Hoya economic results

During the second quarter of 2015, the Hoya Corporation revenues totaled 130,165 million yen, increasing by 7.4% from the same period last year. Pre-tax profit for the quarter was 33,858 million yen, while profit for the quarter was 27,140 million yen; decrease of 1.2% and 0.7%, respectively from last year when foreign exchange gain was reported due to the decline in the value of yen against U.S. Dollar. For the six months ended September 30, 2015, revenues totaled 256,403 million yen, increasing by 9.4% year-on-year. Pre-tax profit posted 64,759 million yen and profit for the term was 50,790 million yen, both the best first-half profit total in the company’s history.