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Looking at fiscal 2025, the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the global economy as a whole exhibited a moderate recovery trend. This was largely supported by the easing of monetary policies by a number of major countries and the growth in digital-related investment. Despite the aforementioned, the economic outlook remained uncertain due to a variety of factors, including growing anxiety over the future of trade policies in the U.S., the prolonged status of conditions in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the impact of geopolitical risks stemming from tensions between the U.S. and China.
In each of the major markets in which the Star Micronics Group operates, while demand for the Group’s mainstay machine tools was weak in the domestic market, trends overseas showed signs of a recovery mainly in the U.S. and China with partial movement also in Europe. In addition, demand for POS printers continued to exhibit a positive turnaround in the mainstay U.S. market.
Under these circumstances, with the Group overall being affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the Star Micronics Group recorded sales of ¥74,568 million in the fiscal year under review, up 14.7% compared with the previous fiscal year. This was mainly due to the upswing in sales of both machine tools and special products. From a profit perspective, operating income climbed 34.9% year on year, to ¥5,423 million buoyed by such factors as the increase in sales. Ordinary income came in at ¥5,575 million, up 23.5%, and net income attributable to owners of parent totaled ¥3,548 million, up 91.3% compared with the previous fiscal year.