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Earnings4023KUREHA CORPORATIONMaterials and Chemicals

First-Quarter Financial Results Brief for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 [IFRS] (Consolidated)

For the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, revenue and profit increased, driven by higher sales of PGA resin-processed products and household plastic wrap, as well as an increase in equity-method investment gain. The full-year earnings forecast was revised, but the figures before revision and details of the revision are not stated in the main text.

Worth reading
57In focus
Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
15.2
% (year-on-year change in revenue)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Results for this period

First quarter1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026ConsolidatedIFRS
Net Sales42,098million yenYear on year +15.2%Progress 24.3%
Operating profit5,810million yenYear on year +149.4%Progress 52.8%
Ordinary income5,870¥ million (profit before tax for the quarter)Year on year +107.2%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent4,289million yenYear on year +108.1%

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¥112.24
Financial position at period-end
Total assets343,407million yen
of which net assets 171,224 million yenEquity ratio 49.3%vs. prior year-end +0.5pt

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+7,502
Investment-6,932
Financials-675
Net change-105

Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in million yen).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 period30,093 million yen
Segment revenueFunctional Products Business 16,637 million yen (YoY +7.1%), Chemical Products Business 7,394 million yen (YoY +27.1%), Resin Products Business 11,129 million yen (YoY +27.6%), Construction-Related Business 2,653 million yen (YoY +11.0%), Other Related Businesses 4,282 million yen (YoY +4.8%)
Segment profitFunctional Products Business ¥3,003 million (core operating profit), Chemical Products Business ¥-129 million (core operating profit), Resin Products Business ¥2,427 million (core operating profit) (YoY +51.9%), Construction-Related Business ¥67 million (core operating profit) (YoY -46.5%), Other Related Businesses ¥455 million (core operating profit) (YoY +22.0%)
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales173,000 million yen (YoY +7.0%)
Operating profit11,000 million yen
Ordinary income¥10,500 million (profit before tax)
Net income¥7,500 million (profit attributable to owners of the parent)
Revision to Earnings ForecastNot disclosed → Net Sales 173,000 million yen / Operating profit 11,000 million yen / Ordinary income ¥10,500 million (profit before tax) / Net income 7,500 million yen
Annual Dividend Forecast214 yen → 216 yen
Shareholder Return PolicyPay dividends with a target DOE (dividend on equity ratio) of 5%
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

Higher sales of PGA resin-processed products and household plastic wrap, including the “NEW Krewrap” brand, as well as an increase in equity-method investment gain.

Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption

Not applicable.

Change in accounting policy
基準改正に伴う変更 Noそれ以外の変更 No見積りの変更 No修正再表示 Not disclosed
Depreciation and amortization2,876 million yen
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingYes (audience: Not disclosed)
Issued Shares at Period-End40,242,221 shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End2,021,167 shares
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationFirst quarter
Accounting standardsIFRS
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026
Net Sales42,098 million yen (YoY +15.2%)
Operating profit5,810 million yen (YoY +149.4%)
Ordinary income¥5,870 million (profit before tax for the quarter) (YoY +107.2%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent4,289 million yen (YoY +108.1%)
Net income per share¥112.24
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 49.3 / End of previous period 48.8
Total assets343,407 million yen
Net assets¥171,224 million (total equity)
Cash flows from operating activities7,502 million yen
Cash flows from investing activities-6,932 million yen
Cash flows from financing activities-675 million yen
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period30,093 million yen
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales 173,000 million yen (YoY +7.0%) / Operating profit 11,000 million yen / Ordinary income ¥10,500 million (profit before tax) / Net income ¥7,500 million (profit attributable to owners of the parent)
Revision to Earnings ForecastNot disclosed → Net Sales 173,000 million yen / Operating profit 11,000 million yen / Ordinary income ¥10,500 million (profit before tax) / Net income 7,500 million yen
Annual Dividend Forecast214 yen → 216 yen
Shareholder Return PolicyPay dividends with a target DOE (dividend on equity ratio) of 5%
Segment revenueFunctional Products Business 16,637 million yen (YoY +7.1%), Chemical Products Business 7,394 million yen (YoY +27.1%), Resin Products Business 11,129 million yen (YoY +27.6%), Construction-Related Business 2,653 million yen (YoY +11.0%), Other Related Businesses 4,282 million yen (YoY +4.8%)
Segment profitFunctional Products Business ¥3,003 million (core operating profit), Chemical Products Business ¥-129 million (core operating profit), Resin Products Business ¥2,427 million (core operating profit) (YoY +51.9%), Construction-Related Business ¥67 million (core operating profit) (YoY -46.5%), Other Related Businesses ¥455 million (core operating profit) (YoY +22.0%)
Depreciation and amortization2,876 million yen
Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionNot applicable.
Change in accounting policyChanges due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement Not disclosed
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingYes (audience: Not disclosed)
Issued Shares at Period-End40,242,221 shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End2,021,167 shares
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceHigher sales of PGA resin-processed products and household plastic wrap, including the “NEW Krewrap” brand, as well as an increase in equity-method investment gain.
Items this document does not state (8)
Operating MarginPayout ratioRegional salesOrders received and order backlogImpairment lossBreakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Changes in the scope of consolidationMaterial subsequent events

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.

Higher sales of PGA (polyglycolic acid) resin-processed products and household plastic wrap, including the “NEW Krewrap” brand, as well as an increase in equity-method investment gain.

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