Japan Stock of the Day | Kabutaro & Friends

On November 10, 2026, the most talked-about Japanese stock online was Nippon Carbide Industries <4064>.
Background: After the close on the previous day, the company announced its results for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2027 and raised its full-year earnings and dividend forecasts. First-half operating profit was 2.85 billion yen, up 35.9% year on year. The full-year operating profit forecast was revised upward from 4.5 billion yen to 5.7 billion yen (up 39.2% from the previous year), and the net profit forecast from 3.1 billion yen to 3.8 billion yen (up 45.7%). In addition to solid shipments of products for semiconductors and electronic components, price revisions, a higher share of high-value-added products and a weaker yen than assumed contributed. The annual dividend forecast was also raised from 134 yen to 163 yen, a large dividend increase from 92 yen in the previous year. In response, the stock hit the daily limit (limit-up) at 3,890 yen, up 700 yen from the previous day, and was the top gainer on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market with a rise of 21.94%.