Artience (4634) Q1 2026 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales rose 7.5% year-over-year to ¥88,325 million for Q1 FY2026, with operating profit up 16.1% to ¥5,200 million and profit attributable to owners of parent up 123.0% to ¥6,572 million.

• Growth was driven by front-loaded orders amid raw material supply concerns and effective price revisions, despite global economic uncertainty and rising raw material costs.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit increased to ¥19,733 million from ¥17,655 million year-over-year.

• Ordinary profit surged 45.4% year-over-year to ¥6,115 million.

• Basic EPS rose to ¥139.89 from ¥58.50 year-over-year.

• Comprehensive income improved to ¥4,196 million from a loss of ¥6,355 million in the prior year.

• Extraordinary gains included ¥3,556 million from sales of investment securities.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year forecasts remain unchanged: net sales of ¥360,000 million (+2.9% YoY), operating profit of ¥23,000 million (+10.8% YoY), and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥21,000 million (+103.1% YoY).

• Dividend forecast raised to ¥120 per share for FY2026.

• Management is monitoring Middle East instability and raw material price volatility, with readiness to revise forecasts if needed.