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Nippon Sanso's Fiscal Year 2026 Attributable Profit Jumps 25%

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Nippon Sanso's (TYO:4091) net income attributable to owners of the parent surged 25% to 123.89 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March 31 from 98.78 billion yen a year earlier.

The industrial gas manufacturer's basic earnings per share for fiscal 2026 increased to 286.22 yen from 228.20 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Monday.

Revenue rose 3.9% to nearly 1.36 trillion yen from 1.308 trillion yen in the prior year.

In a separate disclosure, Nippon Sanso raised its final dividend to 33 yen per share, payable from June 18, from its previously expected 29 yen per share and the year-ago payment of 27 yen.

For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, the company expects attributable profit of 131 billion yen, basic EPS of 302.64 yen, and revenue of 1.38 trillion yen.

Nippon Sanso plans to pay interim and year-end dividends of 33 yen per share each for the fiscal year, which is higher than the 62 yen per share dividend for the previous fiscal year.

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