TOMEN DEVICES CORPORATION <2737> - Surged in the afternoon session. At 1:00 p.m., the company disclosed its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 alongside the announcement of its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 2026. For the current fiscal year, the company expects sales of 750 billion yen, up 18.4% year-on-year, and net profit of 11 billion yen, up 9.8% year-on-year. The annual dividend forecast was set at 600 yen, an increase of 60 yen from the previous year. The stock appears to have been positively evaluated due to the significantly increased dividend forecast and plans to renew record-high net profit for the second consecutive year. In the memory segment, sales are expected to expand in servers, storage, and automotive applications. However, the company noted that uncertainty remains due to tight supply conditions. In its new three-year medium-term management plan starting this fiscal year, the company targets net profit of 13 billion yen. Regarding shareholder returns, the company set a dividend floor of 300 yen and a dividend payout ratio target of 40% for the fiscal year ending March 2029. For the fiscal year ended March 2026, sales increased 50.3% year-on-year to 633.668 billion yen, and net profit rose 79.2% to 10.015 billion yen.

Paycloud Holdings Inc. <4015> - Surged sharply in the afternoon session. The company announced today that "Value Card," a cloud-based proprietary pay issuance service operated by its subsidiary Value Design, has been adopted by Toyota Cooperative Association, which supports the lives of TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION <7203> group employees and local residents. This appears to have stimulated the stock price. The company also revealed that it has deployed payment terminals compatible with proprietary pay, developed in collaboration with Mobile Create, a subsidiary of Future Innovation Group, Inc. <4392>, to specialty stores within Toyota Cooperative stores, supporting the construction of a cashless payment environment throughout the facility.

Batons <554A> - Continued sharp gains, hitting the daily limit up. This is a recent IPO stock that newly listed on the TSE Growth Market on the 21st and formed its initial price at 1,674 yen on the second day of listing, 2.5 times the offering price (660 yen). In addition to the characteristic price volatility of recent IPO stocks, the company announced the launch of a new function for buyers called "Deep Matching" (beta version), which appears to have attracted buying interest. This function leverages big data and AI to automatically recommend optimal M&A deals tailored to each buyer's individual needs, and is attracting attention for enabling buyers to reduce the man-hours spent searching for M&A deals themselves while receiving highly accurate proposals.

DIGITAL PLUS,Inc. <3691> - Rose significantly, updating its year-to-date high in one move. The company announced today that "Digital Gift," operated by the DIGITAL PLUS group, will be provided as one of the receiving methods in a scheme for benefit distribution projects addressing rising prices implemented by local governments targeting a wide range of recipients, which is being viewed as positive news. The company stated that details such as the implementing entity and benefit content will be disclosed again in accordance with the announcement timing of relevant parties.

IBIDEN CO.,LTD. <4062> - Accelerated gains, continuing its march to new highs. The company has established business relationships with Intel and NVIDIA in the U.S., supplying IC package substrates. Intel announced its financial results for the January-March 2026 quarter (first quarter) on the 23rd, which showed increased revenue but a net loss; however, its sales forecast for the April-June quarter of 13.8 billion to 14.8 billion dollars exceeded market expectations. Intel's stock surged in after-hours trading on the same day, which has attracted buying in IBIDEN, positioned as an Intel-related stock.

TOKYO ENERGY & SYSTEMS INC. <1945> - Clearly entered a rebound phase. The stock broke above the 25-day moving average with a gap. After the close of trading on the 23rd, the company announced a revision to its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026, raising sales from the previous forecast of 82 billion yen to 83 billion yen (up 23% year-on-year) and operating profit from 3.9 billion yen to 4.7 billion yen (up 76% year-on-year). Order-taking activities emphasizing profitability are reflected in improved profit margins. In addition, backed by strong earnings performance, the company also announced strengthening its shareholder return policy, adding 6 yen to the previous plan to bring the annual dividend to 63 yen. This represents a significant increase of 11 yen from the previous fiscal year. The stock price is attracting buying in appreciation of this earnings announcement.

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