Specialty Wire Products: Slump in the Power and Telecommunications Sectors and Narrower Losses

「Operating profit increased by ¥105 million, or 75.3%, year on year to ¥245 million, as factors contributing to higher earnings, including increased sales volume and improved selling prices, outweighed factors contributing to lower earnings, including higher fixed costs.」

「Revenue was ¥17,287 million, up ¥403 million (2.4%) from the previous fiscal year, due to improved selling prices in response to higher costs, including labor and logistics costs. Operating profit was ¥609 million, up ¥262 million (75.7%), as the factors boosting earnings, including improved selling prices, outweighed the factors weighing on earnings, including higher costs.」

「Operating profit increased by ¥262 million, or 75.7%, year on year to ¥609 million, as factors contributing to higher earnings, including improvements in selling prices, outweighed factors contributing to lower earnings, including higher costs.」

「Revenue was ¥8,667 million, up ¥266 million (3.2%) from the same period of the previous year, due to improved selling prices in response to higher costs, including logistics and labor costs, and increased sales volumes. Operating profit was ¥198 million, up ¥31 million (18.9%), as the factors boosting earnings, including improved selling prices, outweighed the factors weighing on earnings, including higher costs.」

「Operating profit was ¥346 million, up ¥43 million (14.3%) from the previous fiscal year, as the factors boosting earnings, including improved selling prices, outweighed the factors weighing on earnings, including higher costs, inventory valuation differences and lower sales volumes.」

「Revenue was ¥8,400 million, down ¥3 million (△0.0%) from the same period of the previous year, as lower sales volumes outweighed improved selling prices in response to higher prices for primary and secondary raw materials, logistics costs, energy costs and other expenses. Operating profit was ¥166 million, down ¥4 million (△2.6%), as the factors weighing on earnings, including higher costs and lower sales volumes, outweighed the factors boosting earnings, including improved selling prices.」

「Revenue fell by ¥192 million, or 1.1%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥16,939 million, as lower sales volumes, particularly for power and telecommunications applications and other products, outweighed selling-price revisions made in response to higher key raw-material prices and other costs. Operating profit fell by ¥214 million, or 41.4%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥303 million, as profit-reducing factors such as inventory valuation differences and lower sales volumes outweighed profit-enhancing factors such as selling-price revisions.」

「Revenue increased by ¥2 million, or 0.0%, year on year to ¥12,798 million, as improved selling prices reflecting higher key raw-material prices and other costs outweighed lower sales volumes for power and telecommunications applications and other products. Segment profit fell by ¥238 million, or 55.3%, year on year to ¥192 million, as profit-reducing factors such as inventory valuation differences and lower sales volumes outweighed profit-enhancing factors such as selling-price revisions.」

「Revenue increased by ¥261 million, or 3.2%, year on year to ¥8,404 million, as improved selling prices reflecting higher key raw-material prices outweighed lower sales volumes for power and telecommunications applications and other products. Segment profit increased by ¥30 million, or 22.0%, year on year to ¥171 million, as profit-enhancing factors such as selling-price revisions outweighed profit-reducing factors such as inventory valuation differences and lower sales volumes.」

「Revenue increased by ¥211 million, or 5.2%, year on year to ¥4,257 million, as selling-price revisions reflecting higher costs for key and auxiliary raw materials and energy outweighed lower sales volumes for power and telecommunications applications and other products. Segment profit increased by ¥85 million, or 454.6%, year on year to ¥103 million, as profit-enhancing factors such as selling-price revisions outweighed profit-reducing factors such as the above-mentioned cost increases, inventory valuation differences and lower sales volumes.」

「Segment profit increased by ¥313 million, or 153.1%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥517 million, as profit-enhancing factors such as selling-price revisions and cost reductions outweighed profit-reducing factors such as the above-mentioned cost increases and lower sales volumes.」

「Segment profit increased by ¥285 million, or 197.0%, year on year to ¥430 million, as profit-enhancing factors such as selling-price revisions and cost reductions outweighed profit-reducing factors such as higher costs for key and auxiliary raw materials and energy and lower sales volumes.」

「Revenue increased by ¥697 million, or 9.4%, year on year to ¥8,143 million, as selling-price revisions reflecting higher costs for key and auxiliary raw materials and energy outweighed lower sales volumes for automotive applications and other products. Segment profit fell by ¥3 million, or 2.7%, year on year to ¥140 million, as profit-reducing factors such as higher raw-material and energy costs and lower sales volumes outweighed profit-enhancing factors such as selling-price revisions and cost reductions.」

「Revenue increased by ¥388 million, or 10.6%, year on year to ¥4,046 million, as selling-price revisions reflecting higher costs for key and auxiliary raw materials and energy outweighed lower sales volumes for automotive applications and other products. Segment profit fell by ¥97 million, or 83.9%, year on year to ¥18 million, as profit-reducing factors such as higher key and auxiliary raw-material prices and lower sales volumes outweighed profit-enhancing factors such as selling-price revisions and cost reductions.」

「Revenue increased by ¥1,397 million, or 10.1%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥15,281 million, due to higher sales volumes for power and telecommunications applications, automotive applications and other products, as well as selling-price revisions reflecting higher costs for key and auxiliary raw materials and energy. Segment profit increased by ¥175 million, or 608.0%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥204 million, as profit-enhancing factors such as higher sales volumes, selling-price revisions and inventory valuation gains outweighed profit-reducing factors such as higher key and auxiliary raw-material prices.」

「Revenue increased by ¥1,339 million, or 13.4%, year on year to ¥11,354 million, due to higher sales volumes for automotive applications, power and telecommunications applications and other products, as well as selling-price revisions reflecting higher costs for key and auxiliary raw materials and energy. Segment profit increased by ¥283 million year on year to ¥145 million, compared with a loss of ¥138 million in the same period of the previous year, as profit-enhancing factors such as higher sales volumes, selling-price revisions and product inventory valuation gains outweighed profit-reducing factors such as higher key and auxiliary raw-material prices.」

「Revenue increased by ¥1,098 million, or 17.3%, year on year to ¥7,445 million due to higher sales volumes for automotive applications, power and telecommunications applications and other products. Segment profit increased by ¥382 million year on year to ¥144 million, compared with a loss of ¥238 million in the same period of the previous year, as profit improvements from higher sales volumes and other factors outweighed the impact of higher variable and fixed costs.」

「Revenue increased by ¥506 million, or 16.1%, year on year to ¥3,657 million due to higher sales volumes for automotive applications and other products. Segment profit increased by ¥192 million year on year to ¥116 million, compared with a loss of ¥76 million in the same period of the previous year, as profit improvements from higher sales volumes and other factors outweighed the impact of higher variable and fixed costs.」

「Revenue fell by ¥826 million, or 5.6%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥13,883 million due to lower sales volumes for automotive applications and other products. Segment profit increased by ¥103 million from the previous fiscal year to ¥28 million, compared with a loss of ¥74 million in the previous fiscal year, as profit improvements from cost reductions and other factors outweighed the impact of lower sales volumes.」

「Revenue fell by ¥1,055 million, or 14.3%, year on year to ¥6,346 million due to lower sales volumes for automotive applications and other products. The segment recorded a loss of ¥238 million, a decline of ¥220 million from the previous year, as the impact of lower sales volumes outweighed profit improvements from reductions in variable and fixed costs; the segment had a loss of ¥18 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Revenue fell by ¥484 million, or 13.3%, year on year to ¥3,151 million due to lower sales volumes for automotive applications. The segment recorded a loss of ¥76 million, a decline of ¥97 million from the previous year, as the impact of lower production and sales volumes outweighed profit improvements from cost reductions and other factors; the segment had profit of ¥21 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Revenue fell by ¥367 million, or 2.4%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥14,710 million, as lower sales volumes for automotive applications, steel cable products and other products outweighed improved selling prices. The segment recorded a loss of ¥74 million, a decline of ¥245 million from the previous fiscal year, as higher costs from increased key raw-material prices and the impact of lower production outweighed profit improvements from selling-price revisions and cost reductions; the segment had profit of ¥171 million in the previous fiscal year.」

「Revenue fell by ¥149 million, or 1.3%, year on year to ¥11,099 million, as lower sales volumes for automotive applications, steel cable products and other products outweighed improved selling prices. Despite profit improvements from selling-price revisions and cost reductions, the segment recorded a loss of ¥12 million, a decline of ¥168 million from the previous year, due to higher costs from increased key raw-material prices and the impact of lower production; the segment had profit of ¥155 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Revenue increased by ¥185 million, or 2.6%, year on year to ¥7,402 million, as improved selling prices outweighed lower sales volumes for automotive applications, power and telecommunications applications and other products. Despite profit improvements from selling-price revisions and cost reductions, the segment recorded a loss of ¥18 million, a decline of ¥42 million from the previous year, due to higher costs from increased key raw-material prices and the impact of lower production; the segment had profit of ¥24 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Revenue fell by ¥94 million, or 2.5%, year on year to ¥3,636 million, as lower sales volumes for automotive applications, power and telecommunications applications and other products outweighed improved selling prices. Despite profit improvements from selling-price revisions and cost reductions, segment profit fell by ¥23 million, or 52.0%, year on year to ¥21 million due to higher costs from increased key raw-material prices and the impact of lower production.」

「Revenue increased by ¥1,102 million, or 7.9%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥15,078 million, due to selling-price revisions and the addition of 烟台基威特鋼線製品有限公司 to the scope of consolidation. Segment profit fell by ¥100 million, or 37.0%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥171 million, as profit improvements from selling-price revisions, higher sales volumes and cost reductions were outweighed by higher key raw-material prices and lower inventory valuation gains.」

「Revenue increased by ¥796 million, or 7.6%, year on year to ¥11,249 million, due to selling-price revisions and the addition of 烟台基威特鋼線製品有限公司 to the scope of consolidation. Although profit improvements from selling-price revisions, higher volumes and cost reductions outweighed higher costs from increased key raw-material prices, segment profit fell by ¥96 million, or 38.2%, year on year to ¥155 million due mainly to a substantial decline in inventory valuation gains.」

「Revenue increased by ¥317 million, or 4.6%, year on year to ¥7,216 million, due to selling-price revisions and the addition of 烟台基威特鋼線製品有限公司 to the scope of consolidation. Despite profit improvements from selling-price revisions and cost reductions, segment profit fell by ¥157 million, or 86.7%, year on year to ¥24 million due to higher prices for key and auxiliary raw materials and lower inventory valuation gains.」

「Revenue increased by ¥314 million, or 9.2%, year on year to ¥3,730 million, due to higher sales volumes for the automotive industry and wire rope, as well as selling-price revisions. Despite profit improvements from selling-price revisions, higher volumes and cost reductions, segment profit fell by ¥19 million, or 30.6%, year on year to ¥44 million due to higher costs from increased prices for key and auxiliary raw materials and product inventory valuation differences.」

「Revenue increased by ¥859 million, or 6.6%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥13,976 million, due to higher sales volumes of wire rope and other products and selling-price revisions. Despite adverse factors such as soaring wire-rod prices and higher zinc prices, segment profit increased by ¥389 million from the previous fiscal year to ¥271 million, compared with a loss of ¥117 million in the previous fiscal year, due to sales efforts, various cost improvements, increased production, a lower manufacturing fixed-cost burden resulting from lower depreciation expense, and inventory valuation gains.」

「Revenue increased by ¥770 million, or 8.0%, year on year to ¥10,452 million, due to higher sales volumes of wire rope and products for automotive applications, as well as selling-price revisions. Despite adverse factors such as soaring wire-rod prices and higher zinc prices, segment profit increased by ¥399 million year on year to ¥252 million, compared with a loss of ¥146 million in the same period of the previous year, due to sales efforts, various cost improvements, increased production, a lower manufacturing fixed-cost burden resulting from lower depreciation expense, and inventory valuation gains.」

「Revenue increased by ¥558 million, or 8.8%, year on year to ¥6,898 million, due to higher sales volumes of galvanized steel wire and wire rope for the power and telecommunications markets, as well as selling-price revisions. Despite adverse factors such as soaring wire-rod prices and higher zinc prices, segment profit increased by ¥264 million year on year to ¥182 million, compared with a loss of ¥82 million in the same period of the previous year, due to sales-related factors, increased production and a lower fixed-cost burden resulting from lower depreciation expense.」

「Revenue increased by ¥294 million, or 9.4%, year on year to ¥3,416 million, due to higher sales volumes of galvanized steel wire and wire rope for the power and telecommunications markets, as well as selling-price revisions. Despite adverse factors such as soaring wire-rod prices and higher zinc prices, segment profit increased by ¥73 million year on year to ¥64 million, compared with a loss of ¥9 million in the same period of the previous year, due to sales-related factors, increased production and a lower fixed-cost burden resulting from lower depreciation expense.」

「Despite weak demand in the power and telecommunications market, revenue increased by ¥18 million, or 0.2%, year on year to ¥9,681 million, as sales volumes for automotive applications, wire rope and other products increased. The segment loss narrowed by ¥35 million year on year to ¥146 million, due to favorable factors such as lower purchase prices for key raw materials and reduced energy costs; the segment had a loss of ¥182 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Revenue fell by ¥22 million, or 0.4%, year on year to ¥6,339 million due to weak demand in the power and telecommunications markets and other areas. However, the segment loss narrowed by ¥122 million year on year to ¥82 million, due to favorable factors such as lower purchase prices for key raw materials and reduced energy costs; the segment had a loss of ¥204 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Revenue fell by ¥152 million, or 4.6%, year on year to ¥3,122 million due to weakness in the power and telecommunications markets and other areas. However, the segment loss narrowed by ¥85 million year on year to ¥9 million, due to favorable factors such as lower purchase prices for key raw materials and reduced energy costs; the segment had a loss of ¥95 million in the same period of the previous year.」