Katakura Industries raised its ordinary profit forecast for the current fiscal year by 4.3% from its previous forecast, lifting its initial forecast. Based on first-half results, the company also disclosed its outlook for the second half.
Katakura Industries announced its results after the market close on 12 August. Consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter (January-June) of the fiscal year ending December 2026 was ¥4.52 billion, up 16.9% year on year, while net sales were ¥19,651 million and the operating margin increased.
On the same day, the company raised its full-year ordinary profit forecast by 4.3%, from the previous forecast of ¥6.9 billion to ¥7.2 billion. As a result, the expected decline in profit narrowed from 4.4% year on year to 0.2%. Ordinary profit for the second half, calculated based on first-half results and the second-half outlook, is expected to be ¥2.67 billion.
The revisions made after the current fiscal year's second-half outlook reflected figures incorporating comparisons with actual results for 2025 and interim results. The company also released a comparison table showing that first-half results (second quarter) included ordinary profit of ¥3,400 million, up year on year, and net sales of ¥20,800 million.