Kikkoman Corporation revised consolidated earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. For the year, the company expects Revenue of JPY 731,000 million, Business profit of JPY 78,000 million, Profit before income taxes of JPY 81,800 million, Profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent of JPY 60,000 million and Basic earnings per share of JPY 64.04 compared to previous guidance of revenue of JPY 744,500 million, Business profit of JPY 77,600 million, Profit before income taxes of JPY 81,800 million, Profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent of JPY 59,600 million and Basic earnings per share of JPY 63.36.
Reason for revision to financial results forecast: The consolidated business performance forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 have been revised from the previous forecast following a review made after taking into consideration factors such as the consolidated business results for the first half of the fiscal year, the impact of foreign currency translation with an exchange rate of JPY/USD 146.57 for the first half of the fiscal year (the exchange rate previously forecasted was JPY/USD 145.0).
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of soy sauces, seasonings, beverages, wines and other food products. The Company operates in four business segments. The Domestic Food Manufacturing and Sale segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of soy sauces and seasonings, processed tomato products under the brand name Del Monte, cans, vegetable and fruit juices, soy milk drinks, wines, sweet cooking rice wines, commercial food materials and others. The Domestic Other Products segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of drugs and chemical products, as well as the real estate, logistic and indirect business. The Overseas Food Manufacturing and Sale segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of soy sauces, processed tomato products under the brand name Del Monte, cans and health food products in oversea markets. The Overseas Food Wholesale segment is engaged in the purchase and sale of oriental food products.
This super rating is the result of a weighted average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Global Valuation (Composite), EPS Revisions (4 months), and Visibility (Composite). We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Investor
Investor
This super composite rating is the result of a weighted average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Fundamentals (Composite), Global Valuation (Composite), EPS Revisions (1 year), and Visibility (Composite). We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Global
Global
This composite rating is the result of an average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Fundamentals (Composite), Valuation (Composite), Financial Estimates Revisions (Composite), Consensus (Composite), and Visibility (Composite). The company must be covered by at least 4 of these 5 ratings for the calculation to be performed. We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Quality
Quality
This composite rating is the result of an average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Capital Efficiency (Composite), Quality of Financial Reporting (Composite), and Financial Health (Composite). The company must be covered by at least 2 of these 3 ratings for the calculation to be performed. We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
