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Eiken Chemical (4549) · FactFull-year decline in reagents for microbiological testing

Recovery in infection-related products other than COVID-19

First written in FY2024-Q3. 2 of 5 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025-H1. Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseFirst statedFY2024-Q3AdvancedFY2025-H1 – FY2025OtherFY2026-H1 – FY20262024: 220242025: 220252026: 12026
Same theme, other companies
Domestic and Overseas Sales Trends for Diagnostic Reagents and Testing EquipmentA theme 8 companies write about · 5 as a headwind · 8 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.

1 other company's latest entry also says "Other".

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  1. FY2026Full-year decline in reagents for microbiological testingAnnual report

    「By product, sales of reagents for microbiological testing were ¥4,284 million, down 4.8% year on year.」

    From the period in which recovery in products such as rapid diagnostic kits and contributions from new products were reported, full-year sales of reagents for microbiological testing declined 4.8% year on year.
  2. FY2026-H1Decline in reagents for microbiological testingAnnual report

    「By product category, sales of reagents for microbiological testing were ¥2,148 million, down 2.1% year on year.」

    Reagents for microbiological testing, including infectious disease-related products other than those for COVID-19, which had recovered and increased in the previous period, declined 2.1% year on year.
  3. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「By product, sales of reagents for microbiological testing increased to ¥4,501 million, driven by higher sales of rapid diagnostic kits, up 4.4% year on year.」

    For infectious disease-related products other than those for COVID-19, growth in rapid diagnostic kits resulted in full-year sales of ¥4,501 million, up 4.4% year on year.
  4. FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Sales of new rapid diagnostic kits, “ImmunoCatch–StrepA” and “ImmunoCatch–Adeno,” increased, bringing microbiological testing reagents to ¥2,194 million, up 3.0% year on year.」

    For products related to infectious diseases other than COVID-19, growth in sales of the rapid diagnostic kits ImmunoCatch–StrepA and ImmunoCatch–Adeno was newly disclosed in specific terms.
  5. FY2024-Q3First statedAnnual report

    「Reagents for microbiological testing increased 9.6% year on year to ¥3.339 billion, reflecting a significant recovery in products related to infectious diseases other than COVID-19, particularly rapid diagnostic kits and reagents for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.」

    The recovery in products related to infectious diseases other than COVID-19, particularly rapid diagnostic kits and reagents for antimicrobial susceptibility testing, was disclosed for the first time as a separate performance factor.
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