Osaka Steel Co., Ltd. (5449) said its board approved a tender offer to buy back a planned 2.8 million of its own shares, or 9.36%, from parent Nippon Steel Corporation, while cutting its full-year forecast to a net loss of ¥2.0 billion from a ¥300 million profit and setting a ¥69 special dividend.

Intramart Inc. (3850) on Nov. 4 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 32.3% to ¥1.376 billion from ¥1.04 billion, and lifted its operating profit forecast 13.8% to ¥1.65 billion.

Hirakawa Hewtech Corp. (5821) said on Wednesday that net sales for the April-September first half rose 41.2% to ¥25.54 billion and net profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 15.4% to ¥2.08 billion, and announced a share exchange to make subsidiary Yoshinogawa Densen Co. wholly owned.

Dainichi Kogyo Co., Ltd. (5951) said on Nov. 4 its operating profit for the April-September first half fell 60.2% to ¥135 million, while it left its full-year forecast unchanged.

Jason Co. (3080) said President and Chairman Masahiko Ota will transfer 1.6 million of his shares to Ota Fudosan, a company he heads as representative director, in an off-market private transaction, making it a new major shareholder with 12.49% of voting rights.

Nippon Steel Corporation (5401) said on Nov. 4 it will tender all of its shares in subsidiary Osaka Steel (5449) to a self-tender offer for 2.8 million shares at ¥2,100 each, a sale that would cut its voting stake to 51.0% (51.5% consolidated).

TISI Inc. (3626) on Nov. 4 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 to ¥57.5 billion from ¥57.0 billion and lifted its year-end dividend forecast to ¥47 from ¥45, bringing the annual payout to ¥92 a share.

ARE Holdings, Inc. (5857) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 24.1% to ¥36.0 billion, lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥155 per share from ¥135, and approved a share buyback of up to ¥7.5 billion.

Sanyu (5697) raised its full-year net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 to ¥800 million from ¥620 million and increased its planned year-end dividend to ¥40 per share from ¥30.

SUMIDA CORPORATION (6817) lowered its net profit forecast for the year ending Dec. 31, 2026 by 37.0% to ¥2.3 billion from ¥3.65 billion, while raising its revenue forecast to ¥163.8 billion and keeping its year-end dividend at ¥27.0 per share.

Tadano Ltd. (6395) raised its operating profit forecast for the year ending December 2026 to ¥32.0 billion from ¥25.0 billion and lifted its net profit outlook to ¥20.0 billion from ¥14.0 billion, while cutting its sales forecast to ¥380.0 billion from ¥400.0 billion.

Orthopedic implant maker Nihon M.D.M. (7600) cut its forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to a net loss of ¥2.5 billion from a ¥60 million profit and scrapped its year-end dividend, previously planned at ¥17 a share.

Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd. (7729) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥32.0 billion from ¥30.8 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥316 per share from ¥304.

Valqua, Ltd. (7995) on Nov. 4 raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥10.0 billion from ¥8.7 billion, up 95.0% from the previous year.

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (9064) cut its full-year revenue forecast by ¥23.0 billion to ¥1.895 trillion while keeping its profit forecasts unchanged, and posted a first-half net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥10.56 billion.

Kyushu Railway Company (9142) cut its net profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 by 8.9% to ¥47.0 billion from ¥51.6 billion, citing damage from the July 28, 2026 Kumamoto earthquake, while keeping its revenue, operating profit and ordinary profit forecasts unchanged.

Sekido Co., Ltd. (9878) cut its full-year net forecast to a loss of ¥290 million from a ¥2 million profit after first-half sales of ¥2,196 million fell ¥824 million short of its earlier projection.

Construction contractor Yamato Co., Ltd. (1967) raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 20, 2027 to ¥5.0 billion from ¥4.3 billion and increased its planned year-end dividend to ¥91 per share from ¥77.

F.C.C. Co., Ltd. (7296), a maker of motorcycle and automobile clutches, on Nov. 4 raised its net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥18.0 billion from ¥17.0 billion and lifted its annual dividend forecast to ¥190 per share from ¥180.

Mansei Denki (7565) on Nov. 4 raised its full-year net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 by 15.7% to ¥1.25 billion from ¥1.08 billion, after first-half results beat its own guidance.