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[^2]\n\nIto En reported that operating profit surged 22.0% year-over-year to ¥10.2 billion, a figure roughly ¥4 billion above market expectations and approximately ¥3 billion ahead of the company's own guidance. [^3]\n\nIto En stock rose 8.1% to ¥3,255 on Wednesday after the company reported a standout first-quarter earnings result the previous evening. [^4]\n\nMore than half of the 2.5 billion yen profit beat was powered by the company's vending machine business, which posted a 4% operating profit margin compared to the bank's expectations for a loss. [^5]\n\nRevenue rose 3.3% to 135.18 billion yen over the same period. [^6]\n\nOngoing reforms within Ito En's vending machine business showed meaningful improvement, signaling that the restructuring is gaining traction after a major impairment charge in prior quarters. [^7]\n\nThe domestic beverages division demonstrated earnings resilience even as unit sales volumes remained soft, suggesting better pricing power and cost discipline than the market had anticipated. [^8]\n\nAsian-Pacific markets traded in the red on Wednesday due to concerns over high oil prices, rising bond yields, and escalating tensions in the Middle East. [^9]\n\nShares of Japanese beverage producer Ito En rose more than 8% on Wednesday after reporting results for the first fiscal quarter. 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