Ukai's ordinary results fell into the red in the first half (April-September), while the loss also widened in the July-September quarter. The company's estimate for second-half ordinary results is a loss, and it says its full-year earnings outlook remains unchanged from the previous plan.
Ukai announced its results on 6 November 2024, reporting a ¥341 million non-consolidated ordinary loss for the latest first half (April-September), compared with a ¥15 million profit in the same period a year earlier.
Based on its first-half results and unchanged full-year plan, the company estimates a ¥263 million ordinary loss for the second half (October-March), compared with a ¥831 million profit in the same period a year earlier.
Ordinary results for the latest three-month period, July-September, were a ¥317 million loss, and the ratio of operating income to sales deteriorated to -12.1% from -5.6% a year earlier.