CENTRAL AUTOMOTIVE, 7% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Twelfth Consecutive Term
8117 CENTRAL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS LTD. 【J-GAAP】
Earnings ReportCENTRAL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS LTD. <8117> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on May 14th (14:20). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ended March 2026 increased by 4.1% from the previous period to 12.9 billion yen. For the fiscal year ending March 2027, the consolidated ordinary profit is expected to grow by 6.7% to 13.8 billion yen, marking the twelfth consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the fifteenth consecutive term of revenue and the twelfth consecutive term of profit growth.
At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 57 yen to 64 yen (compared to 159 yen before the 3-for-1 forward stock split in the previous term). For the current term, the company plans to remove the commemorative dividend of the previous term and set the dividend for this term at an ordinary dividend of 63 yen.
In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 8.3% from the same period last year, reaching 3.44 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 25.5% in the same period last year to 24.4%.
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Actual Performance and Financial Trends
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend | Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
39,331M | 10,166M | 11,258M | 7,924M | 143.6 | 43.33 | May 14, 2024 | J-GAAP |
|
|
41,558M | 11,040M | 12,421M | 8,681M | 157.2 | 53 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
46,692M | 11,376M | 12,931M | 9,645M | 174.6 | 64 | May 14, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | +12.4% | +3.0% | +4.1% | +11.1% | +11.0% |
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar, 2026 Guidance | 45,500M | 11,800M | 13,000M | 9,350M | 169.2 | 57 | Nov 13, 2025 | J-GAAP |
| Mar, 2026 Results | 46,692M | 11,376M | 12,931M | 9,645M | 174.6 | 64 | May 14, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| Revision Rate | +2.6% | -3.6% | -0.5% | +3.2% | +3.2% |
Current Period Guidance
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
20,449M | 5,171M | 5,888M | 4,717M | 85.4 | 26 | Nov 13, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
Guidance
Apr - Sep, 2026
|
24,300M | 5,900M | 6,600M | 4,500M | 81.4 | 30 | May 14, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | +18.8% | +14.1% | +12.1% | -4.6% | -4.7% |
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Adj. Dividend |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
41,558M | 11,040M | 12,421M | 8,681M | 157.2 | 53 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
46,692M | 11,376M | 12,931M | 9,645M | 174.6 | 64 | May 14, 2026 | J-GAAP |
|
Guidance
Mar, 2027
|
50,000M | 12,400M | 13,800M | 9,500M | 171.9 | 63 | May 14, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | +7.1% | +9.0% | +6.7% | -1.5% | -1.5% |
Quarterly Results
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit |
Ordinary Profit |
Net Profit |
Adj. EPS |
Operating Profit Margin |
Announce | Accounting Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
11,196M | 2,859M | 3,181M | 2,225M | 40.3 | 25.5 | May 15, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
9,795M | 2,449M | 2,812M | 1,963M | 35.6 | 25.0 | Aug 5, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
10,654M | 2,722M | 3,076M | 2,754M | 49.9 | 25.5 | Nov 13, 2025 | J-GAAP |
|
|
13,793M | 3,173M | 3,599M | 2,497M | 45.2 | 23.0 | Feb 12, 2026 | J-GAAP |
|
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12,450M | 3,032M | 3,444M | 2,431M | 44.0 | 24.4 | May 14, 2026 | J-GAAP |
| YoY | +11.2% | +6.1% | +8.3% | +9.3% | +9.2% |
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