Toray raised its first-half net income forecast from the previous estimate of ¥40.0 billion to ¥45.0 billion. Net income for April-June increased substantially year on year.
Toray announced its IFRS-based results in afternoon trading on 6 August, reporting net income of ¥31.2 billion for April-June, up 82.3% year on year. In response, it raised its first-half net income forecast by 12.5%, from the previous forecast of ¥40.0 billion to ¥45.0 billion.
The expected progress rate against the new first-half forecast is set to increase to approximately 21.8%, while the full-year net income forecast remains unchanged at ¥90.0 billion.
In results for the latest 3 months, the operating margin for April-June improved to 7.0% from 4.6% in the same period last year.