Financial Overview
|
(in millions of JPY) |
|
FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 |
Rate of Change (%) |
Factors |
Overall |
Sales |
21,897 |
23,396 |
(6.4) |
-Sales of automobile motors fell year-on-year, being affected by a slowdown in sales of Japanese products in China. |
Operating income |
249 |
218 |
14.2 |
-Operating income increased year-on-year due to effective cost-cutting initiatives such as reducing procurement costs, and to changes to and expense outlays for its production structure, in line with developments involving production operations. |
Ordinary income |
536 |
424 |
26.4 |
- |
Net income |
329 |
232 |
41.8 |
- |
Electrical Products Division |
Sales |
11,928 |
13,170 |
(9.4) |
-Sales were lower year-on-year as a result of demand for electric generators after the Great East Japan Earthquake running full circle, and due to customers adjusting their inventories downward for some products. |
Operating income |
870 |
1,032 |
(15.7) |
- |
Motor Division |
Sales |
9,969 |
10,226 |
(2.5) |
-Sales of automotive motors, its core product line, were negatively impacted by the huge slowdown in sales of Japanese products in China, with growth waning. |
Operating income |
(66) |
(299) |
- |
- |
New Wing for Production Technology Department
-In May 2013, the Company held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the second phase of a construction project to build a new wing at its Production Technology Department's building located at its head office in Numazu. The Technology Department, Prototype Department, and Testing Lab, which moved into the new wing, have already started conducting their R&D activities. (from a company press release)
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R&D Expenditure
|
(in millions of JPY) |
|
FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2011 |
Overall |
251 |
233 |
228 |
Electrical Products Division |
133 |
142 |
153 |
Motor Division |
111 |
90 |
74 |
R&D Activities
Electrical Products Division
-Continually working to develop optimal ignition and fuel-injection systems for engines.
Motor Division-Developing mechatronics products by applying technology on automotive control motors.
Capital Expenditure
|
(in millions of JPY) |
|
FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2011 |
Overall |
1,177 |
909 |
756 |
Capital Investments in FY ended Mar. 31, 2013-The Company made investment in establishment of a rationalized production line for electrical products, rationalization of facilities to save energy and introduce IT, and installation of new molds to allow the Company to respond to orders for new products and to update old facilities.
-The Major Investments on Mechanical Equipment |
(in millions of JPY) |
Segment |
Amount |
Main facilities |
Electrical Products Division |
578 |
Electrical components rationalization facilities, etc. |
Motor Division |
599 |
Preparing new motor production lines to respond to vehicle model changes |
Planned capital investments
|
(As of Mar. 31, 2013) |
Site name |
Location |
Type of facility and activities |
Planned investment amount (million yen) |
From |
To |
Headquarters factory |
Shizuoka Pref., Japan |
Streamlining motor production operations |
26 |
Apr. 2013 |
Nov. 2013 |
-Investment in FY ending Mar. 2014 is estimated to be 180 million yen.