Net Sales · Operating income
-By Business Segment-
| (¥100 million) | (6 months ended Sep. 30, '03) FY'04: 1st half <Actual> |
(6 months ended Sep. 30, '04) FY'05: 1st half <Forecast> |
(6 months ended Sep. 30, '04) FY'05: 1st half <Actual> |
Difference (amount) compared to the same period last year |
Difference (%) compared to the same period last year |
| Sales | 2,873 | (2,990) | 3,029 | +156 | +5.4% |
| Industrial bearings | 919 | (950) | 948 | +29 | +3.2% |
| Automotive products | 1,555 | (1,650) | 1,688 | +133 | +8.5% |
| Precision machinery & parts | 324 | (320) | 322 | -2 | -0.5% |
| Others | 108 | (110) | 118 | +10 | +8.6% |
| Elimination | -33 | (-40) | -47 | -14 | - |
| Operating income | 195 <6.8%> |
(190) <6.4%> |
184 <6.1%> |
-11 | -5.4% |
| Industrial bearings | 94 <10.2%> |
(105) <11.1%> |
101 <10.6%> |
+7 | +7.8% |
| Automotive products | 90 <5.8%> |
(75) <4.5%> |
75 <4.4%> |
-15 | -16.7% |
| Precision machinery & parts | 26 <8.0%> |
(25) <7.8%> |
19 <5.8%> |
-7 | -27.9% |
| Others | 5 <5.2%> |
(8) <7.3%> |
8 <7.0%> |
+3 | +48.0% |
| Elimination | -20 | (-23) | -19 | +1 |
- Industrial bearings maintained a 10% operating income margin.
- Automotive products achieved results close to business plan due to healthy global demand, although material price and cost for increasing production increased
- Demand for precision machinery & parts from the semiconductor and LCD equipment sectors declined.



