UACJ, Net Income Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 17%, Dividend Revised Upward by 3 Yen

UACJ Corporation <5741> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results (based on IFRS) in the afternoon session on February 12th (14:00). The consolidated net income for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to December) was 24.9 billion yen, a 0.2% decrease compared to the same period last year.

However, the full-year forecast for consolidated net income has been revised upward 17.4%, from the previous forecast of 23.0 billion yen to 27.0 billion yen (compared to 27.9 billion yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 17.8% to 3.5%.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the consolidated net income for the October to March period (second half) is expected to increase 25.6%, from the previous forecast of 15.6 billion yen to 19.6 billion yen (compared to 11.2 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), increasing the growth rate from 38.7% to 74.1%.

In light of the strong performance, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 102 yen to 105 yen (compared to 150 yen before the 4-for-1 forward stock split in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated net income surged 2.1 times that of the same period last year, reaching 17.5 billion yen. The operating profit margin significantly improved from 5.4% in the same period last year to 9.5%.

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