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Earnings4041Nippon Soda Co.,Ltd.Materials and Chemicals

Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 [Japanese GAAP]

In the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, net sales increased 4.9% year on year and operating profit increased 18.3%, resulting in higher sales and profit. The full-year earnings forecasts and dividend forecasts remain unchanged.

Worth reading
41Recurring
Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
18.3
% (year-on-year change in operating profit)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Results for this period

First quarter1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026ConsolidatedJapanese GAAP
Net Sales34,248Millions of yenYear on year +4.9%Progress 22.5%
Operating profit3,734Millions of yenYear on year +18.3%Progress 26.3%
Ordinary income5,581Millions of yenYear on year +23.2%Progress 29.4%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent3,278Millions of yenYear on year +2.0%

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¥61.16
Financial position at period-end
Total assets320,233Millions of yen
of which net assets 212,584 Millions of yenEquity ratio 66.0%vs. prior year-end -0.6pt

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.

Segment revenueChemical Materials 9,418 Millions of yen (YoY -5.5%), Agribusiness 8,582 Millions of yen (YoY +21.8%), Trading & Logistics 12,196 Millions of yen (YoY +9.5%), Engineering 1,792 Millions of yen (YoY -26.0%), Eco Solutions 2,258 Millions of yen (YoY +9.1%)
Segment profitChemical Materials 2,223 Millions of yen, Agribusiness 404 Millions of yen, Trading & Logistics 803 Millions of yen, Engineering 700 Millions of yen, Eco Solutions 111 Millions of yen
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales152,200 Millions of yen (YoY +0.1%)
Operating profit14,200 Millions of yen (YoY -5.1%)
Ordinary income19,000 Millions of yen (YoY -17.4%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent15,800 Millions of yen (YoY -13.5%)
Revision to Earnings ForecastNo
Annual Dividend Forecast¥160 → ¥160(0.0%)
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

In Chemical Materials, sales declined because sales of active pharmaceutical ingredients decreased and certain products were discontinued, while in Agribusiness, exports of insecticides and fungicides grew, and in Trading & Logistics, sales of organic chemicals and civil engineering materials increased. Ordinary profit increased mainly because the company recorded a foreign exchange gain.

Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption

No applicable matters

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 No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name None
Impairment loss55 Millions of yen
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income No / Extraordinary loss Loss on disposal of fixed assets 217 Millions of yen, Impairment Losses 55 Millions of yen, Loss on closure of a plant 372 Millions of yen, Other 47 Millions of yen
Depreciation and amortization2,106 Millions of yen
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingNone (対象者:Not applicable)
Issued Shares at Period-End55,294,534 shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End1,691,256 shares
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationFirst quarter
Accounting standardsJapanese GAAP
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026
Net Sales34,248 Millions of yen (YoY +4.9%)
Operating profit3,734 Millions of yen (YoY +18.3%)
Ordinary income5,581 Millions of yen (YoY +23.2%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent3,278 Millions of yen (YoY +2.0%)
Net income per share¥61.16
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 66 / End of previous period 66.6
Total assets320,233 Millions of yen
Net assets212,584 Millions of yen
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales 152,200 Millions of yen (YoY +0.1%) / Operating profit 14,200 Millions of yen (YoY -5.1%) / Ordinary income 19,000 Millions of yen (YoY -17.4%) / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 15,800 Millions of yen (YoY -13.5%)
Revision to Earnings ForecastNo
Annual Dividend Forecast¥160 → ¥160(0.0%)
Segment revenueChemical Materials 9,418 Millions of yen (YoY -5.5%), Agribusiness 8,582 Millions of yen (YoY +21.8%), Trading & Logistics 12,196 Millions of yen (YoY +9.5%), Engineering 1,792 Millions of yen (YoY -26.0%), Eco Solutions 2,258 Millions of yen (YoY +9.1%)
Segment profitChemical Materials 2,223 Millions of yen, Agribusiness 404 Millions of yen, Trading & Logistics 803 Millions of yen, Engineering 700 Millions of yen, Eco Solutions 111 Millions of yen
Depreciation and amortization2,106 Millions of yen
Impairment loss55 Millions of yen
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income No / Extraordinary loss Loss on disposal of fixed assets 217 Millions of yen, Impairment Losses 55 Millions of yen, Loss on closure of a plant 372 Millions of yen, Other 47 Millions of yen
Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionNo applicable matters
Change in accounting policyChanges due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name None
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingNone (対象者:Not applicable)
Issued Shares at Period-End55,294,534 shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End1,691,256 shares
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceIn Chemical Materials, sales declined because sales of active pharmaceutical ingredients decreased and certain products were discontinued, while in Agribusiness, exports of insecticides and fungicides grew, and in Trading & Logistics, sales of organic chemicals and civil engineering materials increased. Ordinary profit increased mainly because the company recorded a foreign exchange gain.
Items this document does not state (10)
Operating MarginCash flows from operating activitiesCash flows from investing activitiesCash flows from financing activitiesCash and cash equivalents at end of periodPayout ratioShareholder Return PolicyRegional salesOrders received and order backlogMaterial 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.

Although sales of Chemical Materials declined, net sales increased as sales in Agribusiness and Trading & Logistics grew. Ordinary profit increased mainly because the company recorded a foreign exchange gain.

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