IRidge --- Transcription of the FY2026 Full-Year Financial Results Briefing

IRidge <3917>: The delay of large-scale projects, coupled with the impact of financial figures from the fintech business of an affiliated company whose shares were transferred as of July 1, 2025, appears to have weighed on the stock price by affecting year-on-year comparisons. However, recent performance indicates a clear recovery trend, particularly in the EX-DX (Employee Experience Digital Transformation) initiative being jointly developed with Dip Corp <2379>, which focuses on various aspects experienced by employees while working for a company.

Fisco JapanMay 15 17:54

Focus is on DOWA and Nomura Micro, while rare earth elements and Osaka Titanium may remain sluggish.

In the U.S. stock market on the 14th, the NY Dow rose by 370.26 dollars to close at 50,063.46 dollars, the Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 232.88 points to reach 26,635.22 points, and the CME Nikkei 225 futures were up 325 yen from the Osaka daytime session to 63,045 yen. The exchange rate was 1 dollar = 158.30-40 yen. In today's Tokyo market, Rakuten Group (4755), which reported a first-quarter operating profit of 30.3 billion yen, turning around from a net loss of 15.4 billion yen in the same period last year, and other companies with a 15.3% increase in first-quarter operating profit, attracted attention.

Fisco JapanMay 15 16:53

Rire Group announces increased revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2026 and a rise in the final dividend.

Relo Group <8876> announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2026 (IFRS) on the 14th. Revenue increased by 5.7% year-on-year to 151.074 billion yen, operating income rose by 1.2% to 30.815 billion yen, pre-tax income decreased by 41.5% to 30.943 billion yen, and net income attributable to owners of the parent company declined by 52.3% to 20.665 billion yen. The outsourcing business generated revenue of 80.769 billion yen (an increase of 8.8% year-on-year) and operating income of 22.899 billion yen (up 3.4%).

Fisco JapanMay 15 16:17

Profit-taking selling expanded due to concerns over rising interest rates, briefly pushing the price below the 61,000 yen level.

The Nikkei Average plummeted significantly, closing at 61,409.29 yen, down 1,244.76 yen (with an approximate trading volume of 3.19 billion shares). In early trading, the index initially rebounded due to favorable reactions to the rise in tech stocks on the U.S. market the previous day, with semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks seeing buying interest, pushing the Nikkei Average up to 63,235.77 yen. However, following the Bank of Japan's announcement that the corporate goods price index for April had risen 4.9% year-on-year — reaching its highest level in two years and eleven months — long-term interest rates surged sharply, diminishing the relative appeal of equities.

Fisco JapanMay 15 15:46

Aftermarket [stocks that moved / stocks that traded]

DIC <4631> rose 410 yen to 4,199 yen as its Q1 operating profit surged 87.7%. Toda Corporation <1860> climbed 114.5 yen to 1,491.5 yen with forecasts of a 43.5% increase in operating profit for the previous term and a 2.1% rise for the current term. Tsuzuki Electric <8157> gained 350 yen to reach 3,950 yen, with prior-term operating profit up 26.2% and a projected 6.4% growth this term; the company also revised upward its long-term vision targets. Toyo Suisan <2875> advanced 455 yen to 10,800 yen after announcing a buyback of up to 3.08% of its issued shares. Cyber Bazz <7069>

Fisco JapanMay 15 15:10

Stocks hitting upper or lower price limits in the afternoon session.

■Upper limit stocks: <155A> Information Strategy Technology <336A> Dynamic Map Platform <366A> Wellness Communications <4040> Nankai Chemical <4255> THECOO <4320> CE Holdings <4351> Yamada Comprehensive Office for the Recovery of Reorganized Claims <4392> FIG <4980> Dexerials <5027> AnyMind Group <5029> Circlace <5034> unerry <5644> Metal A

Fisco JapanMay 15 14:47