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Nippon Soda Q2 2027 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q2 2027 earnings summary12 Nov, 2026
Executive summary
H1 FY2027 net sales rose 4.2% YoY to ¥69.91bn and operating profit increased 11.0% to ¥7.83bn; parent-attributable profit rose 1.2% to ¥6.87bn.
Chemical Materials and Trading & Logistics drove growth, while Agri Business sales and profit declined amid weaker export demand and lower inventory valuation gains.
Financial highlights
Ordinary profit rose 12.7% to ¥10.98bn; equity-method profit increased 36.0% to ¥3.15bn. EPS was ¥128.3, up 3.4% YoY.
Average H1 exchange rates were ¥159.2/USD and ¥184.7/EUR, versus ¥145.8/USD and ¥169.2/EUR a year earlier.
Operating cash flow was ¥8.97bn versus ¥12.61bn; investing and financing cash flow were -¥5.39bn and -¥2.71bn. Free cash flow was ¥3.58bn versus ¥5.63bn, and period-end cash was ¥22.88bn.
Outlook and guidance
FY2027 forecast revised to net sales of ¥160.00bn, operating profit of ¥16.30bn, ordinary profit of ¥21.70bn and parent-attributable profit of ¥17.30bn.
Revised forecast implies sales growth of 5.1% and operating-profit growth of 14.8% versus the prior forecast; EPS is ¥323.0 versus ¥294.8 previously.
H2 assumptions are ¥158/USD and ¥175/EUR; Chemical Materials and Trading & Logistics sales and equity-method income are expected to increase.
Segment forecasts: Chemical Materials sales ¥38.20bn / operating profit ¥7.70bn; Agri Business ¥53.50bn / ¥4.60bn; Trading & Logistics ¥48.80bn / ¥2.60bn; Engineering profit ¥1.50bn; Eco Solutions ¥0.50bn.
Full-year equity-method profit forecast was raised to ¥5.50bn from ¥4.40bn.
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Latest events from Nippon Soda
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- Operating profit rose 15.8% but net and comprehensive income fell; FY2026 outlook is cautious.4041Q4 2025
- Flat sales and profit, but strong profit growth and a positive FY2026 outlook.4041Q2 2026
- Operating and ordinary profits rose despite lower sales, driven by Agri Business and equity gains.4041Q3 2026
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