According to the first-quarter financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2026, announced by Fukuyama Transport on August 8, net sales were 77.454 billion yen (up 5.0% year-on-year), operating profit was 2.548 billion yen (down 19.8%), ordinary profit was 3.336 billion yen (down 23.9%), and net profit attributable to parent company shareholders was 2.719 billion yen (down 24.7%).
Looking at the results by segment, the transportation business generated sales of 60.461 billion yen (up 5.0%) and operating profit of 1.964 billion yen (down 17.3%).
We leveraged the group's strengths to secure cargo volume and revise freight contracts, particularly for long-distance transport and the transport of heavy and long items. We also worked to improve transportation services by reviewing our short-distance transport operations and to expand our market share in high-priced production and construction-related cargo.
In May, as a new initiative in collaboration with other companies in the same industry, they also began relay transportation using a trailer-tractor system.
We achieved a secure volume of goods handled and maintained transportation services through joint transportation in the middle and last miles with partner companies, and we also strived to improve productivity and profitability. However, increased costs such as personnel expenses, outsourcing expenses, and depreciation expenses resulted in a decrease in profits.
In the distribution and processing business, the company actively expanded its sales efforts, primarily focusing on providing integrated multimodal transport services utilizing its enhanced warehousing capabilities. By implementing price revisions to adapt to rising costs such as labor, construction, and utilities, sales reached 5.793 billion yen (a 6.2% increase), and operating profit reached 925 million yen (a 1.1% increase).
For the full year, the company projects net sales of 3163 billion yen (up 4.6%), operating profit of 81 billion yen (up 10.0%), ordinary profit of 97 billion yen (down 2.2%), and net profit attributable to parent company shareholders of 130 billion yen (up 48.6%).
