Chiba Kogyo Bank reports yen 9.16bn in unrealized bond losses

The Chiba Kogyo Bank, Ltd. announced unrealized losses totaling 9,160 million yen on securities (bonds held to maturity) as of September 30, 2025. This figure represents 85.7% of its consolidated ordinary profit of 10,682 million yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and 122.8% of its profit attributable to owners of parent, which was 7,459 million yen for the same period. The book value of these securities was 114,221 million yen, while their market value stood at 105,060 million yen.

Despite these significant unrealized losses, the bank noted that the matter would have no impact on its financial results forecast or cash dividend projection for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. This announcement includes all bonds held to maturity where market value could be reasonably calculated.

The bank also reported 19 million yen in unrealized gains on bonds held to maturity, resulting in net unrealized losses of (9,141) million yen. However, available-for-sale securities showed valuation gains of 24,680 million yen, leading to total valuation gains on securities of 15,538 million yen as of September 30, 2025.