Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd. TSE:4997
Nihon Nohyaku : Summary of Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2026
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Notice: This document is an excerpt translation of the original Japanese document and is only for reference purposes. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the original Japanese document, the latter shall prevail.
Company name: NIHON NOHYAKU CO., LTD. Stock exchange listing: Tokyo
Stock code: 4997 URL https://www.nichino.co.jp/ Representative: President Hiroyuki Iwata
Inquiries: General Manager of General Affairs & Legal
May 13, 2026
Department
Masaki Yoshioka TEL +81-570-09-1177
Scheduled date of ordinary general meeting of shareholders: June 17, 2026 Scheduled date of commencement of dividend payments: June 18, 2026 Scheduled date to file Securities Report: June 12, 2026 Preparation of supplementary material on financial results: No
Holding of financial results meeting: Yes (for analysts and institutional investors)
(Amounts less than one million yen are rounded down)
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Consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 (from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026)
Consolidated operating results Percentages indicate year-on-year changes
Net sales
Operating profit
Ordinary profit
Profit attributable to owners of parent
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025
Millions of yen
111,822
99,966
% 11.9
(3.0)
Millions of yen
10,878
8,576
% 26.8
15.3
Millions of yen
10,527
7,086
% 48.6
19.5
Millions of yen
7,228
2,356
% 206.8
(50.7)
(Note) Comprehensive income: Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026: 9,446 million yen [-%]
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025: 698 million yen [(91.9)%]
Earnings
per share
Diluted earnings per
share
Profit/equity
Ordinary
profit/total assets
Operating
profit/net sales
Yen
Yen
%
%
%
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
92.32
-
8.9
6.9
9.7
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025
30.06
-
3.0
4.6
8.6
(Reference) Share of profit of entities accounted for using equity method: Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026: 842 million yen
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025: 508 million yen
Consolidated financial position
Total assets
Net assets
Equity ratio
Net assets per share
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
%
Yen
As of March 31, 2026
154,962
87,093
54.9
1,086.21
As of March 31, 2025
152,216
79,423
50.8
987.63
(Reference) Equity: As of March 31, 2026: 85,077 million yen
As of March 31, 2025: 77,288 million yen
Consolidated cash flows
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
4,526
(1,851)
(7,780)
18,843
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025
10,405
(354)
(6,940)
22,219
-
Cash dividends
Annual dividends per share
Total cash dividends (annual)
Dividend payout ratio
(consolidated)
Ratio of dividends to net assets
(consolidated)
1st quarter-end
2nd quarter-end
3rd quarter-end
Year-end
Total
Yen
Yen
Yen
Yen
Yen
Millions of
yen
%
%
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025
-
10.00
-
12.00
22.00
1,732
73.2
2.2
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
-
12.00
-
24.00
36.00
2,835
39.0
3.5
Fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 (Forecast)
-
14.00
-
24.00
38.00
40.2
-
Forecast of consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 (from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027)
Percentages indicate year-on-year changes
NotesNet sales
Operating profit
Ordinary profit
Profit attributable to owners of parent
Earnings per share
First half Full year
Millions of yen
48,800
116,000
% 2.3
3.7
Millions of yen
4,900
11,500
% 4.5
5.7
Millions of yen
5,200
11,000
%
11.5
4.5
Millions of yen
3,800
7,400
% 12.7
2.4
Yen 48.53
94.50
Significant changes in the scope of consolidation during the period ended March 31, 2026: Yes
Newly included: Five companies (Nichino Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Nichino do Brasil Agroquimicos Ltda., Interagro (UK) Ltd., and two other companies)
Excluded: None
Changes in accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates, and restatement of prior period financial statements Changes in accounting policies due to revisions to accounting standards and other regulations: No Changes in accounting policies due to other reasons: No
Changes in accounting estimates: No
Restatement of prior period financial statements: No
Number of issued shares (common shares)
As of March 31, 2026 | 81,967,082 shares | As of March 31, 2025 | 81,967,082 shares |
As of March 31, 2026 | 3,641,498 shares | As of March 31, 2025 | 3,710,277 shares |
Total number of issued shares at the end of the period (including treasury shares) Number of treasury shares at the end of the period
Average number of shares during the period
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 | 78,304,428 shares | Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 | 78,385,260 shares |
Shares of the Company held by the Board Benefit Trust are included in the treasury shares which are excluded from the calculation of the number of treasury shares at the end of the period and the average number of shares during the period.
(Reference) Summary of Non-consolidated Financial Results 1. Non-consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 (April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026)Non-consolidated operating results Percentages indicate year-on-year changes
Net sales
Operating profit
Ordinary profit
Profit
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025
Million yen
%
Million yen
%
Million yen
%
Million yen
%
57,361
53,821
6.6
1.9
4,092
4,138
(1.1)
8.6
5,653
5,499
2.8
6.6
4,619
(2,731)
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-
Earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
Yen
Yen
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
58.99
-
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025
(34.85)
-
Non-consolidated financial position
Total assets
Net assets
Equity ratio
Net assets per share
Million yen
Million yen
%
Yen
As of March 31, 2026
94,127
68,508
72.8
874.66
As of March 31, 2025
96,228
65,168
67.7
832.76
(Reference) Equity: As of March 31, 2026: 68,508 million yen
As of March 31, 2025: 65,168 million yen
These financial results are outside the scope of audit by certified public accountants or an audit corporation.
Explanation of the proper use of financial results forecast and other notes
The earnings forecasts and other forward-looking statements herein are based on information currently available to the Company and certain assumptions deemed reasonable. Actual results may differ significantly from these forecasts due to various factors.
3. Consolidated Financial Statements and Primary Notes(1) Consolidated balance sheets
Assets
Current assets
(Millions of yen) As of March 31, 2025 As of March 31, 2026
Cash and deposits | 23,332 | 20,253 |
Notes and accounts receivable - trade, and contract assets | 47,513 | 47,049 |
Electronically recorded monetary claims - operating | 3,084 | 4,620 |
Merchandise and finished goods | 22,827 | 28,628 |
Work in process | 760 | 888 |
Raw materials and supplies | 14,150 | 11,400 |
Other | 5,744 | 5,929 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (775) | (921) |
Total current assets | 116,639 | 117,848 |
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Buildings and structures, net | 3,961 | 3,902 |
Machinery, equipment and vehicles, net | 5,098 | 5,353 |
Land | 5,548 | 5,452 |
Construction in progress | 326 | 397 |
Other, net | 1,171 | 1,979 |
Total property, plant and equipment | 16,106 | 17,085 |
Intangible assets | ||
Goodwill | - | 757 |
Software | 1,385 | 1,751 |
Technical assets | - | 754 |
Other | 592 | 580 |
Total intangible assets | 1,977 | 3,844 |
Investments and other assets Investment securities | 11,883 | 11,321 |
Deferred tax assets | 1,263 | 1,364 |
Retirement benefit asset | 2,427 | 2,306 |
Other | 2,166 | 1,418 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (248) | (227) |
Total investments and other assets | 17,492 | 16,184 |
Total non-current assets | 35,576 | 37,114 |
Total assets | 152,216 | 154,962 |
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
(Millions of yen) As of March 31, 2025 As of March 31, 2026
Notes and accounts payable - trade | 21,646 | 20,113 |
Electronically recorded obligations - operating | 652 | 154 |
Short-term borrowings | 12,742 | 10,207 |
Current portion of bonds payable | 3,826 | - |
Accrued expenses | 5,839 | 6,372 |
Income taxes payable | 1,158 | 1,031 |
Provision for bonuses | 967 | 1,193 |
Provision for bonuses for directors (and other officers) | 32 | 105 |
Provision for environmental measures | 809 | 309 |
Electronically recorded obligations - non-operating | 63 | 92 |
Liabilities related to charged supply | 1,241 | 1,388 |
Other | 2,889 | 3,706 |
Total current liabilities | 51,870 | 44,673 |
Non-current liabilities | ||
Bonds payable | 1,505 | 5,924 |
Long-term borrowings | 15,435 | 12,285 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 446 | 992 |
Provision for retirement benefits for directors (and other officers) | 84 | 96 |
Provision for share awards | 161 | 153 |
Provision for environmental measures | 927 | 618 |
Retirement benefit liability | 937 | 939 |
Other | 1,423 | 2,185 |
Total non-current liabilities | 20,922 | 23,195 |
Total liabilities | 72,792 | 67,869 |
Net assets Shareholders' equity
Share capital | 14,939 | 14,939 |
Capital surplus | 15,071 | 15,071 |
Retained earnings | 46,420 | 51,892 |
Treasury shares | (2,026) | (1,986) |
Total shareholders' equity | 74,405 | 79,916 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||
Valuation difference on available-for-sale securities | 1,421 | 1,997 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 796 | 2,726 |
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans | 665 | 436 |
Total accumulated other comprehensive income | 2,883 | 5,160 |
Non-controlling interests | 2,134 | 2,015 |
Total net assets | 79,423 | 87,093 |
Total liabilities and net assets | 152,216 | 154,962 |
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