Latest Tokyo Brief coverage on KEYENCE CORPORATION, tracking filings, financial news, and market signals from Japan.
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Keyence's first-half operating profit rose 50.0% to ¥408.3bn on a 34.9% rise in sales, and the company lifted its interim dividend to ¥325 before a five-for-one share split on November 21.
Keyence's net profit rose 51 percent in the quarter to June on ¥346.6bn in sales, with the company describing steady capital spending across the Americas, Asia, Europe and Japan rather than naming any single region as the fastest grower.
Japan's factory-sensor and machine-vision maker grew quarterly net profit 51% as capital spending held firm in Asia's semiconductor sector and the Americas, while Europe and Japan showed only early signs of recovery; the dividend forecast holds at ¥550 a share.
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