Flat volume, higher prices
SHOEI Co., Ltd. (TSE: 7839) published consolidated results for the nine months to June 30, 2026 on July 31, 2026 under Japanese GAAP. Combined Japanese and overseas unit volume fell 0.1% — effectively flat — yet revenue rose 6.2% to ¥24,348 million because a weaker yen raised realised unit prices. Higher advertising and other selling costs were more than covered by the same currency effect, so operating profit rose 9.3% to ¥7,329 million and the operating margin widened to 30.1% from 29.2%.
Ordinary profit rose 14.0% to ¥7,558 million, ahead of operating profit, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 12.4% to ¥5,200 million, for earnings per share of ¥100.59 against ¥88.05. Comprehensive income rose 38.4% to ¥5,844 million.
China rewrote the regional map
Asia was the quarter's engine. Chinese unit volume rose 73.1% as recreational motorcycling spread and the company pushed its brand strategy — helped by a rebound against a year-earlier second quarter in which sales had braked hard — and Asian volume overall rose 47.1%, running 8.3% ahead of budget. Asian revenue rose 51.0% to ¥5,666 million.
North America went the other way, revenue down 27.1% to ¥3,118 million on a 27.9% volume decline, part of which is shipment timing that slipped into the fourth quarter. Europe held up better than its volume suggests: unit volume fell 7.5% on conflict-driven uncertainty and political instability, yet revenue still rose 4.4% to ¥10,336 million on price. Japan's volume fell just 3.7% as distributor inventory normalised, and revenue rose 5.3% to ¥4,402 million.
A strong balance sheet, and guidance that implies a weak fourth quarter
The balance sheet barely moved: total assets were ¥37,868 million against ¥37,848 million at the September 30, 2025 year-end, net assets rose to ¥32,465 million, and the equity ratio — already among the highest on the Tokyo market — rose to 85.7% from 85.1%. Book value per share reached ¥634.06.
SHOEI left full-year FY9/2026 guidance unchanged: revenue of ¥33,950 million (+4.9%), operating profit of ¥8,370 million (−5.9%), ordinary profit of ¥8,380 million (−5.8%) and net profit of ¥5,940 million (−6.0%), with an unchanged annual dividend of ¥60.00. Read against the nine months just reported, that guidance is unusually demanding of the fourth quarter in the wrong direction: 87.6% of the full-year operating-profit forecast is already earned, leaving only ¥1,041 million for the final quarter. Management expects the slipped North American shipments to land in that quarter and a rebound against a year-earlier period hit by US tariffs, so the conservatism is deliberate rather than a warning.
| Metric | 9M FY9/2026 | 9M FY9/2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales (¥ million) | 24,348 | 22,933 | +6.2% |
| Operating profit (¥ million) | 7,329 | 6,704 | +9.3% |
| Operating margin | 30.1% | 29.2% | +0.9 pt |
| Ordinary profit (¥ million) | 7,558 | 6,628 | +14.0% |
| Net profit attrib. to owners of parent (¥ million) | 5,200 | 4,627 | +12.4% |
| Comprehensive income (¥ million) | 5,844 | 4,223 | +38.4% |
| EPS (¥) | 100.59 | 88.05 | +14.2% |
| Japan — revenue (¥ million) | 4,402 | 4,180 | +5.3% |
| Europe — revenue (¥ million) | 10,336 | 9,900 | +4.4% |
| North America — revenue (¥ million) | 3,118 | 4,275 | -27.1% |
| Asia — revenue (¥ million) | 5,666 | 3,751 | +51.0% |
| Total assets (¥ million) | 37,868 | 37,848 | +0.1% |
| Net assets (¥ million) | 32,465 | 32,235 | +0.7% |
| Equity ratio | 85.7% | 85.1% | +0.6 pt |
| FY9/2026 guidance — revenue (¥ million) | 33,950 | — | +4.9% |
| FY9/2026 guidance — operating profit (¥ million) | 8,370 | — | -5.9% |
| FY9/2026 guidance — ordinary profit (¥ million) | 8,380 | — | -5.8% |
| FY9/2026 guidance — net profit (¥ million) | 5,940 | — | -6.0% |
| FY9/2026 guidance — EPS (¥) | 116.67 | — | — |
| Annual dividend per share (¥) | 60.00 | 60.00 | unchanged |
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