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Full-Year FY2026 Results
Date of Release: May 7, 2026
Earnings Call: May 8, 2026
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FY2026 Results
FY2027 Guidance
AI CFO Presentation
Release: 10:00 AM, May. 8, 2026 (JST)
Medium-Term Strategy Update
Q&A Session
Appendix 1 Reference Materials Appendix 2 Investors Guide (Summary)
A fact sheet is available in PDF or excel on our website at https://www.japanlifeline.com/investors/
[Note] The fiscal year (FY) ends on March 31 of each year. 'FY20XX' refers to the fiscal year ending March 31, 20XX unless otherwise stated. 2
FY2026 Results
FY2027 Guidance
Medium-Term Strategy Update
Q&A Session
Appendix 1 Reference Materials Appendix 2 Investors Guide (Summary)
A fact sheet is available in PDF or excel on our website at https://www.japanlifeline.com/investors/
[Note] The fiscal year (FY) ends on March 31 of each year. 'FY20XX' refers to the fiscal year ending March 31, 20XX unless otherwise stated. 3
Highlights
(¥mn) | FY2026 |
Net Sales | ATH 59,187 +4.6% YoY |
Operating Profit | ATH 12,606 +2.3% YoY |
Net Income*1 | ATH 9,350 +0.4% YoY |
External
Factors
Net sales, operating profit, and net profit all reached record-highs
(+) AF procedure volume nearly +10% YoY
(ー) PFA*2 impacts on select products
Internal Factors
(+) Strong sales of core products*3
(+) Continued double-digit growth in New TAs*4
(ー) Increase in personnel and R&D expenses
(ー) Inventory write-down & HQ relocation costs
One-time factor
4
*1 Profit attributable to owners of parent *2 Pulsed Field Ablation; becoming widespread as a new treatment for arrhythmia *3 Four highly competitive products of special focus: (1) Intracardiac
defibrillation catheter [EP/ABL], (2) Femoral vein hemostatic device [EP/ABL], (3) S-ICD [CRM], (4) Frozen Elephant Trunk [CV] *4 Neurovascular and Gastrointestinal
Growth in sales & profit; net sales, OP, and NP reached record highs
(¥mn except for per share amount)
Net sales Gross profit
FY2025
56,610
%
60.4%
59.4%
(100bps) (ー) Product mix deteriorated
SG&A
21,864
22,567
+703
+3.2% (ー) Personnel and R&D expenses increased
34,191
FY2026
ATH
Change
Amount %
Comments
59,187 | +2,577 | +4.6% |
35,174 | +983 | +2.9% |
(+) Sales volume increased with more cases (+) New therapeutic areas expanded
(+) Sales volume increased with more cases (ー) Reimbursement revision (2-mon impact)
Operating profit 12,326 ATH | 12,606 | +280 | +2.3% | ||||
% | 21.8% | 21.3% | (50bps) | ||||
Net income*1 | 9,317 | ATH | 9,350 | +32 | +0.4% | (ー) Inventory write-downs due to withdrawal from cholangioscope*2 and HeartLight X3*3 business | |
% | 16.5% | 15.8% | (70bps) | (Non-operating ¥295mn) (ー) HQ relocation costs (Extraordinary losses ¥108mn) (ー) Recognized deferred tax assets in FY2025*4 | |||
Proprietary sales mix | 57.4% | 56.0% | (140bps) | Procured products sales: +7.9% YoY -->Neurovascular, hemostatic devices and others | |||
International sales mix | 1.9% | 2.5% | +60bps | Proprietary products sales: +1.9% YoY | |||
Basic EPS (¥) | 131.43 | 133.30 | +1.87 | +1.4% | |||
*1 Profit attributable to owners of parent *2 Cholangioscopy system [GI] *3 Endoscopic laser ablation catheter "HeartLight X3"[EP/Ablation] *4 Recorded 351 million yen in deferred tax assets, as it 5
became highly probable that temporary differences related to valuation losses on investment securities would reverse within a foreseeable period.
Growth in core products & new TAs offset PFA impacts and higher SG&A, securing profit growth
Personnel
(462)
R&D (251)
Sales-related (212)
New TAs
Neuro
Gastro
+349
+296
PFA impact (1,094)
(Eso catheter & others)
Core Products*1
Defibrillation
catheter(BeeAT) +888
Hemostatic device +685
FET *² +128
S-ICD +6
+1,708
+646
Other products
Increase in SG&A expenses
(Excl. one-off)
YoY
+ 280
Up 2.3%
(¥mn)
12,326
New TAs
(941) (430) +377
12,606
Core Products
(1,080)
One-off factors (Positive)
Bad Debt Related *⁴ +387
Misc. Income *⁵ (10)
Selling price decline (185)
Reimbursement revision
(100)
Sales transfer (a certain
product in GI) (138)
Sales volume Unit price*3
FY2025
Operating Profit
Sales/COGS-related factors
+983
SG&A-related factors
(703)
FY2026
Operating Profit
*1 Strategically focused products *2 Frozen Elephant Trunk *3 Main factors include changes in selling/cost prices, and impact from product disposal/valuation loss *4 Recorded ¥199mn provision for doubtful accounts for one 6
client in FY2025. Reversed ¥199mn of this provision in FY2026 due to partial debt recovery. *5 Misc. income related to inventory transfer following termination of Baylis product sales agreement occurred in Q1 FY2025
Net sales and operating profit slightly missed guidance; net profit landed on plan
aided by tax credits
(¥mn)
59,300
Net sales
Vs. Full-year
Guidance
99.8%
59,187
59,300
(¥mn)
12,900
Operating profit
12,900
(¥mn)
Vs. Full-year
Guidance
97.7%
12,606
9,824
6,620
6,300
3,272
3M
6M
9M
12M
FY2026
Net income
9,350
Vs. Full-year
Guidance
100.4%
9,350
6,821
4,774
4,500
2,302
3M
6M
9M
12M
FY2026
9,350
44,475
44,405
9,675
7,013
29,650
29,285
29,300
6,450
4,675
14,825
14,616
3,225
2,338
0 0
3M 6M 9M 12M FY2026
Actual Guidance
Actual Guidance0
Actual Guidance 7Existing Businesses Composition: 92%*1
CRM (Cardiac Rhythm Management)
22%
EP/Ablation
49%
Cardiovascular
21%
Implantable electric devices to treat arrhythmias
Stable
Medical tubes used in arrhythmia procedures
[Core Product]
Vascular grafts used in aortic surgeries
Core
Business
[Core Product] S-ICD
Intracardiac Defibrillation Catheter
[Core Product] Hemostatic Device
Business
[Core Product] Frozen Elephant Trunk
New Therapeutic Areas Composition: 8%*1
Neurovascular
Medical devices used to treat neurovascular diseases
5%
High
Gastrointestinal 3%
Medical devices used to treat digestive diseases
*1 Composition rates are actual results for FY2026
Aspiration Catheter
Embolic Coil
Growth Business
Bile-Duct Tube Stent 8
Sales
Revenue tied to procedure volume
Number of procedures
Our market share
Official Prices
Wholesale price rate
Volume
Unit Price
--> National health insurance reimbursement prices (NHI)
Most of our products are single-use medical devices used in surgeries 9
Achieved +4.6% YoY sales growth driven by expansion in existing & new TAs
YoY
(¥mn)
FY2025
Net Sales
Discontinued operations
(Coronary
+2,577+819
56,610
Cardiac Rhythm Management
+1,264
+451
Cardiovascular Neurovascular
+316
Gastrointestinal
Intervention)
(63)
59,187
(210) EP/Ablation
Existing businesses
+1,504
New therapeutic areas
+1,135
Up 4.6%
FY2026
Net Sales 10
FY2026 Cardiac Rhythm Management
New TAs
Existing Businesses
Lead management launch offsets pacemaker declineNet Sales Sales Highlights
(¥mn)
T-ICD
CRT-D
AED
and others
13,267
YoY
(1.6%)
(14.2%)
13,057
Pacemaker-related
Others
Lead Extraction
(ー) Pacemakers: (14.2%) YoYCompetitor leadless devices increasing in new implant cases
Core Product
ICD market expanded due to penetration of preventive implantations*¹
Q4 impacted by competitor's new product launch
(+) Lead Extraction: incremental contributionS-ICD
Sales launched in Q1. Added a new product in Q4
+0.4%
S-ICD
Core
FY2025 FY2026
*1 ICD implantation before the onset of lethal arrhythmia to prevent sudden cardiac death
EMBLEM S-ICD
(Boston Scientific)
Lead extraction device
TightRail
(Philips) 11
Core product growth offsets negative PFA impactNet Sales Sales Highlights
(¥mn)
Ablation catheter
Steerable sheath
Export sales and others
Radiofrequency Transseptal Wire XEROstar
(Proprietary product)
27,845
YoY
+4.5%
(3.4%)
(47.6%)
+61.7%
+7.6%
29,109
Core
Hemostatic
Device
EP Cathete*r1
Others
Defibrillation Catheter
Core
Eso Catheter
(+) AF procedure volume: nearly +10% YoY
Core Product
(+) Defibrillation catheter: +7.6% YoY
Volume +8.6%; Est. 95% market share (Mar. 26)
Core Product
(+) Hemostasis device: +61.7% YoY
Number of adopting mid-small facilities increased; contribution from additionally introduced large size began
(ー) PFA*2 impact
PFA penetration: 65% of all AF cases (slight increase from Q3)
Sales of Eso catheter and EP catheter declined However, the impact largely ran its course in Q3
(+) Launched proprietary transseptal wire
Received generally high evaluations in initial clinical use
FY2025 FY2026
*1 PFA = Pulsed Field Ablation, a new catheter ablation treatment method promoted by three foreign competitors *2 Electrophysiology catheters excluding intracardiac defibrillation catheter 12
and esophageal temperature monitoring catheter
Steady sales growth amid favorable market conditionsNet Sales Sales Highlights
(¥mn)
ASD closure devices
TAVI guidewire
Delivery catheter system for Heartseed and others
Frozen Elephant Trunk Integrated graft model Frozenix 4 Branched
(Proprietary product)
12,206
YoY
+3.7%
(1.7%)
+4.6%
+3.9%
12,657
Frozen Elephant Trunk
Core
Vascular Graft
EVAR
Others
(+) Frozen Elephant Trunk: +3.9% YoYCore Product
Domestic market volume +3.1%; maintained 90% market share (est. Mar. 26)
(+) Vascular graft: +4.6% YoYCompetitor product line exits driving share gains
(ー) EVAR*1: (1.7%) YoYImpacted by intensified competition
(+) OthersSensor-equipped TAVI*2 guidewire (from Q2)
Collab with Heartseed, selling delivery catheter system (Q2)
FY2025 FY2026
*1 Endovascular Aortic Repair; treated with abdominal stent grafts *2 TAVI=Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation 13
Strong aspiration catheters; new models drive coil growthNet Sales Sales Highlights
(¥mn)
Microcatheter and others
1,842
YoY
FY2025
2.0x
Others
Stent Retriever
Embolic Coil
Others
Stent Retriever
Embolic Coil
Aspiration Catheter
Aspiration Catheter
FY2026
+44.5%+19.6%
2,661
(+) Aspiration catheter: 1.7x YoYHighly evaluated product performance driving expansion in adopting facilities; Est. 20% market share
(+) Embolic coils: +19.6% YoYIncreased market awareness; expanded range of cases
Progress in opening new sales channels (e.g., Radiology dept.)
1.7x
Embolic Coil
MEGAnir HELICAL
(New radiology-focused model, Wallaby Medical)
Aspiration Catheter
Esperance 3+
(New distal vessels-focused model, Wallaby Medical)
Stent Retriever
pRESET
(phenox, a company of
Wallaby Medical Group 14
Bile-duct tube stents accelerate, sustaining double-digit growthNet Sales Sales Highlights
(¥mn)
Biliary dilation balloon and others
1,345
YoY*1
+23.5%(34.0%)
+10.0%
2.2x
1,661
(+) Bile-duct tube stents: +49.3% YoYNew model launched in Q1 received favorable reception; prioritized existing customers due to inventory constraints
(+) ERCP guidewire: 2.2x YoY (+) GI stents: +10.0% YoYRecovering from previous year's voluntary recall impact
(ー) Liver cancer ablation needle: (34.0%) YoYSelling price impacted by shift to partner-led distribution
model
Bile-Duct Tube Stent
ERCP Guidewire
GI Stent
Ablation Needle for Liver Cancer
Others
+49.3%
FY2025 FY2026
Bile-Duct Tube Stent
REGULUS
(Proprietary product)
Straight model Pigtail model (New)
*1 Excluding discontinued PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) business. Reported Gastrointestinal segment net sales including PCI: FY2025 ¥1,448mn vs FY2026 ¥1,701mn (+17.4% YoY) 15
FY2026 Results
FY2027 Guidance
Medium-Term Strategy Update
Q&A Session
Appendix 1 Reference Materials Appendix 2 Investors Guide (Summary)
A fact sheet is available in PDF or excel on our website at https://www.japanlifeline.com/investors/
[Note] The fiscal year (FY) ends on March 31 of each year. 'FY20XX' refers to the fiscal year ending March 31, 20XX unless otherwise stated. 16
Full-Year Earnings Guidance
(¥mn) | FY2027 Est. |
Net Sales | ATH 63,200 +6.8% YoY |
Operating Profit | 10,700 (15.1%) YoY |
Net Profit*1 | 8,000 (14.4%) YoY |
External Factors
(+) AF procedure volume +9% YoY
(ー) Reimbursement price decline (Jun. 2026) (ー) Higher manufacturing costs and SG&A
due to inflation
Internal
Factors
(+) Solid core product*2 sales
One-time factor
(ー) Acceleration of growth investments (ー) HQ relocation costs
17
*1 Profit attributable to owners of parent *2 Five highly competitive products of special focus: (1) Intracardiac defibrillation catheter [EP/Ablation], (2) Femoral vein hemostatic device [EP/Ablation], (3) Transseptal wire "XEROstar" [EP/Ablation] (Newly added from FY2027), (4) S-ICD [Rhythm Devices], (5) Frozen Elephant Trunk [Cardiovascular]
Expect record sales; lower profit due to deliberate future investments
(¥mn except for per
share amount)
FY2026
FY2027
Est.
Change
Comments
Amount
%
Net sales
59,187
ATH 63,200
+4,012
+6.8%
(+) Sales volume increased with more cases and new products (ー) Reimbursement price decline (Jun. 26; 10-month impact)
Gross profit
35,174
36,600
+1,425
+4.1%
(+) Sales support for competitor's RF needle ended (Dec. 2025)
-> Shift to proprietary product sales (from Mar. 2026)
(ー) Increase in manufacturing costs (raw materials and labor
costs)
%
59.4%
57.9%
(150bps)
SG&A
22,567
25,900
+3,332
+14.8%
(ー) Acceleration of growth investments including R&D expenses
(ー) Increase in personnel expenses
(ー) Higher SG&A expenses due to inflationary pressures
(ー) Non-recurring expenses incl. one-time HQ relocation costs
Operating profit
12,606
10,700
(1,906)
(15.1%)
%
21.3%
16.9%
(440bps)
Net income*1
9,350
8,000
(1,350)
(14.4%)
(+) Sale of investment securities (Extraordinary income) (+) Decrease in fixed asset disposal losses (Extraordinary loss)
%
15.8%
12.7%
(310bps)
Proprietary sales mix
56.0%
57.9%
+190bps
Procured product sales: +2% YoY
Proprietary product sales: +10% YoY
International sales mix
2.5%
2.7%
+20bps
Basic EPS (¥)
131.43
114.02
(17.41)
(13.3%)
*1 Profit attributable to owners of parent
Solid sales, but profit down on strategic investments, one-off costs, and inflation
Core Products*¹ +2,520
Defibrillation catheter +1,200
RF Wire +880
Others +440
New TAs +420
Other products (490)
Sales support for RF needle (440)
+2,450
Unit price Impact
and other factors *2
(1,025)
Increase in SG&A
expenses
(Excl. growth investments and one-off factors)
Personnel (900)
Depreciation (300)
IT-related (180)
Increase in growth
YoY
(1,906)
(¥mn)
12,606
Sales volume impact
Selling price decline (320) (Reimbursement price cut)
(1,217)
investments
(1,300)
One-off factors
(814)
Down 15.1%
10,700
Increase in mfg costs (610)
(Raw materials and labor costs)
R&D investment (1,040)
Malaysia factory (260) (establishing OEM mfg line)
HQ relocation-related
(596)
Bad debt related*³ (218)
FY2026
Operating Profit
Sales/COGS-related factors
+1,425
SG&A-related factors
(3,332)
FY2027
Operating Profit Est.
19
*1 Five highly competitive products of special focus: (1) Intracardiac defibrillation catheter [EP/Ablation], (2) Femoral vein hemostatic device [EP/Ablation], (3) RF transseptal wire [EP/Ablation] (newly added this time), (4) S-ICD [Rhythm Devices], (5) Frozen Elephant Trunk [Cardiovascular] *2 Mainly comprised of changes in unit selling prices and unit manufacturing costs. Includes impact from product disposal and inventory valuation losses and other factors. *3 FY2026: Recorded reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts related to a specific customer
Price revision impact limited: approx. ¥400mn net sales reduction, significantly lighter than the previous cycle
(¥mn) | Prev. Revision (Jun. 2024) Sales Impact*1 | Current Revision (Jun. 2026) Sales Impact |
CRM | (650) | (80) |
EP/Ablation | (280) | (250) |
Cardiovascular | (70) | 0 |
Neurovascular | 0 | (80) |
Gastrointestinal | (30) | 0 |
Total net sales | (1,030) | (410) |
% of total net sales*2 | (Approx. 2%) | (1%-) |
Major Products: Price Reductions ≥ 3% | Pre-revision (¥) | Post-revision (¥) | Rate (%) | |
CRM | Pacemaker lead | 71,100 | 67,500 | (5.1%) |
CRT-D | 3,720,000 | 3,460,000 | (7.0%) | |
EP/ABL | EP Catheter (Standard) | 43,100 | 40,500 | (6.0%) |
〃(Coronary sinus) | 64,000 | 58,700 | (8.3%) | |
〃(Atrioventricular annulus) | 145,000 | 137,000 | (5.5%) | |
Neuro | Aspiration catheter | 273,000 | 246,000 | (9.9%) |
*1 Assumes all other variables remain constant, isolating the impact of price revisions. *2 Calculated as (net sales after revision / net sales before revision) -1*100 20
