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Okamoto Sees Business Results Drop Across the Board Due to Coronavirus

Chemical products and condom manufacturer Okamoto Industries Inc. (TYO:5122) recently posted results for the April–June quarter of fiscal 2020. Net sales here were down year-on-year 14.6 percent, dropping to 19.365 billion yen ($183.47 million); operating income was down 15 percent, dropping to 1.923 billion yen; ordinary income fell 5 percent to 2.416 billion yen; and net profit dropped 10.4 percent,...

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Sumitomo Rubber Anticipates 16% Drop in Sales Revenue for 2020

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has disclosed its business results estimates for the first half along with its forecast for the full business year through December. The forecast through end of June anticipates first-half sales revenue of 340 billion yen ($3.22 billion), down 20.8 percent from the first half of the previous year; business losses of 2.5 billion yen compared...

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JSR’s Elastomers Business Posts 5.57B Yen Operating Loss for First Quarter

JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) recently revealed that its Elastomers business has taken a significant hit from the novel coronavirus, with this news coming as part of the company’s financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The quarterly results revealed a company-wide sales revenue of 93.09 billion yen ($877.9 million), down 22 percent year-on-year; an operating profit of 2.36 billion...

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Showa Denko Sees Decline in Chloroprene Rubber Sales for First Quarter

Showa Denko KK (TYO:4004) recently released its business results for the first quarter of calendar 2020, revealing a decline in both sales and profit metrics. The company posted sales of 171.73 billion yen ($1.6 billion), down 26.8 percent from the same period last year; operating income of just under 2.47 billion yen, down by 94.6 percent; and ordinary income of...

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Mitsuboshi Belting Posts 37.2B Yen in Sales for First Half

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. (TYO:5192) recently posted its business results for the first half of fiscal 2019, revealing increased sales and decreased profits. The company’s sales rose 1.2 percent year-on-year to 37.2 billion yen ($340.04 million), with operating profit down 6.8 percent to 4.4 billion yen, ordinary profit down 17.6 percent to 4.33 billion yen and net profit down 13.2 percent...

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Bridgestone Makes Downward Revision to Projected Business Results for 2019

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has made a downward revision to its earnings forecast for calendar 2019, with both sales and profit estimates being lowered from the company’s previous forecast. By Bridgestone’s estimates, tire demand for calendar 2019 is expected to see a particular drop in Europe, as well as in Asia – the latter being defined here as Thailand, Indonesia, India...

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