ITOCHU

Itochu is offering 2,880 yen per share for the remaining stake in Dentsu Soken, representing a 5% premium to the closing price. Itochu is set to acquire 38.2%, while Dentsu Inc. will retain 61.8% and the two plan to take the company off the stock exchange together. The board of Dentsu Soken recommends that shareholders accept the offer. Previously, activist hedge fund Oasis Capital had acquired a 5% stake. » Więcej na de.investing.com

ITOCHU reported Q4 EPS of ¥27.89 (forecast ¥30.25) and revenue of ¥3,836.84 billion (forecast ¥4,478.41 billion). Despite the negative surprise, the share price climbed 3.66%, supported by record operating cash flows (¥940 billion), a solid dividend policy (¥42) and record results in five business segments. For 2026 ITOCHU plans ¥1.5 trillion in investments, targets a consolidated net profit of ¥950 billion and announces a dividend of at least ¥44. » Więcej na de.investing.com

Itochu reports a record consolidated net profit of ¥705.3 billion (+4.3%) for Q3 of fiscal 2025, while revenue at ¥3.737 trillion missed analysts' forecasts by a small margin. Core profit edged down to ¥573.5 billion, while operating cash flow rose to a record ¥718.7 billion and the debt ratio remained steady at 0.52. The company continues to shift earnings away from commodities (88% of profits now from non-commodity sectors), confirms its full-year net profit forecast at ¥900 billion and lowers the core profit forecast to around ¥800 billion. Itochu announced additional share buybacks of ¥20 billion (¥170 billion for the full year), raised the dividend to ¥42 and is accelerating expansion in North America (energy, real estate). » Więcej na de.investing.com

Itochu posted a consolidated record net profit of JPY 500.3 billion in the first half of 2025, a marked increase from the prior year. The company confirmed its full-year net profit forecast of JPY 900 billion and revised its core profit forecast to JPY 800–820 billion. Q2 revenue was JPY 3.69 trillion and EPS was JPY 153.55; the stock rose sharply after the announcement. Itochu also plans a 5-for-1 stock split effective 1 January 2026 and expects further growth in non-resource sectors despite global risks. » Więcej na de.investing.com

Itochu reports a consolidated net profit of ¥283.9 billion for Q1 of fiscal 2026, up 32% year on year, although core earnings fell by ¥21.0 billion to ¥181.0 billion. Drivers included extraordinary gains—particularly ¥88.0 billion from the sale of CPP—and strong contributions from non-commodity segments, which made up 90% of group profit. The company maintains an aggressive investment strategy, targets group profit of ¥900.0 billion for the year, and plans a 50% payout ratio including a ¥200 dividend and ¥170.0 billion in buybacks. » Więcej na de.investing.com