-- Shin-Etsu Chemical's (TYO:4063) net income attributable to owners of the parent fell by over 11% to 474.5 billion yen for the fiscal year 2026 from over 534 billion yen a year earlier.
Japan's largest chemical company's net income per share declined to 252.49 yen from 269.28 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.
Net sales edged up 0.5% to 2.574 trillion yen for the full year ended March 31 from 2.561 trillion yen in the prior year.
It declared a final dividend of 53 yen per share, payable from June 29.
For the fiscal year 2027, the company has temporarily decided not to forecast business performance, including attributable profit, EPS, and net sales, due to difficulty in making reasonable predictions.