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Socionext raises full-year forecast on weaker yen, sees net profit at ¥10.5 billion

Wed, Oct 28, 2026 15:30 JST Socionext Inc. (6526.T) Semiconductors 中文

Socionext Inc. (6526) raised its consolidated forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027, lifting its net profit outlook to ¥10.5 billion from ¥10.0 billion and sales to ¥225.0 billion from ¥215.0 billion, citing a weaker-than-assumed yen in the first half.

FY sales forecast¥225.0 billion (from ¥215.0 billion)
FY net profit forecast¥10.5 billion (from ¥10.0 billion)
H1 operating profit¥1,668 million (down 55.7%)
H2 FX assumption¥130 per U.S. dollar

The chip designer now expects operating profit and ordinary profit of ¥15.5 billion each, up 10.7% from the ¥14.0 billion projected on April 28. The company said profits are also expected to exceed its previous forecast due to currency effects, and it assumes an exchange rate of ¥130 to the U.S. dollar for the second half.

ItemPreviousRevised
Sales¥215.0 billion¥225.0 billion
Operating profit¥14.0 billion¥15.5 billion
Net profit¥10.0 billion¥10.5 billion
EPS¥57.05¥59.86

For the April-September first half, sales rose 14.0% to ¥99.42 billion, while operating profit fell 55.7% to ¥1,668 million. Net profit attributable to owners of the parent dropped 25.9% to ¥1,526 million.

Product sales grew 10.2% to ¥77,551 million, driven by automotive and industrial equipment applications, and NRE (non-recurring engineering) revenue jumped 32.9% to ¥21,827 million, led by data center and networking. Product gross margin narrowed 5.6 points to 30.1% due to a change in product mix. Research and development expenses rose 16.8% to ¥33,825 million on prototyping for new North American data center and automotive mass-production products launching from the second half, as well as continued advanced development spending. The average exchange rate in the period was ¥159.4 per dollar.

Socionext kept its annual dividend forecast unchanged at ¥50 per share, including an interim payment of ¥25.

The company plans to file its semiannual securities report on Nov. 13, 2026, and begin paying the interim dividend on Nov. 26, 2026.


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