-- Hioki E.E's (TYO:6866) profit attributable to owners of the parent jumped 41% to 1.65 billion yen in the first quarter from 1.17 billion yen a year earlier.
The measuring instrument maker's basic earnings per share increased to 122.56 yen from 86.54 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Wednesday.
Net sales climbed 16% to 11.4 billion yen for the three months ended March 31 from 9.82 billion yen in the prior-year period.
For 2026, the company expects attributable profit of 6 billion yen, basic EPS of 443.25 yen, and net sales of 43 billion yen.
Hioki E.E plans to pay interim and final dividends of 100 yen each for the year, unchanged from the previous year.