Kintetsu Hyakkaten (8244) on Oct. 9 raised its consolidated operating profit forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2027 to ¥6.2 billion from ¥5.6 billion and lifted its planned year-end dividend to ¥25 per share from ¥20.
For the first half from March 1 to Aug. 31, 2026, consolidated sales fell 8.3% from a year earlier to ¥57.362 billion. Operating profit rose 15.0% to ¥3.014 billion, while net profit attributable to owners of the parent fell 38.0% to ¥2.22 billion, 30.6% above the company's July 10 forecast of ¥1.7 billion.
The company cited strong domestic and duty-free sales in its department store business, and lower-than-expected losses on retirement of fixed assets related to renovations, booked as extraordinary losses.
The full-year revision reflects first-half results and a smaller-than-forecast rise in second-half costs such as utilities stemming from the situation in the Middle East.
| Item | Previous | Revised | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | ¥116.0 billion | ¥117.0 billion | 0.9% |
| Operating profit | ¥5.6 billion | ¥6.2 billion | 10.7% |
| Recurring profit | ¥5.5 billion | ¥6.1 billion | 10.9% |
| Net profit | ¥3.9 billion | ¥4.0 billion | 2.6% |
The revised sales and operating profit forecasts remain 6.7% and 7.7% below the previous fiscal year's results, while net profit would rise 7.8%.
In the first half, department store segment sales fell 9.9% to ¥46.252 billion, reflecting the high base from an official store at the Osaka-Kansai Expo site opened in April last year, while segment operating profit rose 9.3% to ¥2.379 billion.
The ¥5 increase brings the annual dividend to ¥25, compared with ¥20 for the previous fiscal year. The company said it aims to pay dividends in line with earnings while maintaining financial soundness.
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | |
| Offer price | ¥1,000 per common share |
| M&A / TOB | 1 |
| Guidance | 0 |
| Buybacks | 0 |
| Dividends | 0 |
| Capital | 0 |
| Earnings | 0 |
| People | 0 |
Summaries of public disclosures by Japanese listed companies. Not investment advice; accuracy not guaranteed. Figures and dates in the TDnet originals prevail.
本站內容為日本上市公司公開開示之摘要整理,非投資建議,亦不保證正確。數字與日程以 TDnet 原文為準。
本サイトは日本の上場企業の適時開示を要約したものであり、投資助言ではありません。正確性は保証しません。数値・日程は TDnet の原文が優先します。