JFE Holdings Reports 39% Profit Decline as Steel Market Deteriorates
JFE Holdings (SY:[JFE]) announced a 39% decline in net profit to 60.9 billion yen for the nine months to December, citing deteriorating domestic and overseas steel market conditions. The company maintained its full-year forecast at 75 billion yen despite the sharp drop in profitability.
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JFE Holdings , the parent company of Japan 
JP's second-largest steel maker, reported a significant contraction in earnings today. The company disclosed a 39% decline in net profit to 60.9 billion yen for the nine months to December, a substantial fall that underscores mounting pressures across the global steel sector.
JP's second-largest steel maker, reported a significant contraction in earnings today. The company disclosed a 39% decline in net profit to 60.9 billion yen for the nine months to December, a substantial fall that underscores mounting pressures across the global steel sector.Despite the sharp nine-month decline, JFE Holdings has elected to maintain its full-year profit forecast at 75 billion yen. The company attributed the nine-month profit collapse to deteriorating domestic and overseas steel market conditions, citing weakness in both Japan JP and broader international markets including China 
CN and the United States 
US.
JP and broader international markets including China CN and the United States US.
