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May 13, 2026
Company name SEIKAGAKU CORPORATION Stock exchange listings: Tokyo Prime Securities code 4548 URL https://www.seikagaku.co.jp/en/
Date of general shareholders'
meeting (as planned)
June 19, 2026 Dividend payable date (as planned)
June 22, 2026
(Yen amounts are rounded down to millions, unless otherwise noted.)
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 income
Ordinary income
Net income attributable to owners of parent
Fiscal year ended
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
March 31, 2026
36,645
(6.9)
(660)
-
1,679
(13.1)
1,473
21.3
March 31, 2025
39,374
8.7
1,333
207.8
1,933
14.3
1,214
(44.5)
Note:Comprehensive income For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 3,733 Millions of yen(54.4%) For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 2,417 Millions of yen ((62.6)%)
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
Rate of return on equity
Ordinary income to total assets ratio
Operating income to net sales ratio
Fiscal year ended
Yen
Yen
%
%
%
March 31, 2026
26.99
-
2.0
2.0
(1.8)
March 31, 2025
22.25
-
1.7
2.3
3.4
Consolidated financial position
Total assets
Net assets
Capital adequacy ratio
Net assets per share
As of
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
%
Yen
March 31, 2026
86,344
75,299
87.2
1,379.03
March 31, 2025
83,872
73,187
87.3
1,340.98
Reference:Owner's equity As of March 31, 2026 75,299 Millions of yen As of March 31, 2025 73,187 Millions of yen
Consolidated cash flows
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash and equivalents, end of period
Fiscal year ended
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
March 31, 2026
(1,347)
(3,508)
(1,677)
12,059
March 31, 2025
4,429
(3,540)
(1,571)
18,322
Cash dividends
Dividend per share
Total dividend paid
Payout ratio (consolidated)
Ratio of total amount of dividends to net assets (consolidated)
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Year end
Annual
Yen
Yen
Yen
Yen
Yen
Millions of
yen
%
%
Fiscal year ended March 31,
2025
-
15.00
-
15.00
30.00
1,637
134.8
2.3
Fiscal year ended March 31,
2026
-
15.00
-
15.00
30.00
1,638
111.2
2.2
Fiscal year ending March 31,
2027 (Forecast)
-
15.00
-
15.00
30.00
72.8
Consolidated financial forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 (from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027)
(Percentages indicate year-on-year changes.)
Net sales | Operating | income | Ordinary income | Net income attributable to owners of parent | Basic earnings per share | ||||
Fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 | Millions of yen | % | Millions of yen | % - | Millions of yen | % | Millions of yen | % | Yen |
41,850 | 14.2 | 2,050 | 4,200 | 150.0 | 2,250 | 52.7 | 41.21 | ||
Notes
Significant changes in the scope of consolidation during the period: None
Changes in accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates, and restatement
Changes in accounting policies due to revisions to accounting standards and other regulations:
None
Changes in accounting policies due to other reasons : None
Changes in accounting estimates : None
Restatement : None
Number of issued shares (common shares)
As of March 31, 2026 | 56,814,093 shares | As of March 31, 2025 | 56,814,093 shares |
As of March 31, 2026 | 2,211,301 shares | As of March 31, 2025 | 2,236,456 shares |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 | 54,595,536 shares | Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 | 54,572,641 shares |
Number of issued and outstanding shares at the end of fiscal year (including treasury stock)
Number of treasury stock at the end of fiscal year
Average number of shares
[Reference] Overview of non-consolidated financial results
Non-consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 (from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026)
Non-consolidated operating results (Percentages indicate year-on-year changes.)
Net sales
Operating income
Ordinary income
Net income attributable to owners of parent
Fiscal year ended
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
March 31, 2026
23,596
(11.4)
(1,924)
-
589
(54.8)
737
(20.1)
March 31, 2025
26,620
5.9
440
-
1,302
(27.8)
922
(63.6)
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
Fiscal year ended
Yen
Yen
March 31, 2026
13.50
-
March 31, 2025
16.90
-
Non-consolidated financial position
Total assets | Net assets | Capital adequacy ratio | Net assets per share | |
As of | Millions of yen | Millions of yen | % | Yen |
March 31, 2026 | 67,365 | 60,070 | 89.2 | 1,100.14 |
March 31, 2025 | 66,509 | 59,269 | 89.1 | 1,085.96 |
Reference:Owner's equity As of March 31, 2026 60,070 Millions of yen As of March 31, 2025 59,269 Millions of yen
These financial reports are not subject to audit of the certified public accountant and audit firm.
Disclaimer regarding forward-looking information including appropriate use of forecasted financial results
The above forecast has been prepared on the basis of economic circumstances, market trends, and other assumptions made at the time of release of this document. Actual results may differ from the forecast due to a variety of factors.
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Analysis of Results of Operations
Results of operations for the current fiscal year
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 (fiscal 2025), net sales were ¥36,645 million, down 6.9% year on year. The decrease is
attributable to factors including a steep decline in royalty income coupled with lower sales of overseas pharmaceuticals, despite higher sales from the LAL business.
The sales decrease led to an operating loss of ¥660 million. The sale of investment securities and other factors resulted in ordinary income of ¥1,679 million, down 13.1% year on year. Net income attributable to owners of parent rose 21.3% to ¥1,473 million, mainly due to a reassessment of deferred tax assets based on the outlook for future earnings.
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Net sales by segment Pharmaceutical Business
Seikagaku has adopted a business model of focusing management resources on R&D and manufacturing by forming alliances with domestic and overseas companies that have expertise in the Company's product fields and entrusting sales to these business partners, rather than having an in-house pharmaceuticals sales division. Also, royalty income related to the pharmaceutical business is mainly milestone royalty income received in accordance with R&D or sales progress.
- Domestic Pharmaceuticals (¥11,868 million, down 0.4% year on year)The market for joint function improvement agents was flat on a volume basis due to increases in prescriptions for non-injectable topical preparations and oral medications, despite a rising number of patients due to the burgeoning elderly population. Meanwhile,
the market for ophthalmic viscosurgical devices is showing a volume expansion trend driven by the growth in the elderly population.
Throughout these events, the joint function improvement agent ARTZ and the OPEGAN series of ophthalmic viscoelastic devices remained the market share leaders in their respective markets.
Revenue from domestic pharmaceuticals was at the prior-year level, mainly because an increase in sales of ARTZ attributable to shipment timing offset the impact of lower unit prices of the OPEGAN series.
- Overseas Pharmaceuticals (¥9,369 million, down 4.4% year on year)The market is showing a gradual growth trend against a backdrop of expansion of the elderly population in both countries. At the same time, uncertainty surrounding the impact of the government policies on the pharmaceutical industry in the U.S., together with together with expansion of the centralized procurement system by the national government and provinces in China, make it difficult to forecast market trends in these countries.
Revenue from overseas pharmaceuticals fell 4.4% year on year, mainly due to lower sales of SUPARTZ FX, a viscosupplement for the U.S. market, despite higher sales of Gel-One, an intra-articular single-injection viscosupplement for the treatment of knee
osteoarthritis for the U.S. market attributable to shipment timing. The impact of a shift to products that require fewer injections (one to three injections) in the U.S. market for joint function improvement agents is presumed to be a factor contributing to the decline in sales of SUPARTZ FX, a five-injection product, in addition to shipment timing.
As a result of these developments, coupled with an increase in revenue from bulk products and contract development and
manufacturing services (¥3,254 million, up 1.9% year on year) and lower royalty income (¥1 million, down 99.9% year on year), sales from the Pharmaceutical business segment fell 11.0% year on year to ¥24,493 million.
LAL BusinessIn the market for endotoxin-detecting reagents, used mainly in quality control of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, the Company projects stable growth from conventional products produced using horseshoe crab blood as well as from recombinant products manufactured from non-animal-derived raw materials. The market for beta-glucan-detecting in vitro diagnostics is growing, mainly in the U.S., and the Company projects continued growth.
Sales from the LAL business segment rose 2.5% year on year to ¥12,152 million thanks to strong sales of Endotoxin-detecting reagents and Fungitell (a beta-glucan-detecting in vitro diagnostic) in Japan and overseas.
- Research and Development Activities
To contribute to healthy and fulfilling lives for people around the world, the Seikagaku Group focuses its research and development on glycoscience as its area of specialization and aims to create original pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
To achieve early and continuous launching of new products, which hold the key to future business growth, the Group will engage in efficient R&D activities focused on target compounds and high-priority target diseases and make efforts to increase the number of projects through reinforcement of unique drug-discovery technologies and utilization of open innovation.
Total R&D expenses in fiscal 2025 were ¥7,010 million, or 19.1% of net sales (excluding royalties), and the number of R&D personnel was 214, or 18.7% of the total number of employees, at March 31, 2026.
The status of progress of principal R&D activities is described below.
SI-6603 (treatment for lumbar disc herniation: developed in the U.S.)
In March 2026 the Company resubmitted to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a biologics license application (BLA) for SI-6603.
SI-6603, which contains condoliase as its active pharmaceutical ingredient, is a treatment for lumbar disc herniation directly
injected into the intervertebral disc. It has the characteristic of not requiring general anesthesia and being less invasive to patients than surgical treatment, and the Company aims to provide a new treatment option in the U.S.
Gel-One (treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee and hip: developed in Japan)
In August 2025 the Company entered into a formal contract on joint development and sales partnership with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Currently, the Company is conducting Phase III clinical studies for knee and hip osteoarthritis.
Gel-One is an intra-articular injection whose active ingredient is a cross-linked hyaluronate developed utilizing Seikagaku's unique cross-linking technology. Gel-One is designed to remain in the local joint environment for a long period of time after injection into the joint cavity, and pain relief from a single injection has been confirmed in clinical studies in the U.S.
SI-722 (treatment for interstitial cystitis: developed in the U.S.)
The Company is considering the future development policy for SI-722 on the basis of the data obtained in a Phase I/II clinical trial.
SI-722 is a novel chemical compound in which a steroid is conjugated with chondroitin sulfate using Seikagaku's proprietary glycosaminoglycan modification technology and drug delivery systems. SI-722 is designed to gradually release a steroid with an anti-inflammatory effect when injected into the bladder.
SI-449 (adhesion barrier: developed in Japan)
The Company submitted an application for marketing approval of SI-449 as a medical device In August 2025 and obtained approval in April 2026.
SI-449 is a powdered medical device whose main ingredient is cross-linked chondroitin sulfate developed using Seikagaku's own proprietary glycosaminoglycan cross-linking technology. It is designed to form a barrier between the surgical wound site and surrounding tissues by absorbing moisture and swelling after application and has been confirmed to prevent or mitigate post-operative adhesion formation in clinical studies.
Also, in a pilot study in the field of gynecology conducted in Japan it has been confirmed that SI-449 offers excellent usability in laparoscopic surgery, a common surgical procedure, since it is a powdered formulation that adheres well to uneven tissue surfaces.
The Company is proceeding with development of SI-449 with a view to introducing it globally, not only in Japan.
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Net sales by segment Pharmaceutical Business
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Forecasts for Fiscal 2026
For fiscal 2026 (April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027), the Company forecasts consolidated net sales of ¥41,850 million, an increase of 14.2% from the previous year. Factors contributing to the projected revenue increase are increases in royalty income and sales from the LAL business. Sales of domestic pharmaceuticals and overseas pharmaceuticals are expected to decline.
As for the earnings outlook, the Company forecasts operating income of ¥2,050 million to result from the revenue increase, despite increased costs due to rising raw material and energy prices, as well as higher repair and maintenance expenses aimed at ensuring stable operating rates. Ordinary income is expected to increase 150.0% from the previous year to ¥4,200 million due to sales of investment securities. Net income growth is projected to lag behind ordinary income growth due to an expected increase in tax expenses, with net income attributable to owners of parent projected to increase 52.7% to ¥2,250 million.
The Company Forecasts R&D expenses of ¥7,300 million, an increase of 4.1% year on year, and a ratio of R&D expenses to net sales (excluding royalty income) of 19.6%.
The exchange rate assumption used in the forecast of consolidated financial results for fiscal 2026 is ¥155 to the U.S. dollar.
Note: The above forecast has been prepared on the basis of economic circumstances, market trends, and other assumptions made at the time of release of this document. Actual results may differ from the forecast due to a variety of factors.
- Issues Facing the Company
While the abrupt changes to the business environment surrounding the pharmaceuticals industry are continues to be extremely difficult, progress in measures to control medical expenses of starting with a drastic reform of the NHI drug pricing system in Japan, intensity of competition among firms the diversifying of treatment options, and degree of difficulty of new drug development
increases in the inside cost of research and development which rises. A flexible response to these times of drastic change in the operating environment will be necessary for Seikagaku to maintain a constant growth trajectory. Also, fulfilment of social
responsibilities, starting with sustainability promotion, is increasingly important for the sustainable development of society and enhancement of corporate value, and responding to this societal trend is a matter of urgent importance.
Overview of the mid-term management plan (fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2025)-
Business Goal
Seikagaku has positioned the period of the current mid-term management plan, the four-year period beginning with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (fiscal 2022), as a period for achieving growth. Building on a foundation solidified during the period of the previous management plan, Seikagaku aims to cultivate the ability to maintain a constant growth trajectory and achieve record-high business results in the final year of the plan by implementing key measures set out in the plan.
- Key measures
Seikagaku will implement the following five key measures to nurture the capability to maintain a constant growth trajectory.
① Maximize the product value of SI-6603 (treatment for lumbar disc herniation)
Take maximum advantage of SEIKAGAKU NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, established in Canada for the purpose of obtaining approval in the U.S. and launching SI-6603, a treatment for lumbar disc herniation, to ensure a prompt and accurate
NDA and response to regulatory review. Also proceed with sales preparations and pursue maximization of product value through early penetration at medical institutions in close cooperation with the sales partner.
② Accelerate R&D utilizing unique drug-discovery technologies
Apply Seikagaku's own GAG*-related basic technologies to create new drugs that patients truly need, with an emphasis on unmet medical needs, by focusing on creation of new development themes in existing fields and creation of innovative research themes, including in new disease areas. Also, to increase the probability of success of these efforts, pursue various alliances aimed at making early progress. At the same time, advance existing pipelines with the aim of obtaining approval and introducing in the U.S. SI-6603 (a treatment for lumbar disc herniation), completing a Phase III clinical study in the U.S. of SI-614 (a treatment for dry eye), and obtaining approval in Japan and initiating a clinical study in the U.S. of SI-449 (an adhesion barrier).
*GAG: Glycosaminoglycans, such as hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate, which are structural components know as glycoconjugates.
