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Unicharm — 1H FY2014 Earnings Presentation

18 slides from Unicharm's earnings presentation, Nov 7, 2014

  1. Slide 1: First Half of the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014 Presentation Materials

    First Half of the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014 Unicharm Presentation Materials for Investor Meeting November 7, 2014 Takahisa Takahara President and CEO Unicharm Corporation Projections stated herein include those based on the Company’s assumptions, forecasts and plans as of November 7, 2014

  2. Slide 2: Financial Results Review: 1H of Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014

    Financial Results Review : 1H of Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014

  3. Slide 3: Change of fiscal year end to standardize consolidated subsidiaries

    Change fiscal year ended March 31 to ended December 31 to standardize the fiscal year for all consolidated subsidiaries ① The consolidated 1H of FY Ending December 31, 2014. (Afterward : “Financial report basis”) ◆Companies with fiscal year ending March: Apr-Sep 2014 ◆Companies with fiscal year endi

  4. Slide 4: Consolidated Year-on-Year Comparison (Financial report basis)

    【Consolidated】 Year-on-Year Comparison (Financial report basis) (Millions of yen） 1H of FY Ending 1H of FY Ending Difference Difference※ Dec 31, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 (%)※ Net sales 356,826 286,618 ー ー Operating income 36,708 31,045 ー ー Operating income margin 10.3% 11.2% Ordinary income 37,725 30,976 ー

  5. Slide 5: Actual operating income margin reached 11.9% excluding specific factors

    Actual operating income margin reached 11.9% excluding specific factors.  Year-on-Year Comparison (Financial report basis) (Million of yen) 1H of FY Ending 1H of FY Ending Difference Dec 31, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 Difference (%) Net sales 356,826 286,618 ー ー Operating income 36,708 32,045 ー ー Operating

  6. Slide 6: Segment Information (Financial report basis)

    Segment Information (Financial report basis)  Business Segment Information (Financial report basis) (Million of yen) Personal Elimination / Pet Care Others Total Companywide Consolidated Care １H of FY Ending Mar 31, 2014 Net sales 245,855 38,182 2,580 286,618 － 286,618 Operating income 31,443 415 1

  7. Slide 7: Overseas sales composition reached 65.6%

    Overseas sales composition reached 65.6% driven by steady increasing sales composition in Asia (61.0% on previous accounting period)  Changes in Domestic and Overseas Net Sales (Financial report basis) 400 (Billion of yen) 65.6% 70% 350 58.5% 60% 51.7% 300 50.3% 44.1% 50% 42.0% 43.1% 250 38.8% 38.3

  8. Slide 8: Actual consolidated operating income margin reached 11.9%

    Executed aggressive marketing investments focused in Asia Actual consolidated operating income margin reached 11.9% excluding some specific factors of changing fiscal year, etc.  Actual operating income margin by geographical segment (After considering specific factor) 25.0% Japan Asia Others Conso

  9. Slide 9: Both net sales and operating income reached double-digit growth

    Both net sales and operating income reached double-digit growth  Year-on-Year Comparison (Adjusted basis※ ’14/1 - ’14/9 vs ’13/1 - ’13/9) (Million of yen) 1H of FY Ending 1H of FY Ending Difference Dec 31, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 Difference (%) Note (Adjusted basis) (Adjusted basis) Net sales 469,345 418

  10. Slide 10: Pet Care Business in Japan improved performance

    Pet Care Business in Japan improved performance due to market revitalization and efficient promotional activities  Business Segment Information (Adjusted basis ’14/1-9 vs ’13/1-’13/9) (Million of yen) Personal Elimination / Care Pet Care Others Total Company wide Consolidated 1H of FY Ending Mar 31

  11. Slide 11: Personal Care Business in Japan improved operating income

    Personal Care Business in Japan improved operating income due to consecutive proposal of high value-added products  Geographical Segment Information (Adjusted basis ’14/1-’14/9 vs ’13/1-’13/9) (Million of yen) Elimination / Japan Asia Others Total Companywide Consolidated 1H of FY Ending Mar 31, 20

  12. Slide 12: Impact on sales and operating income due to exchange rate

    Impact on sales and operating income due to exchange rate (Financial report basis) Net sales increased approx. ¥7.9 billion year on year, while operating income decreased approx. -1.4 billion Previous year Current year Currency Change in rate exchange rate exchange rate Taiwan (TWD) 3.32 3.43 3.3% T

  13. Slide 13: Financial Results Forecasts for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014

    Financial Results Forecasts for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014

  14. Slide 14: Steady progress in 1H against full-year forecasts

    Both net sales and operating income have made steady progress in the 1H of fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2014 (Million of yen) Fiscal year ending 1H of Fiscal year ending Achievement Rate December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 (Published value) (Actual) (%) Net sales 540,000 356,826 66.1％ 56,600 36,708 64

  15. Slide 15: Shareholder Return Policy

    © unicharm Shareholder Return Policy

  16. Slide 16: Total shareholders' return

    We acquired the treasury shares of ¥8.0 billion (approx 3.5 million shares after stock split ). We will continue to pay dividends that are consistent with earnings and increase dividends in fiscal year ending December, 2014 and forecast a 50% total shareholders’ return. (Million of yen) Dividends Pu

  17. Slide 17: Change in dividends

    The planned dividend for fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 is ¥12.73 per share The dividend is paid out stably and continuously  Change in dividends （Yen) 14.0 12.7 12.7 ※ 12.0 11.3 10.7 10.0 9.3 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 4.9 5.1 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 2.3 2.7 2.0 0.0 '02/3 '03/3 '04/3 '05/3 '06/3 '07/3 '08/3 '0

  18. Slide 18: Copyright (c) Unicharm Corporation. All rights reserved.

    Copyright (c) Unicharm Corporation. All rights reserved. 18

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