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NIPPON FILCON hits new year-to-date high in afternoon trading on return to operating profit in Dec-Feb quarter

Wed Apr 1, 2026 2:46 pm JST Catalyst

NIPPON FILCON CO.,LTD. <5942> surged further in afternoon trading, reaching a new year-to-date high. Around 2:00 p.m. today, the company announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter (December 2025 to February 2026) of the fiscal year ending November 2026. Sales totaled \6.864 billion (up 3.8% year-on-year), and operating profit came in at \287 million (compared to a loss of \23 million in the same period last year), prompting buying on positive reception of the company's business performance.

The industrial functional filter and conveyor business along with the electronic materials and photomask business drove earnings. In the industrial functional filter and conveyor business, overseas sales in the paper products segment and sales of conveyor belts to the food industry increased, while retirement benefit expenses declined due to changes in the retirement benefit system. Meanwhile, the electronic materials and photomask business saw strong sales of products for communications devices and other applications, and depreciation expenses decreased following the recording of impairment losses at the end of the previous fiscal year.

Source: MINKABU PRESS

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