Kureha FY27 Q1 profit attributable to owners more than doubled to JPY 4.29 billion; revenue rises 15.2% to JPY 42.1 billion
Reuters2026/08/07 07:43- Kureha posted Q1 revenue up 15.2% to JPY 42.1 billion, while operating profit more than doubled to JPY 5.81 billion.
- Profit attributable to owners of parent more than doubled to JPY 4.29 billion, lifting basic EPS to JPY 112.24.
- Advanced Materials core operating profit climbed to JPY 3.00 billion; Specialty Plastics rose 51.9% to JPY 2.43 billion.
- Specialty Chemicals core operating loss narrowed to JPY 129 million, while Construction core operating profit fell 46.5% to JPY 67 million.
- Kureha raised its FY2027 forecast, targeting full-year revenue of JPY 173 billion; it sees operating profit of JPY 11 billion.
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