YASUNAGA CORPORATION Business Report FY2009

Business Highlights

Financial Overview

(in million JPY)
  FY2009 FY2008 Rate of Change
(%)
Factors
Overall
Sales 24,810 34,070 (27.2) -Although sales and income decreased substantially in the first half of fiscal year 2009, the Company was on track to recovery in the second half as a result of greater exports of its products and its effort to reduce materials, labor and other costs in the second half.
Operating income (542) 406 -
Ordinary income (509) (131) -
Net income (159) (1,956) -
Engine components business
Sales 18,561 23,551 (21.2) -The Company has been on track to a gradual recovery since the second quarter as a result of increased production volumes at automakers, thanks to many countries implementing tax incentives or consumers who bought eco-cars.
Operating income 172 (68) -



R&D

R&D Expenditure

(in million JPY)
  FY2009 FY2008 FY2007
Overall 327 248 234

Investment Activities

Capital Expenditure

(in million JPY)
  FY2009 FY2008 FY2007
Overall 1,322 2,829 1,383
Engine components business 1,093 2,648 1,202

Engine components business
-The Company invested 1 billion 24 million yen in machinery and equipment, tools, fixings and parts at its Headquarters Plant, Saimyoji Plant, Nabari Plant, Casting Plant and Yume Polis Plant with the primary objectives of rationalization, labor saving and quality improvement of production facilities.
-The Company invested 68 million yen in facilities including machinery and equipment at its consolidated subsidiary, P.T. Yasunaga Indonesia, mainly in order to respond to new orders received.

New Facilities (Engine components business related)

Plant
(Location)
Purpose Planned total investment
(in million
JPY)
Start Planned completion Increased capacity upon completion
Yume Polis Plant
(Mie Pref., Japan)
Production facilities 491 Feb.
2010
Jun.
2010
26% increase in production capacity