ハイデ日高's first-half ordinary profit for March–August rose 11.4% year on year to ¥4.09 billion, reaching 60.3% of the full-year forecast. The full-year dividend for the current fiscal year was also revised up from ¥52 to ¥56.
ハイデ日高 announced its results after the market close on 2 October. First-half nonconsolidated ordinary profit rose 11.4% year on year to ¥4.09 billion, reaching 60.3% of the full-year plan of ¥6.8 billion. Results for the most recent three months, June–August, showed ordinary profit up 9.3% year on year at ¥1.97 billion, while the operating profit margin on sales declined from 11.6% to 11.4%.
The dividend for the current fiscal year was revised up from the previous plan of ¥52 to ¥56. The annual dividend is expected to be ¥56, comprising an interim dividend of ¥28 and a year-end dividend of ¥28.
The earnings forecast for the current fiscal year remains unchanged. Second-half ordinary profit is expected to decline 7.1% year on year to ¥2.7 billion.