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<ul><li>Consolidated sales reached JPY262.1bn (+2.5% YoY), with operating profit at JPY13.1bn (+54.0% YoY), driven by market recovery.</li><li>Segment sales varied, with packaging inks declining in Asia, while jet inks for digital printing increased significantly.</li><li>Operating profit rose in Japan and overseas, supported by cost savings and stable sales prices across product lines.</li></ul>

Consolidated sales reached JPY262.1bn (+2.5% YoY), with operating profit at JPY13.1bn (+54.0% YoY), driven by market recovery.Segment sales varied, with packaging inks declining in Asia, while jet inks for digital printing increased significantly.Operating profit rose in Japan and overseas, supported by cost savings and stable sales prices across product lines.

Dic Corp (4631 JP): Q1 FY12/25 flash update

<ul><li>FY12/24 sales reached JPY1.07tn (+3.1% YoY), with operating profit at JPY44.5bn (+148.1% YoY), driven by product mix and cost reductions.</li><li>Sales in Packaging and Graphic segment increased due to jet inks demand, while Functional Products saw divestitures impact.</li><li>FY12/25 forecasts project JPY1,110.0bn sales (+3.6% YoY) and JPY48.0bn operating profit (+7.8% YoY), with dividend policy maintained.</li></ul>

FY12/24 sales reached JPY1.07tn (+3.1% YoY), with operating profit at JPY44.5bn (+148.1% YoY), driven by product mix and cost reductions.Sales in Packaging and Graphic segment increased due to jet inks demand, while Functional Products saw divestitures impact.FY12/25 forecasts project JPY1,110.0bn sales (+3.6% YoY) and JPY48.0bn operating profit (+7.8% YoY), with dividend policy maintained.

Dic Corp (4631 JP): Full-year FY12/24 flash update

<ul><li>Cumulative Q3 FY12/24 sales reached JPY807.7bn, a 3.3% YoY increase, with operating profit up 158.5% YoY. </li><li>Packaging and Graphics segment saw improved product mix and price adjustments, boosting operating profit by 78.1% YoY. </li><li>Functional Products segment sales rose 7.4% excluding divestiture impact, with operating profit increasing 41.8% YoY. </li></ul>

Cumulative Q3 FY12/24 sales reached JPY807.7bn, a 3.3% YoY increase, with operating profit up 158.5% YoY. Packaging and Graphics segment saw improved product mix and price adjustments, boosting operating profit by 78.1% YoY. Functional Products segment sales rose 7.4% excluding divestiture impact, with operating profit increasing 41.8% YoY. 

Dic Corp (4631 JP): Q3 FY12/24 flash update

<ul><li>Sales in 1H FY12/24 were JPY538.8bn (+4.6% YoY), with a 1.5% decrease on a local currency basis.</li><li>Operating profit in 1H FY12/24 was JPY21.9bn (+120.3% YoY), with a 116.7% increase on a local currency basis.</li><li>The company revised its FY12/24 forecast to JPY1.10tn in sales and JPY40.0bn in operating profit.</li></ul>

Sales in 1H FY12/24 were JPY538.8bn (+4.6% YoY), with a 1.5% decrease on a local currency basis.Operating profit in 1H FY12/24 was JPY21.9bn (+120.3% YoY), with a 116.7% increase on a local currency basis.The company revised its FY12/24 forecast to JPY1.10tn in sales and JPY40.0bn in operating profit.

Dic Corp (4631 JP): 1H FY12/24 flash update

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiyo-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15154:1" rel="noopener">Taiyo Holdings (4626 JP)</a> shares were up 19.1% based on a <a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/private-equity/taiyo-holdings-gets-buyout-proposals-from-firms-including-kkr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg report</a> that it received privatisation proposals from KKR and Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko. </li>
<li>Taiyo confirmed that it has received privatisation offers. The Board would view privatisation as a solution to rid itself of Oasis, which has recently waged an <a href="https://www.corpgovfortaiyo.com/taiyo-corp-gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener">activist campaign</a>. </li>
<li>At the last close price of JPY6,230, Oasis would be up 45.9% on its highest price of JPY4,720. My analysis suggests that an offer around JPY7,000 can be justified.</li>
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Taiyo Holdings (4626 JP) shares were up 19.1% based on a Bloomberg report that it received privatisation proposals from KKR and Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko. 
Taiyo confirmed that it has received privatisation offers. The Board would view privatisation as a solution to rid itself of Oasis, which has recently waged an activist campaign. 
At the last close price of JPY6,230, Oasis would be up 45.9% on its highest price of JPY4,720. My analysis suggests that an offer around JPY7,000 can be justified.


Taiyo Holdings (4626 JP): Privatisation Interest as Oasis Agitates

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DIC Corp. is a chemical company that specializes in printing inks, organic pigments, and thermosetting resins.  The Company also manufactures polymers, specialty plastics and compounds, and others which include building materials, pressure-sensitive adhesives materials, and biochemicals.

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Dic Corp (4631 JP)

Dic Corp (4631 JP): Q1 FY12/25 flash update

Consolidated sales reached JPY262.1bn (+2.5% YoY), with operating profit at JPY13.1bn (+54.0% YoY), driven by market recovery. Segment sales...

Shared Research

Dic Corp (4631 JP): Full-year FY12/24 flash update

FY12/24 sales reached JPY1.07tn (+3.1% YoY), with operating profit at JPY44.5bn (+148.1% YoY), driven by product mix and cost reductions. Sales in...

Shared Research

Dic Corp (4631 JP): Q3 FY12/24 flash update

Cumulative Q3 FY12/24 sales reached JPY807.7bn, a 3.3% YoY increase, with operating profit up 158.5% YoY. Packaging and Graphics segment saw...

Shared Research

Dic Corp (4631 JP): 1H FY12/24 flash update

Sales in 1H FY12/24 were JPY538.8bn (+4.6% YoY), with a 1.5% decrease on a local currency basis. Operating profit in 1H FY12/24 was JPY21.9bn...

Shared Research

Taiyo Holdings (4626 JP): Privatisation Interest as Oasis Agitates

The Board would view privatisation as a solution to rid itself of Oasis, which has recently waged an activist campaign. My analysis suggests that...

Arun George

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