Financial Overview
|
(in millions of JPY) |
|
FY ended Dec. 31, 2013* |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 |
Factors |
Overall |
Sales |
14,217 |
21,897 |
- |
Operating income |
256 |
249 |
- |
Ordinary income |
507 |
536 |
- |
Net income |
335 |
329 |
- |
Electrical Products Division |
Sales |
7,847 |
11,928 |
- |
Operating income |
616 |
870 |
- |
Motor Division |
Sales |
6,369 |
9,969 |
-Sales of automotive motors decreased, mainly because the Company’s major customer moved production overseas.
|
Operating income |
2 |
(66) |
- |
*Due to changes made to the Company's accounting term, FY ended Dec. 31, 2013 covers a 9-month period from April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 in the Group's financial statements.
Joint Venture
-In 2013, the Company announced that it will establish a joint venture with Germany-based
Mahle GmbH in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand in April 2014. In order to meet growing demand in the country, the new company will manufacture electric components and motors for automobiles, starting in the first half of 2015. It will be capitalized at THB 100 million (approximately JPY 300 million), of which 51 percent will be provided by Kokusan Denki and the remaining 49 percent will be provided by Mahle. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on November 29, 2013)
>>>Financial Forecast for the Next Fiscal Year (Sales, Operating Income etc.)
R&D Expenditure
|
(in millions of JPY) |
|
FY ended Dec. 31, 2013 |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 |
Overall |
221 |
251 |
233 |
-Electrical Products Division |
94 |
133 |
142 |
-Motor Division |
118 |
111 |
90 |
R&D Activities
Electrical Products Division
-Continually working to develop optimal ignition and fuel-injection systems for engines.
Motor Division-The Motor Division is developing smaller motors for vehicle control systems. It is also developing mechatronics products by applying its technology to integrate motors and drivers of vehicle control units.
Capital Expenditure
|
(in millions of JPY) |
|
FY ended Dec. 31, 2013 |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2013 |
FY ended Mar. 31, 2012 |
Overall |
426 |
1,177 |
909 |
-During FY ended Dec. 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 in FY 2013.
|
(in millions of JPY) |
Segment |
Amount |
Main facilities |
Electrical Products Division |
341 |
Electrical components rationalization facilities, etc. |
Motor Division |
85 |
Preparing new motor production lines to respond to vehicle model changes |
Planned capital investments
|
(As of Dec. 31, 2013) |
Site name |
Location |
Type of facility and activities |
Planned investment amount (million yen) |
From |
To |
Gotemba factory |
Shizuoka Pref., Japan |
Streamlining motor production operations |
97 |
Jun. 2014 |
Dec. 2014 |
Headquarters factory |
Shizuoka Pref., Japan |
Establishment for new plant |
340 |
Nov. 2014 |
Dec. 2015 |