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Hiroshima Gas Returns to Profit Despite Lower Sales, Keeps Dividend and Outlook Intact

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  • Hiroshima Gas returned to profit on lower nine-month sales, while slightly strengthening its balance sheet.
  • The company kept dividend and earnings guidance unchanged, signaling gradual recovery but softer full-year profit.
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Hiroshima Gas Returns to Profit Despite Lower Sales, Keeps Dividend and Outlook Intact

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Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. ( (JP:9535) ) has provided an announcement.

Hiroshima Gas reported consolidated net sales of ¥61.88 billion for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, down 3.4% year on year, but turned profitable with ¥500 million in profit attributable to owners of parent versus a loss a year earlier. Operating profit improved to a ¥220 million loss from a larger deficit, while total assets edged down and the equity ratio rose to 53.8%, indicating a slightly stronger balance sheet.

The company maintained its dividend stance, paying ¥6 per share at the second quarter and forecasting a full-year total of ¥12 per share with no change to prior guidance. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, it forecasts net sales of ¥89.2 billion, modest growth in operating and ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of ¥1.35 billion, suggesting continued recovery but with a projected 20% decline in full-year profit versus the previous year.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:9535) stock is a Hold with a Yen370.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. stock, see the JP:9535 Stock Forecast page.

More about Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd.

Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. is a Japanese city gas utility listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, serving the Hiroshima region with gas supply and related energy services. The company operates under Japanese GAAP and targets stable earnings and shareholder returns in the regulated energy infrastructure sector.

Average Trading Volume: 86,237

Technical Sentiment Signal: Strong Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen25.98B

For detailed information about 9535 stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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