FUJI SEIKO LIMITED, Operating Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Turns to Profit, Exceeds Expectations, Dividend Policy Shifts from No Dividend to Implementing a 15 Yen Dividend

FUJI SEIKO LIMITED <6142> [NSE Main] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on January 14th (15:00). The consolidated operating profit/loss for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2026 (March to November) turned into a profit of 252 million yen (compared to a loss of 275 million yen in the same period last year).

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated operating profit has been revised upward from an expected loss of 70 million yen to a profit of 50 million yen (compared to a loss of 368 million yen in the previous period), turning to a profit.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the consolidated operating profit/loss for the September to February period (second half) has been revised upward from an expected loss of 148 million yen to a loss of 28 million yen (compared to a loss of 165 million yen in the same period of the previous year), indicating a reduction in the loss margin.

In light of the strong performance, the company, which had previously planned no dividend for the current fiscal year, has decided to implement a year-end lump-sum dividend of 15 yen (compared to 50 yen in the prior term).

In the most recent three-month period, from September to November (3Q), the consolidated operating profit/loss turned to a profit of 174 million yen (compared to a loss of 72 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin significantly improved from -1.7% in the same period last year to 3.3%.

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