Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 Second Quarter (Interim) Financial Summary [IFRS]

Summary of Results

For this interim period, revenue was 1,084,419 million yen, up 8.8% year-over-year, and operating profit improved significantly to 73,866 million yen (Year-over-Year +106.8%). Interim profit was 30,922 million yen, and net income attributable to owners of parent was the same amount. Basic interim earnings per share were 36.18 yen (approximately +9.8 yen year-over-year). A briefing using supplementary explanatory materials for the financial results is scheduled, and the company indicates that full-year forecasts may be revised at this time.

Outlook and Key Points of Capital Policy

The full-year performance forecast is for revenue of 2,560,000 million yen, operating profit of 185,000 million yen, and net income attributable to owners of parent of 118,000 million yen, with notes indicating whether these figures have been revised from previously disclosed forecasts. Regarding shareholder returns, record dates are the end of the second quarter and fiscal year-end, and the total dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2027 is expected to be 40 yen. Measures to enhance shareholder value, including presentation of earnings per share adjusted for the effects of stock splits, are also disclosed.