Pilot Corp Raises Consolidated Full-year Outlook for FY 2012; Expects Extraordinary Loss for FY 2012

Pilot Corp announced that it has raised the consolidated full-year outlook for revenue from JPY 70,000 million to JPY 71,200 million, operating profit from JPY 4,300 million to JPY 6,300 million, ordinary profit from JPY 4,000 million to JPY 6,000 million, net profit from JPY 2,700 million to JPY 3,500 million and earning per share from JPY 11,682.24 to JPY 15,157.13 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. The positive outlook is mainly due to the steady growth of high value-added stationery sales. The Company also announced that it is expecting an extraordinary loss of JPY 783 million, as loss in depletion of real estate, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.