TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Toshiba Corp on Friday reported a 75% slump in second-quarter operating profit and lowered its full-year earnings outlook.
It posted an operating profit of 7.54 billion yen ($53.2 million) for the July-September quarter. The result compared with a consensus estimate of 36.9 billion yen from four analysts polled by Refinitiv.
Toshiba, which is exploring options for a buyout, cut its profit forecast for the year ending March to 125 billion yen from 170 billion yen.
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(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by David Dolan and Edwina Gibbs)
