Aska Corporation Business Report FY ended Nov. 2013

Business Highlights

Financial Overview

(in million JPY)
  FY ended Nov. 30, 2013 FY ended Nov. 30, 2012 Rate of Change (%) Factors
Overall
Sales 19,109 19,624 (2.6) -
Operating income 336 462 (27.3) -
Ordinary income 569 583 (2.4) -
Net income 289 273 5.9 -
Automotive Components Division
Sales 12,424 13,912 (10.7) -Production decreased due to the termination of the eco-car incentive program.
Operating income 26 54 (51.9)

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R&D

R&D Expenditure

(in million JPY)
  FY ended Nov. 30, 2013 FY ended Nov. 30, 2012 FY ended Nov. 30, 2011
Overall 58 57 50
-Automotive Components Division 15 15 22
Personnel 10 9 7

R&D Structure

-Based on its long-term vision to develop innovative technology and products that translate into new areas of business, the R&D focus is set on developing IT related products and derivative technologies, which are secondary to the Company's existing business.
-The Company has established R&D functions at each division, since applications and production methods vary considerably by business segment.
-The Development headquarters is engaged in new products that do not belong to existing product groups.

Recent Developments

<Automotive Components Division>
-The Company has been working development for a new method for press working.

Investment Activities

Capital Expenditure

(in million JPY)
  FY ended Nov. 30, 2013 FY ended Nov. 30, 2012 FY ended Nov. 30, 2011
Overall 1,521 756 438
-Automotive Components Division 1,312 612 385

-In FY ended Nov. 30, 2013, the Company focused its capital investment activities on upgrading its production equipment to improve operational efficiency.
-The Automotive Division has no plans to make any major investment as of Nov. 30, 2013.