COLOPL raises year-end dividend to 25 yen, trims cash reserve target

COLOPL has decided on a fiscal year-end dividend of 25 yen per share for the fiscal year ending September 2026, 5 yen above the 20 yen paid a year earlier, according to gamebiz.jp. The total payout is expected to be about 3.214 billion yen, for a consolidated payout ratio of 177.7%. The dividend is to be formally confirmed by resolution at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders.

Alongside the dividend, the company said it will lower its required holding level of cash and deposits from about 55 billion yen to about 45 billion yen. The reserve set aside for unforeseen circumstances will be reduced from about 45 billion yen, equivalent to three years of annual fixed costs, to about 35 billion yen.

COLOPL will maintain a 10 billion yen growth investment budget for M&A and similar items.

Profit up despite lower revenue

For the fiscal year ending September 2026, COLOPL reported revenue of 22.641 billion yen, down 12.7% year on year. Operating profit came to 2.291 billion yen, up 128.6%, while ordinary profit rose 86.0% to 3.357 billion yen. Net profit was 1.808 billion yen, returning the company to profit after the prior year's loss.

In the fiscal year ending September 2025, COLOPL posted revenue of 25.933 billion yen, operating profit of 1.02 billion yen, ordinary profit of 1.805 billion yen and a net loss of 0.36 billion yen. The company was founded in October 2008 and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market under code 3668.