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[ This is an English translation prepared for reference purpose only . Should there be any inconsistency between the translation and the original Japanese text , the latter shall prevail . ] JT Name of the Listed Company : Listed Stock Exchange : URL : Representative : Contact : Telephone : Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30 , 2021 < under IFRS > JAPAN TOBACCO INC . ( Stock Code : 2914 ) Tokyo Stock Exchange https://www.jti.co.jp/ Masamichi Terabatake , Representative Director and President , Chief Executive Officer Hiroyuki Fukuda , Senior Vice President , Communications + 81-3-6636-2914 Scheduled date to file Quarterly Securities Report : July 30 , 2021 Scheduled starting date of the dividend payments : September 1 , 2021 Drawing up supplementary documents on quarterly financial results : Yes Holding quarterly investors ' meeting : Yes ( for analysts and institutional investors ) Accounting Financial A Standards F FASF MEMBERSHIP July 30 , 2021 ( Yen amounts are rounded to the nearest million , unless otherwise noted . ) 1 . Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months of the Fiscal Year Ending December 31 , 2021 ( from January 1 , 2021 to June 30 , 2021 ) ( 1 ) Consolidated Operating Results ( Cumulative ) ( Percentages indicate year - on - year changes . ) Profit for the period Revenue Six months ended Six months ended June 30 , 2021 June 30 , 2020 Profit attributable to owners of the parent company Millions of yen Millions of yen 1,144,539 1,030,218 % 11.1 ( 2.7 ) Operating profit Millions of yen 322,084 251,989 Profit before income taxes % 27.8 ( 19.1 ) Millions of yen 314,095 % 39.0 225,961 ( 22.2 ) Millions of yen 225,940 173,354 % 30.3 ( 27.3 ) Comprehensive income for the period Basic earnings per share Diluted earnings per share % Millions of yen % June 30 , 2021 June 30 , 2020 ( 2 ) Consolidated Financial Position 225,190 30.5 172,495 ( 23.8 ) 400,888 18,345 2,085.3 ( 91.3 ) Yen 126.92 97.23 Yen 126.86 97.19 Total assets Total equity As of June 30 , 2021 December 31 , 2020 Millions of yen 5,538,885 5,381,382 Millions of yen 2,862,838 2,599,495 Equity attributable to owners of the parent company Millions of yen 2,786,090 2,522,834 Ratio of equity attributable to owners of the parent company to total assets Equity attributable to owners of the parent company per share Yen % 50.3 1,570.05 46.9 1,421.92