日精蝋 raised its consolidated ordinary profit forecast for the current period 2.1-fold, from the previous forecast of ¥1.3 billion to ¥2.7 billion. First-half results included ordinary profit of ¥1.14 billion in the April-June quarter, while the operating margin on sales improved to 22.8%.
On 14 August, 日精蝋 released its earnings report and raised its full-year ordinary profit forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026 2.1-fold, from ¥1.3 billion to ¥2.7 billion. As a result, the company now expects a significantly higher profit growth rate. It also indicated that profit is expected to increase substantially year on year.
For the six months ended June, ordinary profit was ¥1.48 billion, up 5.2-fold year on year, while the operating margin on sales increased. In the most recent three-month period, ordinary profit for April-June was ¥1.14 billion, and the operating margin on sales rose sharply from 5.5% to 22.8%.
In its earnings forecast for the current period, the full-year forecast was raised compared with the previous revision, and net profit after the revision is ¥2,000 million. Based on results since the second quarter, the company indicated that it expects profitability to remain high in the second half.
Accordingly, the figures for each period have been updated based on the earnings report as part of the latest in-period performance trend, with particular emphasis on the strong growth in first-half ordinary profit and the full-year outlook for the current period. The company remains committed to closely monitoring its future performance.