Jeco Co., Ltd. Business Report FY ended Mar. 2013

Business Highlights

Financial Overview

(in millions of JPY)
  FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 Rate of change (%) Factors
Overall
Sales 22,008 20,648 6.6 -
Operating income 1,116 672 66.3 -
Ordinary income 1,203 622 93.4 -
Net income 935 949 (1.5) -
Sales by region
Japan 18,970 18,223 4.1 -As a result of the high level of vehicle production at OEMs, the Company’s production volume of products, especially display products such as automotive clocks, increased year-on-year.
Asia 3,038 2,424 25.3

>>>Financial Forecast for the Next Fiscal Year (Sales, Operating Income etc.)

Outlook for FY ending Mar. 31, 2014

(in millions of JPY)
  FY ending Mar. 31, 2014
(Forecast)
FY ending Mar. 31, 2013
(Actual Results)
Rate of Change
(%)
Overall
Sales 21,500 22,008 (2.3)
Operating income 1,050 1,116 (5.9)
Ordinary income 1,100 1,203 (8.6)
Net income 830 935 (11.2)

R&D

R&D Expenditure

(in millions of JPY)
  FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 FY ended Mar. 31, 2011
Overall 559 566 550
% of total sales 2.5 2.7 2.6

-The Company engaged in R&D activities to enhance the competitiveness of mainly its automotive display panels and equipment (such as clocks, air-conditioning control panels, etc.) and sensors.

Investment Activities

Capital Expenditure

(in millions of JPY)
  FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 FY ended Mar. 31, 2011
Overall 835 910 531

-The Company invested 687 million yen in Japan to expand, enhance, and strengthen its capacities to develop new product items.
-In Asia, the Company invested 148 million yen in equipment and facilities to develop new product items.

Planned Capital Investments

(As of Mar. 31, 2013)
Name
Location
Type of facility Planned investment amount
(in million JPY)
Start Finish Production capacity increase on completion
Jeco Co., Ltd.
Headquarters/Plant
(Saitama Pref., Japan)
Automobile parts assembly facility 231 Apr. 2012 Mar. 2014 Slight increase
Facility producing dies and tools 431 Apr. 2012 Mar. 2014 Slight increase
Non-production facility 119 Apr. 2012 Mar. 2014 Slight increase
Nagano Jeco Co., Ltd.
Headquarters/Plant
(Nagano Pref., Japan)
Automobile parts assembly facility 97 Apr. 2012 Mar. 2014 Slight increase
Jeco Autoparts Philippines, Inc. Headquarters/Plant
(Laguna, Philippines)
Automobile parts assembly facility 260 Jun. 2012 Dec. 2013 Slight increase