Nagaileben reports Q1 decline, cuts dividend amid market challenges

For the first quarter ended November 30, 2025, Nagaileben reported consolidated net sales of 2,920 million yen, a 9.0% decrease year-over-year, with operating profit falling 28.8% to 412 million yen. Ordinary profit declined 23.0% to 463 million yen, and profit attributable to owners of parent decreased 23.2% to 317 million yen. This downturn is primarily attributed to a significant decline in its core market, despite growth in overseas markets.

The company maintains its full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, anticipating net sales of 18,000 million yen and profit attributable to owners of parent of 2,900 million yen. Nagaileben projects a final dividend of 60.00 yen per share for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, a reduction from the 100.00 yen total dividend paid for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025.

Total assets decreased to 41,535 million yen as of November 30, 2025, from 44,692 million yen at August 31, 2025, with equity-to-asset ratio remaining strong at 92.3%. The company also executed a share cancellation of 5,000,000 shares and acquired 140,500 shares of its own stock during the quarter.