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Earnings6794Foster Electric Company,LimitedElectrical Equipment and Precision Instruments

Summary of Financial Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 (Japanese GAAP) (Consolidated)

In the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, net sales increased 9.2% year on year, while operating income declined 66.9% and net income attributable to owners of the parent declined 91.4%. The full-year earnings forecast and dividend forecast were left unchanged, based on the expected refund of U.S. tariffs and recovery from customers of higher material costs.

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Mixed performance
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Scale
66.9
Year-on-year change in operating profit (%)
Wording
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Results for this period

First quarter1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026ConsolidatedJapanese GAAP
Net Sales35,097¥ millionYear on year +9.2%Progress 25.1%
Operating profit585¥ millionYear on year -66.9%Progress 7.3%
Ordinary income1,104¥ millionYear on year -43.3%Progress 14.7%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent128¥ millionYear on year -91.4%Progress 2.6%

The 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.

Net income per share¥5.70
Financial position at period-end
Total assets113,071¥ million
of which net assets 76,363 ¥ millionEquity ratio 59.5%vs. prior year-end -0.8pt

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.

Cash inflows and outflows
Operating+465
Investment-2,023
Financials+1,355
Net change-203

Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in ¥ million).The net change represented by the dotted line is the total of three items, calculated from figures provided by the company.

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥19,775 million
Segment revenueSpeaker business ¥28,610 million (YoY +7.5%), Mobile audio business ¥3,574 million (YoY +14.4%), Other businesses ¥2,912 million (YoY +21.6%)
Segment profitSpeaker business ¥70 million (YoY -95.4%), Mobile audio business ¥312 million (YoY +55.4%), Other businesses ¥201 million
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥140,000 million (YoY +3.8%)
Operating profit¥8,000 million (YoY +4.3%)
Ordinary income¥7,500 million (YoY -6.3%)
Net income¥5,000 million (YoY +1.0%)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥80 → ¥115(+43.8%)
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

The Speaker Business reported lower profit due to weaker sales to certain automakers in China, the temporary burden of additional costs related to U.S. tariffs and soaring material costs, and the impact of the stronger Chinese yuan. Sales to major customers remained firm in the Mobile Audio Business, while the Other Business reported higher profit on solid sales of speakers for proximity warning sounds and alarm sounds, higher sales, and structural reforms.

Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption

Not applicable.

Change in accounting policy
基準改正に伴う変更 Noそれ以外の変更 No見積りの変更 No修正再表示 No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name None
Impairment loss非開示
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)First quarter of the current fiscal year Extraordinary income None (-) / Extraordinary loss Not disclosed / First quarter of the previous fiscal year Extraordinary income Gain on sale of investment securities ¥295 million / Extraordinary loss Not disclosed
Depreciation and amortization¥935 million
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingWhether applicable No / Subject person Not disclosed
Issued Shares at Period-End25,000,000 Shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End2,532,194 Shares
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationFirst quarter
Accounting standardsJapanese GAAP
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026
Net Sales¥35,097 million (YoY +9.2%)
Operating profit¥585 million (YoY -66.9%)
Ordinary income¥1,104 million (YoY -43.3%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥128 million (YoY -91.4%)
Net income per share¥5.70
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 59.5% / End of previous period 60.3%
Total assets¥113,071 million
Net assets¥76,363 million
Cash flows from operating activities¥465 million
Cash flows from investing activities¥-2,023 million
Cash flows from financing activities¥1,355 million
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥19,775 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥140,000 million (YoY +3.8%) / Operating profit ¥8,000 million (YoY +4.3%) / Ordinary income ¥7,500 million (YoY -6.3%) / Net income ¥5,000 million (YoY +1.0%)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥80 → ¥115(+43.8%)
Segment revenueSpeaker business ¥28,610 million (YoY +7.5%), Mobile audio business ¥3,574 million (YoY +14.4%), Other businesses ¥2,912 million (YoY +21.6%)
Segment profitSpeaker business ¥70 million (YoY -95.4%), Mobile audio business ¥312 million (YoY +55.4%), Other businesses ¥201 million
Depreciation and amortization¥935 million
Impairment loss非開示
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)First quarter of the current fiscal year Extraordinary income None (-) / Extraordinary loss Not disclosed / First quarter of the previous fiscal year Extraordinary income Gain on sale of investment securities ¥295 million / Extraordinary loss Not disclosed
Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionNot applicable.
Change in accounting policyChanges due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name None
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingWhether applicable No / Subject person Not disclosed
Issued Shares at Period-End25,000,000 Shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End2,532,194 Shares
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceThe Speaker Business reported lower profit due to weaker sales to certain automakers in China, the temporary burden of additional costs related to U.S. tariffs and soaring material costs, and the impact of the stronger Chinese yuan. Sales to major customers remained firm in the Mobile Audio Business, while the Other Business reported higher profit on solid sales of speakers for proximity warning sounds and alarm sounds, higher sales, and structural reforms.
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Operating MarginRevision to Earnings ForecastPayout ratioShareholder Return PolicyRegional salesOrders received and order backlogMaterial subsequent events

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The reasons the company gives

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Operating income in the Speaker Business declined due to lower speaker sales to certain automakers, the temporary burden of additional costs related to U.S. tariffs and soaring material costs, and the impact of the stronger Chinese yuan. In the Mobile Audio Business, sales to major customers remained firm, while profit in the Other Business improved on higher sales and structural reforms. The full-year forecast was left unchanged because refunds of U.S. tariffs and recovery from customers of higher material costs are expected.

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