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Scored from 5 of 6 sectionsDirection
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
119
¥ million (year-on-year increase in revenue)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Supplementary materials to the earnings reportFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20276 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥2,854 million+4.4%
Operating profit¥335 million+6.4%
Ordinary income¥352 million+11.2%
Net income¥235 million+3.5%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥793 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet sales ¥2,854 million, operating income ¥335 million, ordinary income ¥352 million, profit before income taxes ¥346 million, net income ¥235 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥11,600 million
Operating profit
¥1,250 million
Ordinary income
¥1,200 million
Net income
¥800 million
Earnings per share
¥18.32
Progress against full-year forecast 通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。
Net Sales25%
Operating profit27%
Ordinary income29%
Net income29%
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Strong sales of light-shielding and adhesive products for communications equipment
- Strong sales of adhesive products for transportation equipment
- Strong sales of hard-coat and light-shielding products for industrial equipment
- Rush demand ahead of the price revisions
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
- The impact of the situation in the Middle East has been factored in to a certain extent
- Other numerical assumptions: not disclosed
New initiatives
- Company-wide adoption of AI and departmental study sessions
- Adoption of materials informatics
- Development of new and large-scale projects for the 3D spatial data creation service “SPLAT TWIN”
- Obtaining organic JAS certification for new fields
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Share of China in sales of major products for communications equipment in Japan57%Year on year against the same period last year55%
- Share of Japan in sales of major products for transportation equipment in Japan40%Year on year against the same period last year44%
- Share of Japan in sales of major products for industrial equipment in Japan41%Year on year against the same period last year36%
- Target proportion of organically JAS-certified rice in the 2027 harvestApproximately half
Segment results
Japan
High-performance materials business
Sales
¥2,616 million+3.2%
Digital Twin Business
Sales
¥35 million-17.7%
Americas
High-performance materials business
Sales
¥229 million+49.2%
Operating profit
¥-32 million
Switzerland
High-performance materials business
Sales
¥83 million-36.9%
Operating profit
¥-9 million
China
Digital Twin Business
Sales
¥28 million+181.8%
Operating profit
¥-13 million
Medium-term management plan targets
- Digital Twin Business net salesTarget fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2028Target value¥1,000 million
- Advanced Functional Materials Business (semiconductors) net salesTarget fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2028Target value¥400 million
- Contribution of new products to Advanced Functional Materials technologiesTarget fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2028Target value12%
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Supplementary materials to the earnings report |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥2,854 million (YoY +4.4%) |
| Operating profit | ¥335 million (YoY +6.4%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥352 million (YoY +11.2%) |
| Net income | ¥235 million (YoY +3.5%) |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥793 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net sales ¥2,854 million, operating income ¥335 million, ordinary income ¥352 million, profit before income taxes ¥346 million, net income ¥235 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥11,600 million / Operating profit ¥1,250 million / Ordinary income ¥1,200 million / Net income ¥800 million / Earnings per share ¥18.32 |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 25% / Operating profit 27% / Ordinary income 29% / Net income 29% |
| Segment results | Japan High-performance materials business Sales ¥2,616 million (YoY +3.2%) / Digital Twin Business Sales ¥35 million (YoY -17.7%) / Americas High-performance materials business Sales ¥229 million (YoY +49.2%) / Operating profit ¥-32 million / Switzerland High-performance materials business Sales ¥83 million (YoY -36.9%) / Operating profit ¥-9 million / China Digital Twin Business Sales ¥28 million (YoY +181.8%) / Operating profit ¥-13 million |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Strong sales of light-shielding and adhesive products for communications equipment, Strong sales of adhesive products for transportation equipment, Strong sales of hard-coat and light-shielding products for industrial equipment, Rush demand ahead of the price revisions |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Share of China in sales of major products for communications equipment in Japan / Value 57% / Year on year against the same period last year 55%, Indicator name Share of Japan in sales of major products for transportation equipment in Japan / Value 40% / Year on year against the same period last year 44%, Indicator name Share of Japan in sales of major products for industrial equipment in Japan / Value 41% / Year on year against the same period last year 36%, Indicator name Target proportion of organically JAS-certified rice in the 2027 harvest / Value Approximately half / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | The impact of the situation in the Middle East has been factored in to a certain extent, Other numerical assumptions: not disclosed |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Item Digital Twin Business net sales / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2028 / Target value ¥1,000 million, Item Advanced Functional Materials Business (semiconductors) net sales / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2028 / Target value ¥400 million, Item Contribution of new products to Advanced Functional Materials technologies / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2028 / Target value 12% |
| New initiatives | Company-wide adoption of AI and departmental study sessions, Adoption of materials informatics, Development of new and large-scale projects for the 3D spatial data creation service “SPLAT TWIN”, Obtaining organic JAS certification for new fields |
Items this document does not state (15)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelf-assessment against the planUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A
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.Products for communications equipment performed well following the start of mass production of new models, while products for electronic component manufacturing processes and industrial equipment also remained solid. Sales of light-shielding and adhesive products for communications equipment, adhesive products for transportation equipment, and hard-coat and light-shielding products for industrial equipment progressed smoothly. Rush demand ahead of the price revisions also boosted earnings.
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