Macnica Q1 Operating Profit Doubles to ¥16.5 Billion as Revenue Jumps 40% on Semiconductor Demand

Macnica Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 3132), one of Japan's largest distributors of semiconductors and electronic devices, reported consolidated results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 — the three months from April 1 to June 30, 2026 — under Japanese GAAP. Revenue rose 39.7% to ¥393,443 million, operating profit more than doubled, up 101.4% to ¥16,509 million, ordinary profit jumped 219.7% to ¥16,247 million, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent climbed 114.6% to ¥10,928 million. Basic earnings per share were ¥61.20, up from ¥28.54 a year earlier.

Chip demand drives a 40% revenue surge

The top-line jump reflects higher distribution volumes across the group's semiconductor and electronic-device business, where demand tied to artificial-intelligence infrastructure and data-centre build-outs has lifted both unit shipments and product mix. Revenue of ¥393,443 million compares with ¥281,613 million in the year-earlier quarter, an increase of roughly ¥111.8 billion. Because operating costs grew more slowly than sales, the operating margin widened to about 4.2% from 2.9% a year earlier — a meaningful improvement in a distribution model where margins are structurally thin.

Profit leverage on a low base

Ordinary profit rose 219.7% to ¥16,247 million from ¥5,082 million, a far larger gain than the 101.4% increase at the operating line. The gap reflects a low prior-year base: foreign-exchange and financing costs weighed heavily on non-operating items in the year-earlier quarter, so this year's comparison flatters the ordinary-profit line. Comprehensive income showed the same leverage, more than tripling to ¥14,944 million from ¥4,465 million, a gain of 234.7%.

Balance sheet expands with the business

Total assets grew to ¥773,697 million at June 30, 2026, from ¥700,887 million at the March year-end, as inventories and receivables expanded alongside the higher sales volumes typical of a distribution business in an upcycle. Net assets rose to ¥298,572 million from ¥289,115 million, with shareholders' equity of ¥286,753 million. Because assets grew faster than equity, the equity ratio eased to 37.1% from 39.8% three months earlier.

Guidance unchanged, dividend raised

Macnica left its full-year FY3/2027 forecast unchanged, guiding revenue of ¥1,300,000 million (+7.1%), operating profit of ¥52,000 million (+24.0%), ordinary profit of ¥47,000 million (+25.7%) and net profit of ¥32,000 million (+15.2%), with EPS of ¥179.21. The first quarter alone delivered about 32% of that full-year operating-profit target. The dividend plan is also unchanged from the company's previous announcement: an interim payout of ¥40.00 and a year-end payout of ¥40.00 for an annual dividend of ¥80.00, up from ¥70.00 (¥35.00 plus ¥35.00) in FY3/2026.

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