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Nagase & — Q2 FY2023 Earnings Presentation

23 slides from Nagase &'s earnings presentation, Nov 27, 2023

  1. Slide 1: FY2023 Second Quarter Financial Briefing

    FY2023 Second Quarter Financial Briefing NAGASE&CO.,LTD. Stock exchange listing : Tokyo (Prime Market) Code number : 8012 November 27, 2023 Copyright © 2023 Nagase & Co., Ltd.

  2. Slide 2: Executive Summary

    Executive Summary Profitability of the digital print processing materials business deteriorated due to falling unit prices caused by intensifying competition FY2023 Second Resin sales were sluggish due to a decline in global demand and weak market conditions Quarter Results Profit contribution by th

  3. Slide 3: Business Environment by Segment

    Business Environment by Segment Full-Year Projections First Segment Dept. Markets Initial Assumption First Half vs. Projections Second-Half Projections vs. (vs. Initial Half Projections) Supply chain inventory adjustments resolved, Automotive-related recovery, but Coatings Recovery compared to first

  4. Slide 4: Contents

    Contents ■ FY2023 Second Quarter Results and FY2023 Earnings Projections P5~P22 ■ Medium-Term Management Plan ACE 2.0 P23~P40 Copyright © 2023 Nagase & Co., Ltd. 4

  5. Slide 5: FY2023 Second Quarter Results and FY2023 Earnings Projections

    FY2023 Second Quarter Results and FY2023 Earnings Projections Copyright © 2023 Nagase & Co., Ltd. 5

  6. Slide 6: Consolidated statements income

    Consolidated statements income ▶ Gross profit : Profit decreased mainly due to lower profitability of the resin sales business under Advanced Materials & Processing ▶ Operating income : Profit decreased due to lower gross profit and increases in selling, general and administrative expenses in connec

  7. Slide 7: Gross Profit By Region

    Gross Profit By Region ▶ Domestic business profit increased while overseas business profit declined, resulting in an overall decrease in profit ▶ Increase in domestic business sales, mainly due to higher sales of cosmetic materials and formulated epoxy resins ▶ Despite higher profits overseas due to

  8. Slide 8: Gross Profit By Business & Segment

    Gross Profit By Business & Segment ▶ Functional Materials posted lower sales of coating raw materials and raw materials for semiconductor-related products and other electronics industry products ▶ Advanced Materials & Processing posted lower sales due to decreased demand for resin sales in the offic

  9. Slide 9: Operating Income by Business & Segment

    Operating Income by Business & Segment ▶ Functional Materials and Advanced Materials & Processing posted lower operating income due to a decrease in gross profit ▶ Electronics & Energy posted higher operating income with increased gross profit ▶ Life & Healthcare recorded higher gross profit; howeve

  10. Slide 10: Functional Materials Segment Operating Income Overview

    Functional Materials Segment Operating Income Overview ▶ Decrease in sales of coating raw materials due to sluggish sales for architectural applications, despite recovery in sales to the automotive and other industries ▶ Sales decreased for raw materials for semiconductor-related products and other

  11. Slide 11: Advanced Materials & Processing Segment Operating Income Overview

    Advanced Materials & Processing Segment Operating Income Overview ▶ Lower profit due to decreased demand for resin sales in the office equipment, appliance, and video game device market, as well as the impact of inventory adjustments by customers ▶ Lower digital print processing materials sales due

  12. Slide 12: Electronics & Energy Segment Operating Income Overview

    Electronics & Energy Segment Operating Income Overview ▶ Despite weakening semiconductor market conditions, sales of materials to the semiconductor industry increased due to growth in product sales ▶ Sales of formulated epoxy resins increased mainly for server applications and mobile device applicat

  13. Slide 13: Mobility Segment Operating Income Overview

    Mobility Segment Operating Income Overview ▶ Sales increased for resins, mainly due to an increase in automobile production and expanded market share to existing customers ▶ Sales increased in functional materials and functional components for interior and exterior fittings and electrification ▶ Ope

  14. Slide 14: Life & Healthcare Segment Operating Income Overview

    Life & Healthcare Segment Operating Income Overview ▶ Overall, the Prinova Group recorded higher sales due to the impact of the weaker yen and operations at the new plant in Utah; however, food ingredient sales profitability declined due to falling market prices ▶ Hayashibara posted increased sales,

  15. Slide 15: State of Major Manufacturing Subsidiaries

    State of Major Manufacturing Subsidiaries ▶ Nagase ChemteX : Despite the transfer of the biochemicals business, profit rose due to increased sales of highly profitable formulated epoxy resins ▶ Hayashibara : Higher profit due to the wider advancement of price increases and strong sales of cosmetic m

  16. Slide 16: Consolidated Balance Sheets

    Consolidated Balance Sheets ▶ Current assets : Decrease due to reduced inventories ▶ Net assets : Increase, despite dividend payments and share buybacks, as we posted a profit for the period, as well as increases in net unrealized holding gain on securities and translation adjustments due to the wea

  17. Slide 17: Consolidated Cash Flows

    Consolidated Cash Flows ▶ Operating CF : Net operating cash flow of ¥38.2 billion, mainly due to a decrease in working capital ▶ Investing CF : Net cash used of ¥6.4 billion, mainly due to purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, offset in part by proceeds from the sales of i

  18. Slide 18: FY2023 Earnings Projection (Changed)

    FY2023 Earnings Projection(Changed) ▶ While certain businesses, such as the automobile-related, semiconductor-related, and Life & Healthcare have been performing solidly, we lowered our full-year earnings forecast in light of the following conditions ▶ Resin sales declined due to lower demand for el

  19. Slide 19: FY2023 Earnings Projection By Segment (Changed)

    FY2023 Earnings Projection By segment(Changed) ▶ Sales of Functional Materials should increase due to a transfer of business from the Advanced Materials & Processing segment; however, we revised our forecast for operating income downward due to the negative impact of the digital print processing bus

  20. Slide 20: FY2023 Earnings Projections by Segment (1st half Actual, 2nd half forecast)

    FY2023 Earnings Projections by Segment (1st half Actual, 2nd half forecast) ▶ All figures below reflect organizational changes effective October 1, 2023 ▶ We expect operating income overall to increase versus the first half in respect to a certain degree of easing in inventory adjustments by custome

  21. Slide 21: FY2023 Earnings Projection By Major Manufacturing Subsidiaries (Changed)

    FY2023 Earnings Projection By Major Manufacturing Subsidiaries (Changed) ▶ Nagase ChemteX : While we expect overall sales to decrease, we made an upward revision to operating income due to strong sales of high-profit products ▶ Hayashibara : We made an upward revision to operating income, mainly due

  22. Slide 22: Shareholder Returns

    Shareholder Returns ▶ We plan to pay an interim dividend of ¥40 per share and a year-end dividend of ¥40 per share for an annual dividend of ¥80 per share for fiscal 2023 (expected 14th consecutive fiscal year of dividend increases) ▶ We are proceeding as planned with the repurchase of ¥8 billion in

  23. Slide 23: Inquiries

    ■Inquiries: https://www.nagase.co.jp/english/contact/ir/ ■NAGASE Group Investor Relations Website: https://www.nagase.co.jp/english/ir/ These presentation materials contain projections based on forward-looking assumptions, forecasts, and plans as of November 27, 2023 Actual earnings may differ from

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