ID Holdings surges in afternoon trading on upbeat earnings forecast and dividend increase for fiscal March 2027

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Thu Apr 30, 2026 2:47 pm JST Catalyst

ID Holdings Corporation <4709> surged in afternoon trading. The company announced its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 at around 1:30 p.m., projecting sales of 42 billion yen (up 6.7% year-on-year), operating profit of 4.5 billion yen (up 9.0%), and net profit of 3 billion yen (up 3.2%), with an annual dividend forecast of 50 yen, representing a substantial increase.

Demand for IT investment continues to remain solid, particularly driven by increasing needs for consulting services related to internal IT environment improvements and AI implementation, as well as growing investment appetite for security measures and IT governance aimed at business continuity. For the fiscal year ended March 2026, the company reported sales of 39.371 billion yen (up 8.5% year-on-year), operating profit of 4.128 billion yen (up 9.2%), and net profit of 2.907 billion yen (up 21.7%).

ID Holdings also announced a share buyback program with an upper limit of 150,000 shares (0.44% of issued shares excluding treasury stock) or 100 million yen, which is viewed as positive news. The acquisition period will run from May 1 to October 30, in line with the company's mid-term management plan target of a total payout ratio of 50-60%.

Source: MINKABU PRESS

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