Japanese's ordinary profit for the 9 months ended August was ¥20.1 billion, up 63% year on year, while ordinary profit for the 6-8 period reached ¥6.98 billion, up 21%. Progress against the full-year plan was 79.2%, exceeding the 5-year average of 77.0%.
Consolidated ordinary profit for the 9 months ended August was ¥20.1 billion, up 62.7% year on year, while revenue was approximately ¥40.14 billion and the operating margin was flat at 3.6%.
Based on results for the latest 3 quarters, ordinary profit for the 9-11 period (fourth quarter) is estimated at ¥5.31 billion, down approximately 12.6% year on year.
The full-year forecast remains unchanged, with progress through the third quarter reaching approximately 79.2% of the full-year plan.
The results were released on the evening of 5 October, and attention remains focused on the outlook from here.