For the year ended 31 March in Japan, net profit fell to Y1.59 billion from Y1.70 billion, while revenue rose to Y44.64 billion from Y43.95 billion.
Operating profit declined to Y1.62 billion from Y2.08 billion, pretax profit slipped to Y1.90 billion from Y2.17 billion, and earnings per share dropped to Y75.76 from Y80.23.
The results were prepared under Japanese accounting standards, showing higher sales but weaker profitability across key earnings measures in the latest full-year performance.
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