Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027 · Second quarter (interim period) and full yearPrevious forecast published 8 May 2026The bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document.
For the interim period, shipments for low-level radioactive waste disposal in the environmental construction field of the bentonite business were pushed back. However, against a backdrop of firm demand for agricultural chemicals in contract processing for the agri business, orders for herbicides, insecticides and fungicides exceeded the initial plan. For the full year, the company incorporated the factors behind the changes through the interim period, assumed that results from the third quarter onward would be in line with the initial plan, and took into account the impact of the uncertain situation in the Middle East.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 8,500, Period Covered Full year / Value 18,000 → Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 8,500, Period Covered Full year / Value 18,000（Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 0, Period Covered Full year / Value 0） |
| Operating profit | Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 540, Period Covered Full year / Value 1,700 → Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 740, Period Covered Full year / Value 1,900（Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 37, Period Covered Full year / Value 11.8） |
| Ordinary income | Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 650, Period Covered Full year / Value 2,000 → Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 850, Period Covered Full year / Value 2,200（Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 30.8, Period Covered Full year / Value 10） |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 450, Period Covered Full year / Value 1,350 → Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 550, Period Covered Full year / Value 1,450（Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 22.2, Period Covered Full year / Value 7.4） |
| Net income per share | Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 36.95, Period Covered Full year / Value 110.85 → Period Covered Second quarter (interim period) / Value 45.16, Period Covered Full year / Value 119.06 |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Period Covered | Second quarter (interim period) and full year |
| Publication date of previous forecast | 8 May 2026 |
| Previous-period results | Second quarter (interim period) Fiscal Period Covered Second quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026 / Net Sales 7,712 Millions of yen, yen and sen / Operating profit 461 Millions of yen, yen and sen / Ordinary income 581 Millions of yen, yen and sen / Interim net income attributable to owners of the parent 420 Millions of yen, yen and sen / Interim net income per share 34.56 Millions of yen, yen and sen / Full year Fiscal Period Covered Fiscal year ending March 2026 / Net Sales 17,075 Millions of yen, yen and sen / Operating profit 1,602 Millions of yen, yen and sen / Ordinary income 1,954 Millions of yen, yen and sen / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 1,340 Millions of yen, yen and sen / Net income per share 110.1 Millions of yen, yen and sen |
| Reason for the revision | For the interim period, shipments for low-level radioactive waste disposal in the environmental construction field of the bentonite business were pushed back. However, against a backdrop of firm demand for agricultural chemicals in contract processing for the agri business, orders for herbicides, insecticides and fungicides exceeded the initial plan. For the full year, the company incorporated the factors behind the changes through the interim period, assumed that results from the third quarter onward would be in line with the initial plan, and took into account the impact of the uncertain situation in the Middle East. |
| Dividend forecast revision | No change (the dividend forecast has not been revised in connection with this revision to the earnings forecasts) |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.For the interim period, shipments for low-level radioactive waste disposal in the bentonite business were pushed back. However, demand for agricultural chemicals remained firm in contract processing for the agri business, and orders for herbicides, insecticides and fungicides exceeded the initial plan. For the full year, the company incorporated the factors behind the changes through the interim period, assumed that results from the third quarter onward would be in line with the initial plan, and also took into account the impact of the uncertain situation in the Middle East.