Business Results -By Business Segment-
| (¥100 million) | (6 months ended Sep.30, '03) FY '03:1st half <Actual> |
(6 months ended Sep.30, '04) FY '04:1st half <Revised forecast > |
(6 months ended Sep.30, '04) FY '04:1st half <Actual> |
Difference (amount) compared to the same period last year | Difference (%) compared to the same period last year |
| Sales | 2,538 | 2,850 | 2,873 | +335 | +13.2% |
| Industrial bearings | 871 | 908 | 919 | +48 | +5.4% |
| Automotive products | 1,400 | 1,540 | 1,555 | +155 | +11.1% |
| Precision machinery | 197 | 330 | 324 | +127 | +64.7% |
| Others | 102 | 78 | 108 | +6 | +5.7% |
| Eliminations | -32 | -6 | -33 | -1 | |
| Operating income | 95 <3.7%> |
185 <6.5%> |
195 <6.8%> |
+100 | +105.6% |
| Industrial bearings | 49 <5.6%> |
82 <9.0%> |
94 <10.2%> |
+45 | +92.1% |
| Automotive products | 70 <5.0%> |
85 <5.5%> |
90 <5.8%> |
+20 | +28.0% |
| Precision machinery | -15 <-7.5%> |
30 <9.1%> |
26 <8.0%> |
+41 | - |
| Others | 6 <6.1%> |
5 <6.4%> |
5 <5.2%> |
-1 | -10.8% |
| Eliminations | -15 | -17 | -20 | -5 |
Profitability of the Industrial bearings and Automotive products segments are improving, and the Precision machinery and parts business contributed to Group profits.