Shimadaya FY3/26 Operating Profit Rises 12% to ¥3.77bn as Noodle Sales Grow 3.6%

Shimadaya, the Tokyo-based maker of fresh and frozen noodles, posted full-year revenue up 3.6% to ¥41.06 billion and operating profit up 11.7% to ¥3.77 billion, and guided to a further sales increase this year.

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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.

Shimadaya — FY3/2026 Key Financials (J-GAAP, consolidated)
MetricFY3/26FY3/25YoY
Revenue (¥m)41,06139,625+3.6%
Operating profit (¥m)3,7683,372+11.7%
Ordinary profit (¥m)3,8743,449+12.3%
Net profit attrib. (¥m)2,5962,554+1.6%
EPS (¥)171.15167.99+1.9%
Equity ratio71.0%72.7%−1.7pp
FY3/27 OP guidance (¥m)3,7003,768−1.8%

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