There is a sign that Noritsu Koki ＜7744＞ is buying at a high stop price. Financial results for the first quarter were announced last weekend, and operating profit was 7.64 billion yen, 3.8 times the same period last year, and the first half of the year forecast was revised upward from the previous 5.7 billion yen to 9.1 billion yen, up 23.6% from the previous year, from 13.4 billion yen to 16 billion yen, and 10.6% increase from the previous fiscal year, respectively. The background of the upward revisions was business progress for the first quarter and the review of expected exchange rates. Expectations of a further increase remain from the high progress rate, and there is also awareness of the expansion of room for dividends due to the increase in earnings.