Nisso Group Nine-Month Profit Slides 86% as Construction Reaction Offsets Data-Center Demand

The Fukuoka-based industrial group posted a 15.3% drop in nine-month revenue to ¥15.5 billion and an 85.5% fall in net profit to ¥158 million, as a strong prior-year construction period unwound. Metal processing tied to data centers stayed firm, and it expanded into renewable energy.

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Nisso Group Inc. (TSE: 3440) reported consolidated results for the nine months to May 31, 2026 (the first three quarters of its fiscal year ending August 2026) under Japanese GAAP. Revenue fell 15.3% to ¥15,476 million, operating profit dropped 63.7% to ¥514 million, EBITDA declined 36.0% to ¥1,269 million, ordinary profit fell 62.7% to ¥530 million and net profit attributable to owners of the parent slid 85.5% to ¥158 million. Basic earnings per share were ¥24.63, down from ¥168.68 a year earlier.

Prior-year construction boom unwinds

Nisso Group is a Fukuoka-based diversified company spanning metal processing, chemical products, construction and renovation, and renewable energy. The decline was driven by its construction business, which faced a tough comparison after a prior year in which large projects were concentrated and progressed rapidly. Metal processing held up well on strong data-center-related orders, and chemical products benefited from subsidiaries consolidated in the prior year.

Expansion into property and renewables

During the period the group acquired B SLASH HOLDINGS — a condominium developer, seller and renovator — together with its subsidiaries, and it added 39 new consolidated subsidiaries, including renewable-energy vehicle Tohoku Clean Energy, as it builds out a clean-power portfolio under its fourth medium-term plan.

Full-year guidance cut

Management revised its full-year forecast for the year to August 2026 lower, now guiding revenue of ¥20,500 million (−11.0%), operating profit of ¥300 million (−78.3%), EBITDA of ¥1,339 million, ordinary profit of ¥268 million and net profit of ¥542 million (−40.9%), with EPS of ¥84.41. Total assets stood at ¥36,272 million and net assets at ¥12,603 million, for an equity ratio of 34.7%.

Nisso Group — 9M FY8/2026 Key Financials (J-GAAP, consolidated)
Metric9M FY8/20269M FY8/2025YoY
Revenue (¥ billion)15.4818.27−15.3%
Operating profit (¥ billion)0.511.42−63.7%
EBITDA (¥ billion)1.271.98−36.0%
Ordinary profit (¥ billion)0.531.42−62.7%
Net profit attrib. to owners (¥ billion)0.161.09−85.5%
Basic EPS (¥)24.63168.68−85.4%

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