Amid reports of declines in U.S. stocks and movements in foreign exchange rates, Japanese companies announced a series of measures involving extraordinary gains, dividends and shares for the current fiscal year. 信越化学工業 and TriIses are among the stocks expected to attract buying interest.
U.S. stocks fell yesterday, with the Dow down ¥328.09 at $52,093.11 and the Nasdaq Composite down 204.84 points at 25,981.57 points. The exchange rate was ¥155.00-155.10 to the dollar. In today’s Tokyo market, several companies announced plans to record gains in the third quarter, including extraordinary gains.
信越化学 announced a 100th-anniversary commemorative dividend during the fiscal year ending March 2027. 宝HD said it expects to record approximately ¥8.8 billion in gains on the sale of fixed assets as an extraordinary gain during the same period. コプロHD will pay a 20th-anniversary commemorative dividend, while 東宝 announced that it expects to record approximately ¥10 billion in gains on the sale of investment securities as an extraordinary gain in the third quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2027.
大日精化 announced a share buyback of up to 4.39% of shares outstanding, together with a purchase mandate. キーパー技研 announced a 1-for-2 stock split and partial changes to its shareholder benefit program. On the TSE Standard Market, トライアイズ raised its dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026. マーチャント announced an upward revision to its dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending October 2026 and the sale of property held for sale.
ニチリョク expanded its lottery-based shareholder benefit program, while マリオン announced the sale of property held for sale in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo. 伊澤タオル announced that it had obtained a patent for woven pile fabric. By contrast, リベルタ lowered its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026, and パレモ・HD lowered its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2027.