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Updated · MarketWatch · May 1Tokyo Steel Manufacturing reports FY2026 net profit fall
11 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 1
- For the year ended 31 March, parent net profit dropped to Y11.56bn from Y21.20bn, while revenue fell to Y268.10bn from Y326.78bn.
- Operating profit declined to Y7.23bn from Y30.11bn and pretax profit to Y8.63bn from Y31.61bn, showing pressure across the steelmaker's earnings.
- Earnings per share fell to Y112.56 from Y197.96, but the company forecast a full-year dividend of Y50.00, unchanged from the previous year.
An activist investor is pushing for change. Why is Tokyo Steel forecasting losses while sitting on a massive pile of cash? As a 'green steel' leader, why is Tokyo Steel's business collapsing just as the sustainable economy is supposed to take off?