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While reinforcing financial stability and stabilizing management foundations, the company plans to maintain a dividend halt for the time being and continue efforts toward resuming dividends. Investors should monitor trends in earnings recovery and financial improvement.","jir_financial_highlights":"Revenue: 73,193 million yen (Down by 6,924 million yen (\u25b38.6%) YoY)\nOperating Income: 532 million yen (Down by 1,418 million yen (\u25b372.7%) YoY)\nNet Income Attributable to Owners of Parent: \u25b3394 million yen (Down by 1,838 million yen (\u25b368.9%) YoY)\nImpairment Loss: 700 million 15 million yen (Newly recorded)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KappaCreate, #FinancialResults, #JapanStocks","jir_key_figures":"Revenue: 73,193 million yen (\u25b38.6% YoY)\nNet profit: \u25b3394 million yen (\u25b368.9% YoY)\nImpairment loss: 700 million 15 million yen (Newly recorded)","jir_meta_title":"\u3010Kappa Create\u3011Financial Performance and Impairment Loss Announcement for 2026 | May 2026","jir_meta_description":"Kappa Create recorded an impairment loss in the fiscal year ending March 2026, with revenue remaining at approximately 7.3 billion yen. 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