Contents of this document
- Establish OPH, a joint venture for the manufacture, sale, and research and development of OPV, in April 2026
- Begin a joint demonstration test of transparent OPV with SDRS
- Reform personnel and wage systems through the GROW Project
- Introduce a two-representative-director structure and a CxO system
- Introduce a global manager system in the Fiber business
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial Results Presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
| Net Sales | 188,677 Millions of yen (YoY +14.0%) |
| Operating profit | 3,605 Millions of yen (YoY +22.2%) |
| Ordinary income | 3,924 Millions of yen (YoY +54.0%) |
| Net income | 2,544 Millions of yen (YoY +7.9%) |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 186,000 Millions of yen / Operating profit 3,800 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 3,800 Millions of yen / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 2,600 Millions of yen / Dividend per share ¥106 |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 112.7% (versus the latest published forecast for the fiscal year ended March 2026) / Operating profit 106.0% (versus the latest published forecast for the fiscal year ended March 2026) |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Exceeded all items in the published forecast |
| Segment results | Fiber Net Sales 118,301 Millions of yen / Operating profit 637 Millions of yen / Year-on-year revenue 19,043 Millions of yen / Year-on-year operating profit 6 Millions of yen / Outer Net Sales 26,716 Millions of yen / Operating profit 1,625 Millions of yen / Year-on-year revenue 7,125 Millions of yen / Year-on-year operating profit 807 Millions of yen / Inner Net Sales 11,407 Millions of yen / Operating profit 241 Millions of yen / Year-on-year revenue -793 Millions of yen / Year-on-year operating profit 72 Millions of yen / Semiconductor Net Sales 6,085 Millions of yen / Operating profit 120 Millions of yen / Year-on-year revenue -4,555 Millions of yen / Year-on-year operating profit -336 Millions of yen / Chemicals Net Sales 15,073 Millions of yen / Operating profit 727 Millions of yen / Year-on-year revenue 1,163 Millions of yen / Year-on-year operating profit -190 Millions of yen / Hobby & Life Net Sales 5,036 Millions of yen / Operating profit 462 Millions of yen / Year-on-year revenue -483 Millions of yen / Year-on-year operating profit -134 Millions of yen / Machinery & Equipment Net Sales 6,056 Millions of yen / Operating profit 459 Millions of yen / Year-on-year revenue 1,635 Millions of yen / Year-on-year operating profit 324 Millions of yen |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Change in operating profit Fiber 6 / Outer 807 / Inner 72 / Semiconductor -336 / Chemicals -190 / Hobby & Life -134 / Machinery & Equipment 324 / Adjustments 106 |
| Key KPIs | Overseas revenue ratio 69.4 % / Number of domestic locations 9 locations / Number of overseas locations 27 locations / 11 consecutive fiscal years of dividend increases Fiscal year ending March 2027 forecast |
| Number of stores and locations | End of period Domestic 9 locations / Overseas expansion 27 locations / Number of store openings and closures during the period Not disclosed |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Fiscal 2031 Net Sales 200,000 Millions of yen / Net income 4,000 Millions of yen / Market capitalization 500 Hundreds of millions of yen / Fiscal year ending March 2028 Net Sales 177,000 Millions of yen / Operating profit 4,000 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 4,000 Millions of yen / Net income 3,000 Millions of yen |
| Financial targets | ROE Actual results 8.2% (fiscal year ended March 2026) / Target More than 10.0% (fiscal year ending March 2028) / Net profit margin Actual results 1.3% / Target 1.7% / Total asset turnover Actual results 2.1x / Target 2.2x / Financial Leverage Actual results 2.8x / Target 2.7x |
| Annual Dividend | Fiscal year ending March 2026 ¥104 per share / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 ¥106 per share |
| Payout ratio | Fiscal year ending March 2026 50.2% / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 50.0% / Policy Maintain at 50% or more |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Amount 7 Up to ¥ hundred million / Period Not disclosed |
| Capital expenditures | ¥10 hundred million (infrastructure investments and cumulative GSI CONNECT Phase 2) |
| New initiatives | Establish OPH, a joint venture for the manufacture, sale, and research and development of OPV, in April 2026, Begin a joint demonstration test of transparent OPV with SDRS, Reform personnel and wage systems through the GROW Project, Introduce a two-representative-director structure and a CxO system, Introduce a global manager system in the Fiber business |
Items this document does not state (11)
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.In the Fiber business, results benefited from increased demand for functional yarns and fabrics for innerwear, the withdrawal from unprofitable businesses, and contributions from the triacetate fiber business. In the Industrial Products business, large-scale projects involving paint raw materials and equipment related to composite materials contributed to results.