financial results for the second quarter of the year<\/a>. It recorded net sales of JPY62.9bn (US$429m). That\u2019s a decline of 20.7 per cent when compared to last year, mainly attributed to a drop in the net sales of its leisure equipment and integrated resort businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOperating profit was down 69.6 per cent year-on-year to JPY3.26bn (US$22.2m), while ordinary profit was down 80.4 per cent to JPY5.57bn (US$38.0m). The company\u2019s net income attributable to owners of the parent fell 97.5 per cent to JPY525m (US$3.6m).
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