Thursday, April 26, 2007

Japanese companies' earnings

Nintendo Profits Up 77 Pct. on Wii Sales

Blistering sales of the popular Wii and DS game machines lifted Nintendo Co.'s earnings 77 percent in the latest fiscal year, the Japanese maker said Thursday.

Nissan's 1Q Profit Plunges 54 Percent

Nissan's profit plunged 54 percent in the January-March quarter, contributing to the automaker's first drop in annual profit in seven years.

Toshiba Quarterly Profit Down 37 Pct.

Profit at Toshiba Corp. tumbled 37 percent in the January to March quarter despite surging sales, as falling prices for flash memory chips undercut earnings, the company said Thursday.

Fujitsu's Quarterly Profit Jumps

Japanese computer maker Fujitsu Ltd.'s net profit jumped by one-half in the January-March quarter, lifted mainly by gains in the sale of investments in securities.


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