Earnings, deals and disclosures from Japan's listed industrials companies, in English.
Sanwa Holdings lowered its forecast to ¥72bn operating profit and ¥45bn net profit on weak overseas volumes and higher costs, while raising its year-end dividend to ¥96 a share and approving a ¥10bn buyback.
DMG MORI booked a record ¥186.8bn of orders in July–September and raised its full-year order outlook to ¥650bn or more, but annual revenue and profit guidance are unchanged and a prior-year insurance gain distorts net-profit comparisons.
Kurita Water Industries cut its full-year business-profit forecast to ¥40.0bn from ¥61.5bn after design delays and required module rebuilds on one US electronics-industry project pushed estimated costs above the order value, while raising its sales guide.
Komatsu lifted its full-year operating profit forecast to ¥585bn as demand beat plan across many regions, while the July-September margin fell to 12.1% and April-September construction and vehicles sales dropped in the Middle East, Asia and Japan.
Asahi Diamond Industrial and Tokyo Seimitsu will each inject ¥615mn into their 50-50 joint venture to equip a planned Thai hub-blade plant, with operations targeted for April 2028 and a minor near-term earnings effect.
MARUWA now forecasts ¥101.5bn in sales and ¥38.3bn in operating profit for the year to March 2027, citing high-speed communications and new-energy-vehicle demand, with new Seto and Toki plant buildings planned to start in the second half.
The Tokyo sewer contractor's sales rose 25.3% in the year to July 2026, yet construction gross profit fell, a sold unit lost money, and next year's sales forecast of ¥7.27bn is below its own plan.
Suzumo Machinery lifted its full-year operating profit forecast to ¥1.45bn from ¥1.0bn on stronger East Asia and Europe sales, while North America lagged on product supply and the ¥35 annual dividend forecast stayed put.
Azbil agreed to buy 2,387,000 OTEC shares at ¥3,000 each, lifting its stake from 4.79% to 20.04%, with settlement planned for early November once the Japan Fair Trade Commission clears the deal.
Taisei Corporation's 120-day suspension, from November 7 to March 6, applies only to nationwide private-sector civil-engineering work, and the company has decided to withdraw its Supreme Court challenges to the Japan Fair Trade Commission's cease-and-desist order.
Nomura Micro Science now expects half-year operating profit of ¥1.132bn, down from ¥3.6bn, as a US water-treatment order is now expected in the second half and a Korean project's costs rose, while full-year sales and operating profit guidance are unchanged.
Daiwa House Industry's three subordinated bonds run 35 to 40 years with first call dates in 2031, 2033 and 2036, and net proceeds of ¥228.3bn are planned to go toward short-term borrowings the company plans to repay by the end of October.
The T. Rowe Price group's combined stake in Taiheiyo Cement is 7.32%, the same as in its prior report; the amended filing was triggered by a change in material contracts covering shares lent to five banks.
Obayashi's board approved a 90% stake in Lightyears-linked LYOC1, with NZ$74mn of total investment to be paid in stages as solar projects reach milestones and regulatory conditions are met.
DISCO's half-year operating profit rose 47.9% on what it describes as AI-driven chip demand, and the company now expects ¥434.2bn of April-December shipments at ¥151 to the dollar, its first guidance beyond the reported period.
Capital Research and Management Company and three Capital International entities now jointly report 103,770,581 IHI shares, 9.58% of the total, up from 7.75% in the previous report, with the lead entity alone at 8.87%.
A joint holding by Nippon Active Value Fund, NAVF Select and Dalton Investments in Meisei Industrial rose to 14.62% from 13.62%, driven by NAVF Select's purchases; the filing also recounts the filers' April 2026 shareholder proposal on a buyback and board-related changes.
Okano Valve now expects ¥2.6bn of consolidated operating profit for the year to September 2026, up from ¥1.95bn, citing extra Shimane Unit 2 inspection orders and Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 7 projects brought forward, and lifts its annual dividend forecast to ¥110.
Koike Sanso Kogyo has postponed its November 9 interim results because systems remain disrupted after an October 5 cyberattack, and it expects the announcement to pass the 45-day statutory deadline; the notice gives no new date.
Infroneer priced 47.8 million new shares at ¥2,179.5, a 3.00% discount to its reference price, and now expects net proceeds of up to ¥114.1bn, all for short-term loan repayment by December 2026.
Optorun's board resolved to dissolve and liquidate NLT, its 58.8%-owned nanoimprint venture with AIMECHATEC and JSR, with liquidation expected around February 2027, the loss still under review and both partners expecting a minor effect on results.
Tsugami now expects first-half operating profit of ¥25.2bn, up from ¥19.5bn, citing China and India, and has raised its interim dividend forecast by ¥12 to ¥61 while holding the year-end forecast at ¥49 until full-year guidance on November 12.
West Holdings' grid-battery segment earned ¥8.42bn of operating profit against ¥2.17bn for its renewable-energy segment, while a per-operator limit on connection studies took effect on 1 August and the company reports more than 1,600 connection applications.
A Delaware federal court found Shibuya infringed Steuben Foods patents and awarded $38.3mn in damages plus $10.3mn in prejudgment interest; the company plans to appeal and has yet to size the hit to its year to June 2027.