ASKUL Corporation
Notice Regarding Recording of Special Loss Due to System Failure Caused by Ransomware Attack, Withdrawal of Full-Year Consolidated Earnings Forecast, Revision of Interim and Year-End Dividend Forecasts (No Interim Dividend, Year-End Dividend Undecided), and Reduction of Executive Compensation
Recorded a special loss of 5.216 billion yen related to system failure response costs due to a ransomware attack, withdrew the full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending May 2026, declared no interim dividend, and left the year-end dividend undecided.
Key Figures
- Special Loss: 5.216 billion yen (system failure response costs)
- Interim Dividend: 0 yen 00 sen (no dividend, record date November 20, 2025)
- Executive Compensation Reduction: 20% reduction of fixed monthly compensation (January–May 2026)
AI要約
Recording of Special Loss and Withdrawal of Earnings Forecast
Due to the system failure caused by a ransomware attack on October 19, 2025, a special loss of 5.216 billion yen was recorded in the consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending May 2026. This includes costs related to maintaining logistics infrastructure, system investigation and recovery expenses, and valuation losses on expired shipment products. As a result of this impact, the temporary suspension of core services led to a significant decline in net sales and profits, making it difficult to reasonably estimate the full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending May 2026. Therefore, the forecast published on July 4, 2025, was withdrawn.
Revision of Dividend Forecast and Reduction of Executive Compensation
In light of strengthening the financial base and investing capital for business recovery, the interim dividend has been set to zero, and the year-end dividend remains undecided. The interim dividend as of the record date of November 20, 2025, is 0 yen 00 sen, and the year-end dividend is currently undecided. Additionally, in response to the deterioration of earnings, it was decided to reduce the fixed monthly executive compensation by 20% from the payments in January through May 2026.