In fiscal 2025 (April 1, 2025–March 31, 2026), the Japanese economy remained on a moderate recovery trajectory, with signs of an upturn in personal consumption and capital investment amid improvements in employment and income conditions. On the other hand, policy trends in various countries, including U.S. trade policy, caused improvements in corporate earnings, particularly in the manufacturing sector, to stall. Meanwhile, the international situation remains unstable, as evidenced by developments in Ukraine and rising tensions in the Middle East. Amid expanding geopolitical risks and concerns about resource prices and foreign exchange movements, the outlook for the business environment remains uncertain.
Under these economic conditions, the Furukawa Company Group posted consolidated net sales of ¥211,081 million, up ¥9,864 million year on year, and operating profit of ¥11,299 million, up ¥1,535 million. The Industrial Machinery segment reported decreases in both sales and operating profit, while the Rock Drill Machinery and UNIC Machinery segments posted increases in both sales and operating profit. As a result, the Machinery business as a whole recorded year-on-year declines in sales and operating profit. Meanwhile, the Materials business reported higher sales and operating profit across all segments—Metals, Electronics, and Chemicals. The Real Estate business also posted year-on-year increases in sales and operating profit. Among non-operating income, the share of profit of entities accounted for using equity method totaled ¥3,110 million. As a result, ordinary profit amounted to ¥13,733 million, up ¥4,028 million. Among extraordinary income, we posted a ¥7,223 million gain on sales of investment securities, mainly due to the partial sales of strategic shareholdings. Among extraordinary losses, we made a ¥2,194 million provision for environmental measures. After recording income taxes of ¥5,673 million, profit attributable to owners of parent amounted to ¥12,777 million, down ¥5,841 million year on year.