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By Thomas Wilson – TOKYO (Reuters) – Sharp Corp (6753.T) reported on Tuesday a 45 percent rise in first-quarter operating profit, beating analysts’ estimates on soaring profit at its core display business and strong sales of camera modules and sensors.
The Osaka-based company, a supplier to Apple Inc (AAPL.O), said its operating profit was 24.8 billion yen ($223 million) for the April-June period, compared with 17.11 billion yen a year earlier. Seven analysts on average expected operating profit of 18.8 billion yen, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S data.
