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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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Nippn Q2 2027 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 2027 earnings summary6 Nov, 2026
Executive summary
Net sales rose 2.7% YoY to ¥213,509 million; operating income fell 22.6% to ¥8,440 million and ordinary income fell 18.1% to ¥9,975 million, while parent profit rose 9.7% to ¥10,226 million.
Higher raw material, personnel, logistics and depreciation costs pressured operating profit; gains from investment-security sales supported net income.
Financial highlights
Gross profit was ¥51,171 million versus ¥52,208 million YoY; SG&A increased to ¥42,731 million from ¥41,299 million.
Profit before income taxes was ¥14,879 million; profit attributable to owners of parent was ¥10,226 million, and comprehensive income was ¥9,593 million.
Gain on sale of investment securities was ¥4,955 million, versus ¥1,753 million in 1H FY2026; this supported reported profit growth.
Outlook and guidance
FY2027 forecast unchanged: net sales ¥430,000 million, operating income ¥21,200 million, ordinary income ¥21,000 million, parent profit ¥19,500 million and EPS ¥256.47.
Full-year dividend forecast remains ¥68 per share; 1H dividend was ¥34 per share.
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Latest events from Nippn
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- Sales and operating income rose, but net profit fell sharply due to fewer extraordinary gains.2001Q1 2026
- Sales and operating income rose, but profit fell on fewer extraordinary gains; record full-year results forecast.2001Q2 2026
- Sales and operating income rose, but profit fell due to last year's one-time gains.2001Q3 2026
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