01373.HK, a Japanese city parent company, reported interim results for the year to the end of October, with turnover of 1.314 billion yuan, down 0.5 per cent year-on-year. Net profit was 95.141 million yuan, down 43.8% year-on-year; earnings per share were 13.26 cents.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nippon Town and to thank shareholders, dividends totaled 14.7 cents, including interim interest of 10.5 cents and special interest of 4.2 cents, compared with 9 cents in the same period last year.