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Dividends are expected to be 25.00 yen at the end of the second quarter and 50.00 yen for the full year.","jir_financial_highlights":"Net sales: 4,139 (YoY 8.8% increase)\nOperating income: 374 (YoY 1,454.3% increase)\nOrdinary income: 402 (YoY 338.3% increase)\nNet income for the period: 273 (YoY 355.8% increase)\nEarnings per share (interim): 50.83 (unknown)\nEquity ratio: 79.1% (unchanged versus prior year (81.1% \u2192 79.1%))","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#HikariBusinessForm, #FinancialResults, #InterimFinancialResults, #Digitalization\u5bfe\u5fdc, #BPO","jir_key_figures":"Net sales 4,139 million yen (YoY +8.8%)\nOperating income 374 million yen (YoY +1,454.3%)\nOrdinary income 402 million yen (YoY +338.3%)","jir_meta_title":"Hikari Business Form \u2013 2Q 2026 Financial Results | Net sales 4,139 million yen, Operating income 374 million yen","jir_meta_description":"Hikari Business Form's 2Q 2026 financial results overview. 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