JR Tokai's record deficit for the quarter as the number of Shinkansen users dropped sharply 19:03 on July 31st
JR Tokai's financial results for the three months until June were a loss of 72.6 billion yen due to a dramatic decrease in Tokaido Shinkansen users due to the spread of the new coronavirus. The deficit is the largest ever for a quarter.
According to JR Tokai's announcement on the 31st, according to the financial results of the entire group for 3 months from April to June, sales decreased by 72.7% from the same period last year to 128.7 billion yen, and the final profit or loss was 726. It was a loss of 100 million yen.
The deficit range is the largest ever for a quarter, and it is the first time that the financial results for the first quarter have reached the final deficit.
This is because the spread of the new coronavirus has spread the movement to refrain from going out and moving, and the number of users of the Tokaido Shinkansen has decreased sharply, and the income of department stores and hotels operated by the Group has also decreased significantly.
In addition, we have not announced the forecast for the year ending March next year because the impact of the new coronavirus cannot be foreseen.
At the press conference, JR Tokai Manager Kimura Naka said, "It is in a very difficult situation. The number of passengers on the railway was gradually recovering, but the new coronavirus infection was spreading mainly in Tokyo. We have no prospects for the future."