Worth reading
48Recurring
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
396
Millions of yen (year-on-year increase in operating profit)Wording
Definitive
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Presentation materials for financial resultsFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20277 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥18,464 million+15.2%
Operating profit¥822 million+92.8%
Ordinary income¥1,069 million+75.1%
Net income¥793 million+118.8%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,771 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterRevenue of ¥18,464 million, operating profit of ¥822 million, ordinary profit of ¥1,069 million, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥793 million, all for the three-month period of the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥70,100 million
Operating profit
¥2,610 million
Ordinary income
¥3,110 million
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
¥2,450 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 Sales26.3%
Operating profit31.5%
Ordinary income34.4%
Profit attributable to owners of the parent32.4%
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Revenue and gross profit: higher demand driven by the situation in the Middle East and price revisions for various products. Operating profit: increased revenue from sales activities and control of SG&A expenses. Gains on the sale of real estate and other factors also contributed to the increase in net income. Amounts by factor: Not disclosed.
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
The assumption that uncertainty surrounding the situation in the Middle East will continue, as well as orders for packaging-related equipment and other factors. Numerical assumptions: Not disclosed.New initiatives
Continue strengthening earnings capacity by utilizing existing investment facilities. Orders for packaging-related equipment and other factors are expected.Segment results
Chemicals Business
Net Sales
¥11,722 million+10.3%
Segment profit
¥1,025 million+21.0%
Operating margin8.7%
Functional Materials Business
Net Sales
¥5,013 million+42.7%
Segment profit
¥362 million+87.9%
Operating margin7.2%
Other Businesses
Net Sales
¥1,728 million-8.1%
Segment profit
¥82 million+213.4%
Operating margin4.7%
Medium-term management plan targets
As the final year of the medium-term management plan “Go forward STAGE3,” the company is pursuing initiatives to achieve its targets. Specific target figures: Not disclosed.Annual Dividend
¥44 per share
Interim22
End of period22
Payout ratio
A normalized payout ratio of 40% or higher (policy); forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027: 41.0%| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥18,464 million (YoY +15.2%) |
| Operating profit | ¥822 million (YoY +92.8%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥1,069 million (YoY +75.1%) |
| Net income | ¥793 million (YoY +118.8%) |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥1,771 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Revenue of ¥18,464 million, operating profit of ¥822 million, ordinary profit of ¥1,069 million, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥793 million, all for the three-month period of the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥70,100 million / Operating profit ¥2,610 million / Ordinary income ¥3,110 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥2,450 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 26.3% / Operating profit 31.5% / Ordinary income 34.4% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 32.4% |
| Segment results | Chemicals Business Net Sales ¥11,722 million (YoY +10.3%) / Segment profit ¥1,025 million (YoY +21.0%) / Operating margin 8.7% / Functional Materials Business Net Sales ¥5,013 million (YoY +42.7%) / Segment profit ¥362 million (YoY +87.9%) / Operating margin 7.2% / Other Businesses Net Sales ¥1,728 million (YoY -8.1%) / Segment profit ¥82 million (YoY +213.4%) / Operating margin 4.7% |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Revenue and gross profit: higher demand driven by the situation in the Middle East and price revisions for various products. Operating profit: increased revenue from sales activities and control of SG&A expenses. Gains on the sale of real estate and other factors also contributed to the increase in net income. Amounts by factor: Not disclosed. |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | The assumption that uncertainty surrounding the situation in the Middle East will continue, as well as orders for packaging-related equipment and other factors. Numerical assumptions: Not disclosed. |
| Medium-term management plan targets | As the final year of the medium-term management plan “Go forward STAGE3,” the company is pursuing initiatives to achieve its targets. Specific target figures: Not disclosed. |
| Annual Dividend | ¥44 per share |
| Payout ratio | A normalized payout ratio of 40% or higher (policy); forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027: 41.0% |
| New initiatives | Continue strengthening earnings capacity by utilizing existing investment facilities. Orders for packaging-related equipment and other factors are expected. |
Items this document does not state (14)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelf-assessment against the planKey KPIsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAcquisition 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.Higher demand driven by the situation in the Middle East, price revisions for various products, increased revenue from sales activities, control of SG&A expenses, and gains on the sale of real estate and other factors.
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