Riken Technos H1 Operating Profit Jumps 57.0% to ¥8.7 Billion as All Four Segments Grow; Full-Year Forecast and Dividend Raised

Price pass-through and volume widen the margin

Riken Technos Corporation (TSE: 4220), the Japanese maker of PVC and non-PVC compounds, films and food-packaging wrap, reported consolidated results for the first half of FY3/2027, April 1 to September 30, 2026, on October 30, 2026 under Japanese GAAP. Net sales rose 10.6% to ¥72,509 million while cost of sales grew 6.2%, so gross profit climbed 29.0% to ¥16,272 million and the gross margin widened from 19.2% to 22.4%. Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 7.1% to ¥7,584 million, and operating profit grew 57.0% to ¥8,688 million, a margin of 12.0% against 8.4%. Ordinary profit rose 57.9% to ¥8,663 million. A ¥1,400 million gain on the sale of investment securities lifted pre-tax profit 76.9% to ¥10,061 million, and profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 80.1% to ¥6,233 million. Earnings per share were ¥133.01 against ¥68.63, up 93.8%, helped by a 7.1% fall in the average number of shares outstanding.

Every segment grows profit faster than revenue

Transportation grew revenue 10.2% to ¥23,249 million and segment profit 32.5% to ¥2,909 million: in Japan, compound sales fell on temporary auto production halts and lower exports to China, but passing on higher raw-material costs lifted revenue, while compound sales rose at the ASEAN sites. Daily Life & Healthcare grew revenue 8.3% to ¥19,954 million and profit 51.9% to ¥2,974 million, the largest of any segment, on higher sales of food-packaging wrap and price optimisation for compounds at home and abroad. Electronics grew revenue 16.6% to ¥14,937 million and profit 130.5% to ¥1,863 million, driven by compounds for the wire and cable market in Japan and higher PVC compound sales in Thailand and China. Building & Construction grew revenue 8.5% to ¥14,362 million and profit 71.4% to ¥912 million on higher sales of compounds and building-material films and price optimisation. Management described a gradually recovering Japanese economy against uncertainty from China's slowdown, the Middle East and financial markets, in the second year of its 'One Vision, New Stage 2027' medium-term plan.

Forecast and dividend raised, buyback more than half done

Riken Technos raised its FY3/2027 forecast, citing recent performance: net sales to ¥145,500 million (+10.7%) from ¥145,000 million, operating profit to ¥15,500 million (+35.9%) from ¥14,500 million, ordinary profit to ¥15,400 million (+30.7%) from ¥14,500 million and net profit to ¥10,000 million (+32.1%) from ¥9,500 million, or ¥221.04 per share. First-half operating profit beat the ¥7,900 million forecast issued in July, yet the new forecast still implies second-half operating profit of about ¥6,812 million, below the first half. The company will pay an interim dividend of ¥42 on November 30 and raised its year-end forecast to ¥47 from ¥43, for an annual ¥89 against ¥54 for FY3/2026. Under the buyback approved on July 31, it acquired 2.11 million shares for ¥5,145 million during the period, against a ceiling of 4,000,000 shares and ¥8,800 million. Treasury stock rose to ¥10,586 million, and net assets fell 2.6% to ¥76,416 million even as total assets rose 3.9% to ¥123,741 million; the equity ratio fell from 56.8% to 52.8%. Operating cash flow was ¥7,582 million, and cash and cash equivalents fell ¥2,113 million to ¥24,414 million after ¥6,454 million of treasury-share purchases and ¥2,691 million of dividends.

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