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Supplementary materials to the earnings reportFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20279 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥208.8 100 million+23.9%
Operating profit¥8.5 100 million+70.2%
Ordinary income¥13.2 100 million+148.0%
Net income¥16.3 100 million+288.4%
Operating profit margin4.1 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥6.4 100 million year-on-year increase
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales¥20.88 billion
Operating profit¥850 million
Ordinary income¥1.32 billion
Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter¥1.63 billion
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥873 100 million
Operating profit
¥53.6 100 million
Ordinary income
¥60.4 100 million
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
¥77.4 100 million
Annual Dividend
¥63
ROE
8.3 %
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Q1 results are tracking above expectationsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Revenue Growth+¥6.5 billion
- Foreign-Exchange Movements+¥1.5 billion
- Higher raw material prices (surging precious-metal prices)-¥3.1 billion
- Other-¥300 million
- Increase in fixed costs-¥2.9 billion
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
- Assumed exchange rate (1 USD)¥159
- Assumed exchange rate (1 EUR)¥185.28
New initiatives
- Investment to expand production capacity, centered on thick-film and thin-film chips
- Investment in new product development
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Orders received¥246 100 million
- Order backlog¥174 100 million
- Bill-to-book ratio1.18 times
- R&D expenses as a percentage of net sales3.6 %
Orders received and order backlog
Orders received
¥246 100 million
Order backlog
¥174 100 million
Capital expenditures
¥3.4 100 million first-quarter results
Annual Dividend
Annual¥63
Payout ratio
30.2 %
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Supplementary materials to the earnings report |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥208.8 100 million (YoY +23.9%) |
| Operating profit | ¥8.5 100 million (YoY +70.2%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥13.2 100 million (YoY +148.0%) |
| Net income | ¥16.3 100 million (YoY +288.4%) |
| Operating profit margin | 4.1 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥6.4 100 million (year-on-year increase) |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥20.88 billion / Operating profit ¥850 million / Ordinary income ¥1.32 billion / Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter ¥1.63 billion |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥873 100 million / Operating profit ¥53.6 100 million / Ordinary income ¥60.4 100 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥77.4 100 million / Annual Dividend ¥63 / ROE 8.3 % |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Q1 results are tracking above expectations |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Revenue Growth / Amount +¥6.5 billion, Factors Foreign-Exchange Movements / Amount +¥1.5 billion, Factors Higher raw material prices (surging precious-metal prices) / Amount -¥3.1 billion, Factors Other / Amount -¥300 million, Factors Increase in fixed costs / Amount -¥2.9 billion |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Orders received / Value ¥246 100 million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Order backlog / Value ¥174 100 million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Bill-to-book ratio / Value 1.18 times / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name R&D expenses as a percentage of net sales / Value 3.6 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Item Assumed exchange rate (1 USD) / Value ¥159, Item Assumed exchange rate (1 EUR) / Value ¥185.28 |
| Annual Dividend | Annual ¥63 / Interim Not disclosed / End of period Not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | 30.2 % |
| Capital expenditures | ¥3.4 100 million (first-quarter results) |
| Orders received and order backlog | Orders received ¥246 100 million / Order backlog ¥174 100 million |
| New initiatives | Investment to expand production capacity, centered on thick-film and thin-film chips, Investment in new product development |
Items this document does not state (12)
Gross Profit MarginProgress against full-year forecastSegment resultsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A
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 addition to Q1 revenue tracking above the initial assumptions, demand for industrial equipment and AI-related equipment is expected to remain firm from Q2 onward. Operating profit is benefiting from higher revenue and firm demand, while being affected by surging precious-metal prices and higher selling, general and administrative expenses.
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