Brother Industries revised upward its consolidated earnings and dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 2027. Revenue was raised to ¥1.0 trillion, operating profit to ¥105.0 billion and net profit to ¥88.0 billion, while the annual dividend was increased to ¥120. The revision reflects foreign-exchange factors in the first half and strong business performance.
Brother Industries revised upward its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027, raising revenue from the previous forecast of ¥980.0 billion to ¥1.0 trillion, operating profit from ¥90.0 billion to ¥105.0 billion, and net profit from ¥77.5 billion to ¥88.0 billion. It also set the dividend forecast at ¥120 in total for the interim and year-end payments.
The revised dividend consists of ¥60 per share for the interim payment and ¥60 for the year-end payment.
The main factors included strong performance in the Printing & Solutions business, led by the Americas, and an upgraded second-half outlook for industrial equipment in the Machinery business. A reduction in the risk factors cited in the previous forecast also contributed.
The September interim-period results announced the same day comprised revenue of ¥502.163 billion, operating profit of ¥81.950 billion and net profit of ¥71.523 billion, with both revenue and profit increasing year on year.