King Jim Co., Ltd. (TSE: 7962) reported consolidated results for the first nine months (Q1–Q3 cumulative) of the fiscal year ending June 2026 (FY6/2026), covering the period from June 21, 2025 to March 20, 2026, under Japanese GAAP. Revenue slipped 3.1% year-on-year to ¥27,901 million from ¥28,781 million, but operating profit rose 35.2% to ¥522 million from ¥386 million as tighter cost control and an improved product mix more than offset the softer top line. Ordinary profit advanced 10.4% to ¥789 million, while net profit attributable to owners eased 10.3% to ¥348 million from ¥388 million, leaving basic earnings per share at ¥12.39 versus ¥13.83 a year earlier.
Sales soften but profitability improves
The headline contrast of the quarter is a 3% revenue decline paired with a 35% operating-profit gain. King Jim — best known for its "Tepra" label printers, the "Pomera" digital memo device, and a broad lineup of files, binders and organizing tools alongside consumer-electronics and lifestyle products — lifted operating profitability even as the top line contracted, a sign that cost discipline and a richer product mix carried more weight than volume. The decline in net profit, by contrast, reflects lower non-operating and tax-related items rather than any deterioration in the core business; ordinary profit still rose double digits to ¥789 million.
Comprehensive income jumps nearly fivefold
Below the operating line, comprehensive income surged 391.9% to ¥1,558 million, boosted by valuation and foreign-exchange gains on securities and other holdings. The near-fivefold jump is driven by mark-to-market movements rather than trading performance, but it materially strengthened the period's bottom-of-statement result and underscores the contribution of King Jim's investment portfolio in a favorable market environment.
Solid balance sheet and steady dividend
King Jim's balance sheet remained robust. Total assets stood at ¥38,839 million and net assets at ¥25,245 million, for an equity ratio of 64.8% and book value per share of ¥893.41. The company kept its FY6/2026 annual dividend forecast at ¥14.00 per share — a ¥7.00 interim plus a ¥7.00 year-end payout — unchanged from the prior year, signaling confidence in cash generation despite the softer nine-month sales.
Bullish full-year stance implies a strong Q4
Management maintained an upbeat full-year outlook that implies a sharp acceleration in the final quarter. For FY6/2026, King Jim guides revenue of ¥40,500 million (+2.2%), operating profit of ¥1,000 million (+86.0%), ordinary profit of ¥1,200 million (+43.5%), and net profit of ¥650 million (+53.0%), with EPS of ¥23.11. With nine-month operating profit at ¥522 million against the ¥1,000 million full-year target, the guidance requires roughly ¥478 million of operating profit in the fourth quarter alone — a demanding but explicitly reaffirmed target that frames the year as a back-end-loaded recovery.
| Metric | 9M FY6/2026 | 9M FY6/2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (¥M) | 27,901 | 28,781 | -3.1% |
| Operating profit (¥M) | 522 | 386 | +35.2% |
| Ordinary profit (¥M) | 789 | 715 | +10.4% |
| Net profit attrib. to owners (¥M) | 348 | 388 | -10.3% |
| Basic EPS (¥) | 12.39 | 13.83 | -10.4% |
| FY26 full-year OP guidance (¥M) | 1,000 | — | +86.0% |
| FY26 annual dividend (¥) | 14.00 | 14.00 | 0.0% |
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