Japanese stocks reporting earnings traded mixed on Friday, with gains led by software companies, while department store operators and office automation companies declined.
freee K.K (TYO:4478) shares surged nearly 18% after returning to the black with an attributable profit of 1.37 billion yen for fiscal 2025.
The software company's basic earnings per share rose to 23.28 yen while net sales jumped 31% to 33.3 billion yen for the year ended June 30.
For fiscal 2026, the company expects net sales of 40.9 billion to 41.6 billion yen and adjusted operating profit of 2.46 billion to 2.5 billion yen.
Isetan Mitsukoshi (TYO:3099) shares slid over 5% after fiscal first quarter came in higher. It posted an 19% year-over-year increase in profit attributable to owners of the parent to 22.3 billion yen.
The department store operator's EPS increased to 63.75 yen while net sales jumped 3.8% to 128.9 billion yen for the three months ended June 30.
For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, the company forecasts an attributable profit of 63 billion yen, a basic EPS of 92.48 yen, and net sales of 562 billion yen.
Hikari Tsushin (TYO:9435) shares fell over 5% despite registering a 30% year-over-year increase in attributable profit for the fiscal first quarter to 36.7 billion yen.
The office automation and telecommunication company's EPS were 837.08 yen while revenue rose 15% to 192.6 billion yen for the three months ended June 30.
For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, the company expects attributable profit of 120.0 billion yen, basic EPS of 2,742.77 yen, and revenue of 775.0 billion yen.