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NIPPON SHOKUBAI, 14% Decrease in Net Income for The Current Fiscal Year, Despite Last Fiscal Year's Dividend Increase, This Fiscal Year to Decrease Dividend

Tue May 13, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

4114 NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD 【IFRS】

Earnings Report

NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD <4114> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results (based on IFRS) in the afternoon session on May 13th (15:00). The consolidated net income for the fiscal year ending March 2025 expanded 58.0% from the previous period to 17.3 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending March 2026, the consolidated net income is expected to decrease by 13.8% from the previous period to 15 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 108 yen to 114 yen (compared to 180 yen before the 4-for-1 forward stock split in the previous term), and has decided to reduce the dividend this fiscal year to 100 yen, a decrease of 14 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated net income surged 2.8 times that of the same period last year, reaching 3.36 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 2.1% in the same period last year to 3.8%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023 419,568 23,528 26,175 19,392 122.1 45 May 12, 2023 IFRS
Mar, 2024 392,009 16,562 15,744 11,008 70.5 45 May 13, 2024 IFRS
Mar, 2025 409,346 19,062 23,203 17,394 113.9 114 May 13, 2025 IFRS
YoY +4.4% +15.1% +47.4% +58.0% +61.6%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Guidance 415,000 20,000 23,000 16,500 108.9 108 Nov 7, 2024 IFRS
Mar, 2025 Results 409,346 19,062 23,203 17,394 113.9 114 May 13, 2025 IFRS
Revision Rate -1.4% -4.7% +0.9% +5.4% +4.6%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 206,876 10,455 12,428 8,925 58.0 54 Nov 7, 2024 IFRS
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 200,000 8,500 10,500 7,500 50.0 50 May 13, 2025 IFRS
YoY -3.3% -18.7% -15.5% -16.0% -13.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 392,009 16,562 15,744 11,008 70.5 45 May 13, 2024 IFRS
Mar, 2025 409,346 19,062 23,203 17,394 113.9 114 May 13, 2025 IFRS
Mar, 2026 Guidance 405,000 17,000 20,000 15,000 101.5 100 May 13, 2025 IFRS
YoY -1.1% -10.8% -13.8% -13.8% -10.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 99,647 2,119 1,555 1,202 7.7 2.1 May 13, 2024 IFRS
Apr - Jun, 2024 105,095 5,189 6,421 4,631 30.0 4.9 Aug 7, 2024 IFRS
Jul - Sep, 2024 101,781 5,266 6,007 4,294 27.9 5.2 Nov 7, 2024 IFRS
Oct - Dec, 2024 101,744 4,747 6,741 5,101 33.3 4.7 Feb 6, 2025 IFRS
Jan - Mar, 2025 100,726 3,860 4,034 3,368 22.1 3.8 May 13, 2025 IFRS
YoY +1.1% +82.2% +159.4% +180.2% +186.4%

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