Sanyo Trading Co., Ltd.

Among the main individual items announced on the 18th, Onex will acquire land for an AI data center and power receiving facilities and launch a new business; Kidswell will sell listed securities it holds and record an extraordinary gain; and Sanyo Trading announced that misappropriation of funds was discovered at its U.S. subsidiary and that it will set up a special investigation committee. Wada Kosan revised up its earnings plan for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2027, covering March through August, raising standalone operating profit to 2 billion yen from 1.6 billion yen, up 27.5 percent year on year, while leaving its full-year plan unchanged and increasing its dividend plan to 67 yen per year from 60 yen, against 72 yen in the previous fiscal year. Yamaichi Electronics resolved to build a fourth plant in the Philippines, with total investment of about 6.5 billion yen and operations scheduled to begin in the second half of fiscal 2028. SQUEEZE announced a capital and business alliance with Hulic, raising Hulic's ownership stake to 6.97 percent from 1.98 percent. Nippon Insulator revised up its consolidated operating profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, covering April through September, to 384 million yen from 281 million yen, down 44.6 percent from a year earlier. Nikkato revised up its standalone operating profit for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to 1.22 billion yen from 1.1 billion yen, up 13.9 percent year on year. Shoei Yakuhin revised up its consolidated operating profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 to 424 million yen from 208 million yen, up 76.7 percent year on year. Inter Action won a large order worth 747 million yen for image sensor inspection-related products, with revenue expected to be recorded between September 2026 and May 2027.