HIRANO TECSEED Co., Ltd. announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the nine months ended December 31, 2016. For the period, the group reported net sales of ¥11,501 million, operating income of ¥1,441 million, ordinary income of ¥1,487 million and net income attributable to owners of parent of ¥1,184 million or ¥78.71 per share compared to net sales of ¥10,923 million, operating income of ¥640 million, ordinary income of ¥707 million and net income attributable to owners of parent of ¥459 million or ¥30.51 per share reported in the same period last year.

For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, the company reported year-end dividend forecast of ¥12.00 per share compared to ¥12.00 per share declared last year.

For the year ending March 31, 2017, the parent company expected to report net sales of ¥20,000 million, operating income of ¥1,995 million, ordinary income of ¥2,000 million and net income attributable to owners of parent of ¥1,550 million or ¥103.03 per share.