Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

July 30, 2025

Stock code: 5857

Shares listed: Tokyo Stock Exchange - Prime Market

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Representative: Tomoya Higashiura, Representative Director, President & CEO For further information please contact: Jiro Saito, General Manager, Corporate Planning &

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Start of dividend payment: -Supplementary materials for the financial results: Yes Investor conference for the financial results: No

(Rounded down to the nearest million yen)

1. Results of the three months ended June 30, 2025 (From April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025)

   1. Results of operations (cumulative) (Percentage: Changes relative to corresponding previous period)

      	Revenue	Operating profit	Profit before tax	Profit	Profit attributable to owners of parent	Total comprehensive income
      The three months ended June 30, 2025 June 30, 2024	Millions of yen % 137,120 48.6 92,300 47.5	Millions of yen % 5,928 63.9 3,617 47.0	Millions of yen % 4,989 31.4 3,796 49.3	Millions of yen % 3,633 13.6 3,197 33.4	Millions of yen % 3,639 13.8 3,197 33.4	Millions of yen % 17,347 110.3 8,249 (22.8)

      	Basic earnings per share	Diluted earnings per share
      The three months ended	Yen	Yen
      June 30, 2025	47.51	43.11
      June 30, 2024	41.83	37.99

   2. Financial Position

   	Total assets	Total equity	Equity attributable to owners of parent	Equity attributable to owners of parent ratio
   As of	Millions of yen	Millions of yen	Millions of yen	%
   June 30, 2025	505,985	140,672	140,633	27.8
   March 31, 2025	490,037	126,349	126,301	25.8

2. Dividend payments

   	Dividends per share
   	First quarter	Second quarter	Third quarter	Year-end	Annual
   	Yen	Yen	Yen	Yen	Yen
   Year ended March 31, 2025	-	40.00	-	40.00	80.00
   Year ending March 31, 2026	-
   Year ending March 31, 2026 (Forecast)		40.00	-	40.00	80.00

   (Note) Revisions in dividend forecast in the current period: No

3. Forecast (From April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026) (Percentage: Changes relative to corresponding previous period)

   	Revenue	Operating profit	Profit before tax	Profit attributable to owners of parent	Basic earnings per share
   	Millions of yen %	Millions of yen %	Millions of yen %	Millions of yen %	Yen
   Six months ending September 30, 2025	219,822 (8.5)	10,706 28.7	10,653 26.9	8,131 23.1	106.13
   Year ending March 31, 2026	448,199 (11.5)	22,000 10.1	21,895 6.9	16,179 13.1	211.18

   (Note) Revisions in forecast in the current period: No

   • Notes

     1. Significant changes in the scope of consolidation during the period: No

     2. Changes in accounting policies and accounting estimates

        1. Changes in accounting policies required by IFRS: No

        2. Changes other than (i) above: No

        3. Changes in accounting estimates: No

     3. Number of issued shares (common stock)

        1. Number of issued shares at the quarter end (including treasury stock)

           79,708,688 shares

           As of March 31, 2025

           79,708,688 shares

           As of June 30, 2025

           
           
           

        2. Number of treasury stock at the quarter end

           3,095,284 shares

           As of March 31, 2025

           3,095,284 shares

           As of June 30, 2025

           
           
           

        3. Averaged number of shares during the period (quarterly cumulative period)

           76,433,500 shares

           Three months ended June 30, 2024

           76,613,404 shares

           Three months ended June 30, 2025

           
           
           

   • Review of the Japanese-language originals of the attached quarterly consolidated financial statements by certified public accountants or an audit firm: No

   • Statement regarding the proper use of financial forecasts and other special remarks (Notes on forward looking statements, etc.)

These forecast performance figures are based on the information currently available to the Company's management and certain assumptions judged rational. Accordingly, there might be cases in which actual results materially differ from forecasts of this report. Please refer to page 3 "1. Overview of Consolidated Operating Results (3) Consolidated Performance Forecasts" for the assumptions used and other notes.

【Appendix】

Table of contents of the appendix

1. Overview of Consolidated Operating Results 2

   1. Overview of Consolidated Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 2

   2. Overview of Consolidated Financial Position and Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 2

   3. Consolidated Performance Forecasts 3

2. Condensed Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements 4

   1. Condensed Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 4

   2. Condensed Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income 6

   3. Condensed Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 7

   4. Condensed Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 8

   5. Condensed Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 10

   6. Notes on Condensed Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements 11

Segment information 11

Notes on assumptions for going concern 12

Significant subsequent events 12

1. Overview of Consolidated Operating Results

   1. Overview of Consolidated Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

      The financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2025 were as follows.

      Revenue 137,120 million yen (a year-on-year increase of 44,820 million yen, or +48.6 percent)

      Operating profit 5,928 million yen (a year-on-year increase of 2,310 million yen, or +63.9 percent)

      Profit before tax 4,989 million yen (a year-on-year increase of 1,192 million yen, or +31.4 percent)

      Profit attributable to owners of parent 3,639 million yen (a year-on-year increase of 442 million yen, or

      +13.8 percent)

      As for the precious metals recycling business, operating profit increased year on year. In the electronics and dental sectors, the volume collected and operating profit increased year on year. In the jewelry sector, as a result of placing greater emphasis on profitability, the volume of gold collected decreased year on year, but operating profit increased year on year. In the catalyst-related sector, the volume collected and operating profit decreased year on year. As for the precious metals refining-related business in North America, operating profit increased year on year. The precious metals refining, product, storage, and trading businesses performed well on the back of increased flows of gold and silver raw materials and products into the United States. As a result, operating profit in the Precious Metals business segment, which includes the precious metals recycling business and the precious metals refining-related business in North America, significantly increased year on year.

      In the Environmental Preservation business segment, the share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using equity method remained flat year on year.

   2. Overview of Consolidated Financial Position and Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

      As of June 30, 2025, total assets amounted to 505,985 million yen, up 15,948 million yen from the previous fiscal year end. This was mainly due to increases of 9,704 million yen in trade and other receivables and 3,926 million yen in inventories.

      Total liabilities amounted to 365,313 million yen, up 1,625 million yen from the previous fiscal year end. This was mainly due to increases of 2,200 million yen in bonds and loans payable, 16,523 million yen in other current liabilities and 3,779 million yen in deferred tax liabilities, while trade and other payables decreased by 6,845 million yen and other financial liabilities decreased by 12,286 million yen.

      Total equity amounted to 140,672 million yen, up 14,322 million yen from the previous fiscal year end. This was mainly due to an increase of 17,347 million yen in comprehensive income and a decrease of 3,064 million yen used for dividends.

      As a result, the equity attributable to owners of parent ratio changed to 27.8%, from 25.8% at the end of the previous fiscal year.

      Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to 508 million yen due mainly to 4,989 million yen of profit before tax, 650 million yen of depreciation and amortization, 3,954 million yen of increase in inventories, 3,395 million yen of increase in trade and other receivables, 4,566 million yen of decrease in trade, loans and other payables and 1,600 million yen of income taxes paid.

      Net cash used in investing activities amounted to 642 million yen due mainly to 3,115 million yen of purchase of property, plant and equipment, despite 2,695 million yen of collection of loans receivable.

      Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to 813 million yen due mainly to 615 million yen of net increase in short-term loans payable and 7,133 million yen of proceeds from long-term loans payable, despite 3,853 million yen of repayment of long-term loans payable and 3,045 million yen of cash dividends paid.

      As a result, cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2025 decreased by 398 million yen from March 31, 2025, to 17,157 million yen.

   3. Consolidated Performance Forecasts

No changes have been made to the forecasts going forward as they are in line with the financial forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 announced in the "Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025" made public on April 25, 2025.