Ezaki Glico reports higher first-quarter net profit

6 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8

The Japanese food company posted net profit of Y3.58 billion for the quarter ended 31 March, versus Y2.45 billion a year earlier, with earnings per share rising to Y56.45 from Y38.55.
Revenue increased to Y85.28 billion from Y77.34 billion, while operating profit climbed to Y3.70 billion from Y2.63 billion and pretax profit rose to Y4.96 billion from Y3.66 billion.
The results were prepared under Japanese accounting standards, showing broad year-on-year improvement across sales and profitability in the opening quarter of fiscal 2026.

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