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Summary of Q&AFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending December 20268 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Operating profit margin
Wafer reclamation business38.5% (up from 36.0% in the first half of the previous year)
200mm Prime Wafer Business20.9% (down from 22.6% in the same period of the previous year)
Results for the three months of the current quarterIncludes a review of each business's first-quarter performance, operating margins, 8-inch prime wafer shipment volumes and revenue composition, but consolidated results for the three months were not disclosed
Full-year earnings forecast
RSPDH annual revenueMore than ¥10 billion
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Wafer reclamation business: in line with plan; prime wafer business: in line with plan; RSPDH: exceeded the initial planKey points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Issues Middle East situation / Answer The impact is limited at present. However, uncertainty over the medium- to long-term outlook remains high
- Issues Progress in the wafer reclamation business / Answer Revenue and operating profit were both in line with plan. Demand remains solid
- Issues Progress in the prime wafer business / Answer Revenue and operating profit increased as a result of capital investment in additional production capacity and new customer development in China
- Issues 8-inch wafer pricing and volume / Answer The average selling price declined by several percent, but shipment volume reached a record high of approximately 250,000 sheets per month
- Issues Energy Business / Answer Revenue declined because of the reversal of a large shipment in the previous year, but operating profit improved through consulting and other initiatives
- Issues Transfer of DG Technologies shares / Answer There was no change to the scope of consolidation or the segment structure, while the proportion of net income attributable to the parent company included in the results declined from 100% to 57%
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Trends in the situation in the Middle East, transportation costs, heavy fuel oil and material prices were mentioned, but specific assumptions were not disclosedNew initiatives
- Initiatives including electricity-cost optimization consulting
- Securing inventory to ensure stable supplies of heavy fuel oil and materials
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- 8-inch prime wafer shipment volumeApproximately 250,000 sheets per month, a record high
- Revenue composition (5-, 6- and 8-inch prime wafers)Approximately 56%
- Revenue composition (silicon components)Approximately 32%
- Revenue composition (other wafer ingots, etc.)Approximately 12
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
- Average selling price of 8-inch prime wafersDown several percentComparisonCompared with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025
- 8-inch prime wafer shipment volumeApproximately 250,000 sheets per monthComparisonRecord high
Segment results
- Wafer reclamation businessActual resultsRevenue and operating profit were both in line with plan. Shipment volumes were broadly at the same level as in the previous quarter
- 200mm Prime Wafer BusinessActual resultsRevenue and operating profit increased year on year. Shipments of 8-inch wafers increased
- Semiconductor-related equipment, components and other businesses (RSPDH)Actual resultsProduction and shipments of optical pickup modules exceeded the initial plan
- Energy BusinessActual resultsRevenue declined year on year, while operating profit improved
Number of employees
An increase in head-office personnel was mentioned, but the number of employees was not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Operating profit margin | Wafer reclamation business 38.5% (up from 36.0% in the first half of the previous year) / 200mm Prime Wafer Business 20.9% (down from 22.6% in the same period of the previous year) |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Includes a review of each business's first-quarter performance, operating margins, 8-inch prime wafer shipment volumes and revenue composition, but consolidated results for the three months were not disclosed |
| Full-year earnings forecast | RSPDH annual revenue More than ¥10 billion |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Wafer reclamation business: in line with plan; prime wafer business: in line with plan; RSPDH: exceeded the initial plan |
| Segment results | Segment Wafer reclamation business / Actual results Revenue and operating profit were both in line with plan. Shipment volumes were broadly at the same level as in the previous quarter, Segment 200mm Prime Wafer Business / Actual results Revenue and operating profit increased year on year. Shipments of 8-inch wafers increased, Segment Semiconductor-related equipment, components and other businesses (RSPDH) / Actual results Production and shipments of optical pickup modules exceeded the initial plan, Segment Energy Business / Actual results Revenue declined year on year, while operating profit improved |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name 8-inch prime wafer shipment volume / Value Approximately 250,000 sheets per month, a record high / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Revenue composition (5-, 6- and 8-inch prime wafers) / Value Approximately 56% / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Revenue composition (silicon components) / Value Approximately 32% / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Revenue composition (other wafer ingots, etc.) / Value Approximately 12 / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Indicator name Average selling price of 8-inch prime wafers / Value Down several percent / Comparison Compared with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, Indicator name 8-inch prime wafer shipment volume / Value Approximately 250,000 sheets per month / Comparison Record high |
| Number of employees | An increase in head-office personnel was mentioned, but the number of employees was not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Trends in the situation in the Middle East, transportation costs, heavy fuel oil and material prices were mentioned, but specific assumptions were not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | Issues Middle East situation / Answer The impact is limited at present. However, uncertainty over the medium- to long-term outlook remains high, Issues Progress in the wafer reclamation business / Answer Revenue and operating profit were both in line with plan. Demand remains solid, Issues Progress in the prime wafer business / Answer Revenue and operating profit increased as a result of capital investment in additional production capacity and new customer development in China, Issues 8-inch wafer pricing and volume / Answer The average selling price declined by several percent, but shipment volume reached a record high of approximately 250,000 sheets per month, Issues Energy Business / Answer Revenue declined because of the reversal of a large shipment in the previous year, but operating profit improved through consulting and other initiatives, Issues Transfer of DG Technologies shares / Answer There was no change to the scope of consolidation or the segment structure, while the proportion of net income attributable to the parent company included in the results declined from 100% to 57% |
| New initiatives | Initiatives including electricity-cost optimization consulting, Securing inventory to ensure stable supplies of heavy fuel oil and materials |
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Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginSelling, general and administrative expensesProgress against full-year forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeNumber of stores and locationsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / Share
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In the prime wafer business, shipments of 8-inch prime wafers increased following capital investment in additional production capacity, and efforts to develop new customers in China also progressed. The Energy business reported lower revenue because of the reversal of a large shipment to Spain worth approximately ¥350 million in the same period of the previous year, but electricity-cost optimization consulting and other initiatives contributed to improved operating profit.
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