Quarterly profit was JPY 306m ($2.8m), up from JPY 271m in 2013.

But it was still less than the company’s latest forecast which was JPY 315m.

Revenue for the six-month period was JPY 20.3bn, slightly improved from JPY 20.2bn in the corresponding period.

Azuma’s full year forecast remained unchanged with the Japanese owner projecting net income to rise from JPY 432m to JPY 547m.

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