Results, forecasts and guidance revisions from Japan's listed companies, in English.
Tomen Devices booked interim net profit of ¥25.11bn on higher memory prices, but inventory and borrowing grew sharply, its equity ratio fell to 14.0%, and full-year guidance stayed where it was.
Tokyo Electron Device lifted its full-year sales forecast to ¥270bn from ¥240bn on customer advance orders and AI demand, but said longer supplier lead times on some products need watching.
Higher raw-material and fixed costs cut Tokai Rika's first-half operating profit 17.7% despite 5.8% sales growth, with its Japan segment profit down 71.1%; the board still set an ¥8.6bn buyback ceiling and kept its ¥60 interim dividend.
Shinkin Central Bank's interim profit rose 19.3% to ¥26.1bn, yet a ¥229.6bn fall in securities valuation differences left comprehensive income at minus ¥8.4bn, and held-to-maturity bonds carry a ¥671.6bn unrealised loss.
Sakura Internet lifted its full-year operating profit forecast 64.0% to ¥4.1bn, crediting GPU pricing and group contracts, though first-half profit also reflected advertising and hiring plans reviewed after August's incident, with spending weighted to the second half.
Nomura's pre-tax profit rose 21.1% to ¥359.5bn in the six months to September, annualized ROE reached 13.3% and the interim dividend went to ¥35, though the company gave no full-year forecast and the second quarter was softer than the first.
NEC's newly consolidated CSG added ¥81.3bn of revenue and ¥5.9bn of interim profit, against ¥394.4bn of goodwill, and the group raised its Non-GAAP profit guide to ¥460bn while forecasting minus ¥90bn of free cash flow.
Koito's first-half operating profit beat its forecast by 22.9%, but the full-year operating profit guide rises only 1.7% to ¥61bn because management expects a second half slightly below its original plan, while the dividend forecast rises to ¥64.
JR Central raised its full-year dividend forecast to ¥34 a share, citing steady Tokaido Shinkansen use, though the line's passenger-kilometres were flat and interim operating profit fell 1.5%; a buyback of up to ¥10bn accompanies it.
Japan Post Insurance reported ¥5.045tn of gross unrealized losses on listed held-to-maturity and policy-reserve bonds at September-end, ¥5.025tn net of gains, and left its full-year forecasts unchanged.
Japan Post Bank's unrealized loss on listed held-to-maturity bonds reached ¥5.676tn at September 30, against a book value of ¥33.17tn, but the bank says its forecasts for earnings and dividends this fiscal year are unchanged.
Hulic lifted its 2026 net profit forecast to ¥126bn and added a ¥900bn revenue forecast, citing sales of properties outside its holding policy, and raised its annual dividend forecast to ¥70.
Hitachi raised its full-year profit forecast to ¥920bn from ¥900bn and lifted its interim dividend to ¥32, though first-half profit attributable to owners fell 11.9% to ¥416.6bn against a year-earlier base with reorganisation gains.
Advantest raised its operating profit forecast for the year to March 2027 to ¥967.0bn on AI-related tester demand, lifted its interim dividend to ¥49, and authorised buying back up to ¥280bn of shares through March 24, 2027.
Net income rose 59.7% to ¥10.44bn as Matsui's equity trading value doubled, but second-quarter ordinary profit fell 13% from the first quarter to ¥7.67bn, and the broker gives no earnings forecast.
Ichigo Office REIT expects a one-time gain of about ¥7.93bn from selling five central Tokyo offices, which lifts its forecast payout for the six months to April 2027 from ¥2,010 to ¥5,552 per unit.
Bank of Nagoya's held-to-maturity bonds stood ¥12.172bn below their ¥120bn book value at the end of September, equal to 43.3% of last year's ordinary profit, while the bank says its forecasts are unchanged.
Hyakujushi Bank now expects ¥25bn of full-year net profit, up from ¥21bn, and a ¥90 annual dividend, saying loan interest and stock-sale gains are expected to exceed its original forecast.
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.
Yamada Holdings now expects interim operating profit of ¥28.6bn, up 4.0%, helped by air-conditioner demand, while a 38.7% rise in net income to ¥21.5bn is tied to its asset-sale project, with sales of some non-business assets moving ahead.
Shimano raised its full-year operating profit forecast to ¥54.3bn on inventory clearing in Europe and China and Asian currency effects, while a 148.5% nine-month net profit rise reflects a weak 2025 comparison base.
Capcom sold 36.86mn game units in the six months to September, up from 23.85mn, lifting sales to ¥120.9bn and operating profit to ¥60.8bn, while keeping its full-year forecast unchanged.
Canon's nine-month operating profit rose 8.4% to ¥327.7bn as Imaging profit jumped 33.2%, while Medical and Industrial slipped and changes to depreciation method and machinery useful lives added ¥14.4bn to net income.
Chugai Pharmaceutical's nine-month revenue rose 17.2%, with domestic sales helped by wholesaler shipments brought forward ahead of an ERP launch, yet full-year Core guidance of 6.9% revenue growth stays unchanged.