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Edge16 Oct 2026
Winner, Winner: The Chicken McNugget Story
How a 1940s breeding contest, a Cornell food scientist, and a hedge by Ray Dalio helped McDonald's turn the Chicken McNugget into a fast-food icon.
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Ninestar Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2026 earnings summary28 Oct, 2026
Executive summary
9M revenue was ¥6.81bn, down 53.08% YoY, mainly because disposed subsidiaries were no longer consolidated; attributable net income returned to profit at ¥135.5m.�
Q3 revenue rose 2.91% YoY to ¥2.24bn; Q3 attributable net income increased 208.58% to ¥48.2m.�
Chip growth and improving consumables profitability contrasted with lower printer revenue and profit; MEGAIN entered the consolidation scope from July 31.�
Financial highlights
9M attributable net income was ¥135.5m versus a loss of ¥356.2m; excluding nonrecurring items, attributable profit was ¥39.2m versus a loss in the prior-year period.�
9M total net income was ¥139.9m versus a loss of ¥367.1m; operating profit was ¥183.5m versus a loss of ¥69.2m.�
Nonrecurring gains totaled ¥96.4m in 9M, including ¥105.3m in government grants, partly offset by ¥12.6m in losses on asset disposals.�
9M operating cash flow was ¥584.9m, down 18.27% YoY; cash and cash equivalents declined ¥375.9m.�
Segment performance
Printer business 9M revenue was ¥2.71bn, down 11.82% YoY, and net income was ¥211m, down 45.37%; unit sales grew 6.38%.�
Printer unit sales grew 45.11% overseas and 68.95% for A3 models; Xinchuang printer sales fell 61.6% in 9M but rose 64.92% QoQ in Q3.�
Chip business 9M revenue rose 18.91% to ¥966m and net income turned positive at ¥47m; shipments grew 21.28% to 542m units.�
Industrial and automotive chip sales grew 64.23% to 148m units; non-consumables chip revenue increased 25.16% to ¥449m.�
General printer consumables 9M revenue was ¥3.48bn, down 12.19%, while net income turned positive at ¥53m and shipments rose 8.48%.�
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Latest events from Ninestar
- Net profit turned positive despite a 62.97% revenue drop, with IC business showing strong growth.002180
Q2 2026 - Q1 2026 revenue and profit declined sharply year-over-year, but core operations improved when adjusted.002180Q1 2026
- Revenue fell 37% and net loss reached ¥718 million, with major asset restructuring and litigation risk.002180H2 2025
- Net loss of ¥356 million and 25% revenue drop driven by asset sale and weak segment results.002180Q3 2025
- Revenue fell and a net loss was posted amid major asset restructuring and Lexmark's sale.002180H1 2025
- Net profit soared 409% year-over-year, driven by robust printer and IC business growth.002180Q3 2024
- Net profit surged 177% year-over-year on steady revenue growth and margin expansion.002180H1 2024
- Net profit plunged 69.64% in Q1 2025 amid revenue and cash flow declines.002180Q1 2025
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