Shikoku Kasei (4099) Q4 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales reached ¥70,705 million, up 1.7% year-over-year, with operating profit at ¥10,869 million, up 11.6% year-over-year, and ordinary profit at ¥11,921 million, up 10.6% year-over-year.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent declined 4.0% year-over-year to ¥8,459 million despite record highs in sales and profits, mainly due to strong fine chemicals performance.

• Comprehensive income surged 64.8% year-over-year to ¥15,410 million, driven by valuation gains on available-for-sale securities.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit increased to ¥30,650 million from ¥27,670 million year-over-year.

• Operating margin improved to 15.4% from 14.0% year-over-year.

• Cash flows from operating activities rose to ¥10,981 million, and cash and cash equivalents at year-end increased to ¥35,484 million.

• Equity ratio improved to 65.0% from 61.4% year-over-year.

Outlook and guidance

• For FY2026, net sales are forecast at ¥80,000 million (+13.1%), operating profit at ¥14,400 million (+32.5%), ordinary profit at ¥14,500 million (+21.6%), and profit attributable to owners of parent at ¥10,000 million (+18.2%).

• Dividend forecast for FY2026 is ¥60 per share, up from ¥55 per share in FY2025.