• Lion released a transcript of its FY2026 Q2 first-half results briefing held Aug. 7.
• Attendees included President and CEO Masayuki Takemori, Vice Presidents Kengo Fukuda and Hitoshi Suzuki, plus finance and planning executives.
• First-half net sales rose 8.7% YoY; core operating income increased 21.3%; EBITDA margin improved 1.1 points to 11.8%.
• Full-year earnings forecast left unchanged; raw material headwinds now seen at JPY 7 billion, versus JPY 1 billion initially.
• Mitigation plan targets roughly 80% of the H2 JPY 5 billion impact via price hikes and cost cuts, with tighter SG&A.

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