TOKYO — Toshiba said on Thursday that it suffered a $4.4bn full-year net loss as the troubled conglomerate booked a massive write-down of its US nuclear unit, but said the worst was over as it forecast profits for the current business year.A once proud pillar of corporate Japan, Toshiba has been besieged by problems, most notably a profit-padding scandal in which bosses for years systematically pushed subordinates to cover-up weak financial results.In an intensive makeover effort, the company has been shedding businesses and announced in March that it sold its medical devices unit to camera and office equipment maker Canon.Toshiba said its net loss for the year to March soared to ¥483.2bn ($4.4bn) from ¥37.8bn a year earlier.Sales decreased 7.3% to ¥5.7-trillion for the fiscal year, while it incurred a ¥719.1bn operating loss, reversing from an operating profit of ¥188.4bn a year earlier.Toshiba said the net loss was mainly due to a slump in its electric and social infrastructure se...
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