Pola Orbis Holdings reports higher first-quarter net profit

6 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 11

Net profit rose to Y2.46 billion from Y1.31 billion in the quarter ended 31 March, while pretax profit increased to Y6.26 billion from Y2.47 billion.
Operating profit climbed to Y4.93 billion from Y4.15 billion, despite revenue slipping to Y40.83 billion from Y41.31 billion.
Per-share earnings nearly doubled to Y11.13 from Y5.92, with results prepared under Japanese accounting standards.

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