Kureha revised up its first-half consolidated net profit forecast from the previous forecast of ¥5.0 billion to ¥7.5 billion, implying an approximately 18.7% increase from the same period of the previous year. The full-year net income forecast was left unchanged at the previously forecast ¥7.5 billion profit.
Kureha announced an IFRS-based earnings revision after the market close on 29 October, revising up cumulative consolidated net profit for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 (April–September) from the previous forecast of ¥5.0 billion to ¥7.5 billion. As net profit was ¥6.31 billion in the same period of the previous year, profit is expected to increase.
Following this upward revision, net profit for the period is expected to increase year on year.