Karadanote’s non-consolidated results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending July 2026 read like a deliberate trade: less revenue, more profit. Sales fell 32.0% year on year to ¥731.7 million after the company pared back lower-margin operations, but operating profit swung to ¥146.4 million from a ¥65.8 million loss, and net profit reached ¥146.9 million. Management left full-year guidance unchanged at ¥1.055 billion in revenue and ¥244 million in operating profit.
The companion shareholder message is more disciplined than generous. Karadanote is restarting shareholder benefits for holders of 1,000 shares or more, using digital gifts funded from a fixed ¥15 million pool at each January 31 and July 31 record date. Because the scheme is shared among eligible holders, the payout per investor will rise or fall with the shareholder count. The company said the first-period cost and related expenses will be booked as non-operating expense, so operating profit is unaffected, while the effect on current-year guidance is still under review.
Karadanote also approved a ¥600 million borrowing from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, with a seven-year term at base rate plus 0.90%, secured by the target company’s shares. The company said the money will be used for the FPO share acquisition and that the impact on the current year should be limited. Put simply, the top line is still smaller than a year ago, but the profit line has recovered, and new signals on financing, acquisition execution and shareholder returns are arriving together.