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The full-year earnings outlook was revised upward to 670,000 million yen. Earnings per share are also expected to rise. In line with the shareholder return policy, the dividend forecast is 44 yen (interim 22 yen), and a share buyback program with an upper limit of 80,000 million yen has been established.\n\n### Financial Position and Capital Policy\nTotal assets stood at 13,333,116 million yen, shareholders' equity was 4,737,510 million yen, and net interest-bearing debt increased to 38,556 million yen (YoY +7,084 million yen). Cash and cash equivalents decreased year-over-year. Cash flows: net cash provided by operating activities was 1,305 million yen, net cash used in investing activities was -4,491 million yen, and free cash flow was -3,186 million yen. 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