Ajinomoto Co Inc (AJINF) Q1 2027 Earnings Call

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Thank you very much for participating in Ajinomoto's Earnings Call for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year twenty twenty six. I am your moderator from the IR division. My name is Koto. For today's telephone conference, we have Executive Officer and General Manager of IR, Kaji, is present. We are planning this meeting to be sixty minutes. First, Kaji will explain conduct the presentation based on the disclosed material. And after that, we'll go into Q and A. The material is posted on the homepage IR site in Ajinomoto's website. Kaji will mainly conduct explanation based on the presentation material. Please refer to the outline of the consolidated results and revised forecast presentation for your reference. Today's presentation is going to be recorded and is going to be posted on our IR site. Please understand. Let's start. Karisa, please. Thank you very much for participating in the earnings call for Ajinomoto. I am Executive Officer, General Manager of IR Kaji. Before we start the presentation, I would like to offer my heartfelt sympathy to the people of Kumamoto who has suffered from the earthquake. We are praying for the earliest possible recovery and restoration. As a group that focuses on food and health, we will offer all the support that is necessary. Let me start my presentation based on the financial results material posted on our website. So please turn the page to Page three. These are the key points. In this first quarter, sales, business profit and profit attributable to owners of the parent company all set new records for the first quarter. Business profit grew 127% year over year, setting a new record for a single quarter. By segment, in Food Products business, the Seasonings and Food business, which includes sauce and seasonings, quick enrichment and sol...