Komatsu chases Caterpillar on price hikes as mining stays strong

Japanese company poised for $800m profit boost this fiscal year: CFO

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Demand for mining equipment shows no sign of slowing down, Komatsu's finance chief says. (Photo by Nikkei)

KENSHO MOTOWAKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese heavy equipment maker Komatsu is raising prices on a record scale again this fiscal year and is poised to deliver a bigger-than-expected earnings boost.

After the April-June quarter, the operating profit boost from price hikes on construction and mining machines now looks likely to come in at more than 120 billion yen ($811 million) for the fiscal year ending March 2024, Chief Financial Officer Takeshi Horikoshi told Nikkei.

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