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Cosmetics maker Kose Corp slashed its full-year profit outlook by 19%, citing a decline in tourists to Japan because of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China.
The Tokyo-based company also cited a stronger yen and a consumption tax hike in October as reasons for the expected decline in its financial performance.
Kose cut its net income projection to 30 billion yen for the year ending on March 31 — below the lowest estimate by analysts tracked by Bloomberg.
Retail companies have been among the worst hit in Japan as the virus rapidly spread across China and the globe. China banned tour groups overseas to help contain the virus that has killed at least 300 people in the nation and infected almost 14,000 globally, cutting off visitors that made up almost a third of all arrivals to Japan in 2019.
Shares of Kose dropped 9.1% this week.