In the domestic market, sales in highly profitable products for tablet PCs increased, which covered for decreased sales in office equipment products, which were affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and income increased YOY. In the overseas market, the income decreased drastically, due to damages from flood in Thai plant and a decrease in sales in tangless coilthread in Europe.
As a result, sales fell 4.1% YOY to 13.344 billion yen and the segment income decreased by 30.7% to 908 million yen.
In FY2013, we expect sales to decrease in office equipment and PCs products in Japan and income will also decrease.


In the domestic market, we recorded firm sales in the automotive market. In the office equipment market, sales decreased in products, but the orders in highly profitable prototypes and assembly equipment increased, so the income increased YOY. In the overseas market, such as Vietnam earnings also improved.
As a result, sales fell 5% YOY to 10.161 billion yen, and the segment income increased by 162.7% to 245 million yen.
In FY2013, we expect sales and income to increase in overseas business, such as China, Vietnam, etc.


Hinge unit sales fell in the 2nd half due to a contraction of business for cellular phones and sellout PC-related business. Losses shrank greatly from contracting unprofitable business, raising selling price, and cutting fixed cost such as personnel cost.
As a result, sales fell 31.8% to 1.685 billion yen, and the segment loss decreased by 473 million yen to 559 million yen.
In FY2013, we will further cut sales in unprofitable products to greatly reduce loss.


This segment was eliminated as Fuji Micro Ltd. became our equity method affiliate in April 2011. Therefore, consolidated sales decreased greatly YOY.

