Higher Operating Income Driven by Increased Revenue and Lower Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

「Ordinary income was ¥6,680 million (116.3% year on year), while interim net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥4,784 million (119.3%), with all levels of profit reaching record highs for an interim period.」

「主に増収効果により、売上総利益は、20,581百万円（同118.4%）、営業利益は10,641百万円（同134.6％）と大幅増益となりました。その結果、経常利益は10,912百万円（同136.3％）、親会社株主に帰属する当期純利益も7,740百万円（同133.9％）と大幅増益となり、各段階利益で通期として過去最高を記録しました。」

「利益面につきましては、主に増収効果により、売上総利益は10,265百万円（同130.4％）、営業利益は5,476百万円（同159.6％）と大幅増益となりました。その結果、経常利益は5,745百万円（同165.4％）、親会社株主に帰属する中間純利益も4,008百万円（同154.0％）と大幅増益となり、各段階利益で中間期として過去最高を記録しました。」

「人件費や研究開発費等の増加により販売管理費が9,473百万円（同111.7%）と増加したものの、成形機のミックス改善や安定収益の柱となる「金型・部品その他」の増収効果により、営業利益は7,907百万円（同110.3％）と過去2番目の高さとなりました。その結果、経常利益は8,008百万円（同115.2％）と大幅増益となり、親会社株主に帰属する当期純利益も5,779百万円（同113.6％）と大幅増益となりました。」

「利益面につきましては、売上規模の増加に加え、販売管理費の比率を前年同期並みに留めたことで、営業利益は3,432百万円（同106.0％）と増加しました。また、前期に比べ為替相場が安定的に推移したことで、外貨建て資産の評価差損が生じなかったことにより、経常利益は3,473百万円（同163.7%）と大幅増益となりました。その結果、親会社株主に帰属する四半期純利益も2,603百万円（同173.5%）と大幅増益となりました。」

「利益面につきましては、売上規模の増加に対し、販売管理費を前年同期並みに留めたことで、営業利益は1,631百万円（同124.3％）と増加しました。また、外貨建て資産の圧縮により為替差損の発生が大幅に縮減したことにより、経常利益は1,209百万円（前年同期は8百万円）と大幅増益となりました。その結果、親会社株主に帰属する四半期純利益も875百万円（前年同期は47百万円）と大幅増益となりました。」

「円安効果に加え、原材料高に応じた柔軟な価格政策を継続した結果、売上総利益は15,649百万円（同116.7％）、営業利益は7,166百万円（同129.0％）とそれぞれ増益となりました。一方、経常利益は上半期における一時的な円高進行によって発生した為替差損の影響により6,953百万円（同77.9％）」

「In terms of profit, the weaker yen compared with the year-earlier period and the continued flexible pricing policy to address higher raw material costs resulted in gross profit of ¥11,341 million, or 112.2%, and operating profit of ¥5,167 million, or 121.8%, with both increasing. On the other hand, the rapid appreciation of the yen during the first half caused settlement losses on foreign-currency-denominated receivables and payables. As a result, foreign exchange losses were recorded as non-operating expenses, and ordinary profit declined to ¥4,802 million, or 69.5%.」

「In terms of profit, the weaker yen compared with the year-earlier period and the continued flexible pricing policy to address higher raw material costs resulted in gross profit of ¥7,365 million, or 109.6%, and operating profit of ¥3,238 million, or 114.0%, with both increasing. On the other hand, the exchange rate at the end of the second quarter became substantially stronger against the yen than at the end of the previous fiscal year, resulting in foreign exchange losses being recorded as non-operating expenses and causing ordinary profit to decline substantially to ¥2,121 million, or 51.1%.」

「In terms of profit, the weaker yen compared with the year-earlier period and the continued flexible pricing policy to address higher raw material costs resulted in gross profit of ¥3,445 million, or 109.3%, and operating profit of ¥1,311 million, or 113.7%, with both increasing. On the other hand, the exchange rate at the end of the first quarter became substantially stronger against the yen than at the end of the previous fiscal year due to a recent sharp change in exchange rates following the Bank of Japan's policy adjustment. This resulted in foreign exchange losses being recorded as non-operating expenses, causing ordinary profit to decline substantially to ¥8 million, or 0.5%.」

「In terms of profit, mainly due to the impact of lower revenue, gross profit declined to ¥13,408 million, or 80.9%, operating profit to ¥5,556 million, or 63.6%, and ordinary profit to ¥8,927 million, or 93.2%.」

「In terms of profit, mainly due to the impact of lower revenue, gross profit declined to ¥10,110 million, or 77.3%, operating profit to ¥4,243 million, or 58.2%, and ordinary profit to ¥6,915 million, or 86.6%. As a result, quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent also declined to ¥5,054 million, or 88.6%.」

「In terms of profit, mainly due to the impact of lower revenue, gross profit declined to ¥6,718 million, or 78.1%, operating profit to ¥2,841 million, or 58.7%, and ordinary profit to ¥4,151 million, or 75.4%. As a result, quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent also declined to ¥3,031 million, or 76.6%.」

「In terms of profit, mainly due to the impact of lower revenue, gross profit declined to ¥3,152 million, or 84.3%, operating profit to ¥1,153 million, or 60.1%, and ordinary profit to ¥1,545 million, or 90.0%. As a result, quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent also declined to ¥1,125 million, or 87.5%.」

「In terms of profit, the substantial increase in revenue contributed to record highs in gross profit of ¥16,577 million, or 134.3%, operating profit of ¥8,735 million, or 180.1%, and ordinary profit of ¥9,576 million, or 205.1%.」

「In terms of profit, the substantial increase in revenue contributed to gross profit of ¥13,072 million, or 156.3%, operating profit of ¥7,287 million, or 278.6%, and ordinary profit of ¥7,983 million, or 332.2%, with all three increasing substantially. As a result, net income attributable to owners of the parent also increased substantially to ¥5,704 million, or 250.8%.」

「In terms of profit, the substantial increase in revenue contributed to gross profit of ¥8,599 million, or 147.7%, operating profit of ¥4,840 million, or 256.5%, and ordinary profit of ¥5,507 million, or 338.8%, with all three increasing substantially.」

「In terms of profit, in addition to the effect of higher revenue, lower trade show expenses and various selling expenses resulted in gross profit of ¥3,739 million, or 135.7%, operating profit of ¥1,918 million, or 272.0%, and ordinary profit of ¥1,716 million, or 236.3%, with all three increasing substantially.」

「In terms of profit, in addition to the effect of higher revenue, lower plant-consolidation costs recorded in the previous fiscal year and lower various selling expenses due to the impact of the spread of COVID-19 resulted in gross profit of ¥12,340 million, or 106.0%, operating profit of ¥4,850 million, or 112.7%, and ordinary profit of ¥4,669 million, or 111.4%, with all three increasing.」

「In terms of profit, gross profit increased to ¥8,361 million, or 102.3%, due to lower one-off expenses related to plant consolidation and other factors recorded in the year-earlier period. In contrast, operating profit declined to ¥2,615 million, or 99.3%, due to higher research and development expenses and the aforementioned trade show expenses, while ordinary profit declined to ¥2,403 million, or 88.8%, due to higher litigation-related expenses.」

「In terms of profit, lower one-off expenses related to plant consolidation and other costs recorded in the year-earlier period resulted in gross profit of ¥5,821 million, or 112.7%, operating profit of ¥1,887 million, or 134.9%, and ordinary profit of ¥1,625 million, or 102.6%, with all three increasing.」

「In terms of profit, lower one-off expenses related to plant consolidation and other costs recorded in the year-earlier period resulted in gross profit of ¥2,756 million, or 112.5%, operating profit of ¥705 million, or 123.0%, and ordinary profit of ¥726 million, or 102.4%, with all three increasing.」

「In terms of profit, lower sales and lower utilization at domestic plants serving as production bases for large machines resulted in gross profit of ¥11,640 million, or 89.8% of the previous fiscal year's level, and operating profit of ¥4,304 million, or 84.1%, with both declining.」

「In terms of profit, lower sales and lower utilization at domestic plants serving as production bases for large machines resulted in gross profit of ¥8,177 million, or 84.1% year on year, and operating profit of ¥2,633 million, or 67.8%, with both declining. Net income attributable to owners of the parent, the bottom-line profit, also declined to ¥2,101 million, or 59.7%, due to the reversal of the substantial gain on sales of investment securities recorded in the year-earlier period. Excluding this one-off factor, the figure was 90.1% of the year-earlier level.」

「In terms of profit, lower sales, the concentration of strategic upfront investment expenses in the first quarter, and lower utilization at domestic plants serving as production bases for large machines resulted in gross profit of ¥5,165 million, or 80.6% year on year, and operating profit of ¥1,399 million, or 50.3%, with both declining.」

「In terms of profit, the concentration of strategic upfront investment expenses in the period resulted in gross profit of ¥2,450 million, or 81.9% year on year, and operating profit of ¥573 million, or 48.8%, with both declining. In addition, costs related to consolidating functions at the Shizuoka plant to improve production and logistics efficiency were limited to the current period. The established high-profitability structure of the company's procurement, production, shipping, and sales processes remained unchanged.」

「Operating profit declined to ¥5,120 million, or 83.9%, as higher selling expenses and other costs increased SG&A expenses.」

「In terms of profit, in addition to the effect of higher revenue, ongoing efforts to reduce costs resulted in gross profit of ¥9,724 million, or 114.5% year on year, and operating profit of ¥3,881 million, or 108.5%, with both increasing.」

「In terms of profit, the effect of higher revenue resulted in gross profit of ¥6,411 million, or 116.8% year on year, and operating profit of ¥2,784 million, or 130.4%, representing substantial increases in both.」

「In terms of profit, ongoing efforts to reduce manufacturing costs and the effect of higher revenue resulted in gross profit of ¥2,991 million, or 132.3% year on year, and operating profit of ¥1,175 million, or 205.0%, representing substantial increases in both.」

「In terms of profit, higher revenue and efforts to reduce costs resulted in gross profit of ¥12,883 million, or 114.6% of the previous fiscal year's level. In addition, despite the expansion in sales, the increase in SG&A expenses was kept low, allowing operating profit to rise substantially to ¥6,104 million, or 134.9%.」

「In terms of profit, although revenue remained at approximately the year-earlier level, efforts to reduce costs and SG&A expenses resulted in gross profit of ¥8,495 million, or 101.1% year on year, and operating profit of ¥3,578 million, or 105.7%, both exceeding the year-earlier levels.」

「In terms of profit, the company focused on reducing costs and SG&A expenses, but the impact of lower sales volume resulted in gross profit of ¥5,489 million, or 92.4% year on year, and operating profit of ¥2,135 million, or 84.7%, with both declining.」

「In terms of profit, despite ongoing efforts to reduce costs, lower sales volume and the recognition of expenses for exhibiting at a major trade show resulted in gross profit of ¥2,262 million, or 88.3% year on year, and operating profit of ¥573 million, or 63.7%, representing substantial declines in both.」

「In terms of profit, gross profit was ¥11,237 million, or 101.5% of the previous fiscal year's level, remaining broadly unchanged as the impact of foreign exchange was reduced by the production and procurement benefits of the plant in India, the company's main production base. Operating profit rose substantially to ¥4,525 million, or 118.4%, as lower provision expenses for doubtful accounts and lower selling expenses reduced SG&A expenses.」

「In terms of profit, gross profit increased to ¥8,402 million, or 103.7% year on year, due to higher sales volume. SG&A expenses declined, mainly because of lower provision expenses for doubtful accounts, and operating profit increased to ¥3,384 million, or 123.7% year on year.」