Summary of the Consolidated Business Results
for the year ended Mar. 31, 2006 (1)
Summary
- Both sales and operating income posted records high for two consecutive years
- Sales and profits increased on a year-on-year basis
Industrial machinery bearings : Operating income ratio increased to 11%
Automotive products : Profitability improved in each successive quarter
Precision machinery and parts : Profitability continued to improve steadily - ROE exceeded 12%
- Business results of Amatsuji Steel Ball MFG Co., Ltd., which became NSK’s
consolidated subsidiary, affected financial statements
(Treated as a company accounted for under equity method on P/L) - Dividend increased : ¥11.0 per share for the year ended Mar. 31, 2005
¥12.0 per share for the year ended Mar. 31, 2006