Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today its financial results for the first half and second quarter, ended September 30, 2015, of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 (fiscal 2016).
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1. Consolidated Half-year Results (April 1, 2015 – September 30, 2015) | ||||||
Net sales: | 2,063.2 | billion yen | (5% increase from the same period last year) | |||
Operating income: | 127.0 | billion yen | (5% increase from the same period last year) | |||
Income before income taxes: | 133.0 | billion yen | (9% decrease from the same period last year) | |||
Net income attributable to | 92.9 | billion yen | (5% decrease from the same period last year) | |||
The business environment in the first half of fiscal year 2016, from April through September 2015, experienced a stronger trend of economic slowdown in China and other East Asian markets, weakness in consumption in Japan and stronger stagnation in certain emerging markets. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy saw continued buoyancy and the European market showed gradual recovery. In the foreign currency exchange market, the yen was weaker against the U.S. dollar compared to the previous year.
Under these circumstances, consolidated net sales in the first half of fiscal 2016 increased by 5% compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year to 2,063.2 billion yen, due to increased sales in the Energy and Electric Systems, Industrial Automation Systems, Electronic Devices and Home Appliances segments. Consolidated operating income also increased by 5% compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year to 127.0 billion yen, due to increased profits in the Industrial Automation Systems and Electronic Devices segments.
2. Consolidated Second-quarter Results (July 1, 2015 – September 30, 2015) | ||||||
Net sales: | 1,074.8 | billion yen | (1% increase from the same period last year) | |||
Operating income: | 72.3 | billion yen | (17% increase from the same period last year) | |||
Income before income taxes: | 65.8 | billion yen | (16% decrease from the same period last year) | |||
Net income attributable to | 46.6 | billion yen | (15% decrease from the same period last year) | |||
Consolidated net sales for this quarter, from July through September 2015, was 1,074.8 billion yen, a 1% increase from the same period of the previous fiscal year, due primarily to increased sales in the Energy and Electric Systems, Industrial Automation Systems, Electronic Devices and Home Appliances segments. Consolidated operating income was 72.3 billion yen, an increase of 17% from the same period of the previous fiscal year, with increased profits in the Energy and Electric Systems, Industrial Automation Systems, Electronic Devices and Home Appliances segments.
Forecast for Fiscal 2016 (year ending March 31,
2016)
The consolidated earnings forecast for fiscal
2016, ending March 31, 2016, has been revised from the previous forecast
announced on July 30, 2015. Net sales is expected to exceed the previous
forecast owing mainly to increases in the Energy and Electric Systems
and the Home Appliances segments largely resulting from the positive
influence of the weaker yen. Operating income is, however, expected to
fall below the previous forecast due primarily to lower profit in the
Energy and Electric Systems segment and decreasing revenues in the
Information and Communication Systems and Electronic Devices segments.
Net income attributable to Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is expected to
remain unchanged from the previous forecast due mainly to decreases in
non-operating expense and tax expense.
Consolidated earnings forecast for fiscal 2016 | ||||||
Previous forecast | Current forecast | |||||
Net sales: | 4,370.0 billion yen | 4,380.0 billion yen | (1% increase from fiscal 2015) | |||
Operating income: | 320.0 billion yen | 300.0 billion yen | (6% decrease from fiscal 2015) | |||
Income before income taxes: | 320.0 billion yen | 315.0 billion yen | (2% decrease from fiscal 2015) | |||
Net income attributable to | 220.0 billion yen | 220.0 billion yen | (6% decrease from fiscal 2015) |
Note: The results forecast above is based on assumptions deemed reasonable by the Company at the present time, and actual results may differ significantly from forecasts. Please refer to the cautionary statement in the full document. |
About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
With
over 90 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality
products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) is a recognized
world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and
electronic equipment used in information processing and communications,
space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics,
industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment.
Embracing the spirit of its corporate statement, Changes for the Better,
and its environmental statement, Eco Changes, Mitsubishi Electric
endeavors to be a global, leading green company, enriching society with
technology. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 4,323.0
billion yen (US$ 36.0 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.
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*At
an exchange rate of 120 yen to the US dollar, the rate given by the
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2015
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