SMC FY26 profit attributable to owners of parent climbs 7% to yen 167.3 billion; net sales rise 6.4% to yen 842.5 billion

(AWP Alliance News) - SMC posted fiscal-year net sales of JPY 842.54 billion, up 6.4% year over year, while profit attributable to owners of parent rose 7% to JPY 167.3 billion. Operating profit was little changed at JPY 190.56 billion, as the operating margin narrowed 1.4 percentage points to 22.6%.

The gross profit margin slipped 0.6 percentage points to 45.3% due to higher production costs, personnel expenses, and depreciation, while selling, general and administrative expenses climbed 10.5% to JPY 190.89 billion. Ordinary profit increased 12.2% to JPY 235.59 billion, helped by JPY 19.69 billion in foreign exchange gains versus foreign exchange losses a year earlier.

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