Worth reading
47Recurring
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
7
¥100 million (year-on-year increase in operating profit)Wording
Definitive
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Presentation materials for financial resultsSecond quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending March 20279 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,565 100 million+8.0%
Operating profit¥73 100 million+10.1%
Ordinary income¥79 100 million+15.5%
Net income¥56 100 million+10.4%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥145 100 million
Gross Profit Margin
Rate13.9%
Year-on-year change (points)Down 0.1 percentage points (14.0%→13.9%), maintained at the previous year's level
Operating profit margin
Rate4.6%
Year-on-year change (points)Up 0.2 percentage points (4.4%→4.6%)
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥3,200 100 million
Operating profit
¥145 100 million
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
¥105 100 million
Textiles revenue
¥1,550 100 million
Chemicals revenue
¥1,645 100 million
Textiles operating profit
¥75 100 million
Chemicals operating profit
¥80 100 million
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 Sales48.9%
Operating profit50.2%
Profit attributable to owners of the parent53.8%
Textiles revenue47.9%
Chemicals revenue49.8%
Textiles operating profit45.2%
Chemicals operating profit50.5%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Both revenue and operating profit are progressing steadilyBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Capture of demand accompanying heightened tensions in the Middle East
- Expansion of civil engineering-related materials handled
- Impact of the weaker yen
- Higher costs associated with continued investment in human capital
- Improvement in foreign exchange gains/losses
- Increase in Equity-Method Investment Income
- Increase in income tax expenses¥5 100 million
New initiatives
- Advancement of the basic policy of CIP2028, “Expertise × Global × Business Investment”
- Consideration and advancement of business investment to support further growth
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Capital Adequacy¥1,074 100 millionYear on year against the same period last year+¥5.1 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year
- Equity ratio67.4 %Year on year against the same period last year+0.7 percentage points from the end of the previous fiscal year
- ROE10.8 %Year on year against the same period last year-1.6 percentage points from the end of the previous fiscal year
- ROIC9.6 %Year on year against the same period last year-1.5 percentage points from the end of the previous fiscal year
- Net cash¥323 100 millionYear on year against the same period last year+¥3.2 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year
Segment results
Fibers
Net Sales
¥742 100 million+7.1%
Operating profit
¥34 100 million0.0%
Chemicals
Net Sales
¥819 100 million+8.8%
Operating profit
¥40 100 million+5.3%
Other
Net Sales
¥4 100 million0.0%
Operating profit
¥-2 100 million
Medium-term management plan targets
Advance the basic policy of CIP2028, “Expertise × Global × Business Investment” (specific target figures and target years are Not disclosed)Financial targets
ROE
Actual results10.8 %
ROIC
Actual results9.6 %
Equity ratio
Actual results67.4 %
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥171
Interim¥85
End of period¥86
Payout ratio
Rate40.1 %
PolicyConsolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 40%; DOE of at least 3.5%
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥1,565 100 million (YoY +8.0%) |
| Operating profit | ¥73 100 million (YoY +10.1%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥79 100 million (YoY +15.5%) |
| Net income | ¥56 100 million (YoY +10.4%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | Rate 13.9% / Year-on-year change (points) Down 0.1 percentage points (14.0%→13.9%), maintained at the previous year's level |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 4.6% / Year-on-year change (points) Up 0.2 percentage points (4.4%→4.6%) |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥145 100 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥3,200 100 million / Operating profit ¥145 100 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥105 100 million / Textiles revenue ¥1,550 100 million / Chemicals revenue ¥1,645 100 million / Textiles operating profit ¥75 100 million / Chemicals operating profit ¥80 100 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 48.9% / Operating profit 50.2% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 53.8% / Textiles revenue 47.9% / Chemicals revenue 49.8% / Textiles operating profit 45.2% / Chemicals operating profit 50.5% |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Both revenue and operating profit are progressing steadily |
| Segment results | Fibers Net Sales ¥742 100 million (YoY +7.1%) / Operating profit ¥34 100 million (YoY 0.0%) / Chemicals Net Sales ¥819 100 million (YoY +8.8%) / Operating profit ¥40 100 million (YoY +5.3%) / Other Net Sales ¥4 100 million (YoY 0.0%) / Operating profit ¥-2 100 million |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Capture of demand accompanying heightened tensions in the Middle East / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Expansion of civil engineering-related materials handled / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Impact of the weaker yen / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Higher costs associated with continued investment in human capital / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Improvement in foreign exchange gains/losses / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Increase in Equity-Method Investment Income / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Increase in income tax expenses / Amount ¥5 100 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Capital Adequacy / Value ¥1,074 100 million / Year on year against the same period last year +¥5.1 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year, Indicator name Equity ratio / Value 67.4 % / Year on year against the same period last year +0.7 percentage points from the end of the previous fiscal year, Indicator name ROE / Value 10.8 % / Year on year against the same period last year -1.6 percentage points from the end of the previous fiscal year, Indicator name ROIC / Value 9.6 % / Year on year against the same period last year -1.5 percentage points from the end of the previous fiscal year, Indicator name Net cash / Value ¥323 100 million / Year on year against the same period last year +¥3.2 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Advance the basic policy of CIP2028, “Expertise × Global × Business Investment” (specific target figures and target years are Not disclosed) |
| Financial targets | ROE Actual results 10.8 % / Target Not disclosed / ROIC Actual results 9.6 % / Target Not disclosed / Equity ratio Actual results 67.4 % / Target Not disclosed |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥171 / Interim ¥85 / End of period ¥86 |
| Payout ratio | Rate 40.1 % / Policy Consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 40%; DOE of at least 3.5% |
| New initiatives | Advancement of the basic policy of CIP2028, “Expertise × Global × Business Investment”, Consideration and advancement of business investment to support further growth |
Items this document does not state (11)
Results for the three months of the current quarterUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookAcquisition 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.Revenue increased due to the capture of demand accompanying heightened tensions in the Middle East, the expansion of civil engineering-related materials handled by the Fibers Business, and the impact of the weaker yen. The increase in revenue absorbed the rise in selling, general and administrative expenses, resulting in higher operating profit.
How to read this page
This is not the documentKomori reads the disclosure the company filed and writes this summary. Figures are as stated by the company and are not audited.
Weight is not a verdictIt measures how much this changes what the company had already told the market. It is not a view on the shares.
Corrections happenIf the company reissues this disclosure, the page is rebuilt from the corrected version and the revision number moves up.