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
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
*1: The project is to renew facilities, so the production capacity will remain unchanged.