Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027 · Six months (cumulative) and full yearThe bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document.
Demand for newspapers is declining, and newspapers publishers remain cautious about capital investment, resulting in a continuing challenging business environment. In addition to pursuing structural reforms under the medium-term management plan, the company expects to record gains on sales of non-current assets as extraordinary income and litigation-related expenses currently under dispute and other items as extraordinary losses.
Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027: litigation-related expenses currently under dispute and other items (amount: Not disclosed). Actual results for the fiscal year ended March 2026: extraordinary losses of ¥93,507 thousand, including litigation-related expenses of ¥39,775 thousand and retirement benefit expenses of ¥53,731 thousand.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | Not disclosed → Cumulative second-quarter results 4,670 / Full year 10,960（Cumulative second-quarter results 76.6% / Full year 29.6%） |
| Operating profit | Not disclosed → Cumulative second-quarter results 80 / Full year 700（Cumulative second-quarter results Not disclosed / Full year △2.9%） |
| Ordinary income | Not disclosed → Cumulative second-quarter results 90 / Full year 730（Cumulative second-quarter results Not disclosed / Full year △6.0%） |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | Not disclosed → Cumulative second-quarter results 100 / Full year 560（Cumulative second-quarter results Not disclosed / Full year △47.0%） |
| Net income per share | Not disclosed → Cumulative second-quarter results 12.38 / Full year 69.36 |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Period Covered | Six months (cumulative) and full year |
| Previous-period results | Revenue: ¥8,456 million; operating income: ¥721 million; ordinary income: ¥777 million; net income attributable to owners of the parent: ¥1,057 million |
| Reason for the revision | Demand for newspapers is declining, and newspapers publishers remain cautious about capital investment, resulting in a continuing challenging business environment. In addition to pursuing structural reforms under the medium-term management plan, the company expects to record gains on sales of non-current assets as extraordinary income and litigation-related expenses currently under dispute and other items as extraordinary losses. |
| Details and amount of extraordinary loss | Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027: litigation-related expenses currently under dispute and other items (amount: Not disclosed). Actual results for the fiscal year ended March 2026: extraordinary losses of ¥93,507 thousand, including litigation-related expenses of ¥39,775 thousand and retirement benefit expenses of ¥53,731 thousand. |
| Dividend forecast revision | A dividend is planned for the fiscal year ending March 2027, but the year-end dividend forecast has not been determined. The company will announce it once disclosure is possible, taking into account the progress of its business results. |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company expects the challenging business environment to continue due to declining demand for newspapers and newspapers publishers' cautious stance toward capital investment. It will also pursue structural reforms under its medium-term management plan and expects to record gains on sales of non-current assets as extraordinary income, along with litigation-related expenses currently under dispute and other items as extraordinary losses.