For the quarter ended 31 March in Japan, net profit fell to Y2.71 billion from Y2.84 billion a year earlier.
Revenue declined to Y18.49 billion from Y19.45 billion, while operating profit dropped to Y3.44 billion from Y4.24 billion and pretax profit to Y3.36 billion.
Earnings per share slipped to Y16.82 from Y17.44. The results were prepared under Japanese accounting standards.
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