Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6976), a leading manufacturer of multilayer ceramic capacitors and inductors, reported consolidated results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 (April 1 – June 30, 2026) under Japanese GAAP. Net sales rose 10.7% to ¥93,897 million, operating profit jumped 53.3% to ¥4,818 million, and ordinary profit surged 1,560.4% to ¥4,263 million. Net profit attributable to owners of the parent came in at ¥2,504 million, against a net loss of ¥876 million a year earlier. The company raised its full-year guidance the same day.
Capacitors drive the top line
Capacitors — the company's largest product line and the home of its multilayer ceramic capacitor franchise — generated sales of ¥69,022 million, up 14.7%, with growth across IT devices, communications equipment, and information infrastructure and industrial equipment. Inductors, covering both wire-wound and multilayer types, added ¥15,934 million, up 7.4%, helped by communications equipment, automotive applications and the same information-infrastructure and industrial demand. The remaining "Other" line, which covers aluminium electrolytic capacitors and communication devices, fell 8.5% to ¥8,941 million on weaker communication-device sales. Taiyo Yuden folded its former "Composite Devices" category into "Other" this quarter after that segment's size became immaterial.
A weaker yen amplifies the swing
Currency was a meaningful tailwind. The average exchange rate for the quarter was ¥158.80 to the U.S. dollar, ¥12.62 weaker than the ¥146.18 of a year earlier, lifting reported sales and margins on a substantial overseas revenue base. The combination of higher volumes and translation gains explains why ordinary profit multiplied more than sixteen-fold — the year-earlier quarter carried heavy non-operating charges — and why the bottom line swung from a loss to a ¥2,504 million profit.
Convertible bonds converted, balance sheet reshaped
Total assets edged up ¥1,327 million from the previous fiscal year-end. Current assets rose ¥6,931 million — notes and accounts receivable up ¥3,558 million, merchandise and finished goods up ¥1,858 million and raw materials and supplies up ¥1,393 million, against a ¥1,539 million drawdown in cash and deposits — while non-current assets fell ¥5,604 million, almost entirely from a ¥5,452 million decline in property, plant and equipment. Liabilities dropped ¥22,519 million, driven by a ¥23,083 million reduction in convertible bonds with share acquisition rights; long-term debt fell ¥12,202 million as ¥12,199 million shifted into the current portion.
Net assets climbed ¥23,847 million. Partial exercise of the convertible bonds' share acquisition rights added ¥11,522 million each to common stock and capital surplus, and the weaker yen lifted the foreign-currency translation adjustment by ¥3,938 million. Retained earnings fell ¥3,122 million as the ¥2,504 million net profit was more than offset by ¥5,627 million of dividend payments.
Full-year guidance raised
On August 5, 2026 Taiyo Yuden replaced the forecast it published on May 8 with a materially higher one. It now guides full-year net sales of ¥424,000 million (+19.3%), operating profit of ¥45,000 million (+125.0%), ordinary profit of ¥42,000 million (+74.1%) and net profit attributable to owners of ¥29,000 million (+95.9%). Management cited rising demand from information infrastructure and industrial equipment, selling-price effects and the weaker yen, and assumes an average rate of ¥160 to the dollar from the second quarter onward.
| Metric | Q1 FY3/27 | Q1 FY3/26 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales (¥ billion) | 93.90 | 84.81 | +10.7% |
| Operating profit (¥ billion) | 4.82 | 3.14 | +53.3% |
| Ordinary profit (¥ billion) | 4.26 | 0.26 | +1,560.4% |
| Net profit attrib. to owners (¥ billion) | 2.50 | -0.88 | Swing to profit |
| Average USD/JPY (¥) | 158.80 | 146.18 | +8.6% |
| FY3/27 net sales guidance (¥ billion) | 424.00 | — | +19.3% |
| FY3/27 operating profit guidance (¥ billion) | 45.00 | — | +125.0% |
| FY3/27 ordinary profit guidance (¥ billion) | 42.00 | — | +74.1% |
| FY3/27 net profit guidance (¥ billion) | 29.00 | — | +95.9% |
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