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NSK (TSE:6471) has put out its Q3 2026 scorecard, with revenue of ¥246.2b and basic EPS of ¥8.63, while trailing twelve month figures sit at ¥858.2b of revenue and EPS of ¥41.43. Over recent quarters the company has seen revenue move from ¥197.1b in Q2 2025 to ¥199.3b in Q3 2025, then to ¥199.7b in Q4 2025 and ¥195.8b in Q1 2026, before reaching ¥216.5b in Q2 2026 and ¥246.2b this quarter, alongside quarterly EPS that ranged from ¥3.84 in Q2 2025 to ¥16.83 in Q2 2026. With trailing net margin...

Subaru Forester achieved record January sales in the US, setting a new high for the model. The sales milestone came shortly after Subaru shifted Forester production fully to its Indiana plant. US operations kept Forester volumes strong despite major winter storms and an overall decline in total Subaru sales. For investors watching Subaru, TSE:7270, the Forester result offers a clear operational data point to track alongside the current share price of ¥3,530.0. The model specific strength...

What Sparked Fresh Attention on SBI Shinsei Bank SBI Shinsei Bank (TSE:8303) has drawn fresh interest after reporting a 23.4% rise in nine-month ordinary income and a 46.5% increase in ordinary profit, while reaffirming its ¥100b full-year profit target. See our latest analysis for SBI Shinsei Bank. The latest results seem to have caught the market’s attention, with a 1-day share price return of 3.55% and a 30-day share price return of 11.03% taking the stock to ¥1,942. Over a longer stretch,...

ENEOS Holdings recently outlined plans to expand its oil-derivatives trading operations at overseas hubs such as Singapore and to pursue additional overseas assets, including a potential bid for Chevron’s stake in a Singapore refinery. This push into more complex paper market instruments and international refining capacity marks a wider effort to reshape how the company creates value across its business lines. Next, we’ll examine how ENEOS Holdings’ expansion of oil-derivatives trading...

NH Foods (TSE:2282) has released its Q3 2026 scorecard, reporting revenue of about ¥386.0b and basic EPS of ¥107.80. Trailing twelve month EPS is ¥316.05 on revenue of roughly ¥1.4t, with earnings growth of 11.9% year on year. Over recent quarters the company’s revenue and earnings have moved from ¥371.2b and EPS of ¥112.63 in Q3 2025 to ¥315.5b and a loss per share of ¥25.95 in Q4 2025, then to revenue of ¥354.1b and EPS of ¥115.39 in Q1 2026 and ¥368.5b and EPS of ¥119.82 in Q2 2026. This...

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. held a Board of Directors meeting on January 29, 2026, approving extensive executive personnel changes including new representative executive officers, a new Chief Human Resources Officer, and a new Chief Innovation Officer while several senior leaders retired. The reshuffle places long-serving regional heads into top global roles and elevates functions such as R&D, brand strategy, and green business development, signaling a recalibration of how Ajinomoto organizes its...

Nomura Real Estate Holdings (TSE:3231) has attracted fresh attention after releasing nine month results, raising its full year earnings forecast and lifting its planned dividend for the year ending March 31, 2026. See our latest analysis for Nomura Real Estate Holdings. The raised earnings and dividend guidance have arrived alongside a strong run in the shares, with a 10.19% 1 month share price return, a 22.09% 3 month share price return and a 32.68% 1 year total shareholder return suggesting...

Otsuka Corporation recently held a board meeting and reported past full-year 2025 results, highlighting higher sales of ¥1.32 trillion and net income of ¥64.30 billion, while also setting dividends and new earnings guidance for 2026. An interesting twist is that Otsuka cut its full-year 2025 dividend to ¥45.00 per share yet plans a higher interim payout for the 2026 fiscal year, signalling a recalibration of its shareholder return profile. We will now examine how Otsuka’s stronger earnings...

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. recently reported results for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, with sales of ¥851,055 million and net income of ¥48,506 million, and also issued revised consolidated earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, including expected net sales of ¥1,185,000 million and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥89,000 million. The combination of higher sales alongside lower net income for the period, together with updated full-year profit...

Aisin (TSE:7259) has just posted its Q3 2026 scorecard, with recent quarters showing revenue running at about ¥1.25t and EPS of ¥40.77 in Q2 2026, alongside earlier quarters of ¥1.22t revenue and EPS of ¥52.31 in Q1 2026. Over the last year, trailing twelve month figures show revenue at about ¥5.02t and EPS of ¥223.95, giving investors a fuller view of how the recent quarters sit within a larger earnings run rate. With a reported net profit margin of 3.4% over the past year compared with 0.6%...

Toyota Boshoku (TSE:3116) has drawn attention after reporting higher nine-month profits. The company reaffirmed expectations for a strong full-year recovery, kept its dividend unchanged, and pointed to improved asset and equity ratios. See our latest analysis for Toyota Boshoku. The latest earnings update appears to have supported stronger momentum, with a 1-day share price return of 4.53% and a 90-day share price return of 21.82%. The 1-year total shareholder return of 48.59% points to gains...

Guidance revision and earnings highlight Fanuc’s latest move Fanuc (TSE:6954) reported new figures after raising its full year earnings guidance and posting nine month results that show higher sales and net income compared with a year earlier. See our latest analysis for Fanuc. The guidance revision and earnings update came alongside strong recent market interest, with a 29.93% 90 day share price return and 55.92% 1 year total shareholder return suggesting momentum has been building rather...

Nichias has completed its previously announced share repurchase program, buying back 735,100 shares, or 1.15% of its outstanding stock, for ¥4,999.81 million by January 23, 2026. The closure of this buyback plan, following additional repurchases of 287,600 shares earlier in January, underscores management’s active use of capital-return measures to adjust the company’s equity base. We will now examine how the completion of Nichias’s share repurchase program shapes its investment narrative and...

DENSO (TSE:6902) has reported fresh numbers for Q3 2026, with quarterly revenue at ¥1.84t and basic EPS of ¥19.10, setting the tone for how the market will parse its recent run of results. The company has seen revenue move between ¥1.72t and ¥1.88t over the last six reported quarters, while EPS has ranged from ¥19.10 to ¥42.09. This gives investors a clearer view of how profits have tracked against a fairly steady top line as net profit margins remained close to the mid single digits. See our...

Hino Motors (TSE:7205) has drawn fresh attention after reporting a return to profit for the nine months to December 31, 2025, and increasing its full-year earnings forecast on January 29, 2026. See our latest analysis for Hino Motors. The strong 1 day share price return of 8.02% and 7 day gain of 25.65% suggest momentum has picked up quickly around the earnings upgrade and integration news. This is despite the 1 year total shareholder return being roughly flat and the 5 year total shareholder...

Toyota Industries (TSE:6201) has just posted another quarter of heavy top line scale, with Q2 2026 revenue at ¥1.07t and basic EPS of ¥37.72 loss, following Q1 2026 revenue of ¥990.54b and basic EPS of ¥340.91. Over the past few reported periods, revenue has ranged from ¥989.73b in Q2 2025 to ¥1.07t in Q2 2026, while basic EPS has moved between ¥46.08 in Q4 2025 and ¥358.18 in Q1 2025, giving investors a wide earnings range to assess. With a trailing net profit margin of 5% compared with a...

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank (TSE:8361) recently held a board meeting on January 26, 2026, to address the dissolution of one of its subsidiaries, raising fresh questions for investors about future operational focus and capital deployment. See our latest analysis for Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank. That decision on the subsidiary comes at a time when the share price has shown strong momentum, with a 1 month share price return of 23.34% and a 90 day share price return of 60.69%. Meanwhile, the 1 year total...

Mitsui (TSE:8031) has put out its latest Q3 2026 scorecard, anchored by prior quarter revenue of ¥3.46 trillion and EPS of ¥80.73, alongside trailing 12 month revenue of ¥14.09 trillion and EPS of ¥315.98 that frame the earnings power investors are focused on right now. Over the past few reported periods, revenue moved from ¥3.83 trillion in Q1 2025 to ¥3.50 trillion in Q2 2025, then to ¥3.65 trillion and ¥3.68 trillion in Q3 and Q4 2025, before landing at ¥3.30 trillion and ¥3.46 trillion in...

TIS (TSE:3626) has just reported its Q3 2026 results, with recent quarterly revenue sitting at ¥148.2 billion and basic EPS at ¥49.05, while trailing twelve month figures show revenue of ¥584.7 billion and EPS of ¥228.82. Over the past few reported periods, revenue has moved from ¥141.0 billion and EPS of ¥58.74 in Q3 2025 to ¥140.3 billion and EPS of ¥54.02 in Q1 2026, then ¥148.2 billion and EPS of ¥49.05 in Q2 2026. This sets the stage for investors to focus on how steady profit levels and...

Japan Airlines (TSE:9201) has put up another solid set of numbers, with Q2 2026 revenue at ¥505.1b and basic EPS of ¥92.91, underpinned by net income of ¥40.57b. Over the last few quarters the company has seen revenue move from ¥447.5b and EPS of ¥36.63 in Q4 2025 to ¥478.8b and ¥62.03 in Q1 2026, before reaching ¥505.1b and ¥92.91 most recently. Trailing 12 month EPS sits at ¥285.87. Net profit margins over the past year were 6.5% compared to 4.8% previously, and earnings growth over the...

Seiko Epson (TSE:6724) has put another set of numbers on the board for Q3 2026, with recent quarterly revenue running between ¥320.9b and ¥349.6b and Basic EPS ranging from ¥12.50 to ¥74.1 over the last six reported quarters, alongside net income that has moved between ¥4.1b and ¥24.1b. Over that stretch, the company has seen revenue shift from ¥337.6b in Q2 2025 to ¥346.5b in Q2 2026 and EPS move from ¥12.50 to ¥37.61. This frames the latest release against a year of steady top line and...

Sumitomo Chemical Company (TSE:4005) has released its latest numbers with Q2 2026 revenue at ¥569.3 billion and basic EPS of ¥27.02, following Q1 2026 revenue of ¥526.1 billion and a basic EPS loss of ¥2.76. Over the prior fiscal year, revenue moved between ¥612.1 billion and ¥701.4 billion per quarter while basic EPS ranged from a loss of ¥18.89 to a profit of ¥21.46, setting a mixed backdrop for the latest result. For investors, the key question now is how much of this EPS rebound reflects...

West Japan Railway (TSE:9021) has put another quarter on the board, with Q2 2026 revenue at ¥444.8b and basic EPS of ¥82.53, set against trailing twelve month revenue of ¥1.77t and EPS of ¥280.57 that frame the latest run rate. Over the past few reported periods, revenue has moved from ¥408.6b in Q2 2025 to ¥462.3b in Q4 2025 and then to ¥427.1b and ¥444.8b in Q1 and Q2 2026. Over the same stretch, quarterly EPS shifted from ¥66.41 to a small loss of ¥1.47, then ¥79.03, ¥95.53, ¥104.54 and...

Sumitomo Electric Industries (TSE:5802) has just reported its latest results with investors focused on how its quarterly revenue and EPS compare with a backdrop of steadily building earnings over recent years. The company has seen quarterly revenue move from about ¥1.11t in Q1 2025 to ¥1.23t in Q4 2025 and ¥1.23t in Q2 2026, while basic EPS has shifted from ¥40.73 to ¥102.69 and then ¥80.55 over the same periods. With trailing 12 month EPS at ¥276.90 and a net margin of 4.5%, the story this...