News has been reported on the business performance of various companies, including カナモト, whose operating profit increased in the nine months through the third quarter, and ファースト住建, whose operating profit rose in the nine-month period, as well as related developments such as share buybacks.
Although U.S. equity markets fell at the end of the previous week, the Tokyo market heard that カナモト's operating profit for the nine months through the third quarter increased 31.6% year on year, accelerating from a 22.1% increase in the first half. 小森コーポ has announced a share buyback of up to 2.3% of its issued shares and the entrustment of purchases.
ファースト住建, listed on the TSE Standard market, was reported to have posted a 12.2% increase in operating profit for the nine months through the third quarter, while 薬王堂ＨＤ's August same-store sales were said to have returned to growth, increasing 1.9%. 総合商研 raised its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending July 2026, and developments at トミタ電機, ナトコ, きんえい and ロビンスジャパン were also reported.