As One Corporation Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017; Announces Consolidated Earnings Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016; Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017
January 31, 2017 at 11:00 am EST
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As One Corporation provided dividend guidance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. The company plans to pay year-end dividend of JPY 55.00 per share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, compared with JPY 50.00 per share paid for the same period last year.
The company announced consolidated earnings results for the nine months ended December 31, 2016. For the period, the company reported net sales of JPY 39,253 million against JPY 37,552 million a year ago. Operating income was JPY 3,974 million against JPY 3,970 million a year ago. Ordinary income was JPY 4,126 million against JPY 4,068 million a year ago. Profit attributable to owners of parent was JPY 2,810 million against JPY 2,661 million a year ago. Diluted earnings per share were JPY 147.16 against JPY 138.85 a year ago.
The company provided consolidated earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. For the fiscal year, the company expects to report net sales of JPY 56,340 million, operating income of JPY 5,880 million, ordinary income of JPY 6,075 million, profit attributable to owners of parent of JPY 4,140 million or JPY 217.06 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 Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017; Announces Consolidated Earnings Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016; Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017
AS ONE CORPORATION 
