• Akebono Brake posted Q1 operating profit of JPY 1.4 billion, up 3.6% year-on-year, as net sales fell 6.7% to JPY 37.22 billion.
• Ordinary profit climbed 73.8% to JPY 1.19 billion, while profit attributable to owners of parent swung to JPY 54 million.
• Full-year forecast keeps net sales at JPY 140.9 billion, down 12.0%, with operating profit seen at JPY 7.0 billion, up 25.7%.
• Outlook also calls for ordinary profit of JPY 5.2 billion, up 8.6%, with profit attributable to owners of parent projected at JPY 2.5 billion, up 35.6%.

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