According to Japan Post's financial results for the second quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending March 2026, announced on November 14, net sales were 5,682.434 billion yen (up 3.1% year-on-year), ordinary profit was 521.642 billion yen (up 12.6%), and net profit attributable to parent company shareholders was 142.564 billion yen (up 2.2%).
Sales in the postal and logistics business segment increased by 1766 billion yen to 1,115.8 billion yen, and operating profit improved by 692 billion yen, but still resulted in an operating loss of 255 billion yen.
<Analysis of changes in operating profit in the postal and logistics business (compared to the same period of the previous year)>
Sales increased by 1766 billion yen due to factors such as the revision of postal rates and the consolidation of the company into a subsidiary of JP Tonami Group. Operating profit improved by 692 billion yen, as operating expenses such as personnel costs and collection and delivery outsourcing costs increased by 1074 billion yen.
<Trends in the volume of goods handled in postal and logistics services>
The total number of items handled was 3.844 billion (down 5.4%), broken down as follows: 2.793 billion regular mail items (down 7.1%) and 759 million Yu-Mail items (down 1.4%).
Yu-Packet shipments totaled 274 million (a 5.3% increase), and Yu-Pack shipments totaled 272 million (a 0.6% increase).
The international logistics business saw a decrease in sales of 330 billion yen to 2319 billion yen, and an increase in operating profit of 3 million yen to 42 billion yen.
For the full year, the company projects net sales of 11.37 trillion yen (down 0.9%), ordinary profit of 960 billion yen (up 17.8%), and net profit attributable to parent company shareholders of 320 billion yen (down 13.6%).
Takase's financial results: Sales down 0.1% from April to September, operating profit up 131.0%.
