Le lenti guidano la crescita di Hoya CorporationEyeglass lenses drive Hoya’s 3Q 2014 profits

Hoya Corporation ha chiuso il terzo trimestre 2014 con ricavi pari a 128,206 milioni di yen, in aumento del 16,9% rispetto allo stesso trimestre del 2013. In crescita anche l'utile prima delle tasse, che ha toccato quota 36,240 milioni di yen (+22,9%).

Il segmento Life Care, che include le lenti oftalmiche e le lenti a contatto, ha totalizzato 10,189 milioni di yen di ricavi (+21,2%). I ricavi dalle vendite di lenti intraoculari e altri prodotti medicali sono stati pari a 1,628 milioni di yen (+8,2%). Sulla performance positiva delle lenti oftalmiche ha influito il contributo della consociata Seiko Eyewear.

Hoya Corporation reported gains in revenue and profit for the third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2014.

During the quarter, revenues increased 16.9 percent to 128,206 million yen, and profit before tax increased 22.9 percent to 36,240 million yen compared with the same quarter last year.

In Hoya’s Life Care segment, sales of eyeglass and contact lens accounted for 10,189 million yen in revenue, a 21.2 percent increase over year ago. Revenue from sales of intraocular lenses and other medical products totaled 1,628 million yen, up 8.2 percent from year ago.

Revenues from eyeglass lenses also grew due to the inclusion of sales by Seiko Eyewear as a consolidated subsidiary.