Pillar Corporation · TSE:6490

Pillar — FY2024 Earnings Presentation

54 slides from Pillar's earnings presentation, May 14, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Financial Results Presentation Material

    May 14,2025 PILLAR Corporation Financial Results Presentation Material Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025 Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market 6490

  2. Slide 2: Contents

    Contents 01 Consolidated Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,2025 02 Full-year Earnings Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31,2026 03 Progress of Medium-term Management Plan 04 Action to Implement Management that is Conscious of Cost of Capital and Stock Price 05 Reference Materials 06

  3. Slide 3: Consolidated Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025

    Consolidated Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31,2025 © PILLAR Corporation 3

  4. Slide 4: Financial Highlights

    Financial Highlights Sales declined slightly compared to FY2024, however, operating income was significantly down. Year-on-Year: Sales -617 million yen(-1.1%) Operating Income -2.87 billion yen(-20.2%) Electronic Equipment Business Although an order recovery was initially expected in the second half

  5. Slide 5: Summary of Full-year Performance for the FYE March 31, 2025

    Summary of Full-year Performance for the FYE March 31,2025 Consolidated FY23 FY24 Year-on-Year (Unit: Million Yen) Results Results Change Change rate(%) Sales 58,605 57,988 -617 -1.1 Operating income 14,206 11,335 -2,871 -20.2 Operating income ratio 24.2% 19.5% -4.7P - Ordinary income 15,098 11,474

  6. Slide 6: Sales by Segment

    Sales by Segment Industrial Equipment Electronic Equipment Industrial Equipment Electronic Equipment Business Business Business Business 18,093million 40,475million 18,917million 39,034million 30.9% 69.1% 32.6% 67.3% FY23 FY24 58,605million 57,988million © PILLAR Corporation 6

  7. Slide 7: Trends of Overseas Sales

    Trends of Overseas Sales (Unit: Million Yen) Europe,etc USA Asia Overseas sales ratio +0.6P -2.0P +0.6P 31.1% +3.3P 30.5% 29.7% 29.1% 27.2% 17,067 17,225 15,165 12,416 10,198 10,869 8,226 8,225 7,410 5,722 4,917 4,594 3,873 3,739 1,793 2,022 2,276 2,482 710 1,267 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 © PILLAR Co

  8. Slide 8: Trends of Company-wide Performance

    Trends of Company-wide Performance  Electronic Equipment Business:Both sales and operating income decreased. Industrial Equipment Business:Sales increased, but operating income decreased.  Electronic Equipment Business:Although an order recovery was initially expected in the second half of the yea

  9. Slide 9: Electronic Equipment Business Performance Trends

    Electronic Equipment Business Performance Trends  Sales and OP income by segment Sales/OP Income/OP Income Ratio(Unit: Million Yen) YoY decline in both sales and profits → Sales -3.6%YoY Sales Operating income Operating income ratio 40,475 →OP Income -21.7%YoY 36,819 39,034 30,410  Despite ongoing

  10. Slide 10: Industrial Equipment Business Performance Trends

    Industrial Equipment Business Performance Trends  Sales result by segment YoY increase in sales and a decrease in profits Sales/OP Income/OP Income Ratio(Unit: Million Yen) →Sales +4.6%YoY Sales Operating income Operating income ratio →OP Income -14.6%YoY 18,917  TANKEN continues to perform well,

  11. Slide 11: Analysis of Increase/Decrease in Sales for FYE March 31, 2025

    Analysis of Increase/Decrease in Sales for FYE March 31,2025 (Unit: Million Yen) 70000 Electronic Equipment Business Industrial Equipment Others Business 60000 58,605 -1,441 57,988 +824 0 50000 40000 30000 Increase/Decrease - 617 YoY - 1.1% 20000 10000 Electronic Euipment… Others FY23 FY23 Industria

  12. Slide 12: Analysis of Increase/Decrease in Operating Income for FYE March 31, 2025

    Analysis of Increase/Decrease in Operating Income for FYE March 31,2025  The decreased sales of Electronic Equipment Businesses led to a significant drop in profits, which could not be offset by the profit gains from product price hikes.  Additionally, profits were adversely impacted by increased

  13. Slide 13: Sales by Market (Non-consolidated)

    Sales by Market (Non-consolidated) Oil, steel and (Unit: Million Yen) Semiconductor and Chemical and others transportation liquid crystal Demand for spare parts in There were fewer regular both domestic and overseas Market recovery maintenance projects for oil markets remain strong, has been delayed

  14. Slide 14: Trends of Orders Received and Order Backlog

    Trends of Orders Received and Order Backlog Orders received (Unit: Million Yen) Electronic Euipment Business Industrial Equipment Business 54,227 55,189 50,548 12,231 19,686 17,486 41,995 13,375 13,519 13,481 14,813 33,061 35,502 5,098 4,446 4,797 5,344 8,276 9,073 8,683 9,469 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Total FY22

  15. Slide 15: Financial Status

    Financial Status  The equity ratio stands at 75.3%, an increase of 4.5 points from the previous year, indicating continued strong financial soundness. (Unit: Million Yen) Total assets Net assets 83.3% 81.0% 81.9% 98,835 98,055 75.3% 70.8% 72,492 73,858 69,949 64,991 59,368 54,949 52,658 45,776 FY20

  16. Slide 16: Cash Flow

    Cash Flow (Unit: Million Yen) Cash flows from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Free cash flow 14,184 6,058 5,640 7,376 5,323 5,485 (573) (2,790) (3,959) (6,807) (10,557) (16,197) FY22 FY23 FY24 © PILLAR Corporation 16

  17. Slide 17: Full-year Earnings Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026

    Full-year Earnings Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31,2026 © PILLAR Corporation 17

  18. Slide 18: Summary of Full-Year Earnings Forecast for the FYE March 31, 2026

    Summary of Full-Year Earnings Forecast for the FYE March 31,2026 Consolidated FY24 FY25 Year-on-Year (Unit: Million Yen) Results Forecast Change Change rate(%) Sales 57,988 57,500 -488 -0.8 Operating income 11,335 10,300 -1,035 -9.1 Operating income ratio 19.5% 17.9% -1.6P - Ordinary income 11,474 1

  19. Slide 19: Trends of Company-wide Performance

    Trends of Company-wide Performance  Due to the delayed recovery of demand in the semiconductor market, we expect a slight year-over- year decrease in sales and profits.  In preparation for the expected demand recovery in the second half of FY2025, we are working to secure adequate inventory and to

  20. Slide 20: Electronic Equipment Business Performance Trends

    Electronic Equipment Business Performance Trends  Sales are projected to decrease due to the delayed recovery of demand. Consequently, profits are also expected to decrease as facility utilization rates will take time to recover.  Customers' inventory adjustments are largely complete. In preparati

  21. Slide 21: Industrial Equipment Business Performance Trends

    Industrial Equipment Business Performance Trends  Sales are expected to reach a record high for the fourth consecutive period.  Increased sales of rotary joints, large overseas repair project acquisitions, and TANKEN's sustained strong performance will be all contributing to the company's current

  22. Slide 22: Analysis of Increase/Decrease in Sales for FYE March 31, 2026

    Analysis of Increase/Decrease in Sales for FYE March 31,2026 (Unit: Million Yen) Electronic Equipment Business Industrial Equipment Others Business 57,988 -2,240 -48 57,500 +1,800 Increase/Decrease -488 YoY -0.8% FY24 FY25 (Forecast) © PILLAR Corporation 22

  23. Slide 23: Analysis of Increase/Decrease in Operating Income for FYE March 31, 2026

    Analysis of Increase/Decrease in Operating Income for FYE March 31,2026  Costs are expected to increase due to the labor costs rise from increased hiring to support business expansion, as well as rising depreciation and other costs associated with continued growth investments.  We will continue wo

  24. Slide 24: Capital Investment and Depreciation Cost / R&D Cost

    Capital Investment and Depreciation Cost/R&D Cost  Capital Investment:Focusing on expanding production capacity both domestically and internationally (including molding machines and molds), as well as on establishing in-house production of recycled resins.  R&D cost:Accelerating development by lev

  25. Slide 25: Return to Shareholders

    Return to Shareholders  Dividend Policy: Ensuring stable and continuous dividends, with a target dividend payout ratio of 30% or more.  Dividend Forecast:105 yen/share per year (consolidated dividend payout ratio 34.0%) (Unit: Yen) Current net income per share・Dividend・Payout ratio Net earnings pe

  26. Slide 26: Progress of Medium-term Management Plan

    Progress of Medium-term Management Plan © PILLAR Corporation 26

  27. Slide 27: Four “Ones” that the name stands for

    Medium-term Management Plan Basic Philosophy Four “Ones” that the name stands for Pioneering spirit, challenging spirit, and sense of purpose on Day One the first day of founding Only One Pursuit of uniqueness that can be obtained only by our group Aiming to be number one not only in business but al

  28. Slide 28: Promoting Innovative Business/Organizational Change and Transformation

    Medium-term Management Plan Basic Policies Promoting Innovative Business/Organizational Change and Transformation for Further Corporate Value Enhancement In addition to further strengthening of core business areas, further 1 Evolvement of core businesses increase economic value to offer through grow

  29. Slide 29: Medium-term Management Plan Business Targets (Consolidated)

    Medium-term Management Plan Business Targets(Consolidated) Consolidated BTvision22 One2025 One2025 (Unit: Million Yen) ①Results of ②Target of ③Change Change rete(%) Initial target of FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 (②-①) (③÷①) FY25 Sales 48,702 58,605 57,988 57,500 8,798 18.1 66,000 Operating income 13,842 14,2

  30. Slide 30: Trends of the semiconductor manufacturing equipment market and sales of our main business

    Trends of the semiconductor manufacturing equipment market and sales of our main business  From 2014 to 2023, the semiconductor manufacturing equipment market grew by 12.4% CAGR. Our Electronic Equipment Business grew outpaced the market with a CAGR of 14.7%.  In 2024, orders for our main products

  31. Slide 31: Trends of China’s semiconductor equipment market and our sales in the Chinese market

    Trends of China’s semiconductor equipment market and our sales in the Chinese market  Based on FY2019 as the starting point, China’s semiconductor manufacturing equipment market grew by 278.5% by 2024. In comparison, our sales in the Chinese market achieved a growth rate of 428%, significantly outp

  32. Slide 32: Electronic Equipment Business Progress of Our Business Initiatives

    Electronic Equipment Business Progress of Our Business Initiatives Achievements in FY24 Action plan in the future  Continues to develop of alternative products Reinforcement of to fluororesin.  Started construction to expand capacity at  Start evaluation, verification, and operation the foundatio

  33. Slide 33: Industrial Equipment Business Growth Image

    Industrial Equipment Business Growth Image  With mechanical seals (rotary joints) for CMP equipment as one of our main products, we will further aim to gain and expand our market share.  As the shift to clean energy and "decarbonization" accelerates, we view new markets such as hydrogen, EV, and S

  34. Slide 34: Industrial Equipment Business Progress of Our Business Initiatives

    Industrial Equipment Business Progress of Our Business Initiatives Achievements in FY24 Action plan in the future  Promoted cross-selling and mutual  Aiming to maximize synergies with Tanken. Reinforcement of the procurement with Tanken.  Striving to further reform and streamline  Conducted a fu

  35. Slide 35: Financial Strategy (Cash Allocation)

    Financial Strategy(Cash Allocation)  We have completed the construction of the Fukuchiyama 2nd Factory and will expand production capacity at the Fukuchiyama 1st Factory in preparation for continued growth in the Electronic Equipment Business. Furthermore, we have made active investments, such as c

  36. Slide 36: Action to Implement Management that is Conscious of Cost of Capital and Stock Price

    Action to Implement Management that is Conscious of Cost of Capital and Stock Price © PILLAR Corporation 36

  37. Slide 37: Current Analysis of Cost of Equity

    Current Analysis of Cost of Equity  We acknowledge that our company's usual capital cost is approximately 10%. Currently, our capital cost has temporarily risen to 11% due to an increase in Beta value and the risk-free rate.  While the ROE fell 5.2 points from 16.7% in FY2023 to 11.5% due to the p

  38. Slide 38: Trends and Analysis of PBR, PER

    Trends and Analysis of PBR,PER  The PBR exceeded 1.0x in March 2021 and temporarily rose above 2.0x in March 2024. However, it has recently returned to around 1.0x, primarily due to downward earnings revisions and other related factors.  Our PER has fluctuated between 10.0x and 15.0x, driven by ri

  39. Slide 39: Aiming to maintain an ROE that exceeds the cost of equity

    Aiming to maintain an ROE that exceeds the cost of equity  We acknowledge that improving ROE and investment efficiency are essential to enhancing the corporate value.  While continuing to grow in our current market, we are taking initiatives on exploring new markets to achieve the goals of our med

  40. Slide 40: Examples of initiatives to generate business profits

    Examples of initiatives to generate business profits  With the full-scale operation of the Fukuchiyama 2nd Factory, production capacity has increased significantly. The introduction of cutting-edge automation and labor-saving equipment has further improved productivity and strengthened cost competi

  41. Slide 41: Enhance IR/SR, Capital Strategy, Financial Strategy

    Enhance IR/SR, Capital Strategy (Shareholder return plan), Financial Strategy  Enhance IR/SR activities Strengthening IR/SR activities with an emphasis on constructive dialogue with investors to increase awareness of the company and expand the investor base.  Consideration of Capital strategy (sha

  42. Slide 42: Reference Materials

    Reference Materials © PILLAR Corporation 42

  43. Slide 43: Long-term Trend of Key Indexes

    Long-term Trend of Key Indexes Sales/Operating Income(Unit: Million Yen) Sales Operating income 58,605 57,988 57,500 48,702 40,670 13,842 14,206 29,461 30,963 29,213 30,200 27,225 11,392 11,335 10,300 5,166 5,161 5,126 4,847 3,683 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 ROE・ROA・DOE (Unit:

  44. Slide 44: Long-term Trend of P/L

    Long-term Trend of P/L (Unit: Million Yen) FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 Sales 22,960 27,225 29,461 30,963 29,213 30,200 40,670 48,702 58,605 57,988 YoY 5.9% 18.6% 8.2% 5.1% -5.7% 3.4% 34.7% 19.7% 20.3% -1.1% Operating Income 3,469 5,166 5,161 5,126 3,683 4,847 11,392 13,842 14,2

  45. Slide 45: Long-term Trend of B/S

    Long-term Trend of B/S (Unit: Million Yen) FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 Current assets 25,279 29,832 28,821 28,375 27,025 27,994 38,050 44,605 49,274 51,008 Non-current assets 16,884 19,514 22,717 24,597 26,165 26,955 26,941 27,886 49,561 47,046 Total assets 42,164 49,347 51,539

  46. Slide 46: Long-term Trend of C/F

    Long-term Trend of C/F (Unit: Million Yen) FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 Cash flow from 3,074 3,220 3,752 5,035 4,064 5,676 11,950 6,058 5,640 14,184 operating activities Cash flow from -3,230 -2,363 -3,244 -3,902 -2,950 -3,705 -1,551 -573 -16,197 -6,807 investing activities Cash

  47. Slide 47: Corporate Profile

    Corporate Profile © PILLAR Corporation 47

  48. Slide 48: Company Information

    Company Information Origin of our Company Name This naming originated from our first product developed in 1924, the “Patented Pillar Packing No. 1”, which was shaped like a pillar. Purpose Established 1924 Creating a future that Representative Yoshinobu Iwanami supports society Minimizing energy con

  49. Slide 49: Electronic Equipment Business Main Products and Delivery Destinations

    Electronic Equipment Business Main Products and Delivery Destinations Our product groups that take advantage of fluororesin’s properties such as “chemical resistance”, “heat resistance” and “low friction” Fluororesin fittings and tubes are unaffected by various chemical liquids. Therefore, they are

  50. Slide 50: Industrial Equipment Business Main Products and Delivery Destinations

    Industrial Equipment Business Main Products and Delivery Destinations Mechanical Seals, Gland Packings These devices prevent leak of fluid under extreme conditions of high temperature and high pressure, and are used in pumps and valves in oil refining and chemical plants. Gaskets These parts prevent

  51. Slide 51: Our Advantages① Over 100 years of material development capabilities

    Our Advantages① Over 100 years of material development capabilities  Over the past 100 years, we have been conducting independent research and development across various materials, including those used for gas and liquid applications, at both high temperatures and low temperatures.  With our deep

  52. Slide 52: Our Advantages② Material×Technology×Abundant Fluid Solutions

    Our Advantages② Material×Technology×Abundant Fluid Solutions  In the Electronic equipment business, leveraging our deep understanding of material properties, we are able to utilize injection molding technology for shapes that commonly requiring cutting, as our technology continues to advance.  In

  53. Slide 53: Sales by Segment and Trend in the Composition Ratio

    Sales by Segment and Trend in the Composition Ratio  The sales composition of the electronic equipment business has increased significantly, from 54.5% in FY2014 to 67.3% in FY2024, due to continuous growth alongside the markets while maintaining a high market share.  The sales of the industrial e

  54. Slide 54: Clip of our Company and Products (Contact)

    •This material includes descriptions about forecasts, plans and outlooks of future business performance. These descriptions do not guarantee the future business performance and contain elements of risk and uncertainty. •Please note that the future business performance may largely differ from the con

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