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Ain's Profit Surges 86% in Fiscal Year 2026

Ain's (TYO:9627) profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 86% to 17.3 billion yen in fiscal year 2026 from 9.26 billion yen a year earlier.The retailer's earnings per share increased to 491.62 yen from 264.32 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Thursday.Net sales jumped 42% to 647.8 billion yen in the year ended April 30 from 456.8 billion yen in the prior year.Ain declared a final dividend of 80 yen per share, payable from July 31.For the fiscal year ending April 30, 2027, the company expects attributable profit of 15 billion yen, EPS of 426.74 yen, and net sales of 721.5 billion yen.Ain plans to pay a year-end dividend of 100 yen per share for the fiscal year, unchanged from a year ago.