Watanabe Sato reports FY2026 net profit decline

7 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 11

The Japanese company posted net profit of Y883 million for the year ended 31 March, as revenue fell to Y33.70 billion from Y40.42 billion.
Operating profit slipped to Y1.07 billion from Y1.18 billion, while pretax profit rose to Y1.37 billion from Y1.33 billion.
Earnings per share edged down to Y141.58 from Y143.20, with the results prepared under Japanese accounting standards.

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