Murata manufacturing beats half-year forecast, raises full-year outlook

Murata Manufacturing Co. reported consolidated net sales of 902,778 million yen for the six months ended September 30, 2025, surpassing its previous forecast by 72,778 million yen. Operating profit reached 165,136 million yen, exceeding the forecast by 48,136 million yen, driven by strong demand in communication and mobility sectors, a favorable product mix, and a weaker yen. The company has revised its full-year consolidated sales forecast to 1,740,000 million yen (up 100,000 million yen) and operating profit to 280,000 million yen (up 60,000 million yen), with a new assumed exchange rate of 145 yen per USD from the third quarter.

Additionally, Murata Manufacturing successfully completed its share repurchase program, acquiring 7,991,500 shares for 23,046,178,476 yen between October 1 and October 29, 2025. The total cumulative repurchase for the period from May 7 to October 29, 2025, amounted to 42,158,500 shares for 99,999,906,141 yen. The company also announced the succession and transfer of its micro primary battery business to Maxell, Ltd. through an absorption-type company split, establishing a new wholly-owned subsidiary, SAKURA Co., Ltd. The financial impact of this transfer is expected to be minor.