Jeco Co., Ltd. Business Report FY2007

Business Highlights

Financial Overview (in millions of JPY)
FY2008 FY2007 Rate of change(%) Factors
Overall
Sales 22,019 28,576 (22.9) -
Operating income (704) 1,599 - -
Ordinary income (895) 1,613 -
Current net income (1,677) 910 -
Sales by product
Indicator related products 14,990 19,036 (21.3) -Sales for air-conditioner panels and combination meters decreased.
Motor related products 4,153 6,345 (34.6) -Sales for electronic throttle motors and ABS motors decreased.
Other automotive products 2,876 3,193 (9.9) -Sales for sensors decreased.

R&D

R&D Expenditure (in millions of JPY)
FY2008 FY2007 FY2006
Overall 650 724 612
% of total sales 3.0 2.5 2.5

-R&D was mainly conducted to develop technology in order to gain a competitive edge in the area of automotive clocks, display system products such as air-conditioner panels, and sensors.

Investment Activities

Capital Investment (in millions of JPY)
FY2008 FY2007 FY2006
Overall 1,890 2,291 2,096

- Capital investment in FY 2008 was mainly made at its automobile parts business in order to develop products for new-vehicle models.


New Facility
Name
Location
Type of facility Planned investment amount
(million JPY)
Start Finish Production capacity increase on completion
Jeco Co., Ltd.
Headquarters/
Plant

(Saitama Pref., Japan)
Automobile parts assembly facility 539 Apr.2008 Mar.2010 Slight increase
Dies and tools 342 Apr.2008 Mar.2010 Slight increase
Facility except production facility 19 Apr.2008 Mar.2010 Slight increase
Nagano Jeco Co., Ltd.
Headquarters/
Plant
(Nagano Pref., Japan)
Automobile parts assembly facility 60 Apr.2008 Mar.2010 Slight increase