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KUMIAI CHEMICAL, 18% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 2 Yen, Plan to Continue the 24 Yen Policy This Fiscal Year as Well

Fri Dec 12, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

4996 KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. <4996> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on December 12th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ended October 2025 decreased by 27.0% from the previous period to 13.3 billion yen. For the fiscal year ending October 2026, the consolidated ordinary profit is expected to decrease by 18.4% from the previous period to 10.9 billion yen. This will be the third consecutive term of declining profits.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 22 yen to 24 yen (compared to 34 yen in the prior term), and has decided to continue with a dividend of 24 yen for the current term as well.

In the most recent three-month period, from August to October (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 32.8% from the same period last year, reaching 1.79 billion yen. The operating profit/loss margin significantly improved from -3.0% in the same period last year to 0.4%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct, 2023 161,002 14,089 24,115 18,024 149.9 45 Dec 14, 2023 J-GAAP
Oct, 2024 161,049 11,350 18,300 13,590 112.9 34 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct, 2025 170,462 10,567 13,363 4,381 36.4 24 Dec 12, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.8% -6.9% -27.0% -67.8% -67.8%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct, 2025 Guidance 170,400 10,500 13,300 4,300 35.7 22 Dec 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct, 2025 Results 170,462 10,567 13,363 4,381 36.4 24 Dec 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.0% +0.6% +0.5% +1.9% +1.9%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Nov - Apr, 2024 96,177 9,442 8,291 6,274 52.1 10 Jun 6, 2025 J-GAAP
Nov - Apr, 2025 Guidance 92,800 6,100 8,200 4,400 36.5 10 Dec 12, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -3.5% -35.4% -1.1% -29.9% -29.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct, 2024 161,049 11,350 18,300 13,590 112.9 34 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct, 2025 170,462 10,567 13,363 4,381 36.4 24 Dec 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct, 2026 Guidance 162,000 7,200 10,900 6,400 53.2 24 Dec 12, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -5.0% -31.9% -18.4% +46.1% +46.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Aug - Oct, 2024 31,849 -948 1,352 763 6.3 -3.0 Dec 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2024 43,381 4,008 5,047 4,003 33.3 9.2 Mar 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2025 52,796 5,434 3,244 2,271 18.9 10.3 Jun 6, 2025 J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2025 38,308 969 3,276 2,774 23.0 2.5 Sep 5, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2025 35,977 156 1,796 -4,667 -38.8 0.4 Dec 12, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +13.0% － +32.8% － －

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