Japan Cash Machine’s ordinary profit for the first half of fiscal 2026 surged to ¥2.71 billion, and its full-year forecast was raised to ¥5.0 billion. The annual dividend is also expected to increase substantially, from the previous ¥46 to ¥73.
Japan Cash Machine announced its results after the market close on 10 November. Consolidated ordinary profit for the April-September period was ¥2.71 billion, 2.7 times the year-earlier level and above the previous forecast of ¥2.3 billion.
The company’s full-year plan for the current fiscal year raises the ordinary profit forecast from the previous ¥3.1 billion to ¥5.0 billion, well above the ¥3.52 billion recorded in the same period a year earlier. The second-half forecast is for ordinary profit of ¥2.28 billion, down 9.3% year on year.
In the most recent three-month period, ordinary profit for July-September was ¥850 million, up 13.3% year on year, while the operating margin improved sharply from 5.3% to 10.9%.
Following the strong performance, the annual dividend for the current fiscal year was raised substantially from the previous plan of ¥46 to ¥73.