イチケン, which handles new construction and interior renovations for commercial facilities, revised up its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 and increased its dividend. Buying interest strengthened in response, sending the share price sharply higher.
On the afternoon of the 7th, イチケン raised its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to net sales of ¥110.0 billion, up 3.6% year on year, and operating profit of ¥11.0 billion, up 21.8%. The company announced plans to pay a total dividend of ¥65, comprising an interim dividend of ¥40 and a special dividend of ¥25. The year-end dividend will be increased from the previous ¥90 to ¥115.
For the first quarter, April-June 2026, net sales were ¥24.319 billion, up 9.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥2.897 billion, up 76.5%. Buying interest subsequently gathered in the stock market, and the share price moved by more than ¥470 on the 7th, approaching the limit-up range.
The share price hit the ¥3,260 limit-up level, up ¥501 from the previous day, before being bid up to ¥3,480 in trading on the 7th. Some market participants viewed the medium-term expansion in earnings and the higher dividend positively.