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• Company Overview

  • Nihon Hume is a centennial concrete infrastructure products manufacturer celebrating its 100th founding anniversary in October 2025, operating across three core business segments: Foundations, Sewerage, and Precast.
  • Leverages integrated concrete product manufacturing and construction capabilities to meet demand for aging infrastructure renewal and labor savings.

• Financial Position

  • Maintains a strong capital position with an equity ratio of 77.8% as of the end of the 2nd quarter.
  • A temporary decrease in cash and deposits stems from bill abolition and shortened payment terms, a proactive step to strengthen partner trust that does not impact financial health.

• Foundations Business Progress

  • Grew revenue from 16.8 billion yen to 24.2 billion yen over 5 years, and improved operating margin from 1.4% to 4.1% via selling price optimization and strict project-by-project profitability management.
  • Invested ~300 million yen to expand production capacity at the Amagasaki plant to accommodate upcoming large Kansai region projects and future larger-diameter pile demand.
  • Released free precast concrete pile design support data for Autodesk Revit BIM software to standardize design workflows and drive future order growth.
  • Developed an ultra-high strength 200N/mm² concrete pile, the highest strength class in Japan, which cuts material use, excavation waste and CO2 emissions, and improves the company's overall manufacturing capability.

• Sewerage Business Progress

  • Grew revenue from 11.2 billion yen to 14.2 billion yen in 5 years, and improved operating margin from 17.1% to 19.0% via spec-focused sales and expansion of high value-added products, despite a shrinking overall market.
  • Launched the "Hume Pipe 2.0" strategic vision to address aging sewer infrastructure, combining long-life corrosion-resistant products (Bicrete, low-carbon e-CON) with monitoring technology to reduce lifecycle maintenance costs.
  • Low-carbon e-CON concrete won the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Technology Development Award for its cement-free production, equal-or-better strength, high sulfur resistance, and significant CO2 reduction, supporting future widespread adoption.

• Precast Business Progress

  • Targeted as the company's third core growth pillar; precast prepared material volume grew 58% YoY in 2025 March term, with a 20% YoY growth target for 2026 March term.
  • Growth focused on multiple high-demand segments: road infrastructure (PC-Well, precast parapets), flood control (box culverts, water control structures), port infrastructure (e-CON ecological panels), and defense infrastructure (fortification projects).
  • Developed the NH-ROBOCON automated concrete placement system using robotic arms to replace manual work from multiple skilled workers, achieving major labor savings and productivity gains.
  • Launched the NH-GFAS automated drafting system for precast barriers that cuts design time by 70%, improves lead times and allows designers to focus on customer engagement and sales.

• Capital Strategy and Shareholder Returns

  • Purchased 200,000 of its own shares for ~650 million yen in October 2025 to improve capital efficiency, hit the 8% ROE target, and reduce policy-held shares.
  • Implements a 1-for-2 stock split effective January 1, 2026 to lower the minimum purchase price and expand the investor base.
  • Expands the shareholder benefit program starting from the March 2026 record date.
  • Raises the full-year dividend by 4 yen (pre-split) to 48 yen, including a 6 yen 100th anniversary commemorative dividend.

• ESG Progress

  • Held the first general meeting of the e-CON Association in September 2025 with 28 participating member companies to collaborate on decarbonization of infrastructure.
  • Sponsored career education materials for elementary and middle school students to introduce infrastructure industry careers.

• The company's mid-term management plan "23-27 Plan R" originally targeted 40.0 billion yen in full-year revenue and 2.2 billion yen in operating profit by the 2027 final year; this target is now expected to be achieved two years early in 2026.
• Full-year 2026 (ending March 2026) guidance was upwardly revised: operating profit increased from 2.2 billion yen to 2.3 billion yen, ordinary profit increased from 3.1 billion yen to 3.4 billion yen, and net profit increased from 2.3 billion yen to 3.0 billion yen; full-year revenue guidance is maintained at 40.0 billion yen.
• For Foundations Business, full-year 2026 revenue is forecast to grow 6.5% YoY despite the drag from 2025's large completed projects, with a stable order environment expected.

1. 2025 Interim (First Half) Segment Performance: -基礎事業 (Foundations Business): Revenue of 10.0 billion yen, down 20.8% YoY; Operating profit of 720 million yen, down 41.0% YoY. Contributed ~59.9% of total interim revenue. -下水道関連事業 (Sewerage Business): Revenue of 5.9 billion yen, up 7.5% YoY; Operating profit of 1.1 billion yen, up 24.6% YoY. Contributed ~35.3% of total interim revenue. -プレキャスト事業 (Precast Business): No separate interim financial results are reported in the transcript.

2. Full Year 2026 (ending March 2026) Forecast Segment Performance: -基礎事業 (Foundations Business): Forecast revenue of 24.2 billion yen, up 6.5% YoY; Forecast operating profit of 1.0 billion yen, down 23.4% YoY. Contributed 60.5% of total forecast full-year revenue. -下水道関連事業 (Sewerage Business): Forecast revenue of 14.2 billion yen, up ~10.7% YoY; Forecast operating profit of 2.7 billion yen, up ~39.5% YoY. Contributed 35.5% of total forecast full-year revenue. -プレキャスト事業 (Precast Business): No separate full-year financial forecast is reported in the transcript.

• The sewerage industry faces structural challenges: the volume of required pipe replacement exceeds the available capacity of government budgets, labor and construction schedules, meaning traditional full replacement cannot keep up with aging infrastructure demand.
• As an order-based business, Nihon Hume faces inherent quarterly revenue and profit volatility based on project start timing and construction progress.
• The broader industry faces ongoing challenges of severe labor shortages that require continued investment in automation and labor-saving technologies to address.

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