In afternoon trading, 北里 reported higher first-half operating profit and left its full-year forecast unchanged, while ＰＢシステムズ, サンエー化研, エリアリンク, グローセキュリ and さくらインターネット announced new measures and revisions.
北里 reported consolidated operating profit of ¥3.01 billion for the first half of fiscal 2027, up 8.8% year on year, and left its full-year operating profit forecast unchanged at ¥6.12 billion. Higher revenue outpaced the impact of expanded domestic and overseas sales and rising costs. The stock also came under selling pressure, with the market seeing little in the way of a surprise.
ＰＢシステムズ announced that it would add the cloud-based security services provided by Cloudflare to its own サイバー忍法帖 service and begin offering proposals and implementation support for companies and local governments. It will expand its countermeasures by combining WAF-based blocking of unauthorized communications with AI-based EDR and other tools. Future customer growth is expected to be the focus.
サンエー化研 raised its interim dividend from ¥9 to ¥12 and its year-end dividend from ¥9 to ¥12, revising its annual dividend forecast upward from ¥18 to ¥24. The decline in afternoon trading narrowed.
エリアリンク raised its full-year operating profit forecast to ¥5.90 billion and reported ¥4.84 billion for the nine-month cumulative period. The results were affected by the acquisition of ストレージ王 as a subsidiary and the transition to consolidated reporting. Revenue is expected to be ¥29.70 billion and net income ¥3.60 billion. The stock came under selling pressure.
グローバルセキュリティエキスパート attracted attention with the expansion of its MDR services and continued to rise sharply. It announced the launch of an option bundling IR-1 in cooperation with ブラックパンダジャパン. The service targets medium-sized and small companies and regional businesses, providing integrated support from monitoring through incident response.
さくらインターネット raised its full-year operating result forecast to a profit of ¥4.10 billion. The first-half profit was ¥2.96 billion, helped by stronger GPU demand and enhanced service capacity. It also announced an interim dividend of ¥2.5 and an annual dividend of ¥8 to commemorate its 30th anniversary.