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Bridgestone nine-month profit slumps 40 percent
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TOKYO - Bridgestone Corp., the world's largest tire and rubber products maker, said Tuesday its net profit fell 40 percent in the January-September period, dragged by the high cost of raw materials and slowing demand at home and abroad.
Net profit slumped to 49.47 billion yen ($499.6 million) compared with 82.34 billion yen during the same period last year.
The Tokyo-based company blamed its results on a lethargic U.S. housing market, falling consumer spending and overall weakness of the U.S. economy.
Revenue increased 1.3 percent to 2.5 trillion yen ($25.2 billion) due to the still-robust Chinese market, but operating profit declined 26.8 percent to 119.2 billion yen ($1.20 billion) on soaring fuel expenditures, the company said.
Sales in Japan increased 1 percent, while those in the United Sates retreated 2 percent.
For 2008, Bridgestone maintained earnings estimates that were downgraded in August. It continues to expect net profit of 66 billion yen ($666.5 million) on sales of 3.52 trillion yen ($35.5 billion).
Bridgestone shares Tuesday rose 6.6 percent to 1,802 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company announced its earnings after trading closed.
Bridgestone's earnings are based on Japanese accounting standards.
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