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KOMATSU turns lower in afternoon session, plans double-digit profit decline for this fiscal year amid Middle East tensions and U.S. tariffs

Tue Apr 28, 2026 2:56 pm JST Catalyst

KOMATSU LTD. <6301> turned lower in the afternoon session. The company announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 2026 at 2:30 p.m. on the 28th. Revenue increased 0.7% year-on-year to 4,132,751 million yen, while net profit decreased 14.4% to 376,391 million yen. The extent of the profit decline was smaller than initially projected. For the fiscal year ending March 2027, the company forecasts revenue to decline 0.4% year-on-year to 4,118,000 million yen and net profit to fall 15.5% to 318,000 million yen. The forecast of lower revenue and a second consecutive year of double-digit profit decline appears to have triggered selling.

The company set its annual dividend forecast for this fiscal year at 190 yen, unchanged from the previous year. KOMATSU assumes that oil price surges and supply chain disruptions stemming from the Middle East situation will persist throughout the year. The earnings forecast also incorporates the impact of increased costs associated with U.S. tariffs. Additionally, the company disclosed a share buyback program with an upper limit of 25 million shares (2.8% of total issued shares excluding treasury stock) and a maximum acquisition value of 100,000 million yen. The acquisition period runs from April 30 to September 30. All acquired shares will be cancelled on October 30.

Source: MINKABU PRESS

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