ADWAYS reached a year-to-date high in trading on the 12th. The company announced plans to raise its forecast for sales to ¥11.8 billion and operating profit to ¥1.5 billion for the fiscal year ending December 2026, while increasing its year-end dividend to ¥12.06.
ADWAYS raised its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026 and announced an increase in its year-end dividend. The company expects net sales of ¥11.8 billion and operating profit of ¥1.5 billion while keeping selling expenses under control.
For the cumulative second quarter (January-June), net sales rose 7.1% year on year to ¥6.324 billion, while operating income turned profitable at ¥956 million. As a result, the year-end dividend is expected to total ¥12.06, comprising the regular dividend of ¥6.57 and a commemorative dividend of ¥5.
The share price rose ¥24 from the previous day’s close to ¥350 on the 12th, briefly reaching ¥378 and setting a new year-to-date high. Buying interest in the market increased following the earnings announcement.
The upward revision to the earnings forecast and the dividend increase attracted attention in the news and are believed to have affected stock price movements among companies whose valuations had been weak from the perspectives of stable dividend policies and total payout ratios.