リックス raised its current-fiscal-year ordinary profit forecast by 13%, adding a record-high profit forecast. It also plans to increase the dividend per share by ¥3, announcing the revision based on first-half results and its previous forecast.
In an earnings flash, リックス raised its current-fiscal-year earnings outlook and revised its ordinary profit forecast upward by 13% from the previous forecast. A comparison of the previous and new forecasts shows upward revisions to the outlook for sales and each profit measure, with the full-year revision rates also increasing.
The new current-fiscal-year forecast calls for sales of ¥59,400 million, operating profit of ¥4,700 million, ordinary profit of ¥4,930 million and net income of ¥3,270 million, with the revised dividend per share set at ¥165. The previous forecast called for sales of ¥58,000 million, ordinary profit of ¥4,360 million, net income of ¥3,000 million, EPS of ¥369.8 and a dividend of ¥141.
Compared with the previous forecast, first-half results were sales of ¥28,964 million, ordinary profit of ¥2,445 million and net income of ¥1,596 million, improving progress against the revised initial full-year forecast.