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Sumitomo Forestry, 9% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Despite Last Fiscal Year's Dividend Increase, This Fiscal Year to Decrease Dividend

Fri Feb 13, 2026 3:30 pm JST Earnings

1911 Sumitomo Forestry Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Sumitomo Forestry Co.,Ltd. <1911> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 13th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ended December 2025 decreased by 11.6% from the previous period to 174 billion yen. For the fiscal year ending December 2026, the consolidated ordinary profit is expected to decrease by 8.5% from the previous period to 160 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 100 yen to 103 yen (compared to 145 yen before the 3-for-1 forward stock split in the previous term), and the annual dividend for this fiscal year is 50 yen, taking into account the previous year's forward stock split, this dividend represents an actual reduce of 5.7%.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 48.1 billion yen, a 17.4% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 9.9% in the same period last year to 7.3%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023 1,733,169 146,258 158,921 102,170 168.0 41.67 Feb 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 2,053,650 194,588 197,955 116,528 189.8 48.33 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 2,267,577 168,724 174,900 106,666 174.1 53 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +10.4% -13.3% -11.6% -8.5% -8.3%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec, 2025 Guidance 2,320,000 164,000 170,000 96,000 157.0 50 Aug 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Results 2,267,577 168,724 174,900 106,666 174.1 53 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -2.3% +2.9% +2.9% +11.1% +10.9%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2025 1,074,750 82,951 87,454 48,553 79.1 25 Aug 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2026 Guidance 25 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec, 2024 2,053,650 194,588 197,955 116,528 189.8 48.33 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 2,267,577 168,724 174,900 106,666 174.1 53 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
Dec, 2026 Guidance 2,590,000 157,000 160,000 95,000 155.4 50 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +14.2% -6.9% -8.5% -10.9% -10.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2024 561,313 55,362 58,363 33,306 54.3 9.9 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 511,632 38,480 37,272 20,188 32.9 7.5 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 563,118 44,471 50,182 28,365 46.2 7.9 Aug 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 559,130 39,385 39,267 20,511 33.5 7.0 Oct 31, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2025 633,697 46,388 48,179 37,602 61.4 7.3 Feb 13, 2026 J-GAAP
YoY +12.9% -16.2% -17.4% +12.9% +13.1%

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