Toyota Boshoku (3116): 1Q results: Slow start as expected, but concerns on full-year guidance remain

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Toyota Boshoku (3116): 1Q results: Slow start as expected, but concerns on full-year guidance remain

J P M O R G A N Asia Pacific Equity Research

01 August 2026

Toyota Boshoku (3116) Neutral

3116.T, 3116 JP

1Q results: Slow start as expected, but concerns on full- Price (31 Jul 26):¥2,241

year guidance remain Price Target (Dec-26):¥2,200

Neutral: 1Q FY2026 operating profit was ¥15.9 billion, in line with the Japan Equity Research

Bloomberg consensus estimate. Production cuts in China and inflationary pressure

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stemming from the Middle East situation were partly offset by yen depreciation

and efforts to curb fixed and other costs, limiting the YoY profit decline to Wencong Zhang AC

15%. Management lowered full-year operating profit guidance from ¥80 billion to (81-3) 6736-8627

wencong.zhang@jpmorgan.com

¥76 billion, but we think some assumptions remain somewhat optimistic, such as

Akira Kishimoto

the impact from rising input prices and business profitability in China. Capacity (81-3) 6736-8646

utilization at customers is currently in a state of flux, so we see a need to carefully akira.x.kishimoto@jpmorgan.com

assess even 1H guidance. JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.

• Full-year guidance down, but still concerned over downside risk: We were

concerned 1Q operating profit would only reach ¥13 billion, but it came in at

¥15.9 billion, primarily due to yen depreciation and curbing of fixed costs.

Inflationary pressure stemming from the Middle East situation dented profit by

¥3.2 billion YoY in 1Q alone, but full-year guidance still assumes a ¥7.1 billion

dent. We expect the full-year gross impact from higher input costs to exceed

¥20 billion, with about ¥8 billion of this stemming from products not covered