Japan's Sharp tumbles to $1.9 bln loss on hefty writedown

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11/05/2023 08:04

TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Sharp Corp  6753.T , the
Japanese electronics maker owned by Taiwan's  2317.T  Foxconn,
posted on Thursday a full-year loss of $1.9 billion after
writing down the value of its panel display business and a
swathe of other assets.
    The supplier of sensors and screens for Apple Inc's  AAPL.O 
iPhone reported a group net loss of 261 billion yen ($1.9
billion) in the year that ended in March, from a profit of 74
billion yen a year earlier.
    The company said it would not pay a dividend.
    Despite slightly higher sales, Sharp said it took a hit of
220 billion yen as it wrote down the value of building and
machinery in both its LCD and OLED display businesses in Japan,
as well software, machinery and buildings in China, Europe,
Japan and the United States.
    The writedown reflected decreased profitability, it said.  
($1=135.0500 yen)

 (Reporting by David Dolan; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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