Japan Micronics reported ordinary profit of ¥16.2 billion for the cumulative period through June, up 2.2 times year on year and marking a record high for the third consecutive period. The company expects full-year ordinary profit of ¥32.0 billion and plans to increase its year-end lump-sum dividend to ¥178.
Japan Micronics announced in its financial results summary that consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 was ¥16.2 billion, a substantial increase from the year-earlier period. The company also forecast full-year ordinary profit at ¥32.0 billion, indicating that it expects to post a record high for the third consecutive period.
Ordinary profit for the most recent April-June quarter (2Q) was ¥10.2 billion, 2.3 times the year-earlier level. Revenue grew particularly strongly, while the operating profit margin on sales improved significantly, from 24.8% to 35.1%.
The second-half outlook implies ordinary profit of ¥15.7 billion for July-December, up 62.2% year on year. The full-year forecast is ordinary profit of ¥32.0 billion; net profit has not been disclosed, but revised earnings per share are expected to remain unchanged or increase.
The company plans to pay a year-end lump-sum dividend of ¥178, compared with ¥95 in the previous fiscal year. This represents an expected dividend increase of ¥83.