Shimadaya Corporation (TSE: 250A), a long-established producer of chilled and frozen udon, soba, ramen and Chinese-style noodles for retail and food-service customers, reported results for the year ended March 31, 2026. Under Japanese GAAP, consolidated revenue rose 3.6% to ¥41.06 billion, operating profit rose 11.7% to ¥3.77 billion, ordinary profit rose 12.3% to ¥3.87 billion and net profit attributable to owners edged up 1.6% to ¥2.60 billion. EPS was ¥171.15.
Margins improve
Profit growth outpaced sales as pricing and product-mix improvements lifted margins, though net profit rose only modestly against a strong prior-year comparison. Comprehensive income was ¥2.71 billion, up 7.2%.
Robust balance sheet
Total assets stood at ¥26.00 billion, net assets at ¥18.46 billion and the equity ratio at a high 71.0%. During the year the company completed a tender-offer buyback of about 900,000 of its own shares.
Dividend and outlook
For the year to March 2027 Shimadaya guides revenue of ¥43.40 billion (+5.7%), operating profit of ¥3.70 billion (−1.8%), ordinary profit of ¥3.73 billion (−3.7%) and net profit of ¥2.60 billion (+0.2%), for EPS of ¥181.75. The annual dividend is guided at ¥54, up from ¥52.
| Metric | FY3/26 | FY3/25 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (¥m) | 41,061 | 39,625 | +3.6% |
| Operating profit (¥m) | 3,768 | 3,372 | +11.7% |
| Ordinary profit (¥m) | 3,874 | 3,449 | +12.3% |
| Net profit attrib. (¥m) | 2,596 | 2,554 | +1.6% |
| EPS (¥) | 171.15 | 167.99 | +1.9% |
| Equity ratio | 71.0% | 72.7% | −1.7pp |
| FY3/27 OP guidance (¥m) | 3,700 | 3,768 | −1.8% |
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