SHIMADAYA (250A): FY2025 Results Summary — Record Net Sales and Operating Profit

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Note: SHIMADAYA does not publish an English results presentation; this article is an English translation of the Japanese-language article on our sister site Investalk, which is based on the company’s Japanese-language IR materials, with figures transcribed as reported. The company labels the year ended March 31, 2026 as “FY3/2026”; this site classifies that year as FY2025, while the text, tables and segment data below keep the labels used in the source materials.

In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, SHIMADAYA posted higher sales in both its household-use and commercial-use businesses, and net sales and operating profit both reached record highs. Price revisions and cost containment contributed, and operating profit rose a substantial 11.7% year on year. On the other hand, an impairment loss associated with the closure of the Sendai plant, carried out to improve profitability, held the increase in profit attributable to owners of parent to 1.6%.

Consolidated Results (Full-Year Actual)

Net sales were 41,061 million yen (up 3.6% year on year), operating profit was 3,768 million yen (up 11.7%) and ordinary profit was 3,874 million yen (up 12.3%), for higher sales and profits. Profit attributable to owners of parent was 2,596 million yen (up 1.6%), and earnings per share were 171.15 yen.

Item	Current FY	Previous FY	Change
Net sales	41,061 million yen	39,625 million yen	+3.6%
Operating profit	3,768 million yen	3,372 million yen	+11.7%
Ordinary profit	3,874 million yen	3,449 million yen	+12.3%
Profit attributable to owners of parent	2,596 million yen	2,554 million yen	+1.6%
Earnings per share	171.15 yen	167.99 yen	–

Segment Results (by Business)

The household-use business came in at 102.3% of the prior-year level and the commercial-use business at 105.9%, with both posting higher sales. The increase in net sales was +560 million yen for household-use and +860 million yen for commercial-use. Among the main brands, household-use “Ryusuimen” was at 106.7% of the prior-year level and “Kenbimen” at 106.2%, while commercial-use “Ryusui Alpha-men” grew to 135.8%.

Business	Metric	YoY (prior year = 100%)	Change in amount
Household-use business total	Net sales	102.3%	+560 million yen
Commercial-use business total	Net sales	105.9%	+860 million yen

Full-Year Forecast

For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, the company expects net sales of 43,400 million yen (up 5.7% year on year) for higher sales, while it forecasts lower profits, with operating profit of 3,700 million yen (△1.8%) and ordinary profit of 3,730 million yen (△3.7%), reflecting a focus on investment to raise productivity and other factors. Profit attributable to owners of parent is expected to be 2,600 million yen (up 0.2%).

Item	Forecast	Previous FY (Actual)
Net sales	43,400 million yen (+5.7%)	41,061 million yen
Operating profit	3,700 million yen (△1.8%)	3,768 million yen
Ordinary profit	3,730 million yen (△3.7%)	3,874 million yen
Profit attributable to owners of parent	2,600 million yen (+0.2%)	2,596 million yen
Earnings per share	181.75 yen	171.15 yen

Shareholder Returns

The company’s policy is to pay a stable dividend with a consolidated payout ratio of 30-40% as a guide. The annual dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 is 52.00 yen (interim 26.00 yen, year-end 26.00 yen, planned), and for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 an annual dividend of 54.00 yen (interim 27.00 yen, year-end 27.00 yen) is forecast. There is also a shareholder benefit program: shareholders holding 100 shares or more continuously for six months or longer receive a catalog gift according to the number of shares held (worth 1,000 yen or 3,000 yen, with the option of choosing a donation instead).

Medium-Term Management Plan / Topics

Under the long-term vision “SCG100 (Shimadaya Change & Growth100),” the company positions the fiscal years ending March 2025 through March 2027 as the period of its medium-term management plan “Change95,” and is working on improving profitability in household-use chilled products, expanding commercial-use frozen products, and accelerating its move into growth markets such as household-use frozen and overseas frozen products. Against the targets for the final year of the medium-term plan (fiscal year ending March 31, 2027), the results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 were net sales of 41.0 billion yen (95% of the target), EBITDA of 5.2 billion yen (96%) and a frozen noodle sales ratio of 41% (97%). On the production side, the company reorganized its chilled noodle plants from seven to six in April 2026, and a new frozen noodle line is scheduled to start operating on the site of the Maebashi plant in June 2026, which is expected to raise frozen noodle production capacity by about 10%.

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