Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2026 · Full yearPrevious forecast published 10 February 2026The bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document. The percentage change shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the rate.
While sales of products for industrial applications remained solid, lower profitability in helium, the negative impact of market conditions affecting LP gas and higher selling, general and administrative expenses affected earnings. Profit attributable to owners of the parent increased, partly because of gains on the sale of fixed assets.
Loss on sale of fixed assets: ¥206 million; loss on disposal of fixed assets: ¥645 million; impairment loss: ¥1,548 million; loss on sale of investment securities: ¥2 million; valuation loss on investment securities: ¥19 million; loss on sale of investments in affiliates: ¥11 million; loss on liquidation of affiliates: ¥18 million; loss on reduction of fixed assets: ¥1,034 million. Total extraordinary losses: ¥3,487 million.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | 8,880 Hundreds of millions of yen → 9,085 Hundreds of millions of yen（2.3%） |
| Operating profit | 358 Hundreds of millions of yen → 383 Hundreds of millions of yen（7.0%） |
| Ordinary income | 482 Hundreds of millions of yen → 552 Hundreds of millions of yen（14.6%） |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | 405 Hundreds of millions of yen → 476 Hundreds of millions of yen（17.7%） |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
| Period Covered | Full year |
| Publication date of previous forecast | 10 February 2026 |
| Previous-period results | Net sales: ¥883.0 billion; operating profit: ¥46.2 billion; ordinary profit: ¥61.4 billion; profit attributable to owners of the parent: ¥40.4 billion |
| Reason for the revision | While sales of products for industrial applications remained solid, lower profitability in helium, the negative impact of market conditions affecting LP gas and higher selling, general and administrative expenses affected earnings. Profit attributable to owners of the parent increased, partly because of gains on the sale of fixed assets. |
| Details and amount of extraordinary loss | Loss on sale of fixed assets: ¥206 million; loss on disposal of fixed assets: ¥645 million; impairment loss: ¥1,548 million; loss on sale of investment securities: ¥2 million; valuation loss on investment securities: ¥19 million; loss on sale of investments in affiliates: ¥11 million; loss on liquidation of affiliates: ¥18 million; loss on reduction of fixed assets: ¥1,034 million. Total extraordinary losses: ¥3,487 million. |
| Dividend forecast revision | For the fiscal year ending March 2027, an annual dividend of ¥47 is planned, comprising an interim dividend of ¥23.50 and a year-end dividend of ¥23.50. No revision was explicitly stated. |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
Items this document does not state (1)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.During the fiscal year, sales of products for industrial applications remained solid in the Materials and Industrial Gases and Machinery businesses. However, lower profitability in helium, market conditions affecting LP gas and higher selling, general and administrative expenses weighed on operating profit and ordinary profit. Profit attributable to owners of the parent increased, partly because of gains on the sale of fixed assets.