Fanuc posts higher Q1 revenue and profit, lifts full-year guidance, yet shares drop over 10%

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Fanuc reported higher revenue and profit for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 and raised its full-year earnings forecast, yet its share price fell more than 10% on August 3 from the previous day. First-quarter revenue came to 231 billion yen, up 17.7% year on year, operating profit was 53.5 billion yen, up 26.1%, recurring profit was 68.2 billion yen, up 32.3%, and net profit was 51 billion yen, up 34.7%. Recurring profit was boosted by 11.4 billion yen in equity-method investment gains. The full-year forecast was raised to 948.1 billion yen in revenue from 909.6 billion yen, and to 198 billion yen in net profit from 184.9 billion yen, assuming exchange rates of 150 yen to the dollar and 175 yen to the euro. In the factory automation segment, CNC systems grew in Japan and China. The robot segment was driven by electric vehicle-related demand in the Americas and China, and the robomachine segment also grew on increased demand in China. The stock had been trading between 6,600 yen and 7,500 yen in July, closing at 7,135 yen on July 31. But after the earnings release, it fell to 6,114 yen on August 3, the lowest level in the past month. The relatively high valuation of 28 times earnings and 3.01 times book value may have contributed to the pullback.

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Despite higher Q1 results and raised guidance, shares fell over 10% due to high valuation (28x earnings, 3.01x book value), which may have contributed to the pullback.

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