Brief: Kao's Operating Profit For Six Months Ended June Expected To Have Grown 4 Pct To Around 91 Billion Yen - Nikkei

Kao

23/07/2018 18:19

July 24 (Reuters) - Nikkei:
    * KAO CORP'S OPERATING PROFIT FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE IS
EXPECTED TO HAVE GROWN 4 PERCENT TO AROUND 91 BILLION YEN -
NIKKEI
    * KAO CORP'S SALES FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE PERIOD LOOK TO
HAVE
CLIMBED 2 PERCENT ON THE YEAR TO ABOUT 730 BILLION YEN - NIKKEI
    * KAO LIKELY TO KEEP FY PROJECTIONS UNCHANGED, WITH
OPERATING
PROFIT OF 215 BILLION YEN, UP 5 PERCENT, ON SALES OF 1.54
TRILLION YEN, A 3% GAIN - NIKKEI
    * KAO CORP PLANS TO RAISE ANNUAL DIVIDEND TO 120 YEN PER
SHARE, AN
INCREASE OF 10 YEN - NIKKEI

Source text : [https://s.nikkei.com/2JMARnp]
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