Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing 9-month profit rises 12.2%
Operating profit was 451 billion yen ($3.08 billion) in the nine months to May 31, against the consensus forecast of 458 billion yen, based on a LSEG poll of five analysts.
The company kept its full-year forecast at 545 billion yen.
It said the impact of U.S. tariffs on its earnings in the current fiscal year to end-August was likely to be limited as the company had front-loaded a substantial amount of its products to the North American market.
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