A quarter built on two materials
DKS Co. Ltd. (TSE: 4461) published consolidated first-quarter results for FY3/2027 on July 29, 2026, covering April 1 to June 30, 2026 under Japanese GAAP. Net sales rose 44.4% to ¥27,501 million, operating profit 196.9% to ¥5,117 million, ordinary profit 209.5% to ¥5,228 million and net profit attributable to shareholders 216.5% to ¥3,116 million. Earnings per share reached ¥293.70 against ¥102.81, and comprehensive income multiplied seven-fold to ¥4,517 million.
Under its SMART 2030 medium-term plan the company has been pushing higher-value products, and the quarter shows what that looks like when the end markets cooperate. Management attributes the surge to low-dielectric resin materials for high-end servers in the Electronics & Information segment and water-based composite binders for lithium-ion battery anodes in Environment & Energy, plus the pass-through of price revisions and a temporary demand bump in some products linked to the Middle East situation.
All four segments up, two dramatically
Electronics & Information lifted sales 56.3% to ¥10,840 million and operating profit 84.3% to ¥2,668 million, with low-dielectric materials growing sharply both at home and abroad; display applications rose strongly overseas but were weak in Japan. Environment & Energy grew sales 81.9% to ¥8,416 million and swung from a ¥73 million operating loss to ¥1,734 million of profit, as the battery-anode binder expanded sharply and mobility applications held firm. High-performance conductive pastes for solar cells rose sharply in Japan but fell heavily overseas.
The two slower segments still improved margins. Life & Wellness — sucrose fatty-acid esters for food, soaps and detergents — grew sales 8.5% to ¥3,809 million and profit 94.8% to ¥441 million, though cosmetics applications were soft. Core Material lifted sales 11.7% to ¥4,435 million and profit 123.1% to ¥272 million on flame retardants for housing materials and civil-engineering uses.
Balance sheet strengthens
Total assets rose ¥2,143 million to ¥117,147 million: current assets edged up ¥165 million as a ¥2,913 million increase in trade receivables offset a ¥2,970 million fall in cash, while fixed assets grew ¥1,977 million largely on a ¥1,108 million rise in investment securities. Liabilities fell ¥571 million to ¥56,174 million, with long-term borrowings down ¥1,443 million.
Net assets rose ¥2,715 million to ¥60,973 million — retained earnings up ¥2,161 million after ¥3,116 million of profit and ¥954 million of dividends. The equity ratio improved 1.7 points to 46.9% and book value per share rose to ¥5,182.48 from ¥4,904.22.
Guidance raised the same day
DKS revised its full-year forecast upward in a separate release published on July 29, 2026. The new plan calls for net sales of ¥97,000 million (+17.0%), operating profit of ¥12,500 million (+23.7%), ordinary profit of ¥12,600 million (+21.5%) and net profit attributable to shareholders of ¥7,700 million (+24.8%), for earnings per share of ¥725.67. The first-half plan is ¥52,000 million of sales (+38.3%) and ¥4,700 million of net profit (+115.3%). The annual dividend forecast is unchanged at ¥150.00 per share, though the split shifts to ¥75.00 interim and ¥75.00 final from ¥60.00 and ¥90.00.
| Metric | Q1 FY3/2027 | Q1 FY3/2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales (¥ million) | 27,501 | 19,046 | +44.4% |
| Operating profit (¥ million) | 5,117 | 1,723 | +196.9% |
| Operating margin | 18.6% | 9.0% | +9.6 pt |
| Ordinary profit (¥ million) | 5,228 | 1,689 | +209.5% |
| Net profit attrib. to owners of parent (¥ million) | 3,116 | 984 | +216.5% |
| Comprehensive income (¥ million) | 4,517 | 641 | +604.0% |
| EPS (¥) | 293.70 | 102.81 | +185.7% |
| Electronics & Information — revenue (¥ million) | 10,840 | — | +56.3% |
| Electronics & Information — segment profit (¥ million) | 2,668 | — | +84.3% |
| Environment & Energy — revenue (¥ million) | 8,416 | — | +81.9% |
| Environment & Energy — segment profit (¥ million) | 1,734 | −73 | loss to profit |
| Life & Wellness — revenue (¥ million) | 3,809 | — | +8.5% |
| Life & Wellness — segment profit (¥ million) | 441 | — | +94.8% |
| Core Material — revenue (¥ million) | 4,435 | — | +11.7% |
| Core Material — segment profit (¥ million) | 272 | — | +123.1% |
| Total assets (¥ million) | 117,147 | 115,003 | +1.9% |
| Net assets (¥ million) | 60,973 | 58,257 | +4.7% |
| Equity ratio | 46.9% | 45.2% | +1.7 pt |
| Book value per share (¥) | 5,182.48 | 4,904.22 | +5.7% |
| FY3/2027 guidance — revenue (¥ million) | 97,000 | — | +17.0% |
| FY3/2027 guidance — operating profit (¥ million) | 12,500 | — | +23.7% |
| FY3/2027 guidance — ordinary profit (¥ million) | 12,600 | — | +21.5% |
| FY3/2027 guidance — net profit (¥ million) | 7,700 | — | +24.8% |
| FY3/2027 guidance — EPS (¥) | 725.67 | — | — |
| Annual dividend per share (¥) | 150.00 | 150.00 | unchanged |
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