CL Holdings raised its forecast for consolidated net income for the current fiscal year significantly from the previous forecast to ¥1.5 billion, with full-year net income expected to reach a record high. The company also increased its year-end dividend to ¥42.
CL Holdings announced that consolidated net income for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 (January-September) increased 5.2-fold year on year to ¥1.7 billion. Trends in sales, operating profit and ordinary profit have also improved, and third-quarter net income posted substantial growth.
The full-year plan was raised from the previous forecast of ¥1.1 billion to ¥1.5 billion, with the expected growth rate expanding from 74.9% to approximately 2.4 times. As a result, the forecast for consolidated net income in the second half was also revised sharply upward, from the previous forecast of ¥590 million to ¥990 million.
Consolidated net income for the latest three-month period, July-September, was ¥1.2 billion, up 6.9-fold year on year, while the operating margin on sales improved sharply from 3.7% to 12.7%. Against the backdrop of strong performance, the year-end dividend, paid in a single instalment, was revised significantly upward from the previous plan of ¥31 to ¥42.
The current fiscal year's earnings are expected to exceed the previous year in each of the second-half, full-year and revised categories. Revised net income was set at ¥1,500 million and the dividend at ¥42. The financial statements used IFRS accounting standards.