Notice of revision of consolidated performance forecast
November 6, 2020
Asahi Kasei Corp.
The consolidated performance forecast for fiscal 2020 (April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021) announced on August 4, 2020, has been revised as shown below based on recent performance trends.
1. Revision of consolidated forecast
| Net sales (¥ million) |
Operating income (¥ million) |
Ordinary income (¥ million) |
Net income attributable to owners of the parent (¥ million) |
Net income per share (¥) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous forecast | Indeterminate | 120,000–130,000 | Indeterminate | Indeterminate | Indeterminate |
| Revised forecast | 2,034,000 | 140,000 | 142,000 | 87,000 | 62.70 |
| Increase | — | 20,000–10,000 | — | — | — |
| Percent change | — | +14.2–7.1% | — | — | — |
| cf. fiscal 2019 | 2,151,646 | 177,264 | 184,008 | 103,931 | 74.85 |
2. Reason for revision
While it is unforeseeable when the COVID-19 pandemic will subside, and although the full-year consolidated performance forecast had been indeterminate due to the difficulty of making a rational calculation, the performance forecast has now been calculated based on information and estimates currently available.
- Note:This forecast is based on the best information available at this time, but actual outcomes may differ due to a variety of factors which cannot be foreseen.