AS ONE Corporation Announces Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended December, 2018; Provides Consolidated Financial Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March, 2019
January 31, 2019 at 02:00 am EST
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AS ONE Corporation announced consolidated financial results for the nine months ended December, 2018. For the period, the company reported net sales of JPY 47,749 million against JPY 43,209 million for the same period a year ago. Operating profit was JPY 5,383 million against JPY 4,520 million for the same period a year ago. Profit attributable to owners of parent was JPY 3,750 million against JPY 3,156 million for the same period a year ago. Basic earnings per share were JPY 200.90 per share against JPY 167.43 per share for the same period a year ago. Diluted earnings per share were JPY 200.67 per share against JPY 167.29 per share for the same period a year ago.
For the fiscal year ending March, 2019, the company expects net sales to be JPY 65,850 million. Operating profit is expected to be JPY 7,520 million. Profit attributable to owners of parent is expected to be JPY 5,210 million. Basic earnings per share is expected to be JPY 279.10 per share.
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 Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended December, 2018; Provides Consolidated Financial Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March, 2019