Results for this period
First quarter1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026ConsolidatedJapanese GAAPThe 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.
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.
The recovery in demand in the formed materials and environmental construction fields, strong domestic and overseas demand for the Clay Science business and strong sales to the cosmetics sector, and strong demand for insecticides, fungicides and herbicides in the Agricultural business. The company promoted proposals for high-value-added products and services, price revisions and cost reductions, while ordinary income shifted from a foreign exchange loss to a foreign exchange gain.
No applicable matters.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Period Classification | First quarter |
| Accounting standards | Japanese GAAP |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
| Period Covered | 1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥4,184 million (YoY +12.5%) |
| Operating profit | ¥360 million (YoY +54.5%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥464 million (YoY +64.5%) |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | ¥285 million (YoY +49.6%) |
| Net income per share | ¥23.44 |
| Equity ratio | End of the current fiscal period 83.8 / End of previous period 83 |
| Total assets | ¥26,592 million |
| Net assets | ¥23,189 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥18,000 million (YoY +5.4%) / Operating profit ¥1,700 million (YoY +6.1%) / Ordinary income ¥2,000 million (YoY +2.3%) / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥1,350 million (YoY +0.7%) |
| Annual Dividend Forecast | ¥40 → ¥40（0.0%） |
| Segment revenue | Bentonite Business ¥3,077,580 thousand (YoY +9.4%), Clay Science Business ¥492,183 thousand (YoY +17.0%), Agribusiness ¥614,434 thousand (YoY +26.4%) |
| Segment profit | Bentonite Business ¥306,422 thousand (YoY -0.5%), Clay Science Business ¥85,055 thousand (YoY +129.5%), Agribusiness ¥84,355 thousand |
| Depreciation and amortization | ¥205,933 thousand |
| Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss) | Extraordinary income Not disclosed / Extraordinary loss Loss on sale of fixed assets ¥5,583 thousand, Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets ¥3,040 thousand / Total extraordinary loss ¥8,624 thousand |
| Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption | No applicable matters. |
| Change in accounting policy | Changes due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No |
| Changes in the scope of consolidation | New 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name None |
| Availability of Supplementary Financial Results Materials | No |
| Availability of Financial Results Briefing | No |
| Issued Shares at Period-End | 14,450,000 |
| Treasury Shares at Period-End | 2,271,657 |
| Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance | The recovery in demand in the formed materials and environmental construction fields, strong domestic and overseas demand for the Clay Science business and strong sales to the cosmetics sector, and strong demand for insecticides, fungicides and herbicides in the Agricultural business. The company promoted proposals for high-value-added products and services, price revisions and cost reductions, while ordinary income shifted from a foreign exchange loss to a foreign exchange gain. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Demand for passenger cars and trucks, general civil engineering, general industrial applications, cosmetics and agricultural chemicals remained steady or strong. The company also promoted proposals for high-value-added products and services, price revisions and cost reductions. Ordinary income benefited from a reversal in foreign exchange effects, from a ¥33 million foreign exchange loss in the previous fiscal year to a ¥47 million foreign exchange gain in the current fiscal year.