ワキタ's consolidated ordinary profit for the first half rose 4.6% year on year to ¥2.75 billion, while ordinary profit for the June-August period was ¥940 million, down 4.5% year on year.
Consolidated ordinary profit for the six months from March through August was ¥2.75 billion, up 4.6% year on year. Progress against the full-year plan was 46.3%, almost in line with the five-year average of 48.2%.
For the second-half outlook, consolidated ordinary profit for the September-February period is estimated at ¥3.19 billion, up 12.0% year on year.
Ordinary profit for the June-August period was ¥940 million, down 4.5% year on year, while the operating margin on sales deteriorated to 3.6% from 4.3% in the same period a year earlier.