Nippn (2001) Q1 2027 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales rose 2.9% year-over-year to ¥107,213 million, driven by firm sales volumes and price revisions to offset rising costs.

• Operating income fell 22.7% year-over-year to ¥4,305 million due to increased raw material, personnel, logistics, and depreciation costs.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent decreased 8.8% year-over-year to ¥4,292 million.

• Comprehensive income dropped 71.0% year-over-year to ¥1,826 million, reflecting significant declines in unrealized holding gains on securities.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit for the quarter was ¥25,794 million, with a gross margin of 24.1%.

• EPS for the quarter was ¥51.92, down from ¥58.08 in the prior year.

• Total assets at quarter-end were ¥469,473 million, down ¥7,353 million from the previous fiscal year-end.

• Equity ratio stood at 59.9%.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year net sales forecast remains at ¥430,000 million, up 2.8% year-over-year.

• Full-year operating income forecast is ¥10,000 million, down 17.6% year-over-year.

• Full-year EPS forecast is ¥256.47.

• Dividend forecast unchanged at ¥68 per share for the full year.