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Scored from 5 of 6 sectionsDirection
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
29.8
% (year-on-year change in operating income)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Results for this period
Interim period (second quarter)2024年4月1日〜2024年9月30日ConsolidatedJapanese GAAPNet Sales73,975¥ millionYear on year +6.2%Progress 50.3%
Operating profit4,905¥ millionYear on year +29.8%Progress 49.1%
Ordinary income4,728¥ millionYear on year +11.7%Progress 47.3%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent3,329¥ millionYear on year +16.2%
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 share250.32円
Financial position at period-end
Total assets133,973¥ million
of which net assets 95,044 ¥ millionEquity ratio 70.9%vs. prior year-end +1.2pt
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+3,566
Investment-6,786
Financials+1,990
Net change-1,230
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¥18,992 million
Segment revenueSuperabsorbent polymers ¥57,232 million (YoY +10.1%), Functional materials ¥16,619 million (YoY -5.0%), Other ¥123 million (YoY -35.1%)
Segment profitSuperabsorbent polymers ¥3,471 million (YoY +26.2%), Functional materials ¥1,442 million (YoY +43.9%), Other ¥-9 million
Regional sales¥19,667 million, ¥15,905 million, ¥21,153 million, ¥6,106 million, ¥6,391 million, ¥4,751 million
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥147,000 million (YoY +2.8%)
Operating profit¥10,000 million (YoY +4.9%)
Ordinary income¥10,000 million (YoY -2.4%)
Profit attributable to owners of parent¥7,000 million (YoY +13.5%)
Revision to Earnings ForecastNo revision
Annual Dividend Forecast¥200 → ¥200（0.0%）
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance
為替の影響、中国市場における吸水性樹脂の販売数量の増加、吸水性樹脂やエレクトロニクスガスの販売数量の増加、原燃料価格の低下。IRラテックスは販売数量が減少。
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 Number of companies 0 / Company name Not disclosed / Excluded Number of companies 0 / Company name Not disclosed
Material subsequent events2024年11月11日開催の取締役会で自己株式の取得を決議。取得株式数は200,000株上限、取得価額総額は1,000百万円上限、取得期間は2024年11月12日から2024年12月30日まで。理由は資本効率向上、株主還元充実、機動的な資本政策の遂行。
Impairment lossNot applicable (information on impairment losses on fixed assets by reporting segment)
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income Not disclosed / Extraordinary loss Disaster Losses ¥96 million, Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets ¥82 million, Total extraordinary loss ¥179 million
Depreciation and amortization¥3,004 million
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingWhether applicable Yes / Subject person For analysts
Issued Shares at Period-End13,987,220
Treasury Shares at Period-End680,602
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Period Classification | Interim period (second quarter) |
| Accounting standards | Japanese GAAP |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
| Period Covered | 2024年4月1日〜2024年9月30日 |
| Net Sales | ¥73,975 million (YoY +6.2%) |
| Operating profit | ¥4,905 million (YoY +29.8%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥4,728 million (YoY +11.7%) |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | ¥3,329 million (YoY +16.2%) |
| Net income per share | 250.32円 |
| Equity ratio | End of the current fiscal period 70.9 / End of previous period 69.7 |
| Total assets | ¥133,973 million |
| Net assets | ¥95,044 million |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ¥3,566 million |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ¥-6,786 million |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ¥1,990 million |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | ¥18,992 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥147,000 million (YoY +2.8%) / Operating profit ¥10,000 million (YoY +4.9%) / Ordinary income ¥10,000 million (YoY -2.4%) / Profit attributable to owners of parent ¥7,000 million (YoY +13.5%) |
| Revision to Earnings Forecast | No revision |
| Annual Dividend Forecast | ¥200 → ¥200（0.0%） |
| Segment revenue | Superabsorbent polymers ¥57,232 million (YoY +10.1%), Functional materials ¥16,619 million (YoY -5.0%), Other ¥123 million (YoY -35.1%) |
| Segment profit | Superabsorbent polymers ¥3,471 million (YoY +26.2%), Functional materials ¥1,442 million (YoY +43.9%), Other ¥-9 million |
| Regional sales | ¥19,667 million, ¥15,905 million, ¥21,153 million, ¥6,106 million, ¥6,391 million, ¥4,751 million |
| Depreciation and amortization | ¥3,004 million |
| Impairment loss | Not applicable (information on impairment losses on fixed assets by reporting segment) |
| Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss) | Extraordinary income Not disclosed / Extraordinary loss Disaster Losses ¥96 million, Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets ¥82 million, Total extraordinary loss ¥179 million |
| Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption | No applicable matters. |
| Change in accounting policy | Changes due to revisions to standards Yes / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No |
| Changes in the scope of consolidation | New Number of companies 0 / Company name Not disclosed / Excluded Number of companies 0 / Company name Not disclosed |
| Material subsequent events | 2024年11月11日開催の取締役会で自己株式の取得を決議。取得株式数は200,000株上限、取得価額総額は1,000百万円上限、取得期間は2024年11月12日から2024年12月30日まで。理由は資本効率向上、株主還元充実、機動的な資本政策の遂行。 |
| Availability of Supplementary Financial Results Materials | Yes |
| Availability of Financial Results Briefing | Whether applicable Yes / Subject person For analysts |
| Issued Shares at Period-End | 13,987,220 |
| Treasury Shares at Period-End | 680,602 |
| Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance | 為替の影響、中国市場における吸水性樹脂の販売数量の増加、吸水性樹脂やエレクトロニクスガスの販売数量の増加、原燃料価格の低下。IRラテックスは販売数量が減少。 |
Items this document does not state (4)
Operating MarginPayout ratioShareholder Return PolicyOrders received and order backlog
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.為替の影響、中国市場における吸水性樹脂の販売数量増加、吸水性樹脂やエレクトロニクスガスの販売数量増加が増収増益要因となった。機能マテリアルではIRラテックスの販売数量が減少した一方、原燃料価格の低下や為替の影響により営業増益となった。
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