Toshiba shares dive more than 20% after it flags one-off lossDecember 28, 2016 - 10:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Toshiba shares dived more than 20 percent Wednesday, December 28 in their second straight double-digit plunge, as the company said it may book a one-time loss of several billion dollars over its US nuclear business, AFP reports. The stock price dropped by 20.42 percent to 311.60 yen, the largest fall allowed for a single day, about 30 minutes after the opening bell, as the company failed to ease investor worries over the potential risk. It finished the session at that level. On Tuesday the Tokyo-based conglomerate said in a statement that costs linked to the acquisition last year by its US subsidiary of a nuclear service company would possibly amount to "several billion US dollars, resulting in a negative impact on Toshiba's financial results". The exact figure of the potential write-down is still being worked out, Toshiba president Satoshi Tsunakawa told reporters after the announcement, apologising for "causing concern". The company statement suggested the figure would be released soon, citing an end-of-year deadline for settling the valuation of the nuclear deal. The announcement came after Toshiba shares closed nearly 12 percent lower on Tuesday on media reports about the potential loss. Analysts said uncertainty was fuelling investor anxiety. "Concerns have yet to be cleared away as they said they didn't know the figure," Yukihiko Shimada, senior analyst at SMBC Nikko Securities, told AFP. SMBC Nikko credit analysts Yutaka Ban and Kentaro Harada said in a report that investors "can't be optimistic about the situation" even though the total write-down may not end up as big as the 500 billion yen ($4.3 billion) reported by local media. Nomura Securities analyst Masaya Yamasaki said in a report issued late Tuesday that the expected loss "is negative for the company as its financial standing is fragile". Related links: Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |