible Packaging Business and front-loaded demand to secure packaging materials resulting from heightened tensions in the Middle East. The full-year forecasts will remain unchanged from the previous forecasts due to higher prices for raw materials and other supplies, including recovered paper and pulp, and the prolonged downturn in the automotive industry in Europe.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | ¥545,000 million → ¥554,141 million（+1.7%） |
| Operating profit | ¥25,000 million → ¥33,369 million（+33.5%） |
| Ordinary income | ¥24,000 million → ¥34,269 million（+42.8%） |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | ¥17,000 million → ¥20,850 million（+22.6%） |
| Net income per share | 68.98 Yen/sen → 85.65 Yen/sen |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Period Covered | Second quarter (interim period) |
| Publication date of previous forecast | 14 May 2026 |
| Previous-period results | Net sales: ¥497,220 million; operating profit: ¥19,974 million; ordinary profit: ¥20,037 million; interim net income attributable to owners of the parent: ¥11,033 million; interim earnings per share: ¥44.50 (second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026) |
| Reason for the revision | Interim results are expected to exceed the previous forecasts due to price revisions in the Flexible Packaging Business and front-loaded demand to secure packaging materials resulting from heightened tensions in the Middle East. The full-year forecasts will remain unchanged from the previous forecasts due to higher prices for raw materials and other supplies, including recovered paper and pulp, and the prolonged downturn in the automotive industry in Europe. |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Interim results are expected to exceed the previous forecasts due to price revisions in the Flexible Packaging Business and front-loaded demand to secure packaging materials following heightened tensions in the Middle East. The business environment for the second half remains uncertain due to higher prices for raw materials and other supplies, including recovered paper and pulp, as well as the prolonged downturn in Europe's automotive industry, so the full-year forecasts remain unchanged.