Nippon Carbon (5302) Q3 2026 earnings summary

Executive summary

• 9M 2026 sales and operating profit grew YoY, while profit attributable to owners of parent fell sharply, partly reflecting prior-period securities-sale gains.

Financial highlights

• Net sales ¥28,320m, up 3.1% YoY; operating profit ¥4,072m, up 17.5%; ordinary profit ¥3,700m, up 0.4%.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent ¥2,174m, down 52.6% YoY; EPS ¥200.03 vs. ¥415.15.

• Gross profit rose to ¥7,874m from ¥7,532m; SG&A declined to ¥3,801m from ¥4,067m.

Outlook and guidance

• FY 2026 forecast: net sales ¥41,000m (+8.7% YoY), operating profit ¥4,300m (-10.6%), ordinary profit ¥4,600m (-9.9%), and parent-attributable profit ¥2,700m (-44.1%).

• FY 2026 forecast EPS is ¥244.19.