Starzen’s first-half ordinary profit increased approximately 43% year on year to ¥5,716 million, while net profit rose approximately 45% to ¥4,053 million and revenue increased to ¥236,576 million. The company also indicated that profit for the July–September quarter is expected to increase approximately 35% year on year.
In the cumulative results for the second quarter, revenue was ¥236,576 million, operating profit was ¥4,249 million, ordinary profit was ¥5,716 million and net profit was ¥4,053 million. Year on year, revenue increased approximately 7.5%, ordinary profit approximately 43.3% and net profit approximately 45.2%. This shows a marked improvement in the company’s first-half profit levels.
The year-on-year growth rates for the individual metrics during the period were +7.5% for revenue, +47.3% for operating profit, +43.3% for ordinary profit and +45.2% for net profit. The first-half results indicate particularly strong growth in profit. The consolidated financial results show that profit expansion on a half-year basis continued steadily.