CHUO MALLEABLE IRON CO., LTD. Business Report FY2011
Business Highlights
Financial Overview |
(in millions of JPY) |
FY2010 | FY2009 | Rate of change (%) |
Factors | |
Overall | ||||
Sales | 19,421 | 16,412 | 18.3 | - |
Operating income | 627 | 43 | 1,358.1 | - |
Ordinary income | 910 | 225 | 304.4 | - |
Current net income | 737 | (36) | - | - |
Die-casting Business |
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Sales | 18,860 | 13,990 | 34.8 | -Sales increased year-on-year as a result of tax reductions on eco cars and eco-car sales incentives that created a strong market for mainly fuel-efficient mini and compact cars. Nevertheless, unit sales dropped after the incentives ended, as well as after the Great East Japan Earthquake. |
Operating income | 1,468 | 771 | 90.4 | - |
Performance Forecast |
(in millions of JPY) |
FY2011 Forecast |
FY2010 Result |
Rate of change (%) | |
Sales | 19,700 | 19,421 | 1.4 |
Operating income | 180 | 627 | (71.3) |
Ordinary income | 600 | 910 | (34.1) |
Net income | 600 | 737 | (18.6) |
R&D
R&D Expenditure |
(in millions of JPY) |
FY2010 | FY2009 | FY2008 | |
Automobile & other vehicle components | 1 | 2 | 2 |
R&D Structure
Die-casting Business-The SE section is in charge of all activities, from development through to design, casting and appraisal.
-The Company is focusing on creating a market through developmental technology, conducting activities that will increase the re-use/recycle rate of parts materials while keeping environmental concerns in mind.
Investment Activities
Capital Expenditure |
(in millions of JPY) |
FY2010 | FY2009 | FY2008 | |
Overall | 914 | 794 | 1,576 |
Die-casting Business | 907 | 789 | 1,563 |
Die-casting Business
-The Company invested mainly in the repair and upkeep of its current facilities and equipment. It also made capital improvements, rationalizing and renewing its production facilities.
New Equipment Installations
(As of Mar. 31, 2011)
Company/ Facility (Location) |
Equipment | Planned amount of investment (million yen) | Project period | Capacity increase | |
From | To | ||||
The Company Nissin Plant (Aichi, Japan) |
Die-casting equipment | 400 | Mar. 2011 |
Mar. 2012 |
*1 |
Processing equipment | 202 | Mar. 2011 |
Mar. 2012 |
*1 | |
The Company Kumamoto Plant (Kumamoto, Japan) |
Processing equipment | 92 | Mar. 2011 |
Mar. 2012 |
*1 |
Toki Malleable Iron Co., Ltd. (Gifu, Japan) |
Die-casting equipment | 29 | Apr. 2011 |
Mar. 2012 |
*1 |
Suzhou Chuo Malleable Iron Co., Ltd. (Suzhou, China) |
Die-casting equipment | 250 | July 2010 |
Sep. 2011 |
166tons/month expected |
Die-casting equipment | 2,000 | Aug. 2011 |
Oct. 2012 |
2,250tons/month expected |