SOMAR Corporation (8152) Q3 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, rose 14.1% year-over-year to ¥22,944 million, with operating profit up 61.0% and net profit attributable to shareholders up 127.5%.

• Strong overseas sales of high-performance resin products for automotive parts and robust smartphone coating product orders drove profit growth.

• The company revised its full-year forecast upward, expecting revenue of ¥31,000 million (+16.3% YoY) and net profit of ¥2,600 million (+89.6% YoY).

Financial highlights

• Operating profit reached ¥2,064 million (+61.0% YoY), and ordinary profit was ¥2,133 million (+51.4% YoY).

• Net profit attributable to shareholders was ¥2,101 million (+127.5% YoY), boosted by a ¥657 million gain on sale of investment securities.

• Comprehensive income rose 42.5% to ¥1,797 million.

• EPS for the period was ¥1,084.26, up from ¥476.50 a year earlier.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year revenue forecast revised to ¥31,000 million (+16.3% YoY), operating profit to ¥2,700 million (+50.2%), and net profit to ¥2,600 million (+89.6%).

• Dividend forecast raised to ¥100 per share for the year.