Slide 1: First Half of FY2025 Results Briefing
First Half of FY2025 Results Briefing artience Co., Ltd. Date of Results Briefing ：August 19, 2025 Release date of Presentation data of Results Briefing ：August 18, 2025
Slide 2: Contents
Contents Points of Results Progress of Mid-term management plan artience2027 First Half of FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Business Performance, Performance by Business Segment Second Half of FY2025 Forecast by Business Segment (Reference) -Consolidated Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Stateme
Slide 3: First Half of FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Business Performance
First Half of FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Business Performance (Unit：1 billion yen) FY2025 Increase/ FY2025 1H, FY2024 1H, FY2025 Forecast decrease(%) Forecast(Initial) (revised on Aug.8) Net sales 172.3 168.7 -2.0 370.0 355.0 Operating profit 10.6 9.4 -11.2 22.0 19.0 Ordinary profit 12.4 8.6 -30
Slide 4: Points of results
Points of results Results for 1H, FY2025 First Half of FY2025 Summary: Both sales and profit decreased. Compared to the previous year, when conditions were favorable, the polymers and coatings and packaging materials segments were solid, but CNT dispersions were weak, which resulted in a decrease
Slide 5: FY2025: Progress in the Medium-Term Management Plan
FY2025: Progress in the Medium-Term Management Plan Growth business: Profit is increasing, mainly in packaging-related areas (including liquid inks, pressure sensitive adhesives, laminating adhesives, and functional inks), as capital investments made during the previous medium-term management plan
Slide 6: Management Plan artience2027/2030 "GROWTH"
Management Plan artience2027/2030 “GROWTH” Goals ～announced revision of FY2025 forecasts(Aug.8)～ A future all people can live enriched lives FY2029 Sustainable society FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026 Maximizing corporate value Net sales 322.1 billion yen 351.1 billion yen 370.0⇒355.0 billion yen 400.0 b
Slide 7: Progress of Mid-term Management Plan artience2027 - Business Portfolio transformation
First Half of FY2025 Progress of Mid-term Management Plan artience2027 －Business Portfolio transformation (Basic Policy 1・2)－ Growth business was on par with the year-ago level in the first half. Among the strategic, high priority business groups, the acceptance of orders for CNT dispersions was del
Slide 8: Functional inks for packaging
FY2025 target values of each existing business with high profitability were revised. Progress in FY2025: Growth slowed compared with the previous year, when the performance was strong, but positive growth was achieved by can coatings and functional coatings, among other products. Plastic coloran
Slide 9: FY2025 Forecast
Progress in the medium-term management plan: Basic policy (1) Transformation of existing business groups into highly profitable ones Capture the growth of the global market (Polymers and Coatings, Packaging Materials segments) The growth in India was remarkable, so we plan to continue to invest in
Slide 10: Mobility & Battery Related Businesses: CNT dispersions for LiB (1)
Progress in the medium-term management plan: Basic policy (2) Creation of strategic high priority business groups Mobility & Battery Related Businesses: CNT dispersions for LiB (1) First half of FY2025 overview and highlights by site: Net sales were 1.8 billion yen, indicating a recovery. Regardin
Slide 11: Mobility & Battery Related Businesses: CNT dispersions for LiB (2)
Progress in the medium-term management plan: Basic policy (2) Creation of strategic high priority business groups Mobility & Battery Related Businesses: CNT dispersions for LiB (2) ■ Silicon was added to anodes to increase 2021-2025 CAGR forecast 2025-2030 CAGR forecast battery capacity and permit r
Slide 12: Display & Advanced Electronics Related Businesses
Progress in the medium-term management plan: Basic policy (2) Creation of strategic high priority business groups Display & Advanced Electronics Related Businesses: Expansion of sales of peripheral materials and semiconductor-related materials In response to the shift to China and the fierce compe
Slide 13: ESG Topics
Progress of Mid-term management plan artience2027:Basic policy (3) Transformation of the management foundation ESG Topics Initiatives for achieving the asv2050/2030 Sustainability Vision Formulation of new materiality that is linked with the Med-Term Management Plan and the Sustainability Vision,
Slide 14: Money/cash flow management/capital efficiency improvement
Progress in the medium-term management plan: Basic policy (3) Money/cash flow management/capital efficiency improvement Progress in the Capital Investment Plan Under the Medium-Term Management Plan, capital investment totaling 60.0 billion yen is planned to be made in the three years. We will exte
Slide 15: Contents
Contents Points of Results Progress of Mid-term management plan artience2027 First Half of FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Business Performance, Performance by Business Segment Second Half of FY2025 Forecast by Business Segment (Reference) -Consolidated Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Stateme
Slide 16: First Half of FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Business Performance
First Half of FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Business Performance (Unit：1 billion yen) FY2025 Increase/ FY2025 1H, FY2024 1H, FY2025 Forecast decrease(%) Forecast(Initial) (revised on Aug.8) Net sales 172.3 168.7 -2.0 370.0 355.0 Operating profit 10.6 9.4 -11.2 22.0 19.0 Ordinary profit 12.4 8.6 -30
Slide 17: Summary of Consolidated Business Performance
First Half of FY2025 Summary of Consolidated Business Performance Decrease of both sales and profit: Compared to the previous year, when conditions including exchange rates were favorable, growth businesses were solid, but CNT dispersions were weak, which resulted in a decrease of profit. Net sale
Slide 18: Analysis of Factors Behind YoY Difference in Operating Profit
First Half of FY2025 Analysis of Factors Behind YoY Difference in Operating Profit Raw materials prices Cost reductions Although prices of materials including organic The review of raw materials and pigments and TiO2 continued rising in Japan, production efficiency improvements prices remained stabl
Slide 19: FY2025 Projection of Factors for YoY Difference in Operating Profit
(Reference) FY2025 Projection of Factors for YoY Difference in Operating Profit (Announced on February 20, 2025 --> Revised on August 8) Raw materials prices Cost reductions Prices of certain raw materials are expected to Continuation of review of raw materials continue rising moderately, mainly in
Slide 20: FY2025 Summary of Performance by Business Segment
FY2025 Summary of Performance by Business Segment Results for Results for 1H, FY2025 Increase/decrease Results for FY2024 FY2025 1H, FY2024 FY2025 Forecast (%) （billion yen） Forecast (initial) (revised on Aug.8) （billion yen） （billion yen） (billion yen) (billion yen) Operat Net Operating Net Operati
Slide 21: Summary by Business Segment (Colorants and Functional Materials)
First Half of FY2025 Summary by Business Segment (Colorants and Functional Materials) Net sales/Operating profit Both sales and profit decreased. Sales of CNT dispersion for LiBs were trending toward a recovery in Q2, but overall, the segment remained weak. 23.7 21.2 20.5 21.2 21.1 21.6 20.1 19.8
Slide 22: Summary by Business Segment (Polymers and Coatings)
First Half of FY2025 Summary by Business Segment (Polymers and Coatings) Net sales/Operating profit Both sales and profit increased. Profit declined in Japan, but overseas, optical pressure sensitive adhesives for displays in China and can coatings performed strongly. 22.7 22.3 23.6 22.6 20.8 20.6
Slide 23: Summary by Business Segment (Packaging Materials)
First Half of FY2025 Summary by Business Segment (Packaging Materials) Net sales/Operating profit Both net sales and operating profit were on par with the previous year. Performance was solid in Japan and strong in Southeast Asia and India, and was sluggish in Turkey. 23.0 22.8 24.4 22.5 22.1 21.9
Slide 24: Summary by Business Segment (Printing and Information)
First Half of FY2025 Summary by Business Segment (Printing and Information) Net sales/Operating profit Both sales and profit decreased. Despite a shrinking domestic information-related printing market, functional coatings performed well. 20.8 20.8 21.2 21.4 20.1 19.9 19.3 19.5 YoY FY2025 6.9% 6.8%
Slide 25: Contact for IR-related inquiries
Contact for IR-related inquiries ir@artiencegroup.com Website https://www.artiencegroup.com Major News Releases • Received Toyota Battery’s Zero Defects Award (May 27, 2025) https://www.artiencegroup.com/ja/news/2025/25052701.html • artience group Integrated Report 2025 Released (June 27, 2025
Slide 26: Shareholder Return Policy
(Reference) mid-term management plan artience2027 Shareholder Return Policy Introduce a total payout ratio target and aim to raise the level of shareholder returns according to profit growth. Total dividends(billion yen) Treasury share acquisition Total payout ratio(%) (billion yen) 10.0(maximum)
Slide 27: Consolidated Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statement
(Reference) Consolidated Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statement (unit：1 billion yen) (unit：1 billion yen) Increase/ FY2025 As at As at Increase/ 1H, FY2024 1H, FY2025 decrease(%) Forecast(revised) Dec. 31, 2024 Jun. 30, 2025 decrease(%) Net sales 172.3 168.7 -2.0 355.0 Current assets 245.3 221.7
Slide 28: Performance by Segment
(Reference) Performance by Segment 2nd Quarter FY2025 Increase/decrease(%) Increase/decrease(%) Total Results, FY 2025 Increase/decrease(%) (1 billion yen) Year on Year Quarter on Quarter (1 billion yen) Year on Year Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Net sales Net sales Net sales Net
Slide 29: Performance by Segment (Quarterly Trends)
(Reference) Performance by Segment (Quarterly Trends) （Unit：billion yen） FY2024 FY2025 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Net Sales Net Sales Net Sales Net Sales Net Sales Net Sales Net Sales Net Sales profit profit profit profit p
Slide 30: Performance by Location
(Reference) Performance by Location FY2025 2nd Quarter FY2024 Increase/decrease(%) Increase/decrease(%) Increase/decrease(%) Total Results (1 billion yen) Year on Year Quarter on Quarter Year on Year FY 2025 (1 billion yen) Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Net sales Net sales Net sa
Slide 31: Supplemental Financial Data
(Reference) Supplemental Financial Data Net sales Operating profit Profit attributable to owners of parent Results (Unit: 1 billion yen) 351.1 355.0 315.9 322.1 288.0 257.7 20.4 18.5 19.0 15.5 12.9 13.0 13.4 9.5 9.3 9.7 6.0 6.9 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 （revised targets on Aug.8th） Capital inves
Slide 32: Colorants and Functional Materials Subsegments
Colorants and Functional Materials Subsegments Subsegments Major Products Major Applications High performance High Pastes for color filter pigments functional CF pigments Pastes for color filter Resist inks Materials Materials for Resist inks Display panels, Sensor for imaging displays Pigments, Pig
Slide 33: Polymers and Coatings Subsegments
Polymers and Coatings Subsegments Subsegment Major Products Major Applications Adhesive tapes, Smartphones Functional films Functional films and tapes Marking films Signboards Pressure sensitive adhesives Labels, Displays Adhesives Packaging films, lithium ion batteries, Laminating adhesives solar c
Slide 34: Packaging Materials, Printing and Information Subsegments
Packaging Materials, Printing and Information Subsegments Subsegments Major Products Major Applications Flexible packaging Packaging Materials Gravure inks (Food packaging, Refill pouches) Liquid inks Buildings Flexographic inks Diapers, Cartons, Paper bag Gravure printing Gravure printing systems,
Slide 35: IR schedule (plan)
Caution: The information disclosed by the Group may contain information on business forecasts or future projections. This information is based on information available at the time of disclosure and certain assumptions that the Group deems reasonable. It may differ from actual results due to various