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Financial Results PresentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ended March 20267 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales47,353 Millions of yen+22.0%
Operating profit1,395 Millions of yen-3.2%
Ordinary income1,588 Millions of yen+13.3%
Net income1,004 Millions of yen+2.1%
Gross Profit Margin8.49%
Selling, general and administrative expenses2,624 Millions of yen
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
47,353 Millions of yen
Operating profit
1,395 Millions of yen
Ordinary income
1,588 Millions of yen
Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter
1,004 Millions of yen
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
170,000 Millions of yen
Operating profit
4,200 Millions of yen
Ordinary income
4,800 Millions of yen
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
3,700 Millions of yen
Dividend per share
¥47 per share
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 Sales27.9%
Operating profit33.2%
Ordinary income33.1%
Profit attributable to owners of the parent27.1%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progress broadly in line with projectionsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Ordinary income
Subsidiary operating profit469 Millions of yen
Absence of foreign exchange losses recorded in the previous year167 Millions of yen
Dividends received89 Millions of yen
Equity-Method Investment Income and Loss-24 Millions of yen
Other-515 Millions of yen
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
JPY/USD exchange rate¥162.39
JPY/CNY exchange rate¥23.87
New initiatives
- The battery materials business changed from the “Battery and Automotive Business” to the First Business
- The automotive business changed from the “Battery and Automotive Business” to the Third Business
- The “Battery and Automotive Business” was discontinued
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Overseas Revenue Mix35.3 %Year on year against the same period last year+0.8 percentage points
- Revenue from China14,060 Millions of yen
- Number of consolidated subsidiaries10 companiesYear on year against the same period last year±0 companies
- Number of equity-method affiliates3 companiesYear on year against the same period last year±0 companies
Segment results
First Business
Net Sales
14,936 Millions of yen+10.8%
Profit
605 Millions of yen-31.3%
Second Business
Net Sales
12,137 Millions of yen+16.9%
Profit
472 Millions of yen+115.5%
Third Business
Net Sales
20,289 Millions of yen+35.6%
Profit
538 Millions of yen+189.2%
Other
Net Sales
0 Millions of yen
Profit
-57 Millions of yen
Adjustments
Net Sales
-10 Millions of yen
Profit
29 Millions of yen
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥47 per share
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial Results Presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026 |
| Net Sales | 47,353 Millions of yen (YoY +22.0%) |
| Operating profit | 1,395 Millions of yen (YoY -3.2%) |
| Ordinary income | 1,588 Millions of yen (YoY +13.3%) |
| Net income | 1,004 Millions of yen (YoY +2.1%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 8.49% |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,624 Millions of yen |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales 47,353 Millions of yen / Operating profit 1,395 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 1,588 Millions of yen / Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter 1,004 Millions of yen |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 170,000 Millions of yen / Operating profit 4,200 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 4,800 Millions of yen / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 3,700 Millions of yen / Dividend per share ¥47 per share |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 27.9% / Operating profit 33.2% / Ordinary income 33.1% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 27.1% |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Progress broadly in line with projections |
| Segment results | First Business Net Sales 14,936 Millions of yen (YoY +10.8%) / Profit 605 Millions of yen (YoY -31.3%) / Second Business Net Sales 12,137 Millions of yen (YoY +16.9%) / Profit 472 Millions of yen (YoY +115.5%) / Third Business Net Sales 20,289 Millions of yen (YoY +35.6%) / Profit 538 Millions of yen (YoY +189.2%) / Other Net Sales 0 Millions of yen / Profit -57 Millions of yen / Adjustments Net Sales -10 Millions of yen / Profit 29 Millions of yen |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Ordinary income Subsidiary operating profit 469 Millions of yen / Absence of foreign exchange losses recorded in the previous year 167 Millions of yen / Dividends received 89 Millions of yen / Equity-Method Investment Income and Loss -24 Millions of yen / Other -515 Millions of yen |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Overseas Revenue Mix / Value 35.3 % / Year on year against the same period last year +0.8 percentage points, Indicator name Revenue from China / Value 14,060 Millions of yen / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of consolidated subsidiaries / Value 10 companies / Year on year against the same period last year ±0 companies, Indicator name Number of equity-method affiliates / Value 3 companies / Year on year against the same period last year ±0 companies |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | JPY/USD exchange rate ¥162.39 / JPY/CNY exchange rate ¥23.87 |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥47 per share / Interim Dividend Not disclosed / Year-end dividend Not disclosed |
| New initiatives | The battery materials business changed from the “Battery and Automotive Business” to the First Business, The automotive business changed from the “Battery and Automotive Business” to the Third Business, The “Battery and Automotive Business” was discontinued |
Items this document does not state (13)
Operating profit marginUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsPayout 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.Revenue increased as the First, Second and Third Businesses performed well. Net income increased despite higher selling, general and administrative expenses, due to higher dividend income and the absence of one-time foreign exchange losses recorded in the previous year.
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