Explanation of business overview and factors affecting sales and operating income by segment
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Consolidated Financial Highlights
(Billions of Yen)
( ) Denotes a minus
Items
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FY2014
1st Q
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FY2015
1st Q
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Increase
(Decrease)
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%
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Sales
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389.2
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379.1
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(10.1)
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(3%)
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Operating income (loss)
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10.4
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22.7
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12.3
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118%
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Non-operating income (expenses)
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(1.8)
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0.5
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2.3
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-
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Ordinary income (loss)
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8.6
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23.3
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14.7
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171%
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Extraordinary gains / losses
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(0.4)
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(0.5)
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(0.1)
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-
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Net income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests
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8.2
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22.7
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14.5
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178%
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Profit (loss) attributable to owners of parent
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3.4
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16.8
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13.4
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397%
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Exchange Rate (Yen / US$)
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102
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121
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19
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Domestic Standard Naphtha Price (Yen / KL)
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69,900
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49,000
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(20,900)
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Overview
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Healthcare:
Demand for ophthalmic lens materials and nonwoven fabrics was good due to expanded overseas demand.
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Mobility:
Strong demand for elastomers and PP compounds continued in overseas. Healthy demand for functional polymers continued, especially in electronic and information applications.
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Food & Packaging:
Healthy demand for high-value -added performance films and sheets and expanded sales from new products.
Health trends domestic and overseas sales for agrochemicals.
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Operating rates for domestic petrochemicals remained at a high level.
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Business restructuring and cost cutting progressed as scheduled in bulk & commodity products.
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Severe conditions continued overseas causing a downturn for polyurethane materials.
Overview of increase/decrease by segment (sales and operating income, year-on-year)
Description of Increase / Decrease in Healthcare
Increase / Decrease of Net Sales (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
46.5 billion yen ( +12.3 billion yen year on year )
Volume +11.6 billion yen- Increase in overseas demand for ophthalmic lens materials, nonwovens, etc.
- Increase from fiscal period adjustment of dental material businessPrice +0.7 billion yen
Increase / Decrease of Operating Income (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
1.9 billion yen ( (0.6) billion yen year on year )
Volume +0.7 billion yen- Sales growth from expanded export of ophthalmic lens materials, nonwovens, etc.Terms of trade +0.3 billion yenCosts (1.6) billion yen- Increase in fixed costs from depreciation of goodwill related to fiscal period adjustment of dental material business etc.
Description of Increase / Decrease in Functional Polymeric Materials
Increase / Decrease of Net Sales (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
46.4 billion yen ( +3.8 billion yen year on year )
Volume +1.0 billion yen- Increase from brisk sales in elastomers and functional compounds attributed to expanded global automotive use demand
- Increase from brisk sales in functional polymers from expanded demand for electronic and information-related applicationsPrice +2.8 billion yen- Increase from foreign exchange gains
Increase / Decrease of Operating Income (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
7.6 billion yen ( +3.7 billion yen year on year )
Volume +1.0 billion yen- Increase from brisk sales in elastomers and functional compounds attributed to expanded automotive use demand
- Increase from brisk sales in functional polymers from expanded demand for use in smartphones, electronic and information film applicationsTerms of trade +2.5 billion yen- Increase from weak yen, etc.Costs +0.2 billion yen
Description of Increase / Decrease in Polyurethane
Increase / Decrease of Net Sales (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
Increase / Decrease of Operating Income (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
(1.7) billion yen ( +0.5 billion yen year on year )
Volume 0.0 billion yenTerms of trade +0.7 billion yen- Increase from weak yen offset drop in overseas market prices of polyurethane materialsCosts (0.2) billion yen
Description of Increase / Decrease in Basic Chemicals
Increase / Decrease of Net Sales (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
74.8 billion yen ( (10.8) billion yen year on year )
Volume +1.4 billion yenPrice (12.2) billion yen- Decrease in market prices due to downturn in oil prices, etc.
Increase / Decrease of Operating Income (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
1.0 billion yen ( +4.1 billion yen year on year )
Volume +0.1 billion yenTerms of trade +2.9 billion yen- Market prices, etc.Costs +1.1 billion yen- Rationalizations, etc.
Description of Increase / Decrease in Petrochemicals
Increase / Decrease of Net Sales (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
131.0 billion yen ( (20.7) billion yen year on year )
Volume +3.5 billion yen- Increase from strong overseas demand for automotive PP compounds, etc.Price (24.2) billion yen- Effect of downturn in oil prices, etc.
Increase / Decrease of Operating Income (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
10.8 billion yen ( +3.3 billion yen year on year )
Volume +0.7 billion yen- Increase from strong demand for overseas PP compounds, etc.Terms of trade +4.9 billion yen- Improvement of production rates, etc.Costs (2.3) billion yen- Decrease due to inventory reduction, etc
Description of Increase / Decrease in Food & Packaging
Increase / Decrease of Net Sales (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
Volume +1.7 billion yen- Increase in demand for high-value-added performance films and sheets and expanded sales of new products
- Increase in agrochemicals sales following drop in previous year following domestic consumption tax hikePrice +0.4 billion yen- Increase from foreign exchange gains
Increase / Decrease of Operating Income (1st Quarter of FY2015 vs. 1st Quarter of FY2014)
Volume +1.0 billion yen- Increase in sales of performance films and sheets, and agrochemicalsTerms of trade +1.0 billion yen- Increase from weak yen, etc.Costs (0.4) billion yen- Decrease in fixed cost related to research and development costs in agrochemicals, etc.
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