UACJ Corporation

UACJ Corporation manufactures and sells aluminum products in Japan and internationally. Its offerings include flat rolled products such as aluminum alloy sheets for beverage containers, automotive panels, and railway rolling stock, as well as lithographic sheets, foil stocks, brazing sheets, heat exchanger fin stocks, coated sheets, aircraft alloy sheets, and thick plates. The company also provides extruded products including precision drawn aluminum pipes, aluminum alloy extrusions, and free-cutting alloys, along with automotive parts, heat exchangers, and industrial materials. It was formerly known as Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp., was founded in 1897, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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UACJ raises full-year net profit forecast to 42 billion yen

UACJ has revised upward its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to 42 billion yen, an 8% increase from the previous year. The previous forecast was 28 billion yen. The upgrade reflects steady growth in aluminum demand, expanding orders for thick plates used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, rising IT and data center-related demand, and the benefits of enhanced recycled material processing capacity. According to the consensus estimate compiled by IBES from seven analysts, the average consolidated net profit forecast for the same period is 41.1 billion yen. In light of the earnings revision, the company also raised its full-year dividend forecast to 70 yen per share, up from the previous estimate of 58 yen.

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