In the evening edition of Stocks in the Spotlight, SanBio rebounded sharply. Rorze revised its full-year forecast upward and increased its dividend, HENNGE launched a new service and surged, and Yoshinoya Holdings revised its earnings and dividend forecasts upward. Other stocks also rose from the previous day.
SanBio announced on the 5th that the first post-marketing administration had been performed at Hokkaido University Hospital. The drug administered was Akugo intracerebral transplant injection, a cell therapy intended to improve chronic motor paralysis associated with traumatic brain injury. Hokkaido University Hospital held a press conference on the 8th, and the patient's paralysis was reported to be improving after surgery. Buying driven by this news prevailed, and the share price rebounded sharply.
Rorze rebounded sharply for the first time in 3 sessions. After the close of trading on the 8th, it announced consolidated results for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2027 and revised its full-year earnings forecast upward. Revenue was raised from ¥159.021 billion to ¥180.007 billion, operating profit from ¥38.112 billion to ¥53.078 billion, and net income from ¥27.809 billion to ¥37.779 billion. The forecast for the year-end one-time dividend was also increased from ¥20 to ¥28. The revisions were attributed to increased semiconductor capital investment driven by growing generative AI demand, along with an improvement in orders.
HENNGE rose sharply. It announced the launch of its new service, HENNGE Domain Protection, following HENNGE One, its cloud security service. The service supports DMARC to prevent impersonation and protect brands, and the news was viewed as a positive catalyst.
Yoshinoya Holdings extended its winning streak to 4 sessions. Alongside its earnings announcement on the 8th, it revised its full-year earnings forecast upward and raised its annual dividend to ¥24. Its interim results for August also contributed to the upward revision, while measures to attract customers and the promotion of digitalization boosted results.
Fukuyama Transporting rebounded for the first time in 3 sessions. It announced preliminary monthly transportation results for September, with freight revenue increasing year on year. Transportation weight per day rose 4.1% and freight rates rose 2.7%, which was viewed positively by the market as evidence that the revenue growth trend was continuing.