Agc Inc Unsp/Adr (ASGLY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us today. It is now three minutes to the briefing. There are some housekeeping announcements. Please connect from one device per person. Please download the materials from our company website. Simultaneous translation in English will be provided for this briefing session. If you would like to listen in English, please press the interpretation button and select English. Please wait for a while until the briefing begins. It is time to let us get started. Welcome to the online earnings briefing of Agc Inc. For fiscal twenty twenty six second quarter. My name is Kazumi Tamaki, general manager, corporate communications and investor relations, serving as moderator. Today's attendees are Yoshinori Hirai, President and CEO Yoshio Takegawa, Executive Vice President and CFO, Tomoyuk Yoshio Takegawa and Tomoyuki Shiyokawa, Executive Officer, General Manager of Finance and Control Division. First, CFO Takegawa will provide an overview of financial results for the second quarter. Then CEO, Hirai, will explain the progress of the growth strategy, followed by a Q and A session. We are planning to finish at 04:10 p. M. Your cooperation is appreciated. I now ask CFO Takegawa. Thank you. This is Takegawa, the CFO. First, please turn to Page three. Key points of the second quarter results cumulative and full year outlook. Year on year, net sales increased by 105,100,000,000 yen and operating profit rose by 10,600,000,000 yen Net sales increased owing to foreign exchange, increased shipments in essential chemicals in Southeast Asia, Integrated Chemicals and Electronic Materials and pricing policies in Integrated Chemicals and Architectural Glass in Europe. Operating profit benefited from the above mentioned net sales growth factors as well as impro...