SUMCO announced that ordinary income for the first 3 quarters of the current fiscal year had fallen into the red, with the full-year loss expected to widen. The previously undecided dividend was set at ¥20.
SUMCO released its earnings results after the market close on 11 November, reporting a consolidated ordinary loss of ¥9.88 billion for the first 3 quarters (January-September) of the fiscal year ending December 2026, compared with ordinary profit of ¥2.17 billion in the same period last year, marking a shift into the red.
The company also disclosed a full-year earnings forecast for the first time, projecting that its consolidated ordinary loss would widen to ¥5.3 billion.
Based on results for the first 3 quarters and the full-year plan, fourth-quarter ordinary profit is calculated to recover to ¥4.58 billion.
The annual dividend for the current fiscal year had been undecided, but the company plans to pay ¥20.
For the most recent 3 quarters, ordinary profit for July-September returned to a profit of ¥2.29 billion, while the operating margin on sales improved from -1.6% in the same period last year to +1.7%.