アプライド's first-half ordinary profit came in approximately 4% above the same period a year earlier. It also revised its current fiscal-year dividend per share up by ¥20.
According to the earnings summary, アプライド's ordinary profit for the six months through the second quarter was ¥159.2 billion, up approximately 4.1% year on year. Revenue was ¥2.2065 trillion, net income was ¥105.3 billion, and earnings per share were ¥389.6, with progress against the full-year forecast reported at 48.2%.
In its revision to the current fiscal-year forecasts, the company left the full-year figures unchanged but is expected to raise its dividend to ¥120 per share. The previous dividend forecast was ¥100, so the latest announcement represents an increase.