Consolidated operating profit for the first half of fiscal 2020 dropped 25.3 percent to
Sales of high-profit office printers were sluggish as the pandemic prompted more people to work from home. Weak sales of automotive displays also affected the results, the Japanese electronics maker said, adding that it observed strong demand for appliances such as air purifiers.
The fallout from the pandemic pushed its sales down by
It maintained its full-year guidance, expecting net profit to more than double from the previous year to
"We continue to expect a steady recovery if economic activity is not restrained (by the pandemic)," Sharp President
But he also said there are signs of a resurgent spread of the virus in
==Kyodo
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