Okamoto reported a decline in both revenue and profit for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (April–September 2025), as rising raw material prices, the strong yen, and sluggish demand in China put pressure on its performance. Consolidated net sales fell 2.9% from a year earlier to 52.90 billion yen ($340.74 million), while operating profit dropped...
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Asahi Rubber Expects Higher Revenue and a Return to Profit
Asahi Rubber’s financial results for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (April–September 2025) show net sales of 3.89 billion yen ($24.95 million), a 5.2% increase year-on-year. Operating profit reached 122 million yen (compared with a 48-million-yen loss a year earlier), ordinary profit was 119 million yen (vs. a 57-million-yen loss), and net profit totaled 89...
Tokai Carbon Sees Profits Surge: 9M results
Tokai Carbon reported its consolidated results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January–September). Net sales amounted to 237.34 billion yen ($1.53 billion), down 8.2% from the same period last year. Operating profit increased 40.0% to 21.30 billion yen, ordinary profit rose 30.8% to 21.06 billion yen, and net profit surged 192.9% to 16.35 billion...
Sumitomo Rubber Profits Up on Structural Reforms: 9M Results
Sumitomo Rubber announced its IFRS-based consolidated results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January–September). Revenue came to 861.61 billion yen ($5.56 billion), down 1.5% year-on-year, while business profit decreased 21.1% to 48.51 billion yen. Net profit, however, rose sharply to 26.01 billion yen, an increase of 542.3%. Although business profit declined, both operating profit...
Bridgestone Stable in Challenging Environment: 9M Results
Bridgestone announced its IFRS-based results for the nine months of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January–September). Revenue amounted to 3.23 trillion yen ($19.37 billion), down 1.1% from the same period last year, while adjusted operating profit rose 4.3% to 368.37 billion yen. Net profit decreased 19.5% to 203.54 billion yen. Excluding foreign exchange effects, the company posted higher revenue...
Tiger Polymer Sees Steady Hose Business in First Half
For the first half (April–September) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, Tiger Polymer’s hose business recorded a slight year-on-year increase in sales. The company said that while revenue increased slightly, the number of units sold actually declined due to the impact of price revisions implemented at the beginning of the year. Sales of hoses for home appliances dropped...

