...This is Kurobe, the CFO. Thank you for attending our fiscal 2024 third-quarter results briefing despite your busy schedules. Without further ado, I will now explain our financial results. Page 2, please. Consolidated results for third quarter were as follows. Net sales was JPY1,258.6 billion, a 3.5% increase year on year. Operating profit grew by 34.3% year on year to JPY53.3 billion. Ordinary profit increased by 29.1% to JPY59.6 billion. Profit attributable to the owners of parent due to the acknowledging divestiture of strategic shareholdings of JPY67.8 billion was JPY72.7 billion, an increase by 26%. Key points are listed on the right. All segments enjoyed increases in sales and profit. I will explain each of the segments later on. We are also proceeding with share buyback as scheduled and as of end December, have acquired JPY88.1 billion from the market. Page 3. This shows the factors affecting main items for the nine-month period. Net sales increased due to growth in information and...
