Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending December 2026 · Full yearPrevious forecast published 12 August 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.
The building materials business continues to operate in a challenging environment due to the sluggish housing market, high raw material prices and other factors, while the competitive environment in the chemicals business has improved against a backdrop of changes in raw material market conditions and other factors, sales of inorganic chemical products have exceeded expectations, and fine chemicals have also continued to perform strongly.
Loss on sale of fixed assets ¥2 million, loss on disposal of fixed assets ¥79 million, impairment loss ¥228 million, loss on sale of investment securities ¥197 million, total extraordinary losses ¥508 million.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | ¥94,000 million → ¥99,000 million（+5.3%） |
| Operating profit | ¥18,000 million → ¥22,000 million（+22.2%） |
| Ordinary income | ¥18,400 million → ¥22,000 million（+19.6%） |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | ¥12,600 million → ¥16,500 million（+31.0%） |
| Net income per share | ¥145.67 / sen → ¥190.82 / sen |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Period Covered | Full year |
| Publication date of previous forecast | 12 August 2026 |
| Previous-period results | Actual results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2025: revenue ¥52,473 million, operating profit ¥8,275 million, ordinary profit ¥8,510 million, and net income attributable to owners of the parent ¥6,022 million. Full-year results: not disclosed. |
| Reason for the revision | The building materials business continues to operate in a challenging environment due to the sluggish housing market, high raw material prices and other factors, while the competitive environment in the chemicals business has improved against a backdrop of changes in raw material market conditions and other factors, sales of inorganic chemical products have exceeded expectations, and fine chemicals have also continued to perform strongly. |
| Details and amount of extraordinary loss | Loss on sale of fixed assets ¥2 million, loss on disposal of fixed assets ¥79 million, impairment loss ¥228 million, loss on sale of investment securities ¥197 million, total extraordinary losses ¥508 million. |
| Dividend forecast revision | No revision |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The building materials business continues to operate in a challenging environment due to the sluggish housing market and high raw material prices, while the competitive environment in the chemicals business has improved against a backdrop of changes in raw material market conditions, sales of inorganic chemical products have exceeded expectations, and fine chemicals have also remained strong.