UACJ Corp. (5741.T), a multinational aluminum company, reported decreased profit for the first half from last year.
The company's profit attributable to owners of parent tumbled to 7.37 billion yen, down by 55.9% from 16.71 billion yen the prior year.
Basic earnings per share dropped to 40.70 yen from 86.58 yen a year ago.
For the six-month period, operating income went down 36.6% to 22.63 billion yen from 35.70 billion yen the earlier year.
UACJ's revenue, however, rose 10.9% to 540.12 billion yen from 487.10 billion yen for the comparable period last year.
For the full year, the firm expects profit attributable to owners of the parent to be 23 billion yen and basic earnings per share to be 127.3 yen.
The company expects operating profit to be 55 billion yen for the full year.
The company sees revenue to be 1.1 trillion yen for the full year.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, shares closed on Tuesday's regular trading 5.63% higher at 2,100 yen.
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Business News
May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.