Marudai Food Q1 net profit drops 56% despite sales growth

Marudai Food reported Q1 2026 net sales up 1.8% to JPY 59,383 million and operating profit rising 20.8% to JPY 2,014 million.

However, net profit attributable to owners plunged 55.6% to JPY 1,421 million, primarily due to the absence of extraordinary gains recognized in the prior year.

The company maintained its full-year forecast of JPY 240,000 million in sales and JPY 4,800 million in net profit.