花王，嘉娜寶白斑問題導致特別損失89億

A few weeks ago the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

花王、カネボウ白斑問題で８９億の特別損失計上

2015年02月04日 21時36分

　花王は４日発表した２０１４年１２月期連結決算で、子会社のカネボウ化粧品の美白化粧品を使った人の肌がまだらに白くなる白斑被害が広がった問題を受け、慰謝料などの費用８９億円を特別損失として計上した。

　カネボウ化粧品の売上高は、１％減の約１８００億円だった。

　花王の本業のもうけを示す営業利益は前期比６・９％増の１３３２億円、税引き後利益が２２・９％増の７９５億円と、ともにこれまでで最高を更新した。売上高は６・６％増の１兆４０１７億円。中国やインドネシアなどで、紙おむつや洗剤の販売が好調だった。

(試譯文)

Kao in its consolidated account ending December 2014 released on the 4^th (February) appropriated a compensation payment of 8,900 million yen as the extraordinary loss because the company was affected by the problem that people who used the whitening cosmetics of Kanebo Cosmetics, its subsidiary company, had their skin turning out white spots that would spread whitening damages.

 The net sales of Kanebo Cosmetics decreased by 1 % to stand at about 180,000 million yen.

 The operating profit which reflected Kao’s main business profits, when compared with the previous quarter, was a 6. 9 % increase to stand at 133,200 million yen. Its profit after tax was a 22.9 % increase to stand at 79,500 million yen, being a new best record so far. Its net sales had increased 6.6 % to stand at 1,401,700 million yen. The sales of paper diaper and detergent were good in China and Indonesia.

I did not expect this cosmetic problem could cause Kao a compensation payment of 8,900 million. I am wondering if overseas customers, for example those in Hong Kong, would also be eligible for compensation.