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For the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, net sales were ¥889.52 billion (0.4% YoY increase), operating income was ¥15.04 billion (35.5% YoY increase), and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥7.75 billion.

For the cumulative Q3 of fiscal 2025, net sales were 889.5 billion yen (0.4% YoY increase), operating income was 15 billion yen (35.5% YoY increase), and net income attributable to owners of parent was 7.8 billion yen, a substantial profit increase.

On February 20, 2026, an additional 280 million yen will be contributed to the stock grant trust, with up to 229,000 ordinary shares planned to be acquired on the exchange market from February 20 to March 6, 2026.

Extraordinary income of 1.9 billion yen from gain on sale of investment securities and 3.5 billion yen from return of retirement benefit trust assets expected to be recorded in the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026.