Items stated in the management plan
Annual updateEach line is the climb from the baseline the document states to the target it sets. The slope is scaled against the largest climb in this document. For metrics expressed as percentages, differences are shown in percentage points (pt).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Plan name | Update on Initiatives to Achieve Management Conscious of Capital Costs and Share Prices |
| Plan period | Fiscal 2025 (actual) to fiscal 2026 (plan) |
| Progress against the plan | Annual update |
| Operating profit margin target | Not disclosed → Operating profit margin of approximately 5–6% |
| Net income target | Fiscal year ended March 2026 actual: -2.2% (net profit margin on sales) → Raise the consolidated net profit margin to 3–4% |
| ROE target | Fiscal year ended March 2026 actual: -3.3% → Target ROE of approximately 5–6% or higher |
| Cost of capital | Cost of capital for the fiscal year ended March 2026: 6.79% |
| Self-assessment of PBR and share price | The Company analyzes that PBR and ROE have a certain degree of correlation, while PBR and PER are not correlated. A specific current PBR level and an explicit self-assessment that PBR is low are not disclosed. |
| Plan assumptions | The cost of capital fluctuates depending on market interest rates and the stock price, and rises particularly when market interest rates increase., A certain degree of cost increase is assumed in an inflationary environment., A sharp acceleration in inflationary pressure resulting from the worsening situation in the Middle East is assumed. |
| Key initiatives | Develop products selected and appreciated by customers, Concentrate resources in regions and markets with demand, Strengthen proposal capabilities by leveraging business value (New Zealand's sustainable forestry management), Strengthen overseas sales through overseas subsidiaries, Transfer and consolidate production, Promote digital transformation, Strengthen efforts to reduce selling, general and administrative expenses, Embed the profit-margin plan (earnings plan) into management control, New personnel system |
| Risks identified | Increase in the cost of capital resulting from higher market interest rates, Contractionary equilibrium resulting from excessive focus on profit margins alone, Sharp acceleration in inflationary pressure resulting from the worsening situation in the Middle East |
| Publication date | 1 June 2026 |
Items this document does not state (13)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Focusing solely on profit margins could lead to a contractionary equilibrium in which sales are reduced to increase margins. Therefore, sales initiatives and profit-margin initiatives will be pursued as a package. The primary factor behind the decline in ROE was the decrease in the net profit margin on sales. The Company will first focus on raising the consolidated net profit margin to 3–4% and the operating profit margin to approximately 5–6%. It will also continue responding to the increase in the cost of capital resulting from higher market interest rates and the accelerating inflationary pressure caused by the worsening situation in the Middle East.