Business Segment Information
-Precision Machinery and Parts
Sales
Operating income/margin
- Demand from machine tool makers continued to grow. However, demand from semiconductors/liquid crystal production equipment remained stagnant, and sales of photofabrication equipment for LCD production decreased.
Sales in this segment decreased 18.2% YOY. - Productivity improvement activities continued, but operating income decreased 36.0% YOY due to lower production volume.