Iwatani Lowers Full-Year Forecast on Helium Weakness and LPG Price Volatility

An update from Iwatani Corporation ( (JP:8088) ) is now available.

Iwatani Corporation has cut its consolidated forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, trimming projected net sales from ¥936.4 billion to ¥888.0 billion and lowering expected profit attributable to owners of the parent from ¥48.8 billion to ¥40.5 billion. The revisions imply declines of 5.2% in sales and 17.0% in bottom-line profit versus the previous outlook, bringing expected earnings per share down to ¥175.96, roughly in line with the prior year.

Management cited an uncertain global environment driven by U.S. trade and foreign policy shifts, worsening Japan–China relations, and the protracted Russia–Ukraine conflict as key pressures on its businesses. Profitability in the Industrial Gases & Machinery segment is expected to fall on a weakening helium market, while the Integrated Energy business faces lower profit due to LPG import price volatility, though the company plans no change to its year-end dividend forecast.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:8088) stock is a Hold with a Yen2101.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Iwatani Corporation stock, see the JP:8088 Stock Forecast page.

More about Iwatani Corporation

Iwatani Corporation is a Japanese industrial and energy company active in industrial gases, machinery, and integrated energy, including liquefied petroleum gas. The group serves domestic and overseas markets, and its performance is closely tied to global commodity trends and geopolitical developments that affect gas and energy demand and pricing.

Average Trading Volume: 886,638

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen453.6B

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