LEAD Co., Inc. Business Report FY2012
Business Highlights
Financial Overview |
(in millions of JPY) |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 | FY ended Mar. 31, 2011 | Rate of Change (%) | Factors | |
Overall | ||||
Sales | 8,284 | 9,223 | (10.2) | -Sales significantly fell during the first half of the year because of the Great East Japan Earthquake. |
Operating income | (159) | (12) | - | -Sales of proprietary products, which are a very profitable revenue source for the Company, fell short of the targets that the Company had set. |
Ordinary income | (128) | 34 | - | - |
Current net income | (224) | (187) | - | - |
Automotive parts division | ||||
Sales | 7,581 | 8,465 | (10.4) | -There was a considerable amount of lost production due to preparations needed to start production in response to model changes and new service parts. |
Outlook for FY ending Mar. 31, 2013 |
(in millions of JPY) |
FY ending Mar. 31, 2013 (Forecast) |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 (Actual Result) |
Rate of change (%) |
|
Sales | 6,800 | 8,284 | (17.9) |
Operating income | 10 | (159) | - |
Ordinary income | 20 | (128) | - |
Net income | 0 | (224) | - |
R&D
R&D Expenditure |
(in millions of JPY) |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 | FY ended Mar. 31, 2011 | FY ended Mar. 31, 2010 | |
Overall | 34 | 47 | 17 |
Automotive Parts | 3 | 10 | - |
Automotive parts division
- The exterior parts division is working on developing low-cost, lightweight, high-quality and innovative products by presenting its products and technologies to its customers from the initial stage of development, proposing drastic design changes, and developing new materials and production methods.
- The Company is conducting development activities in new areas in collaboration with its customers.
- The Company aims to shorten development lead-time, reduce development cost, and improve quality and productivity.
Investment Activities
Capital Expenditure |
(in millions of JPY) |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 | FY ended Mar. 31, 2011 | FY ended Mar. 31, 2010 | |
Overall | 451 | 183 | - |
Automotive parts | 435 | 140 | 51 |
Planned Capital Investment |
(As of Mar. 31, 2012) |
Name (Location) |
Type of facility | Planned investment amount (in million yen) |
From | To | Production capacity on completion |
Head office plant (Saitama Pref., Japan) |
Manufacturing facilities for auto parts | 170 | Nov. 2011 |
Mar. 2013 |
No significant change, as investment is mainly to reduce manpower and to streamline |
Die related facilities for auto parts | 30 | Apr. 2012 |
Mar. 2013 |
Dies for new product manufacturing |