Paltac Corporation provided dividend guidance for the fiscal year ending of March 31, 2018. For the period, the company expects to pay dividend of JPY 31.00 per share compared to JPY 28.00 per share a year ago.

The company announced financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2017. For the nine months, the company reported operating profit of JPY 18,826 million, ordinary profit of JPY 20,638 million and profit of JPY 14,100 million or JPY 221.89 per share on net sales of JPY 738,390 million against operating profit of JPY 15,870 million, ordinary profit of JPY 17,672 million and profit of JPY 11,995 million or JPY 188.77 per share on net sales of JPY 708,324 million for the same period of last year. Profit before income taxes was JPY 20,563 million against JPY 17,522 million for the same period of last year. Net cash provided by operating activities was JPY 6,829 million against JPY 8,718 million for the same period of last year. Purchase of property, plant and equipment was JPY 14,632 million against JPY 5,805 million for the same period of last year. Purchase of intangible assets was JPY 198 million against JPY 92 million for the same period of last year.

For the year ending Mar. 31, 2018, the company expects operating profit of JPY 21,500 million, ordinary profit of JPY 24,000 million and profit of JPY 16,000 million or JPY 251.78 per share on net sales of JPY 960,000 million.