May 14, 2026
Company Name: UACJ Corporation Representative: Shinji Tanaka, Representative Director and President (Code Number: 5741, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market)
(Contact Person: Tomohiro Nagata, General Manager, Accounting Department, Finance and Accounting Division)
(Phone: +81-3-6202-2600)
Notice Regarding Differences Between Full-year Consolidated Earnings Forecasts and Actual Results and Regarding Dividends of Surplus (Dividend Increase)
UACJ Corporation (the "Company") hereby announces that there have been differences between the consolidated earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, released on February 12, 2026, and the actual results announced today, as outlined below. The Company also announces that its Board of Directors has resolved to distribute dividends of surplus (dividend increase) at a meeting held on May 14, 2026, as outlined below.
Please note that the distribution of dividends is subject to approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 19, 2026.
Differences between consolidated earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, and the actual results (April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026)
Differences
Revenue
Operating income
Profit
attributable to owners of parent
Basic earnings per share
Previously announced forecast (A)
Millions of yen
1,140,000
Millions of yen
66,000
Millions of yen
27,000
Yen
149.12
Actual results (B)
1,181,716
76,863
38,882
214.75
Difference (B-A)
41,716
10,863
11,882
Percentage change (%)
3.7%
16.5%
44.0%
(Reference) Actual performance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025
998,781
57,361
27,979
146.49
(Note) We conducted a four-for-one stock split of our common shares, effective October 1, 2025. Basic earnings per share was calculated assuming that the stock split occurred at the beginning of the previous fiscal year.
Reasons for the differences
Results exceeded the forecasts due to a favorable impact on inventories resulting from soaring aluminum ingot prices and other factors.
Dividends of surplus (dividend increase)
UACJ considers the distribution of dividends to shareholders to be an important means of returning profits, and our basic policy is to maintain stable and consistent dividend payments. In addition, the Fourth Mid-term Management Plan for fiscal 2024 to 2027 targets a dividend payout ratio of 30% or more of profit attributable to owners of the parent.
We have revised our year-end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, taking into account the consolidated earnings results for the same fiscal year released today.
Determined amount | Most recent dividend forecast (Released on February 12, 2026) | Actual results for the previous fiscal year (Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025) | |
Record date | March 31, 2026 | Same as left | March 31, 2025 |
Dividend per share | 35.00 yen | 25.00 yen | 80.00 yen |
Total amount of dividends | 6,337 million yen | - | 3,621 million yen |
Effective date | June 22, 2026 | - | June 23, 2025 |
Source of dividends | Retained earnings | - | Retained earnings |
Annual dividends | |||||
End-Q1 | End-Q2 | End-Q3 | Year-end | Total | |
Actual dividends for the current fiscal year (Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026) | - | 80.00 yen | - | 35.00 yen | - |
Actual dividends for the previous fiscal year (Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025) | - | 70.00 yen | - | 80.00 yen | 150.00 yen |
* The dividend amount stated above is the year-end dividend. (Reference) Breakdown of annual dividends
(Note) We conducted a four-for-one stock split of our common shares, effective October 1, 2025. The annual dividend forecast is not stated because a simple sum cannot be calculated due to the stock split. Without consideration of the stock split, the year-end dividend would be 140.00 yen per share, and the annual dividend would be 220.00 yen per share, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 (based on the current forecast).