Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha reports FY2026 net profit falls
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 8
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha reports FY2026 net profit falls
6 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8
The Japanese shipping group posted net profit of Y132.99 billion for the year ended 31 March, with revenue at Y1.02 trillion and earnings per share at Y210.42.
Operating profit fell to Y84.16 billion from Y102.86 billion, while pretax profit dropped to Y109.10 billion from Y308.09 billion a year earlier.
The results, prepared under Japanese accounting standards, show broad year-on-year declines from FY2025, when net profit was Y305.38 billion and revenue Y1.05 trillion.
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