Nippon Chemical Industrial (4092) Q3 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, increased by 7.7% year-over-year to ¥30,871 million, with operating profit up 103.6% to ¥3,353 million and profit attributable to owners of parent up 88.8% to ¥2,346 million.

• Comprehensive income for the period was ¥1,855 million, slightly up from ¥1,770 million in the prior year.

Financial highlights

• EBITDA for the third quarter was ¥6,103 million, up 38.0% year-over-year.

• Gross profit increased to ¥7,386 million from ¥5,374 million year-over-year.

• Ordinary profit rose to ¥3,360 million, up 90.9% year-over-year.

• Earnings per share for the nine months was ¥265.92, up from ¥140.96 in the prior year.

• Total assets remained stable at ¥76,408 million as of December 31, 2024.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year forecast remains unchanged, projecting net sales of ¥40,000 million and operating profit of ¥3,600 million.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent is projected at ¥2,600 million, with EPS forecast at ¥294.72.

• Annual dividend per share is forecast to increase from ¥70 to ¥92.