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FINANCIAL RESULTS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2019
SoftBank Group reports 62% jump in operating profit, rising to record high
SoftBank Group Corp. on Wednesday reported robust earnings for the April-December period, crediting positive returns on investments in other businesses and ventures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 1, 2019
Hitachi sees net profit fall due to halting of U.K. nuclear project
Hitachi Ltd. on Friday reported a 68 percent decline in group net profit in the April-December period from a year earlier, with the firm primarily attributing the fall to its subsidiary’s suspension of a nuclear power plant project in the United Kingdom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2018
Amazon dealt $250 billion blow from market jitters and earnings confusion
Fears of a prolonged market downturn, slowing international sales, stepped-up competition in the U.S. and flat-out confusion about how Amazon.com Inc. makes money are all reasons behind the company's dizzying 25 percent drop in value from its September high.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2018
Sony boosts outlook as PlayStation heads for record year
Sony Corp. upgraded its earnings outlook for a second straight quarter, thanks to a plethora of hit video-game titles that are boosting the PlayStation business.
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2018
40% of Japan's health insurance societies seen posting losses in 2017; some may disband
Over 40 percent of the 1,394 health insurance societies set up for employees of large companies and their families are expected to report losses for fiscal 2017 ended March, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2018
Japan's star businessman who ignores his investors to make them rich
When Akira Matsumoto speaks, investors hang on his every word. And here's what he tells them: You're less important than everyone else.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2018
Toshiba posts record quarterly profit on chip sale, but outlook unclear
Toshiba Corp. reported a record quarterly net profit Wednesday, thanks to the $18 billion sale of its flash memory chip business earlier this year to a consortium led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2018
Mazda posts lower quarterly profit as expenses bite
Mazda Motor Corp. on Wednesday posted a 17 percent drop in operating profit for the first quarter, as a rise in discounting on U.S. vehicles and costs to improve its dealership network in the country overshadowed an increase in sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2018
Sony posts record first quarter profit on strong game sales
The electronics firm posted profit of u00a5195 billion, giving support to the new management's strategy of focusing on stable sources of revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 22, 2018
Japan's earnings reports mostly disappoint, but analysts see hope ahead
With Japan's quarterly reporting period almost over, one analyst summed up the general feeling about companies' profit performance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2018
Toshiba books first net profit in four years
The firm said it improved its balance sheet by recording u00a5783.1 billion in shareholders' equity at the end of March, staving off a risk of being delisted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 14, 2018
Japanese automakers' rosy profits may be short-lived
Japan's big three automakers enjoyed soaring net profits in the last business year, but analysts warn it is too early to say the robust results suggest a return to their glory days.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2018
Big spender SoftBank posts record profit
Buoyed by its investments in technology firms around the world, SoftBank Group Corp. has reported a record annual operating profit in line with analyst estimates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 9, 2018
Toyota announces record net profit of ¥2.49 trillion
The company's record figure comes in the face of once-in-a-century changes faced by the automobile industry and rising protectionism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2018
Mitsubishi Corp. profit hits record on higher coal prices, expects further growth
Trading house Mitsubishi Corp. said Tuesday its profit for the last financial year jumped 27 percent to record levels due to stronger prices for coking coal and other commodities, while forecasting another profit rise this year.

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