RAKUS Delivers Strong Profit Growth and Hikes Dividend as Cloud Business Takes Lead
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.RAKUS Co., Ltd. reported a strong fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, with net sales up 23.3% to ¥60.3 billion and operating profit rising 70.2% to ¥17.3 billion. Profit attributable to owners increased 66.1% to ¥13.3 billion. The company raised its annual dividend from ¥4.50 to ¥7.00 per share, forecasting ¥8.00 for the current year. Despite expected flat consolidated sales for March 2027 due to the sale of its IT outsourcing subsidiary, RAKUS anticipates double-digit profit growth driven by its core Cloud Business, emphasizing a shift towards higher-margin SaaS operations.
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RAKUS Co., Ltd. ( (JP:3923) ) just unveiled an update.
RAKUS Co., Ltd. reported strong results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, with net sales climbing 23.3% year on year to ¥60.3 billion and operating profit surging 70.2% to ¥17.3 billion. Profit attributable to owners of parent jumped 66.1% to ¥13.3 billion, while margins and returns improved, reflected in a higher equity ratio of 71.2% and robust operating cash flow of ¥13.4 billion.
The company is significantly raising shareholder returns, lifting its annual dividend from ¥4.50 to ¥7.00 per share and guiding for ¥8.00 in the current year, supported by solid earnings growth. For the year to March 2027, management forecasts broadly flat consolidated sales due to the sale of its IT outsourcing subsidiary, but expects double-digit profit growth driven by the core Cloud Business, which is planned to deliver 15.3% organic sales growth and a 27.9% increase in segment profit, underscoring a strategic shift toward higher-margin SaaS operations.
The most recent analyst rating on (JP:3923) stock is a Hold with a Yen800.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on RAKUS Co., Ltd. stock, see the JP:3923 Stock Forecast page.
More about RAKUS Co., Ltd.
RAKUS Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed provider of cloud-based business solutions and related IT services. The company focuses on SaaS offerings that improve operational efficiency for corporate clients, and also operated an IT outsourcing segment through its subsidiary RAKUS Partners Co., Ltd. until the unit’s shares were transferred on April 1, 2026.
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