Japan: Kirin’s profit attributable to shareholders rises by 363.3% in Q1

Kirin Holdings reported profit attributable to owners of the company of 25.9 billion yen for the first three months of the current fiscal year, an increase of 363.3% from last year, the Market Insider reported on May 9.

Earnings per share was 31.98 yen compared to 6.90 yen. First quarter revenue was 501.76 billion yen, up 11.4% from previous year.

For the current fiscal year, the company expects: profit to owners of 131.0 billion yen; basic earnings per share of 161.75 yen; and revenue of 2.27 trillion yen.

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