News Release
Announcement of the Settlement of Accounts for the First Quarter of the Year Ending March 2020
2019.8.5
(Note) Figures shown have been rounded down to the nearest million yen
Our settlement of accounts for the First quarter of the year ending March 2020 was announced on the afternoon of Monday, August 5 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange Press Club. An outline of the accounts is presented below.
Consolidated Results for the First Quarter of the Year Ending March 2020 (April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019)
Revenue | Operating profit | Ordinary profit | Net income attributable to shareholders of parent company | |||||
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(millions of yen) | (%) | (millions of yen) | (%) | (millions of yen) | (%) | (millions of yen) | (%) | |
First quarter of the year ending March 2020 | 94,930 | 24.2 | 3,981 | (31.7) | 3,482 | (39.3) | 3,213 | (7.8) |
First quarter of the year ending March 2019 | 76,434 | (1.2) | 5,826 | 7.7 | 5,734 | 7.8 | 3,486 | 3.8 |
- *Comprehensive income:
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- The First Quarter of the Year ending March 2020: 3,682 million yen 8,146.3%
- The First Quarter of the Year ending March 2019: 44 million yen (98.2%)
Overviews by division are as follows
Vegetable Oils and Fats
Net sales decreased due to sales focused on profitability in Japan and overseas. Income increased on improved profitability in Japan and Europe, as well as recovery in the Americas following the stoppage of operations during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.
Industrial Chocolate
Net sales increased significantly. Sales of chocolate for ice cream decreased in Japan. Overseas, the consolidation of Blommer in the US contributed. Income decreased on lower revenues in Japan. Overseas, sales were down in Brazil due to demand normalization after especially favorable sales during the same period of the previous fiscal year. In the US, there was a reversal of gains on futures evaluations during the acquisition of Blommer.
Emulsified and Fermented Ingredients
Looking overseas, net sales of margarine and fillings were favorable in China but demand of preparations were sluggish in Japan, resulting in decreased revenues. Income decreased year on year. While sales of cream products were favorable on domestic markets and profitability of margarine products improved, there was an increase in the elimination amount for unrealized gains on inventory assets.
Soy-based Ingredients
Net sales decreased slightly. Although sales of soy protein foods increased favorably in Japan, overseas there was the impact from the selloff of a Chinese subsidiary last fiscal year. Income increased on higher revenues in Japan as well as favorable sales of soy protein foods in China.
Forecasts for Consolidated Results for the Year Ending March 2019 (April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020)
Revenue | Operating profit | Ordinary profit | Net income attributable to shareholders of parent company | Net income per share | |||||
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(millions of yen) | (%) | (millions of yen) | (%) | (millions of yen) | (%) | (millions of yen) | (%) | (yen) | |
Full Year | 430,000 | 42.9 | 24,000 | 29.5 | 22,000 | 21.0 | 15,200 | 31.2 | 176.83 |
*Qualitative information regarding forecast consolidated figures
No revisions have been made for the full-year forecast announced on May 8, 2019.
Revisions will promptly be announced if deemed necessary after determining the changes that may arise in the Company’s business environment.
*Explanation and other notes regarding appropriate utilization of the predictions
The forecasts above have been made based on assumptions deemed rational together with information available at the time of this announcement, and the actual results may differ from these forecasts due to various factors.
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1Q/FY2019 IR information (451KB)
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