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Toshiba president Satoshi Tsunakawa has said the company may sell its majority stake in US nuclear unit Westinghouse. The struggling electronics firm bought Westinghouse in 2006, but it has suffered huge cost over-runs.
\nToshiba has also been given permission to delay reporting its earnings for a second time – this time until 11 April.
\nMr Tsunakawa said: “We are working on nurturing our growth businesses to return to stable growth by fiscal years 2018 and 2019.”
\nShares in the company rallied late on Tuesday, closing up 0.5% in Tokyo after earlier falling by nearly 9%.
\nIn February, Toshiba’s chairman stepped down and the firm delayed publishing its results over disagreements with its auditors.
\nLast month, the firm announced a 712.5bn yen ($6.3bn; \u00a35bn) writedown because some of its US nuclear assets were worth far less than estimated.
\nThe situation has led some analysts to warn that the company’s future may be at risk. Nuclear losses
\nWhile often still associated with its technology products, Toshiba has become a diverse conglomerate. Its nuclear services business brings in about a third of its revenue.
\nHowever, that side of the business has not made a profit since 2013 and nuclear services globally are struggling since the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
\nToshiba had initially alerted investors in December 2016 that it faced a heavy one-off loss linked to a deal done by Westinghouse.
\nAssets that it took on are likely to be worth less than initially thought and there is also a dispute about payments that are due.
\nRequesting permission for the new delay to its results, Toshiba said some US senior managers had exerted “inappropriate pressure” in the way the acquisition of a nuclear plant construction company had been dealt with in its accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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