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1 . Note : This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only . In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original , the original shall prevail . Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended July 31 , 2021 ( Under Japanese GAAP ) Company name : Kobe Bussan Co. , Ltd. Security code : Representative : Contact : Listing : Tokyo Stock Exchange URL : https://www.kobebussan.co.jp/english/ 3038 Hirokazu Numata , President and Representative Director Masahiro Sakamoto , Manager , Corporate Planning Department + 81-79-458-0339 Phone : Scheduled date to file Quarterly Securities Report : September 14 , 2021 FASE September 13 , 2021 Scheduled date to commence payment of dividends : Preparation of supplementary material on quarterly financial results : Investors meeting presentation for quarterly financial results : Yes ( https://www.kobebussan.co.jp/english/ir/news.php ) None ( Amounts less than one million yen have been omitted . ) Consolidated financial results for the nine months ended July 31 , 2021 ( from November 1 , 2020 to July 31 , 2021 ) ( 1 ) Consolidated operating results ( Percentage indicates year - on - year changes . ) Net sales Nine months ended July 31 , 2021 July 31 , 2020 Millions of yen 267,374 259,362 % 3.1 17.7 Operating profit Millions of yen 21,228 Ordinary profit 18,679 % 13.7 28.9 Millions of yen 22,205 18,485 % 20.1 26.6 Profit attributable to owners of parent Millions of yen 14,883 % 27.7 11,656 25.4 Note : Comprehensive income For the nine months ended July 31 , 2021 : ¥ 15,439 million [ 41.7 % ] For the nine months ended July 31 , 2020 : ¥ 10,892 million [ 19.4 % ] Nine months ended July 31 , 2021 Basic earnings per share Diluted earnings per share Yen 68.83 54.15 Yen 67.29 52.89 July 31 , 2020 Note : As we conducted a 2 - for - 1 stock split of common shares effective on November 1 , 2020 , both basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated based on the assumption that the stock split had been conducted at the beginning of the fiscal year ended October 31 , 2020 . ( 2 ) Consolidated financial position Total assets Millions of yen Net assets Millions of yen Equity - to - asset ratio Net assets per share % Yen 150,148 148,175 72,569 59,268 47.1 325.87 39.0 267.42 As of July 31 , 2021 October 31 , 2020 As of July 31 , 2021 : ¥ 70,650 million As of October 31 , 2020 : ¥ 57,758 million Note : Reference : Equity ( Shareholders ' equity + Accumulated other comprehensive income ) As we conducted a 2 - for - 1 stock split of common shares effective on November 1 , 2020 , net assets per share was calculated based on the assumption that the stock split had been conducted at the beginning of the fiscal year ended October 31 , 2020 . 2 . Cash Dividends Fiscal year Ended October 31 , 2020 Ending October 31 , 2021 Ending October 31 , 2021 ( Forecast ) Notes : Annual dividends per share First quarter - end Second quarter - end Yen Yen Third quarter - end Yen Fiscal Total year - end 0.00 Yen 30.00 Yen 30.00 0.00 20.00 20.00 1. Revisions to cash dividend forecast published most recently : None 2. Reflecting the effect of the 2 - for - 1 stock split of common shares effective on November 1 , 2020 , the year - end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending October 31 , 2021 is ¥ 20.00 per share ( or ¥ 40.00 had the stock split not been carried out ) .