Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending September 2027 · Full yearThe bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document.
The precious-metals business plans to increase sales, supported by a recovery in production trends among major customers and higher precious-metal handling volumes. However, personnel expenses and purchases of oils and chemicals will increase ahead of the start of operations at the LiB recycling plant, while interest expense on borrowings associated with investment in the business will also rise. Operating profit, ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of the parent are therefore expected to decline.
Loss on disposal of fixed assets: ¥34.927 million; loss on sale of fixed assets: ¥0.130 million; impairment loss: ¥113.019 million; loss on refund of subsidies: ¥30.445 million; other: ¥5.525 million. Total extraordinary losses: ¥184.048 million.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | Not disclosed → 13,000 Millions of yen（+12.1%） |
| Operating profit | Not disclosed → 630 Millions of yen（-52.5%） |
| Ordinary income | Not disclosed → 50 Millions of yen（-95.8%） |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | Not disclosed → 35 Millions of yen（-95.6%） |
| Net income per share | Not disclosed → ¥6.95 / sen |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending September 2027 |
| Period Covered | Full year |
| Previous-period results | Actual results for the fiscal year ended September 2026: net sales ¥11,601 million, operating profit ¥1,325 million, ordinary profit ¥1,194 million, profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥800 million |
| Reason for the revision | The precious-metals business plans to increase sales, supported by a recovery in production trends among major customers and higher precious-metal handling volumes. However, personnel expenses and purchases of oils and chemicals will increase ahead of the start of operations at the LiB recycling plant, while interest expense on borrowings associated with investment in the business will also rise. Operating profit, ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of the parent are therefore expected to decline. |
| Details and amount of extraordinary loss | Loss on disposal of fixed assets: ¥34.927 million; loss on sale of fixed assets: ¥0.130 million; impairment loss: ¥113.019 million; loss on refund of subsidies: ¥30.445 million; other: ¥5.525 million. Total extraordinary losses: ¥184.048 million. |
| Dividend forecast revision | For the fiscal year ending September 2027, the Company plans to pay an interim dividend of ¥4 per share, a year-end dividend of ¥8 per share and an annual dividend of ¥12 per share. No indication has been given as to whether the forecast has been revised. |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.For the fiscal year ending September 2027, sales are expected to increase, supported by a gradual recovery in production trends among the Company's major customers, electronics component and device manufacturers, and higher precious-metal handling volumes. Profit is nevertheless expected to decline due to higher personnel expenses and purchases of oils and chemicals ahead of the start of operations at the LiB recycling plant, as well as higher interest expense on borrowings associated with investment in the business.