Ricoh keeps full-year operating profit forecast at JPY 95 billion, flags chip memory and Middle East risks

PUBT · 2d ago
Ricoh keeps full-year operating profit forecast at JPY 95 billion, flags chip memory and Middle East risks
  • Ricoh kept its full-year operating profit forecast at JPY 95 billion, citing uncertainty over semiconductor memory costs and Middle East developments.
  • Quarterly operating profit outlook unchanged: about JPY 18 billion in Q2, about JPY 24 billion in Q3, about JPY 24 billion in Q4.
  • Q1 target excluded one-offs at about JPY 17 billion; included items implied about JPY 30 billion, reflecting a China subsidiary transfer gain, reform costs.
  • Semiconductor memory cost inflation now seen up to JPY 35 billion annually; net impact after recovery measures projected at about JPY 10 billion.
  • U.S. tariff refunds expected to add another JPY 1 billion to JPY 2 billion from Q2; Q1 refunds totaled about JPY 15 billion.


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