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J. Front Retailing's Profit Falls 32% in Fiscal 2025

-- J. Front Retailing's (TYO:3086) profit attributable to owners of the parent fell 32% to 28.3 billion yen for the fiscal year 2025 from 41.4 billion yen a year earlier.

The departmental store operator's earnings per share declined to 112.80 yen from 160.15 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.

Sales revenue edged up 0.7% to 445.1 billion yen for the full year ended Feb. 28 from 441.9 billion yen in the prior year. Gross sales gained 1.7% to 1.290 trillion yen from 1.268 trillion yen.

It declared a final dividend of 27 yen per share, payable from May 8.

For the fiscal year 2026, the company expects attributable profit of 29 billion yen, basic EPS of 118.16 yen, sales revenue of 469 billion yen and gross sales of 1.347 trillion yen.

J. Front Retailing plans to pay interim and year-end dividends of 28 yen per share, each, for the year, which is higher than the amount paid for the prior year.

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