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Tsuruha's Profit Jumps 21% in Fiscal Q1

Tsuruha's (TYO:3391) net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 21% to 13.5 billion yen for the fiscal first quarter from 11.1 billion yen a year earlier.The drugstore company's earnings per share declined to 29.70 yen from 45.49 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.Net sales soared 134% to 636.9 billion yen in the three months ended May 31 from 272.5 billion yen in the prior year.For the fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2027, the company expects attributable profit of 41.5 billion yen, basic EPS of 91.62 yen, and net sales of 2.555 trillion yen.Tsuruha plans to pay interim and year-end dividends of 24 yen per share,each, for the year, which is lower than the amounts paid in the prior fiscal year.