TOKYO -- Chipmaking equipment producer Disco is headed for a fourth straight profit record for fiscal 2017 thanks to strong demand abroad, but a potential slowdown in capital investment by U.S. tech companies has weighed on its outlook.
The Japanese company's operating profit appears to have surged 64% on the year to 51.5 billion yen ($480 million) for the year ended March, on sales of 167.5 billion yen, an increase of 25%.
