Posts on Nippon Denko's bulletin board concerning the scheduled earnings announcement date, the change in president and future business plans have become more active. Topics currently being discussed include the publicly announced earnings announcement date and policies under the new management structure.
Posts on Nippon Denko's bulletin board state that the scheduled earnings announcement date is 6 November 2026 and that attention is focusing on future earnings trends. Several posts discuss the specific date and offer forecasts for the earnings results.
The change in president is a topic of discussion on the bulletin board, with many comments concerning the outgoing president and the appointment of the successor, as well as expectations for future management policy. The background of Jiro Kobayashi (小林 二郎), who came from Nippon Steel, is introduced as that of an executive who has overseen corporate planning and overseas businesses.
In connection with the earnings announcement, posts discuss measures aimed at improving capital efficiency, including the next medium-term plan, stronger shareholder return policies, more flexible capital policy and consideration of share buybacks. These posts also discuss strengthening the environmental and functional materials businesses and promoting overseas expansion.
While some posts point to positive factors in earnings, such as improvement in the core business and higher dividends, many also call for waiting for supply and demand to improve and the trend to turn over the longer term. Some express a preference for taking a long-term holding perspective rather than being swayed by short-term price movements. Overall, readers show strong interest in future earnings and the progress of reforms.