As One Corp. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2018; Announces Consolidated Earnings Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2017; Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2018
January 31, 2018 at 02:00 am EST
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As One Corp. provided dividend guidance for the year ending March 31, 2018. For the year, the company expects to pay dividend of JPY 60.00 against JPY 56.00 per share a year ago.
The company announced consolidated earnings results for the nine months ended December 31, 2017. For the nine months, the company reported net sales of JPY 43,209 million against JPY 39,253 million a year ago. Operating income was JPY 4,520 million against JPY 3,974 million a year ago. Ordinary income was JPY 4,681 million against JPY 4,126 million a year ago. Profit attributable to owners of parent was JPY 3,156 million against JPY 2,810 million a year ago. Diluted earnings per share were JPY 167.29 against JPY 147.16 a year ago.
The company provided consolidated earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. For the fiscal year, the company expects to report net sales of JPY 60,800 million, operating income of JPY 6,400 million, ordinary income of JPY 6,550 million and profit attributable to owners of parent of JPY 4,400 million or JPY 233.65 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 Corp. Provides Dividend Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2018; Announces Consolidated Earnings Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2017; Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2018