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Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min read
Resona Bank extended the unsecured facility for one year from June 30, but Liberta still has to keep consolidated net assets at 75% or more of the prior-year level and avoid an operating loss. The filing does not disclose how much of the line is drawn.
Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read
Midac says its cost of equity sits around 7% to 9%, while ROE for the year to March 2026 was 17.3%, down from 20.3% but still above both that range and its 15% target. PBR fell to 2.95 at year-end from 3.72 a year earlier, so management's answer is more growth investment, a higher dividend and heavier investor outreach, along with the warning that new facilities could pull ROE lower over time.
Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read
FreeBit lifted full-year sales guidance to ¥62.5bn from ¥60.0bn and operating profit to ¥6.65bn from ¥6.1bn, citing stronger MVNO support, broader apartment internet services and higher affiliate transaction volumes. Ordinary profit and net income stayed at ¥5.77bn and ¥3.5bn because the CountUp investigation and audit are still ongoing, and the company said the financial statements will move to a later continued session after the July 23 shareholder meeting.
Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read
Urbanet approved the sale of a 274-unit investment apartment in Funabashi, Chiba, in a deal it says exceeds the 10%-of-revenue disclosure threshold, but contract signing is planned for July 2026 and handover is not until March 31, 2028. That leaves current-year guidance unchanged because revenue recognition is slated for the year ending June 2028.
Jun 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Fujikura raised first-half operating profit guidance to ¥174bn from ¥92bn and full-year operating profit to ¥310bn from ¥211bn. The company tied the move to unexpected optical-component projects from hyperscalers, selling-price increases and a milder hydrogen shortage impact in its information and telecommunications business. The scale is hard to ignore: first-half sales guidance rose to ¥778bn from ¥594bn, while full-year revenue moved to ¥1.462tn from ¥1.243tn. Fujikura says pricing and the easing of hydrogen constraints should continue into the second half, though it did not say whether the surprise hyperscaler orders will recur at the same pace.
Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min read
The grocer will absorb wholly owned Delica Foods on Sept. 1, saying the move should tighten coordination between prepared-food production and its fresh and deli divisions. Delica Foods generated ¥4.995bn in revenue and ¥308mn in operating profit in the year ended February 2026, but MaxValu Tokai says the merger will not change consolidated earnings.
Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min read
The subsidiary borrowed ¥500mn from Teos at a fixed 9.0% annual rate on June 9, with lump-sum repayment due on Sept. 8. Star Seas says the loan should add ¥11.2mn of interest expense in the year ending February 2027.
Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min read
Sales rose to ¥9.91bn and ordinary income turned positive at ¥256.4mn, while net income reached ¥227.2mn. Operating cash flow was still negative at ¥486.9mn, even as the annual dividend rose to ¥3.50 a share.
Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min read
The new China subsidiary was established on May 18 with 22 million yuan of capital, about ¥500mn, and is wholly owned by Frue. Its remit spans print sticker machines, character goods and image-based paid services, though management says the near-term earnings impact is minor.
Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read
Komatsu's annual report shows revenue edging up to ¥4.13tn in the year to March 2026 from ¥4.10tn, while profit before tax fell to ¥537.26bn from ¥604.84bn and net income attributable to owners slipped to ¥376.39bn from ¥439.61bn. Total assets still reached ¥6.42tn and basic EPS came in at ¥413.90, but last year's profit level proved harder to repeat.
Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min read
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, 2026 · 1 min read
The company will absorb wholly owned subsidiary SPZ on Oct. 1, saying changing customer needs and market conditions call for resource optimization and a rebuilt operating structure. No consideration is involved and Solekia says the earnings impact should be minor.
Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read
IDEC reported sales of ¥72.97bn, operating income of ¥6.12bn and ordinary income of ¥6.57bn for the year to March 2026, up from ¥67.38bn, ¥3.65bn and ¥3.48bn a year earlier. Profit attributable to owners of parent rose to ¥3.87bn from ¥1.78bn, and EPS to ¥131.22 from ¥60.36.
Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read
Meiho now expects a ¥40mn net loss for the year ending June 2026, not the ¥200mn profit it guided before, after deciding to book about ¥280mn of goodwill impairment at Resonagate. Sales guidance stayed at ¥13.5bn, but operating profit was cut to ¥490mn from ¥540mn as management cited higher recruiting costs, weak pricing power in clerical staffing and slower demand as AI, RPA and BPO spread.
Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read
ENEOS said 57,274,900 JX Metals shares will be sold into the self-tender at ¥3,401 each, for gross proceeds of ¥194.8bn. Its stake falls to 35.28% from 42.38%, though the company notes the before-and-after percentages use different share-count bases.
Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read
Def consulting reported ¥854.1mn in sales for the year to March 2026, but booked an ordinary loss of ¥2.15bn and a net loss of ¥2.15bn. Financing activities brought in ¥4.22bn while investing used ¥3.31bn, meaning the funding flows were far larger than the revenue line.
Jun 17, 2026 · 1 min read
Daiwa Securities Group reported ¥1.47tn in operating revenue, ¥720.4bn in net operating revenue, ¥234.5bn in ordinary income and ¥175.3bn in parent profit. The figures are group totals rather than a business-line bridge, but they are enough to show the scale of the latest year.
Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min read
Aozora Bank's annual report fixes the recovery in audited numbers: parent profit swung to ¥25.7bn from a ¥49.9bn loss, while ordinary income rose to ¥242.3bn from ¥231.5bn. Total assets ended the year at ¥8.60tn and net assets at ¥491.6bn, enough to say the bank finished not just back in the black but on a sturdier balance-sheet footing.
Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min read
The logistics group says its board is effective, but wants to delegate more routine matters to executives so directors can spend more time on strategy. Management also says future big investments and M&A should face deeper debate on fit, capital efficiency, synergies and risk.
Jun 17, 2026 · 1 min read
The food group posted ¥1.07tn of net sales, ¥30.40bn of ordinary income and ¥20.23bn of parent profit in the year to March 2026. The filing is short on drivers, but it is clear on direction: sales kept rising and profit recovered with them.
Jun 17, 2026 · 1 min read
Hirogin's audited annual report shows ordinary income of ¥251.21bn, ordinary profit of ¥62.02bn and parent profit of ¥43.73bn on total assets of ¥12.21tn. A companion control report says Hiroshima Bank still generates about two-thirds of ordinary revenue, which remains the clearest map of where the group earns its keep.
Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min read
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group's audited annual report shows ordinary income of ¥2.98tn, profit attributable of ¥317.6bn, trust fees of ¥125.4bn and total assets of ¥82.17tn. The more durable signal is the fee line: trust fees rose from ¥120.9bn a year earlier even as the balance sheet expanded, suggesting the franchise grew on more than bulk alone.
Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min read
Rising says a May board decision had already lifted its payout ratio target to 30% from 20% and raised the year-end dividend forecast for the year to March 2026 to ¥48.85 per share from ¥38.84. The interesting part is not the richer payout by itself but that the fuller explanation is only arriving now.
Jun 17, 2026 · 1 min read
The company corrected projected full-year EPS to ¥72.92 from ¥101.66, but left net sales at ¥8.56bn, operating income at ¥753mn and profit attributable at ¥391mn. So this is a per-share math repair, not a fresh change in the underlying business plan.