Japan-Listed Firms Report Mixed Results

MarketWatch/FactSet briefings show mixed half‑year and nine‑month results among Japan‑listed firms, with some companies swinging to profit while others recorded declines. Osaka Steel posted a half‑year net loss of ¥1.55 billion versus a prior‑year net profit of ¥1.16 billion, and Okasan Securities Group's 1H net fell to ¥6.20 billion from ¥6.68 billion; Okura Industrial's nine‑month net was broadly steady at ¥3.48 billion versus ¥3.51 billion. Several companies reported year‑on‑year profit gains, including Japan Airlines (1H net ¥67.65 billion vs ¥49.88 billion), Ono Pharmaceutical (1H net ¥40.09 billion vs ¥37.44 billion) and Sumitomo Densetsu (1H net ¥6.07 billion vs ¥4.42 billion). Other risers included Hamakyorex (1H net ¥4.83 billion vs ¥4.28 billion), Ichiyoshi Securities (1H net ¥1.29 billion vs ¥1.04 billion), DKS (1H net ¥2.18 billion vs ¥1.26 billion) and Kameda Seika, which improved to ¥22.28 billion from ¥794 million a year earlier. Results—reported under Japanese accounting standards where noted—point to sectoral divergence, with transportation, pharmaceuticals and some industrials improving while steel and parts of the financial sector weakened.