Nidec released its IFRS-based financial results after the market close on 30 September. It swung to a loss in the previous fiscal year, but is expected to return to a profit of around ¥100 billion in the fiscal year ending March 2027. The dividend for the current fiscal year remains undecided.
Nidec released its consolidated financial results for the full fiscal year ended March 2026, reporting a net loss of ¥564.6 billion, a substantial swing into the red from a profit of ¥8.46 billion in the previous fiscal year. In the latest three-month period, the January–March quarter, net loss was ¥603.7 billion, while the operating margin on net sales deteriorated to -87.9%.
For the current fiscal year, ending March 2027, the company indicated that it expects to return to profitability, with net profit projected at approximately ¥100 billion. The annual dividend, however, remains undecided.
Compared with the previous fiscal year's results and the previous forecast, the current full-year outlook has clearly shifted substantially toward losses, including net sales of approximately ¥2.7087 trillion and net loss of -¥564,624 million. The latest quarterly trend showed that the loss in the January–March quarter had expanded.
For the first-half forecast for the current fiscal year, net sales of approximately ¥1.3023 trillion and net profit of approximately ¥3.12 trillion are indicated. For the full-year forecast, net sales of ¥2,800,000 million and a return to a net profit of ¥100,000 million are projected.