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Summary of Q&AFiscal year ending March 20268 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Full-year earnings forecastSales are assumed to increase by ¥7.6 billion year on year, and operating profit to increase by ¥1.4 billion year on year. The absolute forecast figures are Not disclosed
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Explained that actual results differed from the initial plan, with deteriorating profitability in North and South America driving the overall variance from the planKey points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
Responded to questions on the factors behind the previous fiscal year's variance from the plan, progress in passing through price increases, the outlook for existing and new businesses, the impact of the situation in the Middle East on production and procurement, progress and the next phase of the data center business, and the factors behind the current fiscal year's higher sales and earningsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
The previous fiscal year's net cost increase attributable to US tariff measures was approximately ¥700 million, while sales are expected to increase by ¥7.6 billion and operating profit by ¥1.4 billion in the current fiscal year. Amounts for other factors are Not disclosed
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
The differing strengths of the plans of various automakers were incorporated, but a decline in Japan's production volume attributable to the situation in the Middle East was not incorporated. Explained that material procurement can be forecast 3 to 4 months in advanceNew initiatives
Review of low-profitability areas, optimization of the business portfolio, thorough implementation of price pass-through, structural reforms in Europe and China, and transition of the data center business from prototyping and development to mass productionSegment results
Provided a qualitative explanation of deteriorating profitability in the North and South America segment, the effects of plant closures and workforce reductions in Europe, and the effects of restructuring in China. Figures are Not disclosedMedium-term management plan targets
Explained that the company is in the second phase of its medium-term management policy and is prioritizing structural reforms. Numerical targets are Not disclosedNumber of employees
Referenced the effects of workforce reductions, but the number of employees is Not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Sales are assumed to increase by ¥7.6 billion year on year, and operating profit to increase by ¥1.4 billion year on year. The absolute forecast figures are Not disclosed |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Explained that actual results differed from the initial plan, with deteriorating profitability in North and South America driving the overall variance from the plan |
| Segment results | Provided a qualitative explanation of deteriorating profitability in the North and South America segment, the effects of plant closures and workforce reductions in Europe, and the effects of restructuring in China. Figures are Not disclosed |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | The previous fiscal year's net cost increase attributable to US tariff measures was approximately ¥700 million, while sales are expected to increase by ¥7.6 billion and operating profit by ¥1.4 billion in the current fiscal year. Amounts for other factors are Not disclosed |
| Number of employees | Referenced the effects of workforce reductions, but the number of employees is Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | The differing strengths of the plans of various automakers were incorporated, but a decline in Japan's production volume attributable to the situation in the Middle East was not incorporated. Explained that material procurement can be forecast 3 to 4 months in advance |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Explained that the company is in the second phase of its medium-term management policy and is prioritizing structural reforms. Numerical targets are Not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | Responded to questions on the factors behind the previous fiscal year's variance from the plan, progress in passing through price increases, the outlook for existing and new businesses, the impact of the situation in the Middle East on production and procurement, progress and the next phase of the data center business, and the factors behind the current fiscal year's higher sales and earnings |
| New initiatives | Review of low-profitability areas, optimization of the business portfolio, thorough implementation of price pass-through, structural reforms in Europe and China, and transition of the data center business from prototyping and development to mass production |
Items this document does not state (20)
Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterProgress against full-year forecastKey KPIsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / Share
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In the previous fiscal year, weak demand in North and South America, the time lag in passing on and collecting the effects of US tariff measures, import-related problems, and new start-up costs were the main causes of the variance from the plan and the decline in earnings. In the current fiscal year, profitability is expected to improve as the effects of tariffs, import-related problems, and temporary extraordinary costs are eliminated and structural reforms progress.
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