Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027 · Second quarter (interim period) and full yearPrevious forecast published 13 May 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.
Net sales and each profit item for the interim period are expected to exceed the previous forecasts due to substantial growth in high-value-added products, the penetration of price revisions, and a temporary increase in demand for certain products against the backdrop of the situation in the Middle East. For the full year, net sales and each profit item are expected to exceed the previous forecasts after reflecting performance through the interim period, while taking into account uncertainty surrounding the situation in the Middle East and foreign exchange market fluctuations and a cautious outlook for demand in the second half of the year.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | Interim period 41,000 / Full year 84,000 → Interim period 52,000 / Full year 97,000（Interim period 26.8 / Full year 15.5） |
| Operating profit | Interim period 5,000 / Full year 11,000 → Interim period 7,500 / Full year 12,500（Interim period 50 / Full year 13.6） |
| Ordinary income | Interim period 5,000 / Full year 11,000 → Interim period 7,600 / Full year 12,600（Interim period 52 / Full year 14.5） |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | Interim period 3,000 / Full year 6,700 → Interim period 4,700 / Full year 7,700（Interim period 56.7 / Full year 14.9） |
| Net income per share | Interim period 282.72 / Full year 631.42 → Interim period 442.94 / Full year 725.67 |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Period Covered | Second quarter (interim period) and full year |
| Publication date of previous forecast | 13 May 2026 |
| Previous-period results | Interim period Net sales ¥37,611 million, operating profit ¥3,868 million, ordinary profit ¥3,603 million, interim profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥2,182 million, and interim earnings per share ¥223.97 (second quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026) / Full year Net sales ¥82,886 million, operating profit ¥10,107 million, ordinary profit ¥10,372 million, profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥6,169 million, and earnings per share ¥606.28 (fiscal year ended March 2026) |
| Reason for the revision | Net sales and each profit item for the interim period are expected to exceed the previous forecasts due to substantial growth in high-value-added products, the penetration of price revisions, and a temporary increase in demand for certain products against the backdrop of the situation in the Middle East. For the full year, net sales and each profit item are expected to exceed the previous forecasts after reflecting performance through the interim period, while taking into account uncertainty surrounding the situation in the Middle East and foreign exchange market fluctuations and a cautious outlook for demand in the second half of the year. |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
Items this document does not state (2)
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.For the interim period, the revision reflects substantial growth in high-value-added products, including low-dielectric resin materials for high-end servers in the Electronics and Information segment and water-based composite binders for anode materials used in lithium-ion batteries in the Environment and Energy segment, the penetration of price revisions, and a temporary increase in demand for certain products against the backdrop of the situation in the Middle East. For the full year, the forecast incorporates performance through the interim period, as well as uncertainty surrounding the situation in the Middle East and foreign exchange market fluctuations, and a cautious outlook for demand in the second half of the year in light of the increased demand for certain products.