In afternoon trading, HANA TOUR reported that travel business transaction volume had fallen by more than 10% year on year on a preliminary basis, Fujikura was subject to an area designation related to soil contamination, and NTT was expected to receive support, according to a Nikkei report, for the mass production of photonic-electronic convergence products. Saizeriya was seen as maintaining its competitive advantage even after its price revisions. Fujifilm is expanding its instax film production facilities, while Tsugami announced the cancellation of treasury shares, an upward revision to first-half profit and a dividend increase.
In an announcement on the morning of 20 October, HANA TOUR reported that September travel business transaction volume was ¥1.07716 billion on a preliminary basis, down 10.9% year on year. The previous month's figure was ¥1.01969 billion, up 14.6% year on year. Trends in travel demand are attracting attention.
Fujikura announced that the results of a soil survey conducted in connection with the construction of a new plant at its Sakura facility in Chiba Prefecture had detected two substances exceeding regulatory standards. In response, the prefecture designated the relevant areas. Fujikura plans to excavate the contaminated soil in the affected sections and replace it with uncontaminated soil, then make a further announcement after the area designation is lifted.
NTT is developing mass-production technology for photonic-electronic convergence equipment, and The Nikkei reported that NEDO is expected to provide ¥16 billion in support. NTT said it aims to establish the technology for full-scale commercialisation.
Marusan Securities maintained its investment rating of "Buy" on Saizeriya and raised its target price to ¥9,300, assuming that Saizeriya will maintain its price advantage even after revising prices on its domestic menu. The average 6% price increase is scheduled to take effect on 29 October.
FUJIFILM Holdings plans to invest approximately ¥3 billion to expand production facilities for instax Cheki film, with full operation scheduled for spring 2028. Production capacity after the expansion is expected to be approximately 20% higher than in fiscal 2026.
Tsugami announced during the 13:00 hour that it would cancel 1.5 million treasury shares. At the same time, it announced plans to raise consolidated operating profit for the first half of fiscal 2027, ending March 2027, from the previous forecast of ¥19.5 billion to ¥25.2 billion and to increase its interim dividend to ¥61.