Panasonic Holdings Corporation (0QYR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call

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Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to join us in our online briefing. We will now begin the briefing at Panasonic Holdings Corporation on the financial results for FY25 as well as group management reform. The attendees are as follows. from Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, Group CEO, Yuki Kusumi. Executive Officer, Group CFO, Akira Waniko. Lastly, but not the least, Executive Officer, Group CSO, Kazuo Sumida. First, CFO Waniko will go over the financial results followed by presentation by CEO Kusumi on group management reform. After the two presentations, we will accept questions only in Japanese, first from journalists and then from the institutional investors and analysts. The slides. are uploaded on our company website as well. First, our CFO, Juanico. I will present the consolidated financial results of Panasonic Holdings Corporation for fiscal 2025 ended March 31st, 2025 and financial forecast for FY26 ending March 31st, 2026. First, a summary of the results. Both sales and profit exceeded the forecast as of February 4th. and increased year-on-year on the basis of excluding automotive, which was deconsolidated in FY March 25. Overall sales excluding automotive increased with increased sales of Lifestyle, Connect, and Industry. By business, sales of generative AI-related products in Industry and Energy increased in addition to sales of Process Automation, Avionics, and Gamma Solutions in Connect. Adjusted operating profit and operating profit increased at all segments except for automotive. Net profit decreased due mainly to the absence of one-time gains with the liquidation of Panasonic liquid crystal display recorded on FY24. For operating cash flow, the cumulative amount for three ...