Dai Nippon Printing sees strong sales, operating income growth despite net income drop

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. reported consolidated net sales of 738,701 million yen for the first six months ended September 30, 2025, a 4.3% increase year-on-year. Operating income surged by 22.2% to 46,648 million yen, while ordinary income rose 5.8% to 52,910 million yen. However, net income attributable to parent company shareholders decreased by 32.7% to 60,358 million yen, partly due to extraordinary gains on the sale of investment securities in the previous period. Diluted net income per share for the period was 135.00 yen, down from 191.11 yen in the prior year, after a 2-for-1 stock split effective October 1, 2024.

Total assets as of September 30, 2025, reached 1,972,025 million yen, an increase of 54,187 million yen from March 31, 2025. Net assets stood at 1,205,092 million yen, with an equity ratio of 57.3%. Cash and cash equivalents increased by 6,240 million yen to 256,879 million yen.

The company's full-year consolidated earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, remain unchanged. They project net sales of 1,500,000 million yen, operating income of 94,000 million yen, ordinary income of 105,000 million yen, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders of 90,000 million yen, with a net income per share of 203.98 yen. The interim dividend for September 30, 2025, is forecasted at 18 yen per share.