Bridgestone Tyres’ nine-month operating income to 3 December, 2014 was up 9.1% to JPY478.04bn from JPY438.13bn.
Net income rose 48.8% to JPY300.59bn compared with JPY202.05bn.
Sales rose 3% to JPY3.67 trillion (US$33.52bn).
The full year forecast is sales of JPY3.98tn, operating income JPY519bn and net income JPY319bn.