Forecasts for the Year Ending Mar. 31, 2007 (1)
Full year forecast
- Sales: ¥680 billion,Operating income: ¥52 billion,Ordinary income: ¥47 billion,
Net income: ¥28 billion
Record sales and profit levels expected for three consecutive years - Match fiscal year in Americas / Europe to that of Japan (April to March)
(Fiscal year in Asia expected to be match Japan’s from the year ended Mar. 31, 2008) - Exchange rate forecast
US$=¥108, Euro=¥136
Forecasted business environment
for the year ending Mar. 31, 2007
for the year ending Mar. 31, 2007
Japan
- Machinery tools, industrial machinery : Demands expected to remain strong, especially in Japan
- Number of automobile sales : Increase on a year Increase on a year-on-year basis
- Semiconductor and liquid crystal equipment : Continue to recover
Overseas- Americas : Although demand remains healthy, instability remains in Automotive products
- Europe : Continue to recover gradually
- Asia : Unclarity of productivity remains in China and Thailand
Increasing oil prices may cause negative repercussions to economies in these regions