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Investing.com -- Kyocera reported first-quarter operating profit of ¥18.6 billion, exceeding both analyst estimates of ¥13.8 billion and FactSet consensus of ¥16.1 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of ¥3.5 billion.
The profit growth was primarily driven by the core components segment, which benefited from reduced losses in organic semiconductor packages. However, the electronic components division posted a profit decline, even after excluding a one-time loss of ¥2.1 billion related to the transfer agreement for silicon diodes and power semiconductors.
The solutions segment also experienced a decline due to the impact of yen appreciation on document-related operations.
Despite the strong quarterly performance, Kyocera maintained its full-year operating profit forecast of ¥55.0 billion for fiscal year ending March 2026, below analyst estimates of ¥65.4 billion and consensus expectations of ¥72.8 billion. The company’s guidance includes a projected ¥17.0 billion decline in operating profit due to higher U.S. tariff rates, though the impact in the first quarter was only a few billion yen.
Kyocera is proceeding with previously announced capital policy changes and structural reforms. These include plans to sell approximately one-third of its KDDI (OTC:KDDIF) shareholdings, valued at around ¥500.0 billion, over the next two years, while continuing to reduce cross shareholdings thereafter.
The company also intends to conduct share buybacks of approximately ¥200.0 billion in fiscal 2026 and an additional ¥200.0 billion over the following three years starting in fiscal 2027.
Additionally, Kyocera plans to sell or terminate non-core businesses with sales of around ¥200.0 billion in fiscal 2026. However, these divestments appear to be limited to underperforming acquisitions such as Japan Inter and SouthernCarlson, acquired in 2015 and 2019 respectively.
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