Core (2359) Q3 2026 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, rose 7.9% year-over-year to ¥19,326 million, with operating profit up 36.8% to ¥2,888 million and profit attributable to owners of parent up 46.2% to ¥2,047 million.

• Comprehensive income increased 56.7% year-over-year to ¥2,203 million for the nine-month period.

• Achieved year-on-year increases in both sales and profits for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit grew 17.3% year-over-year to ¥5,602 million.

• Ordinary profit increased 34.5% year-over-year to ¥2,949 million.

• Basic earnings per share rose to ¥142.50 from ¥97.57 in the prior year period.

• Order backlog rose 4.8% year-over-year to ¥8,382 million.

• Equity-to-asset ratio improved to 74.1% as of December 31, 2025.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year forecast for fiscal year ending March 31, 2026: net sales of ¥27,000 million, operating profit of ¥3,500 million, and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥2,500 million.

• Annual dividend forecast is ¥60.00 per share.