Brother reports last quarter’s earnings
Total revenue up 12.5% to 176.5 billion yen ($1.6 billion)
- Segment profit down 0.6% to 23.2 billion yen ($210 million)
- Operating profit up 5.6% to 24.7 billion yen ($223.7 million)
- Net income up 1.4% to 18.3 billion yen ($166 million)
- Printing & Solutions division sales up 11.6% to 106.1 billion yen ($960.4 million)
o Hardware sales up 10.3% to 92 billion yen ($832.8 million)
o Laser MFP/printer sales down 9%
o Inkjet printer sales up 87%