Fanuc shares sink 19% in Tokyo after profit outlook trails expectations
Fanuc's 19% plunge after a smaller-than-expected profit outlook raise despite strong orders highlights margin pressure from semiconductor, components, and shipping costs. The move reinforces concerns that supply-chain and input-cost inflation can cap earnings leverage across Japan's automation and capital-goods complex, potentially weighing on broader Japanese equities and related industrial names in the near term.
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Fanuc said orders in the June quarter jumped 37% year on year and it lifted its full-year operating profit forecast by about 3% to ¥218 billion ($1.4 billion), implying 19% growth. The guidance still fell short of the average analyst estimate for a 23% rise. Fanuc’s ADR (FANUY) dropped 19% during Tokyo trading, marking its biggest intraday decline since 1986, and the stock is down about 3% year to date.