Contents of this document
- Steel price factors¥-68 million
- Steel volume factors¥-511 million
- Building materials and other factors¥-167 million
- Selling, general and administrative expense factor¥-1,324 million
- Opening of the Hokkaido Sales Office
- Start-up of the new Yamasa headquarters and warehouse, and introduction of processing equipment
- Making 三友鋼材株式会社 a consolidated subsidiary
- Subsidized projects for developing logistics processing capabilities and IT infrastructure
- Transition to a four-area structure
- Introduction of an executive officer system
- CRM renewal, use of BI tools, and the Ono Ken e-Place initiative
- Evaluation of AI applications and integration of core systems
- Number of processing facilities459 FacilitiesYear on year against the same period last yearIncreased from 365 at the end of March 2025
- Number of delivery trucks223 UnitsYear on year against the same period last yearIncreased from 184 at the end of March 2025
- Backlog revenue¥294 100 million
- Backlog profit¥23 100 million
- Contract liabilities¥758 millionYear on year against the same period last year¥451 million at the end of March 2025
- ProductsTotal steel productsSales volume1,597Volume unitthousand tonnesYear-on-year change in volume-1.5Selling price114.56Price unitYen/kgYear-on-year change in unit price-8.5
- ProductsSteel platesSales volume734Volume unitthousand tonnesYear-on-year change in volume1Selling price106.52Price unitYen/kgYear-on-year change in unit price-10.7
- ProductsBar steel productsSales volume571Volume unitthousand tonnesYear-on-year change in volume-1Selling price131.13Price unitYen/kgYear-on-year change in unit price-8
- ProductsRound steel productsSales volume291Volume unitthousand tonnesYear-on-year change in volume-8.5Selling price102.35Price unitYen/kgYear-on-year change in unit price-4.8
- Kyushu and ChugokuNet Sales¥138,708 million (YoY -9.2%)Operating profit¥2,797 million (YoY -32.2%)
- Kansai and ChukyoNet Sales¥60,071 million (YoY -9.3%)Operating profit¥1,000 million (YoY -3.5%)
- Kanto and TohokuNet Sales¥54,334 million (YoY +2.8%)Operating profit¥1,012 million (YoY -40.2%)
- Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2028Net Sales¥3,100 100 millionOperating profit¥75 100 millionUnit_Operating profit¥100 millionEBITDA¥125 100 millionEBITDA unit¥100 millionROE6.0%
- Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2035Net Sales¥5,000 100 millionOperating profit¥200 100 millionUnit_Operating profit¥100 millionEBITDA¥240 100 millionEBITDA unit¥100 millionROE10%ROIC6%
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥253,115 million (YoY -6.9%) |
| Operating profit | ¥4,740 million (YoY -30.4%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥4,711 million (YoY -31.7%) |
| Net income | ¥-2,218 million |
| Gross profit | ¥26,295 million (YoY -2.8%) |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥21,555 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Subject Fiscal year ending March 2027 / Net Sales ¥274,600 million / Operating profit ¥6,300 million / Ordinary income ¥6,200 million / Net income ¥4,100 million |
| Segment results | Segment Kyushu and Chugoku / Net Sales ¥138,708 million (YoY -9.2%) / Operating profit ¥2,797 million (YoY -32.2%), Segment Kansai and Chukyo / Net Sales ¥60,071 million (YoY -9.3%) / Operating profit ¥1,000 million (YoY -3.5%), Segment Kanto and Tohoku / Net Sales ¥54,334 million (YoY +2.8%) / Operating profit ¥1,012 million (YoY -40.2%) |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Steel price factors / Amount ¥-68 million, Factors Steel volume factors / Amount ¥-511 million, Factors Building materials and other factors / Amount ¥-167 million, Factors Selling, general and administrative expense factor / Amount ¥-1,324 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of processing facilities / Value 459 Facilities / Year on year against the same period last year Increased from 365 at the end of March 2025, Indicator name Number of delivery trucks / Value 223 Units / Year on year against the same period last year Increased from 184 at the end of March 2025, Indicator name Backlog revenue / Value ¥294 100 million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Backlog profit / Value ¥23 100 million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Contract liabilities / Value ¥758 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥451 million at the end of March 2025 |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Products Total steel products / Sales volume 1,597 / Volume unit thousand tonnes / Year-on-year change in volume -1.5 / Selling price 114.56 / Price unit Yen/kg / Year-on-year change in unit price -8.5, Products Steel plates / Sales volume 734 / Volume unit thousand tonnes / Year-on-year change in volume 1 / Selling price 106.52 / Price unit Yen/kg / Year-on-year change in unit price -10.7, Products Bar steel products / Sales volume 571 / Volume unit thousand tonnes / Year-on-year change in volume -1 / Selling price 131.13 / Price unit Yen/kg / Year-on-year change in unit price -8, Products Round steel products / Sales volume 291 / Volume unit thousand tonnes / Year-on-year change in volume -8.5 / Selling price 102.35 / Price unit Yen/kg / Year-on-year change in unit price -4.8 |
| Number of employees | Construction Division headcount 239 people / Prior-year period 163 people / Change during the period Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | The company expects higher selling prices, increased sales volumes, a recovery in demand, and progress broadly in line with plan on large projects already secured. Numerical assumptions: not disclosed. |
| Risk amount incorporated into the outlook | Not disclosed. The company recognizes risks related to the situation in the Middle East, energy prices, additional US tariffs, inventory valuation, and higher working capital requirements, among others, but has not incorporated them into its earnings forecast because it is difficult to reasonably calculate their impact on results. |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2028 / Net Sales ¥3,100 100 million / Operating profit ¥75 100 million / Unit_Operating profit ¥100 million / EBITDA ¥125 100 million / EBITDA unit ¥100 million / ROE 6.0%, Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2035 / Net Sales ¥5,000 100 million / Operating profit ¥200 100 million / Unit_Operating profit ¥100 million / EBITDA ¥240 100 million / EBITDA unit ¥100 million / ROE 10% / ROIC 6% |
| Financial targets | ROE Fiscal year ending March 2025 5.1% / Fiscal year ending March 2026 3.9% / Target for the fiscal year ending March 2028 6.0% / ROIC Not disclosed |
| Annual Dividend | Fiscal year ending March 2026 Annual ¥69 per share / Interim ¥34 per share / End of period ¥35 per share / Planned for the fiscal year ending March 2027 Annual ¥69 per share / Interim ¥34 per share / End of period ¥35 per share |
| Payout ratio | 30%. The planned payout ratio for the fiscal year ending March 2027 is 41.1%. The dividend will be set at the higher of this level or the minimum dividend of ¥69. |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Maximum amount ¥10 100 million / Period Not disclosed |
| Capital expenditures | ¥71 hundred million (hard investment, fiscal year ended March 2026 actual) |
| Orders received and order backlog | Backlog revenue ¥294 100 million / Backlog profit ¥23 100 million |
| New initiatives | Opening of the Hokkaido Sales Office, Start-up of the new Yamasa headquarters and warehouse, and introduction of processing equipment, Making 三友鋼材株式会社 a consolidated subsidiary, Subsidized projects for developing logistics processing capabilities and IT infrastructure, Transition to a four-area structure, Introduction of an executive officer system, CRM renewal, use of BI tools, and the Ono Ken e-Place initiative, Evaluation of AI applications and integration of core systems |
Items this document does not state (7)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.For the fiscal year ended March 2026, the stated reasons include lower sales volumes of steel products, lower steel product market prices, an overall decline in revenue, higher depreciation and amortization expenses associated with capital investment, and impairment losses on fixed assets in the Kyushu and Chugoku regions. For the fiscal year ending March 2027, the company expects higher selling prices due to rising steel product market prices, a recovery in demand, progress on large-scale construction projects, higher sales volumes in the steel business, and improved spreads.