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FALTEC swings to a net loss as sales and ordinary income fall

Sales fell to ¥73.20bn from ¥79.11bn and ordinary income to ¥1.59bn from ¥2.86bn, while profit attributable to owners swung to a ¥837mn loss from a ¥328mn profit. The filing excerpt does not say why.

Jun 18, 20261 min read
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FALTEC's results for the year to March 2026 deteriorated on both the top line and the profit line. Consolidated net sales fell to ¥73.20bn from ¥79.11bn, and ordinary income dropped to ¥1.59bn from ¥2.86bn.

The sharper turn came at the bottom line. Profit attributable to owners of the parent swung to a ¥837mn loss from a ¥328mn profit a year earlier, while basic earnings per share moved to a ¥89.30 loss.

That distinction matters. Ordinary income stayed positive, but the measure reported to shareholders finished in the red. The annual securities report excerpt in the packet does not explain the reversal, so this is a case where readers should ignore the urge to supply their own diagnosis.

The balance sheet, at least, still had some heft. FALTEC ended the year with net assets of ¥21.53bn and total assets of ¥65.49bn, which shows weaker profitability, not a vanishing business.