Chugoku Electric Power raised its net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 to ¥35.0 billion from ¥31.0 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥40 a share from ¥30, as it plans to tender Chudenko shares into a ¥4,614-per-share buyback offer.

Sanwa Holdings Corporation (5929) on Oct. 30 cut its net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 by 25.0% to ¥45.0 billion from ¥60.0 billion, and announced a share buyback of up to ¥10 billion along with the cancellation of 3 million treasury shares.

Vega Corporation (3542) on Oct. 30 raised its operating profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 to ¥1.7 billion from ¥1.5 billion, increased its planned annual dividend to ¥20 from ¥18, and authorized a buyback of up to 100,000 shares worth up to ¥150 million.

Niterra Co., Ltd. (5334) on Oct. 30 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 19.0% to ¥125 billion from ¥105 billion and switched its dividend policy to target a dividend on equity (DOE) ratio of about 6%.

Marubun Corporation (7537) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 30.0% to ¥5.2 billion from ¥4.0 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥100 per share from ¥77.

NGK raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥100.0 billion from ¥82.0 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥126 per share from ¥106, after first-half results beat its own guidance.

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (4506) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 22.1% to ¥94.0 billion and said it would resume dividends with a year-end payout of ¥15 per share.

Senshukai (8165) on Oct. 30 cut its forecast for the year ending December 2026, now projecting a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥500 million versus a previous break-even forecast, and set its year-end dividend at zero.

PEGASUS Co., Ltd. (6262) on Oct. 30 cut its forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to a net loss of ¥435 million from a previously projected ¥250 million profit, while setting its year-end dividend at ¥65 for an annual total of ¥80 per share.

AIAI Group (6557), a childcare operator listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth market, raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 to ¥1.1 billion from ¥700 million and announced its first-ever dividend of ¥15 per share.

MISUMI Group (9962) raised its net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 by 17.0% to ¥52.4 billion from ¥44.8 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥70.34 per share from ¥59.45.

Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co. (6469) on Oct. 6 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2027, by 32.9% to ¥1.15 billion from ¥866 million, and lifted its planned year-end dividend to ¥25 per share from ¥20.

Axelspace Holdings (402A) on Oct. 6 cut its forecast for the year ending May 2027 and now expects a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥3.65 billion, versus ¥240 million previously, as it books a ¥1.879 billion impairment on four GRUS-3 satellites with permanent communication faults.

Virtualex Holdings (6193) raised its first-half consolidated forecast for net profit attributable to owners of the parent to ¥120 million from ¥65 million and for operating profit to ¥175 million from ¥100 million for the fiscal year ending March 2027.

Alpha (4760) on Oct. 6, 2026 cut its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2026 to ¥32 million from ¥130 million, a 75.4% reduction.

Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. (TSE Prime: 6814) on Oct. 6 raised its consolidated forecast for the first half of the fiscal year ending February 2027, lifting operating profit 28.0% to ¥12.8 billion from ¥10.0 billion and net profit attributable to owners of the parent 23.8% to ¥9.9 billion from ¥8.0 billion.

Tokyo Growth-listed TWOSTONE&Sons Inc. (7352) on Oct. 6 lowered its consolidated forecast for the year through August 2026, cutting net profit attributable to owners of the parent by 35.1% to ¥428 million from ¥660 million and revenue to ¥21.805 billion from ¥24.182 billion.

Japanese restaurant operator Karula Co., Ltd. (2789) on Oct. 5 cut its full-year net profit forecast by 57.1% to ¥66 million from ¥154 million, reflecting a special loss booked in the first quarter for directors' retirement benefits, among other factors.

Tosei Corp. (8923) on Oct. 5 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 2026 to ¥15.9 billion from ¥15.2 billion, and increased its planned year-end dividend to ¥58 per share from ¥55.

Amiyaki Tei Co., Ltd. (2753), a yakiniku restaurant chain operator, on Oct. 5 cut its net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 by 26.2% to ¥1.07 billion from ¥1.45 billion, and reported a 33.0% drop in first-half net profit to ¥362 million.

Echo Trading Co., Ltd. (7427) on Oct. 5, 2026, lowered its first-half net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2027 to ¥187 million from ¥371 million, a 49.6% cut, citing rising purchase and logistics costs that it has not fully passed on to selling prices.

IDEC Corp. (6652) on Oct. 2 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 43.3% to ¥8.6 billion and lifted its sales forecast 12.6% to ¥85.0 billion.

Yamato International Inc. (8127) on Oct. 2 cut its consolidated forecast for the year through August 2026, now projecting an operating loss of ¥290 million instead of a ¥180 million profit, on net sales of ¥19.88 billion.

Fresh produce supply-chain services provider e-Supportlink (2493) on Oct. 1 cut its consolidated operating profit forecast for the year ending November 2026 by 58.8% to ¥91 million from ¥221 million, and changed its net profit forecast to undetermined, citing signs of impairment losses in some businesses.

Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd. (5942) on Oct. 1 raised its consolidated forecast for the fiscal year ending November 2026 for a second time, lifting projected net profit attributable to owners of the parent 43.8% to ¥1.15 billion from ¥800 million.

Hoketsu Co., Ltd. (562A) cut its non-consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2026, by 85.6% to ¥11 million from ¥80 million, while raising its sales forecast 7.8% to ¥1,346 million.

Felissimo Corporation (3396) on Oct. 1 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the first half of the fiscal year ending February 2027 by 72.7% to ¥231 million, citing foreign exchange gains, while trimming its sales outlook and keeping full-year guidance unchanged.

Graphite Design Inc. (7847) on Oct. 1 raised its non-consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2027, by 60.6% to ¥334 million from ¥208 million.

Lihit Lab (7975) on Oct. 1 cut its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2027 by 60.0% to ¥80 million from ¥200 million, while keeping its sales forecast unchanged at ¥9.35 billion.

NISSHA Co., Ltd. (7915) on Sept. 30 cut its forecast for the year ending December 2026 to a net loss of ¥6.2 billion from a ¥3.2 billion profit, after booking a ¥6,759 million goodwill impairment on USM, a company it bought in May and has decided to sell.

Agent IG Holdings (377A) on Sept. 30 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the year ending December 2026 by 75.0% to ¥140 million, citing stronger life insurance sales and an acquisition of insurance policies from Advance Create.

Porters Corporation (5126) on Sept. 30 cut its forecast for the year ending December 2026 and now expects a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥113 million, compared with a previous profit forecast of ¥212 million, as it plans to book a ¥304 million impairment loss on subsidiary software assets.

Sekichu Co., Ltd. (9976), a home center operator, on Sept. 29 raised its operating profit forecast for the fiscal year ending Feb. 20, 2027 to ¥600 million from ¥500 million, after first-half operating profit of ¥637 million topped its earlier ¥450 million forecast by 41.6%.

Daitobo Co., Ltd. (3202) on Sept. 29, 2026 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥85 million from ¥30 million, after an ¥80 million dividend from an investee arrived earlier than planned.

Oi Electric Co., Ltd. (6822) cut its consolidated forecast for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027, lowering net profit attributable to owners of the parent to ¥110 million from ¥500 million and projecting an operating loss of ¥200 million instead of a ¥200 million profit.

Ahresty Corporation (5852) on Sept. 29 cut its operating profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 by 78.6% to ¥300 million from ¥1.4 billion, projected a recurring loss of ¥800 million and left its net profit forecast undetermined.

Meitec Group Holdings Inc. (9744) cut its first-half net profit forecast by 40.0% to ¥3.9 billion from ¥6.5 billion, citing an expected impairment loss of about ¥3.0 billion after deciding to stop using a training facility at its registered head office.

NSD Co., Ltd. (9759) on Sept. 28 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥13.3 billion from ¥13.1 billion, increased its planned year-end dividend to ¥100 per share from ¥97 and said it will cancel 3 million treasury shares.

NaITO (7624) on Sept. 28 raised its forecast for net profit attributable to owners of the parent for the year ending Feb. 28, 2027 to ¥900 million, up 233.3% from its previous estimate of ¥270 million.

GREE Holdings (3632) raised its consolidated revenue forecast for the fiscal year ending June 2027 by ¥6.0 billion, or 11.8%, to ¥57.0 billion as it moves to make RINDO Entertainment a consolidated subsidiary, while keeping its operating profit forecast at ¥3.9 billion.

Asahi Yukizai Corporation (4216) on Sept. 28 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥8.2 billion from ¥6.1 billion and its operating profit forecast to ¥12.0 billion from ¥8.5 billion, while lifting its annual dividend forecast to ¥180 per share from ¥130.

Axell Corporation (TSE: 6730) on Sept. 28, 2026 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 91.0% to ¥1.70 billion from ¥890 million, and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥79 per share from ¥41.

Happinet Corp. (7552) on Sept. 28 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 80.0% to ¥9.0 billion from ¥5.0 billion, and lifted its net sales projection to ¥230.0 billion from ¥200.0 billion.

Hokkaido Denryoku (9509) on Sept. 25 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 50.0% to ¥33.0 billion, up from the ¥22.0 billion it projected on July 30.

Awa Ginko (8388) on Sept. 25 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 13.6% to ¥20.0 billion from ¥17.6 billion, and lifted its year-end dividend forecast to ¥22 per share from ¥18 on a post-split basis.

The Toho Bank, Ltd. (8346) on Sept. 25 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥16.0 billion from ¥13.0 billion, and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥26 per share from ¥21.

Moritec Steel Co., Ltd. (5986) on Sept. 25 raised its full-year net profit forecast to ¥1.01 billion from ¥500 million, a 102.0% increase, as it expects to book a gain of about ¥747 million on the sale of investment securities.

Hokushin Co., Ltd. (7897) on Sept. 25 raised its first-half forecast, now projecting a non-consolidated operating profit of ¥170 million instead of a ¥100 million loss, and net income of ¥110 million versus a previously expected ¥120 million loss.

Teitsu Co., Ltd. (7610) on Sept. 25, 2026 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2027 to ¥1.0 billion from ¥800 million, and lifted its net sales outlook to ¥43.5 billion.

Daiichi Co. (7643) on Sept. 25 cut its net profit forecast for the year ending September 2026 by 83.3% to ¥200 million from ¥1.2 billion, as it books a ¥1,326 million impairment loss on its Chitose store.

Cypress Holdings (428A) raised its consolidated forecast for net profit attributable to owners of the parent for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2026, by 51.0% to ¥785 million from ¥520 million, as the recognition of deferred tax assets is expected to generate an income tax adjustment gain of about ¥240 million.

Japanese supermarket operator Okuwa Co., Ltd. (8217) on Sept. 25 cut its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2027 by 92.3% to ¥50 million from ¥650 million, and now expects a first-half operating loss of ¥57 million.

San ju San Financial Group (7322) raised its full-year net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥17.0 billion from ¥15.0 billion and increased its planned year-end dividend to ¥28 per share from ¥22, bringing the annual payout to ¥50.

GMO Commerce (410A) raised its consolidated net sales forecast for the year ending December 2026 by 68.5% to ¥5,656 million after its board approved acquiring GMO NIKKO and GMO Insight, and lifted its year-end dividend forecast to ¥52.12 per share from ¥50.56.

Seikagaku Corporation (4548) cut its forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027, now projecting a consolidated net loss of ¥1.8 billion versus a previously forecast profit of ¥2.25 billion, and lowered its annual dividend forecast to ¥20 from ¥30.

COVER Corporation (5253) on Sept. 24 raised its operating profit forecast for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 81.3% to ¥3.5 billion from ¥1.93 billion, while keeping its revenue forecast unchanged at ¥22.27 billion.

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (5801) said on Sept. 24 it will sell shares in UACJ Corp., booking an expected gain of about ¥22.0 billion, and raised its first-half net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥58.0 billion from ¥42.5 billion.

Insource Co., Ltd. (6200) lowered its consolidated forecast for the fiscal year ending September 2026, cutting projected net profit attributable to owners of the parent to ¥4.25 billion from ¥4.40 billion and net sales to ¥15.6 billion from ¥16.0 billion.

Japan Exchange Group (8697) on Sept. 24, 2026 raised its full-year consolidated forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027, lifting projected profit attributable to owners of the parent to ¥105.0 billion from ¥98.5 billion and its annual dividend forecast to ¥82 per share from ¥77.