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Japan Earnings News (Page 13)

Results, forecasts and guidance revisions from Japan's listed companies, in English.

  1. Furuno lifts interim operating-profit forecast 28% as Chinese ship-construction schedules move up

    Furuno expects interim operating profit of ¥12.8bn, up from ¥10bn, citing faster merchant-ship sales, better product mix and pricing; full-year and dividend guidance are due with results on October 9.

  2. Axelspace books ¥1.879bn impairment on four satellites that can still take pictures

    Axelspace says a probable heat-dissipation design flaw permanently disabled high-speed image downlink on four of seven GRUS-3 satellites, prompting a ¥1.879bn impairment, a lower sales forecast and a two-month delay for the other three.

  3. DISCO's preliminary first-half sales beat its own forecast as quarterly shipments hit a record

    DISCO's preliminary non-consolidated first-half sales of ¥213.6bn reached 106.2% of its forecast, and July to September shipments of ¥123.9bn set a quarterly record that the company links mainly to generative AI demand.

  4. ABC-MART's September same-store sales jump 14.9% as customer count rises 10.4%

    ABC-MART reported September domestic same-store sales up 14.9% and customer count up 10.4%, citing an extra holiday, a drop in temperatures that helped autumn goods, and promoted sneakers and jersey apparel; October figures are due November 4.

  5. Daiseki Posts Record Half; ¥2.92bn Recycling Grant Waits for 2030 Accounts

    Daiseki's interim net profit rose 23.1% to a record ¥5.805bn, with full-year guidance unchanged, while its ¥2.918bn Shizuoka plastics-recycling grant is slated for the accounts in the year ending February 2030.

  6. Kasumigaseki Capital's sales jump 69.7% as borrowing, not operations, funds the build-out

    Kasumigaseki Capital lifted sales 69.7% to ¥163.76bn with 15 hotel, care-residence and warehouse openings or completions, yet operating cash flow was an outflow of ¥16.77bn and ¥65.9bn of long-term borrowing funded the year.

  7. Nachi-Fujikoshi operating profit rises 72.8% on pricing and cost cuts, guidance unchanged

    Nachi-Fujikoshi lifted nine-month operating profit 72.8% to ¥11.46bn on a 10.4% sales rise, crediting pricing, automation and structural-reform savings alongside construction-machinery demand, and it kept its full-year forecast unchanged.

  8. Tosei pushes some property sales into next year, yet raises its profit forecast

    Tosei cut its full-year sales forecast by ¥9.373bn after moving some property sales into later years, yet raised operating profit guidance to ¥25.061bn on fund fees and rental income, and lifted its year-end dividend forecast to ¥58.

  9. USS used-car auctions: listings outrun sales as sell-through falls to 64.8%

    USS's preliminary July-September data show listings at 114.7% of last year but completed sales at 108.5%, with sell-through at 64.8% against 68.6%; the half-year figures are closer, at 109.5% and 108.4%.

  10. Yakiniku operator cuts operating profit guide 20% as costs squeeze first half

    A Tokyo-listed yakiniku operator hit its first-half sales plan but missed operating profit forecast by 25.6%, and it now sees full-year operating profit at ¥2.0bn instead of ¥2.5bn as higher costs and consumer thrift weigh.

  11. Zojirushi books ¥207mn of US tariff refunds as ¥1.03bn more arrives after quarter-end

    Zojirushi booked ¥207mn of US tariff refunds in its nine-month results, received a further $6mn (about ¥1.03bn) after the period, and kept full-year guidance unchanged, citing raw-material costs.

  12. IDEC lifts full-year profit forecasts by up to 43% on automation demand

    IDEC lifted its forecast for operating profit in the year to March 2027 to ¥9.4bn from ¥7.2bn, citing firm semiconductor, robot and machine-tool demand centered on Japan and China and sales above its original assumption, while the dividend forecast stays at ¥130.

  13. Suruga Bank Lifts Profit Guide and Dividend, Citing a Reserve Release and an Assumed Rate Rise

    Suruga Bank lifted its forecast for net profit in the year to March 2027 to ¥44.0bn and its dividend to ¥80, while relying on a one-off ¥5.6bn reserve release and an assumed January 2027 rate rise.

  14. Schneider's first-half organic sales rose 14%, but currency drag held reported growth to 9.8%

    Schneider Electric's first-half sales rose 14.0% organically but 9.8% as reported, with currency costing 3.9 points, while its $3.1bn Cognite and $350mn AiDash software purchases await regulatory approval.

  15. Nissha Now Guides to a Full-Year Loss After USM Goodwill Impairment

    Nissha's first-half sales beat its forecast by 2.2%, but a goodwill impairment at USM turned a guided ¥1.8bn operating profit into a ¥4.5bn loss, and the company now guides to a full-year operating loss of ¥3.3bn.

  16. Nidec Posts ¥564.6bn Net Loss on ¥632.1bn of Impairments and Says Reporting-Control Risks Remain

    Nidec's restated results show a ¥519.0bn operating loss after ¥632.1bn of impairments, and the company says some staff tied to the misconduct still hold reporting roles, so undetected misstatements could remain.

  17. Members puts ¥550mn of half-year sales shortfall on AI and Middle East caution, ¥250mn on utilization

    Members now forecasts a ¥430mn operating loss for the half year to September 2026, attributing about ¥550mn of lost revenue to customer caution and generative AI substitution and about ¥250mn to lower utilization.

  18. Korean Air swings to a ₩566.4bn first-half loss with debt heavier as Asiana merger nears

    Korean Air swung to a ₩566.4bn net loss for January to June as fuel and currency costs cut operating profit 61.3%, and its debt ratio reached 390.7% ahead of a planned 16 December merger with Asiana Airlines.

  19. CCB's first-half credit charges rise 20.8% even as bad-loan ratio dips to 1.29%

    China Construction Bank's first-half credit impairment losses rose 20.79% to RMB130.03bn, yet its bad-loan ratio eased to 1.29%, net profit rose 5.56% and the net interest margin slipped to 1.37%.

  20. Solar output cuts and a poor June leave a Tokyo-listed infrastructure fund below its own forecast

    A Tokyo-listed solar infrastructure fund reported six-month results below its own forecast, citing curtailment in Tohoku, Kyushu and Tokyo Electric's area plus poor June weather, and set a distribution of ¥1,471 per unit.

  21. SUSMED's insomnia app is on sale, but the year's revenue came from partner milestones

    SUSMED began selling its Medcle insomnia app on 1 June, but the year to June 2026 rested on ¥340mn of partner milestones, ended with a ¥382.7mn net loss, and the annual report gives no sales figures for the app.

  22. COSCO Shipping Holdings' container margin fell more than six points as first-half revenue edged up

    COSCO Shipping Holdings grew first-half revenue 2.59% to 111.92bn yuan, but attributable profit fell 23.59% and its container EBIT margin dropped to 14.15% from 20.52% in the six months to June 2026.

  23. Ahresty raises its sales forecast to ¥180.8bn but cuts operating profit guidance to ¥300mn

    Ahresty raised its full-year sales forecast to ¥180.8bn and cut operating profit to ¥300mn, with net profit undetermined until it finishes reviewing asset values in its Asian and North American die-casting businesses.

  24. Société Générale's Bank of Japan deposits rose €5bn on surplus yen from FX swaps

    The French bank's deposits at the Bank of Japan grew €5.0bn in the first half, it says, and it also lists yen notes tied to the Nikkei 225 that run to 2031.

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