Expansion of orders and securing stable earnings

「In terms of orders, we secured contracts for heat-treatment equipment for the domestic chemical industry, heat-treatment furnaces for battery materials, hot-air generators, vacuum furnaces for automobiles and other applications, ladle preheating equipment for the domestic steel industry, combustion equipment and other products. Orders received totaled ¥7,383 million, or 63.0% of the same period of the previous year.」

「その結果、受注面につきましては、国内鉄鋼向け連続焼鈍ライン改造工事や、非鉄向け加熱炉、鉄鋼向け電気炉ダストリサイクル設備、電気炉用取鍋予熱装置、次世代電池関連熱処理装置、住宅設備部材向け焼成炉などの成約を得て、受注高は前期比94.0％の37,100百万円となりました。」

「その結果、受注面につきましては、国内非鉄向け加熱炉や、鉄鋼向け電気炉ダストリサイクル設備、自動車向け真空浸炭炉、住宅設備部材向け焼成炉、海外鉄鋼向け加熱炉改造工事、プロセスライン洗浄装置などの成約を得て、受注高は前年同期比109.9％の18,798百万円と増加しました。」

「その結果、受注面につきましては、国内鉄鋼向け省エネ型焼鈍設備や機能材火炎内処理設備、国内鉄鋼向け排ガス処理設備、国内向け機能材熱処理炉などの成約を得て、受注高は前年同期比101.4％の17,110百万円と増加しました。」

「その結果、海外向け脱炭素型大型高輝焼鈍設備や機能材火炎内処理設備、グリーンエネルギー生成ロータリーキルン、国内向け連続ガス浸炭炉などの成約を得て、受注高は前期比119.3%の38,790百万円と増加しました。」

「その結果、受注面につきましては、海外向け脱炭素型大型高輝焼鈍設備や機能材火炎内処理設備、グリーンエネルギー生成ロータリーキルン、国内向け連続ガス浸炭炉などの成約を得て、受注高は前年同期比122.9％の26,594百万円と増加しました。」

「その結果、海外向け脱炭素型大型高輝焼鈍設備や機能材火炎内処理設備、グリーンエネルギー生成ロータリーキルン、国内向け連続ガス浸炭炉などの成約を得て、受注高は前年同期比124.6%の16,872百万円と増加しました。」

「その結果、受注面につきましては、国内半導体向け機能材熱処理炉、国内機械向け蓄熱式排ガス処理装置、国内鉄鋼向け加熱炉改造工事などの成約を得ましたが、新設大型案件が少なく、受注高は前年同期比90.2％の5,712百万円となりました。」

「As a result, the Group secured contracts for electric-heating continuous annealing equipment for overseas markets, modification work on heating furnaces for the domestic steel industry, vacuum carburizing equipment for the automotive industry and high-temperature heat-treatment furnaces for carbon products. Orders totaled ¥21,645 million, or 106.0% of the year-earlier period. In terms of sales, work progressed on hydrogen-based gas heating equipment and energy-saving heating furnaces for the steel industry, continuous annealing furnaces, electric-heating heat-treatment furnaces for automotive and machine parts, and crude-material heat-treatment furnaces for North America. Sales totaled ¥16,479 million, or 103.5% of the year-earlier period.」

「As a result, the Group secured contracts for capacity expansion and fuel-conversion modification work for the domestic steel industry, heat-treatment furnaces for semiconductor-related functional materials, and investment in increased production of heat-treatment furnaces for overseas plants of Japanese companies. Orders increased to ¥13,546 million, or 127.5% of the year-earlier period.」

「As a result, the Group secured contracts for heat-treatment furnaces for machine parts, bell-type coil annealing furnaces for the steel industry, heat-treatment furnaces for machine parts for Thailand and flame-treatment equipment for overseas markets. Orders increased to ¥6,335 million, or 106.4% of the year-earlier period. In terms of sales, work progressed on modification projects for heating furnaces for the steel industry and heat-treatment furnaces for machine parts, but sales totaled ¥3,692 million, or 81.8% of the year-earlier period, due to the small number of large-scale projects.」

「As a result, the Group secured contracts for ammonia combustion research and development for thermal power plants, heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts for the domestic market, clean ovens related to LCDs for China, and new contracts for steel heating furnaces for the domestic market. Orders totaled ¥20,427 million, or 130.6% of the year-earlier period.」

「As a result, the Group secured contracts for heat-treatment equipment for automotive and machine parts in Japan and overseas and clean ovens related to LCDs for China, bringing orders to ¥10,626 million, or 135.9% of the year-earlier period. In terms of sales, work progressed on stainless steel manufacturing equipment and precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China, and sales totaled ¥9,834 million, or 102.9% of the year-earlier period. In terms of profit, in addition to the effect of higher sales, the Group worked to reduce costs and expenses. As a result, the operating loss was ¥321 million, compared with a loss of ¥508 million in the year-earlier period; the ordinary loss was ¥195 million, compared with a loss of ¥402 million; and the net loss attributable to owners of the parent for the quarter was ¥255 million, compared with a loss of ¥493 million. Each figure improved.」

「As a result, the Group secured contracts for heat-treatment equipment for machine parts for Indonesia, clean ovens related to LCDs for China, RS coaters for electronic devices for the domestic market, and ammonia combustion research and development for thermal power plants. Orders increased to ¥5,954 million, or 181.0% of the year-earlier period.」

「The Group secured contracts for stainless steel manufacturing equipment and precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China, bringing orders to ¥25,328 million, or 105.6% of the previous fiscal year. In terms of sales, it delivered energy-saving heating furnaces and exhaust-gas treatment equipment for the domestic steel industry and focused on securing sales from modification and maintenance projects. However, because the opening order backlog was low, sales were limited to ¥24,718 million, or 64.9% of the previous fiscal year.」

「While working to prevent infectious disease through measures such as telework and restrictions on business travel, the Group adapted its order-taking activities to secure business performance and newly obtained contracts for stainless steel manufacturing equipment for China, heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts, soil-remediation heat-treatment equipment and precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China. However, it could not avoid the impact of customers' policies to restrain capital investment and maintenance spending due to changes in the supply-demand balance, as well as stagnant sales activities caused by restrictions on personal movement. Orders totaled ¥15,642 million, or 88.3% of the year-earlier period.」

「While working to prevent infectious disease through measures such as telework and restrictions on business travel, the Group adapted its order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts for stainless steel manufacturing equipment for China and high-temperature heat-treatment equipment related to batteries. However, it could not avoid the impact of customers' policies to restrain capital investment and maintenance spending due to changes in the supply-demand balance, as well as stagnant sales activities caused by restrictions on personal movement. Orders were therefore limited to ¥7,819 million, or 63.1% of the year-earlier period.」

「The Group pursued order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts for high-temperature heat-treatment equipment related to batteries and modification work on heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts. However, orders were limited to ¥3,289 million, or 54.3% of the year-earlier period, due to customers' moves to restrain capital investment amid the spread of infectious disease and stagnation in sales activities caused by restrictions on personal movement.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts for stainless steel manufacturing equipment and precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China, as well as new contracts for exhaust-gas treatment equipment for the steel industry. However, there were few large-scale projects as in the year-earlier period, and orders were limited to ¥17,723 million, or 55.3% of the year-earlier period.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts for stainless steel manufacturing equipment and precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China. However, there were fewer large-scale projects than in the year-earlier period, and orders were limited to ¥12,385 million, or 52.7% of the year-earlier period.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts for stainless steel manufacturing equipment for China, energy-saving steel heating furnaces for Taiwan and various heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts. However, there were fewer large-scale projects than in the year-earlier period, and orders were limited to ¥6,061 million, or 48.8% of the year-earlier period.」

「With contract wins for large-scale projects, including heating furnaces for the domestic market and precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China, orders increased to ¥41,489 million, or 105.8% of the year-earlier period.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts for large-scale projects, including energy-saving heating furnaces for the domestic steel industry, a continuous annealing line for copper strip and precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China, as well as heat-treatment equipment for semiconductor-related functional materials and carbon heat-treatment furnaces. Orders totaled ¥32,039 million, or 102.8% of the year-earlier period.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and secured contracts for large-scale projects, including energy-saving heating furnaces for the domestic steel industry, a continuous annealing line for copper strip and precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China. As a result, orders increased substantially to ¥23,483 million, or 139.6% of the year-earlier period.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and secured contracts for large-scale projects, including a continuous annealing line for copper strip for the domestic market, a continuous rubber-coating line for metal strip and precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China. As a result, orders increased substantially to ¥12,414 million, or 246.7% of the year-earlier period (energy ¥9,609 million, or 229.6%; information and communications ¥1,215 million, or 753.1%; environmental protection ¥1,081 million, or 227.6%; Other ¥1,011 million, or 156.0%).」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance. As a result, it obtained contracts in Japan for a continuous annealing line for copper strip, modification work on heating furnaces and heat-treatment equipment for machine parts, as well as overseas contracts for heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts for Taiwan. Orders increased substantially to ¥39,201 million, or 131.3% of the year-earlier period.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts in Japan for a continuous annealing line for copper strip, modification work on heating furnaces for the steel industry and heat-treatment equipment for machine parts, and overseas for precision coating equipment related to flexible displays for China, duct burners for denitrification equipment for the Vietnamese steel industry and heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts for Taiwan. As a result, orders increased substantially to ¥31,175 million, or 151.9% of the year-earlier period (energy ¥24,710 million, or 170.6%; information and communications ¥3,050 million, or 91.7%; environmental protection ¥2,612 million, or 175.9%; Other ¥2,732 million, or 112.6%).」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts for a continuous annealing line for copper strip for the domestic market, a copper billet heating furnace, mass-production vacuum carburizing equipment for automotive parts, and heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts in Japan and overseas. As a result, orders increased 13.0% year on year to ¥16,825 million.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts for heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts in Japan and Taiwan, duct burners for denitrification equipment for the Vietnamese steel industry, and modification work on a continuous galvanizing line for the domestic steel industry. However, with few large-scale projects, orders totaled ¥5,031 million, or 62.1% of the year-earlier period.」

「To secure orders and sales, the Group pursued active order-taking activities, including establishing additional bases in Japan and overseas. As a result, it obtained contracts overseas for precision coating equipment related to LCDs for China and a combined continuous galvanizing and coating line for Southeast Asia, as well as contracts in Japan for continuous annealing equipment for wire rod coils and biomass combined heat and power equipment. Orders totaled ¥29,854 million, or 92.8% of the year-earlier period.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts overseas for precision coating equipment related to LCDs for China and a continuous galvanizing line for Southeast Asia, as well as contracts in Japan for energy-saving ladle preheating equipment for the steel industry and heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts. As a result, orders totaled ¥14,895 million, or 85.2% of the year-earlier period.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued active order-taking activities to secure business performance and obtained contracts overseas for precision coating equipment related to LCDs for China, an aluminum continuous coating line for Southeast Asia, and a demonstration project for energy-saving modifications to heating furnaces for India, as well as contracts in Japan for energy-saving ladle preheating equipment for the steel industry and heat-treatment equipment for automotive parts. As a result, orders totaled ¥8,103 million, or 102.1% of the year-earlier period.」

「The Group intends to strengthen its management foundation by accelerating talent development and the transfer of technical expertise, reforming its business processes and cost structure, and securing expanded orders and stable earnings through its proprietary thermal technologies and highly competitive new products, under a framework that can respond nimbly to changes in the market environment.」