Active Overseas Expansion and Building New Revenue Pillars

「This was mainly due to increased sales resulting from a rise in large-scale overseas orders for press equipment for forming copper-clad laminates and multilayer substrates and material-handling machinery.」

「The Company's re-entry into overseas PCB markets proved successful and marked a major first step toward growth.」

「① Investment in research and development of new products and the development of new growth markets to drive further growth in the Industrial Machinery Business 360 ¥360 million February 2024 to February 2027」

「Sales by region for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥3,268.276 million in Japan, ¥2,499.220 million in China and ¥694.743 million in Other regions.」

「Sales by region for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥1,715.469 million in Japan, ¥1,585.538 million in China, ¥1,337.987 million in the United States and ¥180.361 million in Other.」

「Although the Group has been affected by sales activities and the installation of machinery and equipment, it has worked to maintain normal operations by continuing business meetings using the Web, participating in trade shows, and conducting overseas installation work through remote instruction using Web cameras.」

「Although the Group has been affected by sales activities and the installation of machinery and equipment, it has worked to maintain normal operations by continuing business meetings using the Web, participating in trade shows, and conducting overseas installation work through remote instruction using Web cameras.」

「While securing a diverse range of orders for press equipment for printed circuit boards and related applications, press equipment for forming automotive circuit boards and other products, equipment for manufacturing automotive parts, and resin moulding equipment, the Group recorded sales from overseas projects. As a result, net sales were ¥946 million, up 112.9% year on year, and operating profit was ¥126 million, up 202.1%.」

「Sales by region for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥2,955.401 million in Japan, ¥799.816 million in China, ¥966.817 million in Taiwan and ¥686.600 million in Other.」

「Sales of plywood presses and other products in Japan and overseas remained solid, while sales in the previous consolidated fiscal year had been concentrated in the fourth-quarter consolidated accounting period. As a result, net sales were ¥766 million, up 44.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥58 million, up 30.5%.」

「The company secured a diverse range of orders for printed circuit board forming and board-related press equipment, as well as equipment for manufacturing automotive parts and resin molding equipment, but because overseas sales were concentrated from the third-quarter consolidated accounting period onward」

「Orders for overseas press equipment and molding presses for automotive parts remained solid, generating diverse sales.」

「Although the Group recorded diverse sales of press equipment for printed circuit boards and related applications, press equipment for forming automotive circuit boards and other products, transport lines for forming automotive parts, and resin moulding equipment, net sales were ¥2,509 million, down 1.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥216 million, down 36.0%, because the cost of sales for some overseas projects exceeded plan.」

「Sales of large overseas projects for press equipment for printed circuit boards and related applications remained strong, and the Group recorded diverse sales of press equipment for forming automotive circuit boards and other products, transport lines for forming automotive parts, and resin moulding equipment. As a result, net sales were ¥2,101 million, up 95.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥214 million, up 81.2%.」

「Although the Group received a diverse range of orders for press equipment for forming circuit boards for smartphones and automotive applications, equipment for manufacturing automotive parts, and resin moulding equipment, net sales and operating profit were ¥310 million, down 17.0% year on year, and an operating loss of ¥62 million, compared with profit of ¥16 million in the same quarter of the previous year, because sales from a large overseas project and other sales were postponed to the next quarter.」

「Net sales were ¥4,855 million, an increase of ¥1,279 million from the previous fiscal year. This was mainly attributable to securing a diverse range of orders in Japan and overseas by strengthening sales not only of press equipment for forming printed circuit boards for tablet and smartphone manufacturers, the company’s main products, but also of equipment for manufacturing automotive parts, resin molding equipment and other products.」

「As in the previous consolidated fiscal year, sales of large plywood presses and plywood machinery projects were concentrated in the fourth-quarter consolidated accounting period. However, partly because the company recognized revenue from large overseas projects, net sales were ¥509 million, up 131.7% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥37 million, compared with a loss of ¥81 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」

「The Group’s core products are press equipment for forming printed circuit boards for companies related to tablet and smartphone devices. By also strengthening sales of equipment for manufacturing automotive parts and resin moulding equipment, the Group secured a diverse range of orders in Japan and overseas.」

「In its industrial machinery business, the Group has been working to establish a structure capable of generating stable earnings by pursuing aggressive overseas expansion, developing new products that address user needs, promoting cost reductions through lower costs and other measures, investing capital in fields where it can leverage the know-how accumulated over many years, and developing new earnings pillars.」