Bic Camera, in earnings announced at midday on October 9, reported that consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending August 2026 rose 21.9% from the previous year to 38.9 billion yen, and projected that it will grow another 1.5% to 39.5 billion yen in the fiscal year ending August 2027, marking a third consecutive year of record profit. That would be a fifth straight year of higher revenue and a fourth straight year of higher profit. At the same time, the company raised its annual dividend for the past fiscal year from 43 yen to 48 yen and said it plans to lift it by another 2 yen to 50 yen this term. In the most recent three-month period, the June-to-August quarter, consolidated ordinary profit fell 24.8% from a year earlier to 4.78 billion yen, while the operating profit margin on sales deteriorated to 1.7% from 2.4% a year earlier.
BIC Cameras Inc.Bic Camera reported record ordinary profit and raised its annual dividend by 5 yen to 48 yen, with plans for another 2 yen increase.
