HKS released its results on 13 October. Ordinary profit is expected to decline year on year this fiscal year, and the company expects to cut its dividend after increasing it in the previous fiscal year.
HKS reported ordinary profit of ¥750 million for the fiscal year ended August 2026, up 64.6% year on year. By contrast, ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending August 2027 is forecast at ¥580 million, down 22.9% year on year.
The annual dividend was increased from ¥65 to ¥107 in the previous fiscal year, but the company plans to cut it to ¥83 this fiscal year.
Ordinary profit in the latest fourth quarter, June-August, rose to ¥200 million, 2.1 times the year-earlier level, while the operating margin on sales improved to 6.2%.