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3D Matrix drops its going-concern note after reaching full-year operating profit

3D Matrix says it can remove its going-concern note after revenue rose 57% to ¥10.886 billion, operating profit turned positive at ¥1.335 billion and operating cash flow moved back into the black. The company also ended the year with ¥2.83 billion of cash and said convertible bond-type instruments linked to Heights Capital had been redeemed or converted, while bank facilities were expanded. Still, the much larger ordinary and net profit figures were boosted by a ¥2.661 billion foreign-exchange gain, so the cleaner recovery signal sits in operations and funding rather than the headline bottom line.

Jun 11, 20263 min read
Sterile endoscopy tools and medical gel applicators beside an abstract upward cash-flow graphic.

3D Matrix says it has improved far enough to remove the note on material uncertainty over going concern that had shadowed previous accounts. In the year ended April 30, the medical-products group lifted revenue 57% to ¥10,886 million, swung to an operating profit of ¥1,335 million from a ¥1,156 million loss, and generated ¥396 million of operating cash flow after a ¥1,714 million outflow a year earlier. Cash and cash equivalents ended the year at ¥2,830 million.

Turnaround at a glance
Year ended April 30. Ordinary and net profit were also affected by FX and extraordinary items disclosed separately.
MetricYear ended Apr. 2026Prior year
Revenue¥10,886m¥6,934m
Operating profit or loss¥1,335m-¥1,156m
Operating cash flow¥396m-¥1,714m
Ordinary profit or loss¥3,971m-¥2,483m
Net profit or loss¥4,155m-¥2,501m
Cash and cash equivalents at year-end¥2,830m¥1,580m

The operating turn looks real, mostly because of the US

The cleanest evidence is above the line. 3D Matrix said US sales rose to ¥6,249 million, up 98.2%, while Europe reached ¥2,595 million. Japan was much flatter at ¥1,256 million, up 1.8%, and the company said growth there was held back in part by purchase restraint at existing hospitals after some reimbursement claims were rejected in certain prefectures. The company described the year as its first full-year operating profit from marketed products.

Why management says the warning can go

The company said earlier uncertainty came from repeated operating losses, negative operating cash flow, and reliance on financing from Heights Capital Management through convertible bond-type instruments with warrants. Those arrangements carried the risk that market conditions or a falling share price could make fundraising harder, and that early-redemption clauses could bring repayment demands before final maturity. 3D Matrix now says all of those convertible bond-type instruments have been redeemed or converted, removing that repayment risk. It also said it negotiated a new overdraft agreement and an expansion of an existing commitment line with banks. Together with the cash balance and positive operating cash flow, management concluded there is no major concern over funding for the one year after the fiscal year-end, while also saying the group is still in the middle of improving performance.

The headline profit needs context

The operating recovery is not the same thing as the full bottom-line windfall. 3D Matrix said ordinary profit and net profit were expanded by yen weakness, with foreign-exchange gains on items including subsidiary loans amounting to ¥2,661 million, helping lift ordinary profit to ¥3,971 million and net profit to ¥4,155 million. Separately, the company booked ¥233 million of extraordinary gain, including reversal of stock acquisition rights, and ¥52 million of extraordinary losses, including ¥40 million of impairment losses.

Management's outlook for the current year points to further operating improvement, with revenue forecast at ¥13,422 million and operating profit at ¥1,652 million. Even so, its ordinary profit guidance of ¥1,640 million and net profit guidance of ¥1,590 million are both lower than the year just reported. That makes the operating line and cash generation the cleaner read on whether the turnaround is lasting.