AS ONE Corporation Announces Consolidated Earnings Results for the Second Quarter Ended September 2018; Provides Earnings and Dividend Guidance for the Full Year Ending December 31, 2019; Declares Dividend for the Second Quarter Ended September 2018
October 31, 2018 at 03:00 am EDT
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AS ONE Corporation announced consolidated earnings results for the second quarter ended September 2018. For the quarter, the company reported net sales of JPY 30,786 million against JPY 27,910 million a year ago. Operating profit was JPY 3,487 million against JPY 2,942 million a year ago. Profit attributable to owners of parent was JPY 2,403 million against JPY 2,047 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share was JPY 128.76 against JPY 108.15 a year ago. Diluted earnings per share was JPY 128.63 against JPY 108.07 a year ago.
For the year ending March 31, 2019, the company expects net sales of JPY 65,850 million, operating profit of JPY 7,520 million, profit attributable to the owners of the parent of JPY 5,210 million or JPY 279.10 per basic share.
For the year ending March 31, 2019, the company expects to pay dividend of JPY 70.00 per share against JPY 68.00 paid a year ago.
For the second quarter, the company declared dividend of JPY 70.00 per share against JPY 57.00 paid a year ago.
As One Corp is a Japan-based company principally engaged in the sale of scientific equipment and apparatus for various laboratories, research institutes, production facilities and medical facilities. The research and industrial equipment business is engaged in the wholesale of equipment and apparatus, which is used by researchers and technicians, to scientific equipment dealers. This business is also engaged in the provision of product catalogs to dealers, as well as the import and sale of physics and chemistry equipment. The hospital and nursing care business is engaged in the wholesale of equipment and apparatus, which is used by nursing care-related persons, to medical and nursing care institutions. The other business provides purchasing business proxy service using a web system, and to receive the system usage fee by the final user who participates in the system.
AS ONE Corporation Announces Consolidated Earnings Results for the Second Quarter Ended September 2018; Provides Earnings and Dividend Guidance for the Full Year Ending December 31, 2019; Declares Dividend for the Second Quarter Ended September 2018
AS ONE CORPORATION 
