Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027 · Six months (cumulative) and full fiscal yearThe bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document.
The company expects revenue to increase across the group, driven by higher sales in its Digital Society business, particularly products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and Hi-Ceram carriers, amid growing semiconductor demand mainly for AI applications. On the profit side, in addition to higher revenue, the impact of the business restructuring costs recognized in the current fiscal year in connection with the discontinuation of NAS battery manufacturing and sales activities will no longer be present. Accordingly, net income attributable to owners of the parent is expected to improve significantly from the current fiscal year.
Business restructuring costs of ¥19,959 million related to the discontinuation of NAS battery manufacturing and sales activities, and impairment losses of ¥4,763 million
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | Not disclosed → Second quarter (cumulative) 350,000 / Full year 710,000（Second quarter (cumulative) 7.3 / Full year 6） |
| Operating profit | Not disclosed → Second quarter (cumulative) 53,000 / Full year 107,000（Second quarter (cumulative) 8.8 / Full year 12.6） |
| Ordinary income | Not disclosed → Second quarter (cumulative) 53,000 / Full year 105,000（Second quarter (cumulative) 13.6 / Full year 10.3） |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | Not disclosed → Second quarter (cumulative) 45,000 / Full year 82,000（Second quarter (cumulative) 88.5 / Full year 36.8） |
| Net income per share | Not disclosed → Second quarter (cumulative) 159.03 / Full year 290.67 |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Period Covered | Six months (cumulative) and full fiscal year |
| Previous-period results | Fiscal year ending March 2026 actual results: revenue ¥670,125 million, operating profit ¥94,997 million, ordinary profit ¥95,202 million, net income attributable to owners of the parent ¥59,936 million, and net income per share ¥206.32 |
| Reason for the revision | The company expects revenue to increase across the group, driven by higher sales in its Digital Society business, particularly products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and Hi-Ceram carriers, amid growing semiconductor demand mainly for AI applications. On the profit side, in addition to higher revenue, the impact of the business restructuring costs recognized in the current fiscal year in connection with the discontinuation of NAS battery manufacturing and sales activities will no longer be present. Accordingly, net income attributable to owners of the parent is expected to improve significantly from the current fiscal year. |
| Details and amount of extraordinary loss | Business restructuring costs of ¥19,959 million related to the discontinuation of NAS battery manufacturing and sales activities, and impairment losses of ¥4,763 million |
| Dividend forecast revision | For the fiscal year ending March 2027, the company forecasts an interim dividend of ¥53, a year-end dividend of ¥53, and an annual dividend of ¥106. This represents an increase from the annual dividend of ¥80 for the fiscal year ending March 2026. |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company explained that sales of products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and Hi-Ceram carriers are expected to increase, driven mainly by growing semiconductor demand for AI applications. It also expects net income attributable to owners of the parent to improve significantly because the impact of the business restructuring costs recognized in the fiscal year ending March 2026 in connection with the discontinuation of NAS battery manufacturing and sales activities will no longer be present.