#Finance

Consolidated operating income for Q3 FY March 2026 was 10,604 million yen (9.9% increase YoY), and net income attributable to owners of the parent for the quarter was 8,123 million yen (8.1% decrease YoY). The company also executed treasury stock cancellation and increased the share buyback limit.

Upward revision of operating income to 13,900 million yen, a 12.1% increase, ordinary income to 14,900 million yen, a 12.9% increase, and net income attributable to owners of parent to 10,500 million yen, an 11.7% increase for the fiscal year ending March 2026.

Revised the full-year dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 from 80 yen to 86 yen, an increase of 6 yen. The year-end dividend was raised to 46 yen, reflecting the upward revision of the full-year consolidated earnings forecast.

The share buyback limit has been expanded to 2,000,000 shares (an increase of 300,000 shares) with a total acquisition value of 3.4 billion yen (an increase of 600 million yen). The acquisition period is from May 16, 2025, to March 31, 2026.

Director candidates to be submitted for approval at the 116th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 2026 have been decided. A total of 8 candidates, including 2 new outside directors and 1 internal director, have been selected, with a change in the President and CEO also planned.

For the nine months ended March 2026, consolidated ordinary income was JPY 92,943 million (22.3% YoY increase), ordinary profit was JPY 23,197 million (36.3% YoY increase), and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was JPY 17,060 million (40.2% YoY increase).

Acquired 145,100 common shares from January 1 to January 31, 2026, with a total acquisition cost of JPY 308,747,700. The cumulative acquired shares amount to 1,351,900 shares, and the cumulative acquisition cost totals JPY 2,505,294,000.

In January 2026, margin transaction loans amounted to 464,507 million yen, loaned securities to 267,439 million yen, and the over-lent stock balance was 119,079 million yen.

Mr. Morikuni Shimoyamada will assume the position of Representative Executive Officer President and Mr. Yutaka Okada will assume the position of Representative Executive Officer Vice President as of April 1, 2026. Mr. Masaki Kushida will become Chairman of the Board, establishing a two-person representative executive officer system.

From December 1 to December 31, 2025, we acquired 140,000 shares of common stock with a total acquisition cost of 275,649,500 yen in treasury stock acquisitions. The cumulative number of shares acquired reached 1,206,800 shares, and the total acquisition cost amounted to 2,196,546,300 yen.

As of December 2025, margin trading loans stood at JPY 439,897 hundred million, loaned securities amounted to JPY 220,632 hundred million, and the net stock lending balance was JPY 89,784 hundred million.