#Guidance

Kumiai Chemical announced a significant upward revision of its consolidated earnings forecast for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending October 2026, projecting sales of ¥102.9 billion (+10.9% YoY), operating profit of ¥10.4 billion (+70.5%), and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥8.7 billion (+97.7%).

Our company has revised the full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending October 2026, projecting revenue of 221 billion yen (no change) and net income attributable to owners of the parent of 129 billion yen (13.2% increase). This reflects actual results for the second quarter and cost reduction effects.

For fiscal year 2025, consolidated sales are forecasted to be 1,086.1 billion yen, with a net profit of 87.0 billion yen. For fiscal year 2026, revenue is projected at 1,140.0 billion yen, with a net profit of 90.0 billion yen, indicating planned growth in both sales and earnings compared to the previous year.

Akita Bank forecasts consolidated ordinary income of 13.1 billion yen and net income attributable to owners of parent of 8.5 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 2027, expecting increases compared to the previous year. The dividend is planned at 200 yen annually, maintaining a payout ratio of over 40%.

Shiga Bank Ltd. has upwardly revised its consolidated ROE target for the Eighth Mid-term Management Plan from over 6% to over 8%.

For FY2025, net sales are revised to JPY 2,123 billion (up JPY 23 billion from the previous forecast), core operating profit is revised to JPY 360 billion (+JPY 10 billion), and operating profit is revised to JPY 229 billion (down JPY 106 billion).

Revise upward the earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 to net sales of 218,000 million yen (+1.6%), operating income of 16,400 million yen (+21.5%), net income attributable to owners of parent of 11,500 million yen (+21.1%), and plans to increase the annual dividend to 38 yen (previous term +9 yen).

OBARA GROUP has revised its full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending September 2026, raising sales to 7,150.0 billion yen (from the previous forecast of 6,390.0 billion yen) and operating profit to 1,148.0 billion yen (from 920.0 billion yen). Strong performance in the Asian region is expected to exceed previous projections.

The consolidated earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending December 2026 has been upwardly revised to revenue of 565,000 million yen (+5.6% from previous), operating income of 28,000 million yen (+24.4%), and net income attributable to owners of parent of 15,000 million yen (+42.9%).

Revised full-year earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending March 2026. Net sales of 820,000 hundred million yen (previous forecast +1.9%), operating income of 30,000 hundred million yen (+15.4%), ordinary income of 22,000 hundred million yen (+69.2%), and net income attributable to owners of parent of 11,000 hundred million yen, representing a significant increase in profits.

Upward revision of the full-year consolidated earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending March 2026 to net sales of 436,000 million yen (+7.9% compared to previous forecast), operating income of 5,500 million yen (+37.5%), and net income attributable to owners of parent of 3,500 million yen (+25.0%).

Daiki Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. revised upward its consolidated sales forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 from 317,200 million yen to 331,100 million yen, a 4.4% increase, and expects operating income to rise 18.8% from 6,110 million yen to 7,260 million yen.