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Jun 29, 2026 · 3 min read
The tension: MS&AD reported ¥510.6bn of profit for the year just ended, but its current-year guide falls to ¥425.0bn even as the annual dividend climbs from ¥160 to ¥170.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The number: MIRAINI now expects ¥542bn in sales and ¥15.2bn in net profit for the year ending March 2027 after stronger memory pricing and India EV two-wheeler electronics demand. The catch: reported earnings still include a ¥7bn integration-related negative-goodwill gain that management says will not be used as a dividend source.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
The number: Kubotek’s annual report showed only ¥56.1mn of net assets and a 7.0% equity ratio, even with sales at ¥2.10bn and losses still on the books.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: J-Lease's annual report shows net sales of ¥21.57bn, ordinary income of ¥3.59bn and parent profit of ¥2.47bn, with total assets reaching ¥22.14bn as the rent-guarantee specialist keeps expanding.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
The move: Aichi Steel's revenue reached ¥304.34bn in the year to March, while pre-tax profit rose to ¥18.49bn and ROE improved to 4.8%, making this more of a profitability story than a top-line one.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
Sales rose to ¥16.25bn and profit attributable to owners of parent to ¥929.0mn in the year to March 2026, extending Gokurakuyu’s recovery, even if the supplied filings say little about the next year’s pace.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The catch: prior-period corrections tied to lease-deposit estimates, plus accounting staff departures, left Nichiryoku unable to prove its financial-reporting controls were effective by March 31 despite a year of remediation.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: first-half operating profit rose 7 per cent to ¥5.21bn and net assets increased, but Zojirushi kept its full-year earnings target and ¥46 annual dividend unchanged, citing higher raw-material costs, a weaker yen assumption and uncertain US tariff refunds.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
A planned ¥70 year-end dividend and a new ¥1bn repurchase cap show Nagaileben leaning on its balance sheet even as nine-month net profit slipped 1.0 per cent and full-year guidance stayed put.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The catch: AKATSUKI EAZIMA lifted its year-end payout to ¥135 a share, but the increase comes entirely from a ¥40 special dividend, while operating profit guidance jumped to ¥1.35bn as cost control improved construction margins.
Jun 29, 2026 · 3 min read
A ¥5bn convertible placement gives JALCO cash upfront for property and battery expansion, while Growth Partners signs on to help with strategy, M&A, DX and IR, and the company separately added rights for a second Oita battery site.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
The number: Hikari Tsushin ended the year to March 2026 with ¥151.0bn in parent net profit, ¥734.8bn in revenue and ¥2.85tn in total assets.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
The catch: General Oyster’s ¥10 per share dividend, totaling ¥53.4mn, is set to come from capital surplus after shareholders approved cuts to capital stock and capital reserve that are meant to improve flexibility and capital efficiency.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The catch: an audit review of intercompany accounting left Diamond Electric’s sales unchanged but cut reported net profit to ¥217mn from ¥819mn, reversing what had looked like a forecast beat into a ¥382mn miss.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The move: Datasection will sell Jach Technology and six subsidiaries to a management-backed buyer for $6,737,111, shrinking the group around AI infrastructure and setting up a special gain once the deal closes.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The group also approved a ¥893.7mn dividend and elected seven directors, but the available filing excerpt does not show whether the repurchase proposal was approved.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Revenue at the Japanese securities firm rose to ¥1.52bn and ordinary income reached ¥202.7mn in the year to March 2026, but the filing also shows a lower capital adequacy ratio and a slightly thinner equity buffer.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Shareholders approved a ¥7.5-a-share payout effective from June 26 and backed an eight-director slate that includes President Mitsuru Terui.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Shareholders put the board on an annual approval cycle and cleared a ¥26 per share year-end dividend, though the packet excerpt omits the meeting's vote figures.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
A ¥42-a-share year-end dividend and the company’s director slate cleared the annual meeting, giving investors final confirmation on both cash return and board elections.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
A ¥150-a-share dividend, worth ¥1.79bn in total, is now effective, while the annual meeting also signed off on the company’s 14-director slate.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Sales rose to ¥15.59bn in the year to March 2026, but ordinary income fell to ¥933.0mn as the manufacturer said its financial-reporting controls remained effective across all business locations.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Revenue slipped to ¥58.83bn, but ordinary income rose to ¥2.83bn and parent net profit to ¥1.85bn in the year to March 2026.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
Shareholders backed a ¥24 a share payout worth ¥800.9mn in total and approved four directors plus three Audit and Supervisory Committee directors at the June 24 annual meeting.