Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. Business Report FY ended Mar. 2014

Business Highlights

Financial Overview

(in millions of JPY)
  FY ended Mar. 31, 2014 FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 Rate of Change (%) Factors
Overall
Sales 329,292 263,119 25.1 -Sales and operating income increased year-on-year. The Company worked on developing new products that best meet the needs of the global market, stepped up its marketing efforts to win more contracts, while expanding production capacity. It also boosted productivity by dramatically streamlining both its production processes and administrative operations.
Operating income 36,864 27,475 34.2
Ordinary income 40,097 30,148 33.0 -
Net income 24,345 17,760 37.1 -
Automotive products
Sales 244,030 185,451 31.6 -Sales and operating income increased year-on-year. Its performance was supported by growth in vehicle sales in the Americas and China, and a rise in motorcycles sales in Asia.
Operating income 26,889 21,824 23.2
Electronic Components
Sales 29,500 25,620 15.1 -Sales and operating income increased year-on-year thanks to a rise in sales of LED and LCD products for automobiles.
Operating income 5,144 2,910 76.8
Applied Electronic Products
Sales 55,291 51,908 6.5 -Sales and operating income increased year-on-year due to growth in sales of in-vehicle control panels.
Operating income 4,850 4,152 16.8

New Company

-In August 2013, the Company said it has formed a new company in Shenzhen, China to sell electronic equipment in the Chinese market. The establishment will enable the Group to strengthen its sales functions to respond to the needs of customers more quickly and efficiently. The sales affiliate will also have integrated procurement functions to supply materials to other group companies as well. The new company was established in July with a capital of CNY 2 million (JPY 32 million). (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on August 27, 2013)

The Fifth Medium-term Three Year Business Plan (April 2014 through March 2017)

1. Setting up a System for Managing Cash-flow
-All Group companies are to generate cash regardless of what environmental circumstances they face, creating a framework to make effective use of the cash they created for the future growth of the Group.
-Maximize cash generated through sales activities and enhance corporate value based on a solid financial structure.
2. Growing and Expanding into New Business Areas -Raise the level of market information, and the analysis of such, to stay ahead of future developments.
-Effectively execute schemes for “company-wide innovation” that is the basis of creating new products and businesses.

Outlook for FY ending Mar 31, 2015

(in millions of JPY)
  FY ending Mar 31, 2015
(Estimate)
FY ended Mar. 31, 2014
(Result)
Rate of Change
(%)
Sales 345,000 329,292 4.8
Operating income 42,000 36,864 13.9
Ordinary income 45,000 40,097 12.2
Net income 27,500 24,345 13.0

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

R&D

R&D Expenditure

(in millions of JPY)
  FY ended Mar. 31, 2014 FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 FY ended Mar. 31, 2012
Overall 5,346 5,479 5,423
Automotive products 2,367 1,865 1,674

R&D Facilities

Name of Facilities Location
Research & Development Laboratory Yokohama City, Kanagawa Pref., Japan
Tsukuba Research Laboratory Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Pref., Japan
Utsunomiya Technical Center Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Pref., Japan
Yokohama Technical Center Yokohama City, Kanagawa Pref., Japan
Opto Technical Center Yokohama City, Kanagawa Pref., Japan

R&D Activities

1) Optoelectronics area
-High power white LEDs
-High power red/infrared LEDs
-High speed sensitive image sensors

2) Display area
-Super-high contrast LCDs
-Optical micro-scanners
-Display drive circuits

3) Source of light and illumination area
-Automotive lamps
-LED street lightings and indoor lightings
-Lighting power circuits and power sources

4) Software area
-Distribution light simulation systems
-Optical device optimal design tools

5) Materials and processing area

6) Styling and design of all products

7) Products utilizing above devices and technology

Technology Licensing-in Agreement

(As of Mar. 31, 2014)
Partner Technology Period
Hitachi Ltd. Patent on LCD Validity period of the patent
Nichia Corporation Patent on White LED Validity period of the patent

Technology Licensing-out Agreement

(As of Mar. 31, 2014)
Partner Content Term
Thai Stanley electric Public Co., Ltd. (Thailand) Technology related to automotive lamps April 1, 2012 -
March 31, 2015
SL Lighting Corporation (Korea) Technology related to automotive lamps April 1, 2014 -
March 31, 2017
Lumax Industries Ltd. (India) Technology related to automotive lamps April 1, 2014 -
March 31, 2015

Investment Activities

Capital Expenditure

(in millions of JPY)
  FY ended Mar. 31, 2014 FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 FY ended Mar. 31, 2012
Overall 27,652 31,164 23,358
Automotive products 19,054 23,767 17,565

Investment in Japan

-In April 2014, the Company announced that it will move Stanley Miyagi Works Co., Ltd., its wholly-owned subsidiary, to a new larger plant within the same city of Tome, Miyagi Prefecture. Groundbreaking for the new plant will take place in September 2014, and operations are scheduled to start in September 2015. The Company will invest approximately JPY 3.8 billion in the project. Stanley Miyagi Works currently produces architectural LED lighting products and optical lens for computers. Through this expansion, it will start producing automotive aftermarket parts, and will plan to manufacture automotive electric equipment as well in the future. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on April 12, 2014)

Plans for New Production Facilities

(As of Mar. 31, 2014)
Name
(Location)
Type of facility Total amount
(in millions of  JPY)
Start Completion
Stanley Miyagi Works Co., Ltd.
(Miyagi Pref., Japan)
Automotive business facilities, Applied electronic products business facilities 3,830 Sep. 2014 Aug. 2015
Wuhan Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
(Wuhan, China)
Automotive business facilities 7,297 Jan. 2012 Aug. 2016