Takashima & Co.,Ltd. Q3 FY2026 earnings call

• Overall Consolidated Performance

  • The third quarter of FY2025 reported year-on-year lower net sales and lower operating profit, but higher net profit attributable to parent company shareholders.
  • Net sales were 68.738 billion yen, down 3.4% year-on-year. Operating profit was 1.627 billion yen, down 0.8% year-on-year. Ordinary profit was 1.785 billion yen, up 15.1% year-on-year, driven by a shift from foreign exchange losses in the prior year to foreign exchange gains in the current period. Net profit attributable to parent company shareholders was 1.149 billion yen, up 18.6% year-on-year. EBITDA was 3.001 billion yen, up 6.6% year-on-year, and the company's earnings power continues to improve.
  • Starting from the first quarter of FY2025, the allocation base for corporate-wide expenses was adjusted to make segment profit levels more transparent, and prior year comparative data has been restated to align with the new standard.

• Segment Operational Updates

  • Building Materials Segment: The non-residential sub-segment recorded lower revenue due to sluggish performance of foundation-related construction. The residential sub-segment recorded higher revenue driven by successful expansion of new product sales. The renewable energy materials sub-segment recorded higher revenue, supported by strong residential storage battery sales and contribution from Sanwa Holdings, which became a consolidated subsidiary in February 2025. Segment profit decreased due to lower overall sales and increased sales expenses for business expansion. On January 1, 2026, 8 companies under the Sanwa Group completed a merger with Sanwa System as the surviving entity.
  • Industrial Materials Segment: The resin-related materials sub-segment recorded higher revenue driven by expanded orders for components and logistics materials for automotive, electronics and precision equipment sectors, as well as expanded sales of recycled resin products for the amusement sector. The textile-related materials sub-segment recorded lower revenue as the company advanced its "selection and concentration" strategy and scaled down part of its apparel business, even though sales of industrial functional fiber materials expanded. Segment profit increased significantly, driven by higher sales and improved factory utilization via better utilization of consolidated subsidiary production capacity.
  • Electronics & Devices Segment: In the Japanese domestic market, Chinese firms have rapidly expanded market share in consumer electronics and white goods, leaving major Japanese electrical manufacturers (the company's core customer base) facing generally difficult operating conditions. The device sub-segment saw accumulated component inventory (built up after the prior component shortage period) gradually work off, but overall market conditions remain sluggish and performance was flat year-on-year. The assembly sub-segment recorded lower revenue, driven by sluggish digital camera-related demand and weak performance of substrate mounting services for white goods for both Japanese and ASEAN-based products.

• Balance Sheet Updates

  • Total assets increased 5.152 billion yen from the end of the prior fiscal year to 65.197 billion yen. The equity capital ratio decreased 4.2 percentage points to 35.6%.
  • Current assets increased 14.6% to 47.399 billion yen, driven by increases in cash and deposits, inventory, notes receivable, trade receivables and contract assets, offset partially by a decrease in refund receivables for corporate overpayments. Fixed assets decreased 4.8% to 17.797 billion yen, driven by decreases in goodwill and investment securities.
  • Current liabilities increased 12.2% to 31.198 billion yen, driven by increases in contract liabilities, notes payable, trade payables and short-term borrowings, offset partially by a decrease in electronic recorded debt. Fixed liabilities increased 30.1% to 10.811 billion yen, driven by an increase in long-term borrowings. Total net assets decreased 3.1% to 23.187 billion yen, driven by decreases in foreign currency translation adjustment and retained earnings.

• Shareholder Return Policy

  • The company's basic policy targets sustainable growth with strategic investment, expanding growth investment while implementing capital efficiency-focused shareholder returns. In August 2024, the company updated its two-year limited policy for FY2024 and FY2025 under its "Sustaina V (Value)" initiative, targeting a consolidated payout ratio of 80% or higher and a total payout ratio of 100%, to improve capital efficiency and achieve an ROE of 8% or higher.
  • On October 1, 2025, the company implemented a 2-for-1 stock split. The annual dividend forecast reflects this split, with an interim dividend of 22.5 yen per share, a year-end dividend of 22.5 yen per share, for a total annual dividend of 45 yen per share. Based on the revised full-year earnings forecast, the projected consolidated payout ratio is 96.1%.

1. Building Materials Segment: Net sales of 44.635 billion yen, down 4.7% year-on-year, accounting for 64.9% of total consolidated net sales. Segment profit of 1.346 billion yen, down 7.0% year-on-year, accounting for 51.2% of total segment profit.
2. Industrial Materials Segment: Net sales of 13.420 billion yen, up 1.9% year-on-year, accounting for 19.5% of total consolidated net sales. Segment profit of 0.853 billion yen, up 30.6% year-on-year, accounting for 32.4% of total segment profit.
3. Electronics & Devices Segment: Net sales of 10.723 billion yen, down 4.0% year-on-year, accounting for 15.6% of total consolidated net sales. Segment profit of 0.432 billion yen, down 28.6% year-on-year, accounting for 16.4% of total segment profit.

• Management has downward revised the full-year FY2025 (ending March 2026) consolidated earnings forecast from the prior published estimate.
• The revised full-year forecast is: net sales of 92.0 billion yen (down 18.0 billion yen from the prior forecast), operating profit of 2.2 billion yen (down 0.4 billion yen from the prior forecast), ordinary profit of 2.3 billion yen (down 0.3 billion yen from the prior forecast), and net income attributable to parent company shareholders of 1.6 billion yen (down 0.3 billion yen from the prior forecast).
• Compared to the prior full-year actual results, the revised forecast represents a 2.6% decrease in net sales, 3.3% increase in operating profit, 13.6% increase in ordinary profit, and 2.1% increase in net income, for an overall outlook of lower revenue but higher profit.
• The annual dividend forecast of 45 yen per share (adjusted for the 2-for-1 stock split) is maintained despite the downward earnings revision, with no change to the dividend guidance.

• In the Building Materials segment, weak demand for non-residential foundation construction has negatively impacted sales performance.
• In the Electronics & Devices segment, rapid market share expansion by Chinese companies in the Japanese domestic consumer electronics and white goods markets has created significant operating headwinds for the company's core major Japanese electrical manufacturer customer base, leading to overall sluggish market conditions. The assembly sub-segment is facing continued weak demand for both digital camera-related and white goods-related substrate mounting services.
• Increased upfront sales and investment expenses for business expansion in the Building Materials segment have put downward pressure on overall consolidated profit.

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