KOJIMA said it expects ordinary profit to increase in the fiscal year ending August 2026, announced a ¥1 increase in the previous year's dividend and plans to raise this year's dividend by a further ¥1. Ordinary profit fell sharply in the latest three months, but overall profit growth is expected to continue.
KOJIMA announced its results after the close of trading on 8 October. Ordinary profit for the fiscal year ended August 2026 was ¥8.91 billion, up 15.2% year on year, and revenue and profit are expected to increase for the 4th consecutive period. Ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending August 2027 is expected to be ¥9.1 billion, up 2.1% from the previous fiscal year.
The annual dividend for the previous fiscal year was raised from ¥28 to ¥29, and the company plans to increase this year's dividend by ¥1 from the previous fiscal year to ¥30.
In the latest three-month period, ordinary profit for June-August fell 31.7% year on year to ¥1.3 billion, while the operating profit margin on sales deteriorated from 2.5% to 1.6%.