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Major factors for the profit decline include decreased sales, increased SG&A expenses, and the absence of reversals of allowance for doubtful accounts and gains on sale of investment securities recorded in the same period last year.\n\n### Full-Year Earnings Guidance and Financial Position\nThe full-year earnings guidance was revised downward based on the progress through the third quarter and the business environment, with net sales projected at 300 billion yen (previously 330 billion yen) and quarterly income before income taxes adjusted to 14.5 billion yen (previously 16 billion yen). Meanwhile, the equity ratio remains high at 64.7%, with ROE at 10.8% and ROIC at 9.6%. 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