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- Large order for land-based aquaculture equipment¥2.7 billion
- Increase in orders received in the manufacturer businessUp ¥3.437 billion year on year
- Decrease in orders received in the engineering businessDown ¥905 million year on year
- Decrease in revenue in the engineering businessDown ¥777 million year on year
- Increase in revenue in the trading company businessUp ¥458 million year on year
- Increase in SG&A expensesUp ¥122 million year on year
- Upward revision of the final-year target under the medium-term management plan EJ2027
- Change in the dividend payout ratio guideline from 35% to 40%
- Receipt of a large order for land-based aquaculture equipment
- Launch of Eba-Gates, a battery-powered sluice gate management system
- Orders received¥21,952 millionYear on year against the same period last year+13.4%
- Order backlog¥36,862 millionYear on year against the same period last year+15.5%
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥21,225 million (YoY +0.1%) |
| Operating profit | ¥3,767 million (YoY +7.5%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥3,868 million (YoY +7.4%) |
| Net income | ¥2,675 million (YoY +7.9%) |
| Gross profit | ¥7,566 million, gross margin of 35.6%, up 1.8 percentage points year on year (from 33.8% to 35.6%) |
| Operating profit margin | 17.7%, up 1.2 percentage points year on year (from 16.5% to 17.7%) |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥3,799 million, SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue: 17.9% |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥44,000 million / Gross profit ¥14,200 million / Selling, general and administrative expenses ¥7,900 million / Operating profit ¥6,300 million / Ordinary income ¥6,500 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥4,500 million / Orders received ¥46,000 million / Order backlog ¥38,136 million |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Second-quarter performance is progressing smoothly, with no change to the initial business plan. |
| Segment results | Manufacturer business Orders received ¥6,699 million (up 105.3% year on year) / Net Sales ¥4,038 million (up 9.0%) / Gross profit ¥1,770 million (up 9.2%) / Engineering Business Orders received ¥8,162 million (down 10.0%) / Net Sales ¥11,210 million (down 6.5%) / Gross profit ¥3,965 million (up 0.1%) / Trading Business Orders received ¥7,089 million (up 0.8%) / Net Sales ¥5,976 million (up 8.3%) / Gross profit ¥1,831 million (up 14.4%) |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Large order for land-based aquaculture equipment / Amount ¥2.7 billion, Factors Increase in orders received in the manufacturer business / Amount Up ¥3.437 billion year on year, Factors Decrease in orders received in the engineering business / Amount Down ¥905 million year on year, Factors Decrease in revenue in the engineering business / Amount Down ¥777 million year on year, Factors Increase in revenue in the trading company business / Amount Up ¥458 million year on year, Factors Increase in SG&A expenses / Amount Up ¥122 million year on year |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Orders received / Value ¥21,952 million / Year on year against the same period last year +13.4%, Indicator name Order backlog / Value ¥36,862 million / Year on year against the same period last year +15.5% |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | A high level of order backlog (up ¥2.3 billion from the previous fiscal year), firm market conditions in both the public and private sectors, and the expectation that favorable market conditions will continue. |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Revised fiscal year ending December 2027 Revenue of ¥46.0 billion, operating profit of ¥6.5 billion, operating margin of 14.1%, and ROE of at least 15.0% / Difference from the initial plan Revenue: +¥1.0 billion, operating profit: +¥1.0 billion, gross profit: +¥700 million, SG&A expenses: -¥300 million |
| Financial targets | ROE 17.1% actual for the fiscal year ended December 2025, at least 15.0% planned for the fiscal year ending December 2026, and at least 15.0% planned for the fiscal year ending December 2027 / Long-term vision: fiscal year ending December 2030 ROE of at least 15.0% |
| Annual Dividend | ¥75 per share (interim and year-end breakdown: not disclosed) |
| Payout ratio | 39.7% forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026; 40% guideline from the fiscal year ending December 2026 onward |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Total acquisition cost of ¥999,861,567, 402,900 shares, acquisition period from 10 February 2026 to 9 July 2026 |
| Orders received and order backlog | Orders received: ¥21,952 million; order backlog: ¥36,862 million |
| New initiatives | Upward revision of the final-year target under the medium-term management plan EJ2027, Change in the dividend payout ratio guideline from 35% to 40%, Receipt of a large order for land-based aquaculture equipment, Launch of Eba-Gates, a battery-powered sluice gate management system |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The reasons given for revising upward the final-year targets of the medium-term management plan were that the Company achieved operating profit of ¥6.121 billion in the fiscal year ended December 2025, ahead of the medium-term plan's final-year target of ¥5.5 billion; demand for disaster prevention and mitigation remained firm; the Company received a large order for land-based aquaculture equipment; and performance has grown as the Company's strategy has aligned with market conditions.