Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. (2127) said a simplified share exchange using 250,000 treasury shares took effect on Nov. 2, making AI Brain Partners (AIBP) a wholly owned subsidiary.

Wise Holdings Co. (5955) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥450 million from ¥371 million after first-half net profit rose 48.6% to ¥232 million, and said it will buy back up to 750,000 shares for up to ¥50 million.

Macnica Holdings, Inc. (3132) on Nov. 2 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 43.7% to ¥46.0 billion from ¥32.0 billion, lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥90 from ¥80, and announced a buyback of up to 1.6 million shares or ¥5.0 billion.

Komatsu Matere (3580) on Nov. 2 raised its consolidated operating profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 73.3% to ¥2.6 billion from ¥1.5 billion, and lifted its interim dividend to ¥14 per share from a previously forecast ¥13.

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd. (5444) on Nov. 2 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥62.0 billion from ¥57.5 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥420 per share from ¥400.

T.RAD Co., Ltd. (7236) on Nov. 2 cut its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥8.6 billion from ¥9.5 billion, while raising its sales forecast to ¥168.0 billion from ¥165.0 billion.

Nippon Ham (2282) on Nov. 2 lowered its business profit forecast for the year ending March 31, 2027, to ¥50.0 billion from ¥61.0 billion, an 18.0% cut, and trimmed its net profit outlook to ¥35.0 billion from ¥38.0 billion, while keeping its revenue forecast at ¥1.5 trillion.

Toukei Densan (4746) on Nov. 2 lowered its full-year profit forecast, now projecting net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥8.32 billion for the year ending December 2026, and reported a 21.3% rise in nine-month net profit to ¥4.58 billion.

LITALICO Inc. (TSE: 7366) on Nov. 2 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥3.5 billion-¥3.9 billion from ¥3.3 billion and lifted its year-end dividend forecast to ¥20 a share from ¥15.

Suzuden (7480), a Tokyo-listed distributor of electrical and electronic components, raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 14.7% to ¥3.19 billion from ¥2.78 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥202 per share from ¥176.

DTS Corp. (9682) on Nov. 2 lowered its sales forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 4.2% to ¥136.0 billion from ¥142.0 billion, while keeping its operating profit forecast at ¥17.0 billion and net profit forecast at ¥11.7 billion.

Yonkyu Co., Ltd. (9955) on Nov. 2 issued its first consolidated forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027, projecting net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1.6 billion, down 57.7%, on sales of ¥51.0 billion, while reporting first-half operating profit of ¥1.30 billion, up 154.9%.

Nichidai Corp. (6467) on Nov. 2 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥402 million from ¥10 million and increased its interim dividend to ¥4 per share from a previously forecast ¥2.

Kyocera Corporation (6971) on Nov. 2 raised its full-year revenue forecast to ¥2.12 trillion from ¥2.08 trillion and kept its profit forecasts unchanged, after operating profit for the April-September first half rose 56.4% to ¥65.6 billion.

Adways Inc. (2489) on Nov. 2 cut its full-year net profit forecast by 40.0% to ¥900 million from ¥1.5 billion after booking a ¥759 million impairment loss in the third quarter, and lowered its annual dividend forecast to ¥11.75 per share from ¥12.06.

Kameda Seika Co., Ltd. (2220) on Nov. 2 cut its consolidated net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 by 41.9% to ¥2.5 billion from ¥4.3 billion, citing supply constraints at overseas subsidiary TH FOODS, INC. and persistently high raw material and energy costs.

Sumitomo Kagaku (4005) on Nov. 2 raised its forecast for net profit attributable to owners of the parent for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 28.6% to ¥90.0 billion from ¥70.0 billion, and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥17 per share from ¥16.

Sumitomo Corporation (8053) on Nov. 2 raised its forecast for net profit attributable to owners of the parent for the year ending March 2027 to ¥670.0 billion from ¥630.0 billion, and increased its annual dividend forecast to ¥44 per share from ¥40.

Ribin Technologies (4445) on Nov. 2, 2026 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2026 by 61.5% to ¥210 million from ¥130 million, citing improved advertising efficiency in its housing and living digital business.

Ferrotec Corporation (6890) on Nov. 2 raised its full-year forecast for net profit attributable to owners of the parent by 33.3% to ¥48.0 billion from ¥36.0 billion, and lifted its net sales forecast to ¥400.0 billion from ¥380.0 billion.