Results for this period
Interim period (second quarter)1 April 2026–30 September 2026ConsolidatedJapanese GAAPThe 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.
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.
Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in Millions of yen).The net change represented by the dotted line is the total of three items, calculated from figures provided by the company.
Profit increased in the Chemicals Business due to the strengthened sales structure, price corrections, advance demand for agricultural products driven by favorable weather and the situation in the Middle East, and efforts to acquire new customers for waste sulfuric acid recycling. In the various salt businesses, the loss widened due to the climate-change-related decline in the ume harvest and lower demand for products.
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| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Period Classification | Interim period (second quarter) |
| Accounting standards | Japanese GAAP |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
| Period Covered | 1 April 2026–30 September 2026 |
| Net Sales | 9,315 Millions of yen (YoY +1.5%) |
| Operating profit | 1,052 Millions of yen (YoY +73.3%) |
| Ordinary income | 1,092 Millions of yen (YoY +74.4%) |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | 822 Millions of yen (YoY +89.2%) |
| Net income per share | ¥411.42 |
| Equity ratio | End of the current fiscal period 62.7 / End of previous period 56.8 |
| Total assets | 19,014 Millions of yen |
| Net assets | 12,036 Millions of yen |
| Cash flows from operating activities | 1,115 Millions of yen |
| Cash flows from investing activities | -731 Millions of yen |
| Cash flows from financing activities | -594 Millions of yen |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 1,891 Millions of yen |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 21,700 Millions of yen (YoY +3.0%) / Operating profit 2,300 Millions of yen (YoY +35.3%) / Ordinary income 2,340 Millions of yen (YoY +32.9%) / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 1,260 Millions of yen (YoY -54.6%) |
| Annual Dividend Forecast | 60 Yen → 65 Yen（+8.3%） |
| Segment revenue | Chemicals Business 8,455 Millions of yen (YoY +1.4%), Various Salts business 860 Millions of yen (YoY +2.5%) |
| Segment profit | Chemicals Business 1,600 Millions of yen (YoY +33.2%), Various Salts business -75 Millions of yen |
| Depreciation and amortization | 612 Millions of yen |
| Impairment loss | ¥0 million (Chemicals Business) |
| Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss) | Extraordinary income Gain on sale of non-current assets 37 Millions of yen, Gain on sale of investment securities 9 Millions of yen, Other 0 Millions of yen / Extraordinary loss Loss on sale of non-current assets 11 Millions of yen, Loss on disposal of fixed assets 58 Millions of yen, Impairment Losses 0 Millions of yen |
| Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption | Not applicable. |
| Change in accounting policy | Changes due to revisions to standards None / Other changes None / Change in accounting estimate None / Restatement None |
| Changes in the scope of consolidation | New 0 companies / Excluded 0 companies / Notes Acquired shares in 株式会社高知物流 and included the company within the scope of the equity method. |
| Availability of Supplementary Financial Results Materials | Available |
| Availability of Financial Results Briefing | Held (for institutional investors and analysts) |
| Issued Shares at Period-End | 2,330,330 shares issued at period-end |
| Treasury Shares at Period-End | 328,493 treasury shares at period-end |
| Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance | Profit increased in the Chemicals Business due to the strengthened sales structure, price corrections, advance demand for agricultural products driven by favorable weather and the situation in the Middle East, and efforts to acquire new customers for waste sulfuric acid recycling. In the various salt businesses, the loss widened due to the climate-change-related decline in the ume harvest and lower demand for products. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In the Chemicals Business, the company worked to strengthen its regionally rooted sales structure, correct prices, capture advance demand for agricultural products driven by favorable weather and the situation in the Middle East, and acquire new customers for waste sulfuric acid recycling. In the various salt businesses, climate change reduced the ume harvest, resulting in lower demand for products.