Sanrio Company, Ltd. announced consolidated earnings results for the six months ended September 30, 2019. For the period, the company reported sales of JPY 27,660 million, operating profit of JPY 1,374 million, net profit of JPY 346 million or net profit per share of JPY 3.85 compared to sales of JPY 28,272 million, operating profit of JPY 2,158 million, net profit of JPY 1,537 million or net profit per share of JPY 17.87 for the same period last year.

The consolidated company now expects sales of JPY 57,700 million, operating profit of JPY 4,000 million, net profit attributable to owners of parent of JPY 2,300 million or net profit per share of JPY 27.10 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 compared to previous forecast of sales of JPY 60,000 million, operating profit of JPY 6,100 million, net profit attributable to owners of parent of JPY 4,100 million or net profit per share of JPY 48.32.

The company announced the dividend for the second quarter ended September 30, 2019. For the quarter, the company announced the dividend of JPY 15.00 per share compared to JPY 15.00 per share for the same period a year ago. The dividend will be payable on November 20, 2019.

The company provided dividend guidance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020. For the period, the company provided year-end dividend guidance of JPY 20.00 per share compared to JPY 15.00 per share for the same period a year ago.