Company Name : NGK INSULATORS, LTD. Stock Exchange Listings : Tokyo and Nagoya Listing Code : 5333
URL : http://www.ngk.co.jp/english/ Representative : President Taku Oshima (Mr.)
Contact : General Manager Finance & Accounting Department Hideaki Shindo (Mr.)
(TEL) +81-52-872-7230
October 31, 2017
Date of the Filing of Securities Report "Shihanki Hokokusho" (Scheduled) : November 9, 2017 Date of Dividend Payment (Scheduled) : December 1, 2017 Availability of supplementary explanatory materials prepared for financial results : Available
Briefing session on financial results to be held : Yes (for securities analysts and institutional investors)
(All yen amounts are rounded down to the nearest million.)
Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2017 (from April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017)
(Note) Comprehensive income
: Six months ended September 30, 2017
38,151 million yen
-%
: Six months ended September 30, 2016
(4,418) million yen
-%
Consolidated Operating Results (Percentage figures represent increase (decrease) from previous period.)
Net sales
Operating income
Ordinary income
Profit attributable to owners of parent
Six months ended September 30, 2017
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
219,754
13.1
35,874
4.7
34,212
5.7
19,792
(8.9)
Six months ended September 30, 2016
194,254
(7.8)
34,267
(17.1)
32,357
(19.6)
21,717
(21.0)
Profit per share
Diluted profit per share
Six months ended September 30, 2017
Six months ended September 30, 2016
Yen
61.53
67.08
Yen
61.42
66.97
Consolidated Financial Position
Total assets
Total net assets
Ratio of net worth to total assets
September 30, 2017
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
%
816,511
459,400
54.8
March 31, 2017
759,434
427,593
54.9
(Reference) Net worth : As of September 30, 2017 447,814 million yen
: As of March 31, 2017 416,740 million yen
Dividend Payment
Cash dividends per share
First quarter-end
Second quarter-end
Third quarter-end
Year-end
Total (Full-year)
Year ended March 31, 2017
Yen
Yen
Yen
Yen
Yen
-
20.00
-
20.00
40.00
Year ending March 31, 2018
-
21.00
Year ending March 31, 2018 (forecast)
-
23.00
44.00
(Note) Revision of cash dividend forecast during this period : Yes
Forecasts of Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2018
(Percentage figures represent increase (decrease) from previous period.)
Net sales
Operating income
Ordinary income
Profit attributable to owners of parent
Profit per share
Year ending March 31, 2018
Millions of yen
440,000
%
9.7
Millions of yen
70,000
%
10.7
Millions of yen
70,000
%
8.4
Millions of yen
46,000
%
26.4
Yen
143.00
(Note) Revision of forecasts of consolidated financial results during this period : Yes
Notes
Significant changes in subsidiaries during this period (changes in specified subsidiaries, "tokutei kogaisha" defined in the "Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Corporate Information, etc.", involving a change of the scope of consolidation during this period) : None New ― company ( ) , Exclusion ― company ( )
Application of special accounting methods for preparing quarterly consolidated financial statements : None
Changes in accounting policies, accounting estimates or retrospective restatements
Changes due to revisions of accounting standards : None
Changes in accounting policies other than the above (i) : None
Changes in accounting estimates : None
Retrospective restatement : None
September 30,
2017
327,560,196 shares
March 31, 2017
327,560,196 shares
September 30,
2017
5,871,593 shares
March 31, 2017
5,915,570 shares
September 30,
2017
321,667,967 shares
September 30,
2016
323,738,082 shares
Number of shares outstanding (Common Shares)
Number of shares outstanding at period end including treasury stocks
Number of treasury stocks at period end
Average number of shares outstanding over period
These quarterly financial statements are not subject to the quarterly review procedure.
Explanation of appropriate use of results forecasts and other notes
This document contains forward-looking statements that are based on information and certain assumption NGK INSULATORS, LTD. ("NGK") has acquired and deemed reasonable as of the time of the release and NGK does not guarantee the achievement of them. Actual future results and trends may differ materially from those in the forecasts due to a variety of factors.
Contents of Appendix 1. Qualitative Information on Quarterly Financial Statements・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2(1) Explanation of Business Results ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2
(2) Explanation of Financial Position ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2
(3) Explanation of Forward-looking Statements including Forecasts for Consolidated Financial Statements・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3
2. Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4(1) Consolidated Balance Sheet ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4
(2) Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income ・・ 6
Consolidated Statement of Income ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 7
(3) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 8
(Note on the Assumption as a Going Concern) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 8
(Significant Changes in Stockholder's Equity)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 8
(Additional Information) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 8
(Consolidated Balance Sheet) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 8
(Consolidated Statement of Income) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 9
(Segment Information)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 10
- Qualitative Information on Quarterly Financial Statements
-
Explanation of Business Results
During the six months ended September 30, 2017, the Japanese economy remained on a moderate recovery course, underpinned by improvements in the employment and income environment. Among overseas economies, developed economies, such as the U.S. and Europe, continued on a moderate recovery, and China and emerging countries were also robust with a sign of pick up.
The NGK Group saw sluggish performance in NAS® (sodium-sulfur) batteries in the Power Business Segment, while overseas shipments of insulators increased. In the Ceramics Business Segment, the quantity of ceramic substrates for catalytic conversion (large-size HONEYCERAM) increased due to an increase in truck sales in the Chinese market, and the quantity of sensors increased due to an increases in sensor usage caused by tighter emissions regulations in Europe and China. In the Electronics Business Segment, the quantity of ceramic packages decreased due to sluggish investment into mobile phone base stations in China, while the quantity of ceramic components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment increased as semiconductors became increasingly shrinking.
As a result of the above, consolidated net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2017 increased by 13.1% year on year to ¥219,754 million. In terms of earnings, despite increases in costs for research and development, depreciation, start ups, etc. as a result of increased consolidated net sales, operating income increased by 4.7% year on year to ¥35,874 million and ordinary income increased by 5.7% to ¥34,212 million. Profit attributable to owners of the parent decreased by 8.9% to ¥19,792 million owing to posting an impairment loss on fixed assets of ¥2,462 million and provision of reserve for loss related to competition law of
¥1,070 million under extraordinary losses.
By segment, the Power Business Segment posted ¥27,230 million in net sales, an increase of 3.2% year on year, and an operating loss of ¥2,109 million, compared to an operating loss of ¥2,783 million in the same period of the previous year. In the Ceramics Business Segment, net sales increased by 9.8% year on year to
¥131,044 million and operating income decreased by 15.1% year on year to ¥29,837 million. In the Electronics Business Segment, net sales increased by 26.6% year on year to ¥61,530 million and operating income increased by 324.6% year on year to ¥8,143 million.
-
Explanation of Financial Position
As of September 30, 2017, total assets were ¥816,511 million, an increase of ¥57,077 million from the previous fiscal year-end. This was mainly due to increases in tangible assets and cash and bank deposits.
Total liabilities increased by ¥25,270 million from the previous fiscal year-end to ¥357,111 million. This was mainly due to increases in long-term borrowings and long-term bonds payable despite decreases in income taxes payable and provision for loss related to competition law.
Total net assets stood at ¥459,400 million, or ¥31,807 million higher than the previous fiscal year-end, due to increases in retained earnings and foreign currency translation adjustments.
- Explanation of Forward-looking Statements including Forecasts for Consolidated Financial
-
Statements
With regard to the financial results forecasts for the full year ending March 31, 2018, sales and profits are both expected to exceed previous forecasts as a result of factors including a weaker yen than initial assumptions (¥105 to the U.S. dollar and ¥115 to the euro) and an increase of demand for ceramic components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the Electronics Business Segment.
The consolidated financial results forecasts for the second half of the fiscal year assume that the yen trades at
¥110 to the U.S. dollar and ¥125 to the euro.
(Average exchange rates during the period: ¥111 to the U.S. dollar and ¥126 to the euro)
Forecasts of consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31,2018 (Millions of yen)
April1, 2017 - March 31, 2018 Net sales
Operating Income
Ordinary Income
Profit attributable to owners of parent
Profit per share (yen)
Previous forecast (A)
420,000
67,000
68,000
45,000
139.91
Revised forecast (B)
440,000
70,000
70,000
46,000
143.00
Change (B-A)
20,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
ー
Change (%)
4.8
4.5
2.9
2.2
ー
For Reference :
Results from previous year
(the year ended March 31, 2017)
401,266
63,212
64,557
36,379
112.71
Above Financial results forecasts are based on information that are currently available and actual results may differ materially from those in the forecasts due to various factors.
2.Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes (1)Consolidated Balance Sheet(Millions of yen)
As of September 30,
2017
As of March 31,
2017
AssetsCurrent assets
Cash and bank deposits 140,454 119,145
Notes and accounts receivable trade 99,513 92,181
Securities 72,496 71,659
Inventories 124,689 119,081
Other 33,022 37,062
Allowance for doubtful accounts (553) (867)
Total current assets 469,623 438,263 Non-current assets
Tangible assets
Buildings and structures
74,610
66,293
Machinery and vehicles
112,714
97,018
Other
63,764
65,795
Total tangible assets
251,090
229,107
Intangible assets
3,554
2,962
Investments and other assets
Investment securities
76,322
72,526
Other
16,068
16,723
Allowance for doubtful accounts
(147)
(148)
Total investments and other assets
92,242
89,101
Total non-current assets
346,888
321,170
Total assets
816,511
759,434
(Millions of yen)
As of September 30,
2017
As of March 31,
2017
LiabilitiesCurrent liabilities
Notes and accounts payable trade 44,697 38,898
Short-term borrowings 7,052 6,016
Current portion of long-term borrowings 8,416 6,973 Income taxes payable ※1 11,822 21,056 Provision for NAS battery safety measures 3,393 3,650
Provision for loss related to competition law 2,607 9,167
Other 40,807 42,676
Total current liabilities 118,798 128,439 Long-term liabilities
Bonds payable 10,000 ー
Long-term borrowings 185,222 161,160
Net defined benefit liability 21,455 20,926
Other 21,635 21,314
Total long-term liabilities 238,313 203,401
Total liabilities 357,111 331,841 Net assetsShareholders' equity
Common stock 69,849 69,849
Capital surplus 71,982 72,055
Retained earnings 303,355 289,996
Treasury stock (12,315) (12,407)
Total shareholders' equity 432,871 419,492 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized gain on available -for-sale securities 26,997 23,458 Deferred loss on derivatives under hedge
accounting (61)(20)
Foreign currency translation adjustments (2,359) (15,475)
Defined retirement benefit plans (9,633) (10,713)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
14,942 (2,751)
Stock acquisition rights 986 898
Non-controlling interests 10,599 9,953
Total net assets 459,400 427,593 Total liabilities and net assets 816,511 759,434 (2)Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Consolidated Statement of Income(Millions of yen)
Six months ended
September 30, 2017
Six months ended
September 30, 2016
Net sales 219,754 194,254Cost of sales 150,966 128,621
Gross profit 68,787 65,632Selling, general and administrative expenses 32,913 31,365
Operating income 35,874 34,267Non-operating income
Interest income 301 220
Dividend income 981 734
Gain on valuation of derivatives ー 393
Other 1,592 568
Total non-operating income 2,875 1,917 Non-operating expenses
Interest expense 1,147 1,025
Equity in loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries
and associated companies 915296
Foreign exchange loss 145 2,302
Loss on valuation of derivatives 667 ー Loss on liquidation of subsidiaries and
affiliates 1,459ー
Other 202 202
Total non-operating expense 4,537 3,827
Ordinary income 34,212 32,357Extraordinary income
Gain on sales of fixed assets 37 184
Gain on sales of investment securities 0 74
Total extraordinary income 38 258
Extraordinary loss
Loss on sales and disposals of fixed assets 460 124
Impairment loss 2,462 3,205
Provision of reserve for loss related to
competition law 1,0701,062
Total extraordinary loss 3,993 4,392
Income before income taxes and
30,257 28,224 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Incomenon-controlling interests
Income taxes - current
※1
8,142
6,839
Income taxes - deferred
2,038
(340)
Income taxes - total
10,181
6,498
Profit
20,075
21,725
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests
283
7
Profit attributable to owners of parent
19,792
21,717
(Millions of yen)
Six months ended September 30,
2017
Six months ended September 30,
2016
Profit 20,075 21,725Other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities 3,560 (786)
Deferred loss on derivatives under hedge accounting (43) (184) Foreign currency translation adjustments 13,587 (26,405)
accounted for by using the equity method
(64)
(120)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
18,075
(26,144)
Comprehensive income (loss)
38,151
(4,418)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:
Owners of parent
37,486
(3,972)
Non-controlling interests
664
(446)
Defined retirement benefit plans 1,035 1,351 Share of other comprehensive loss of associates
(3) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Note on the Assumption as a Going Concern)Not applicable
(Significant Changes in Stockholder's Equity)Not applicable
(Additional Information)With respect to transactions between NGK and its Polish subsidiary from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 through the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, NGK received a correction based on transfer pricing taxation issued by the Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau in March 2012. While NGK made a payment of approximately
¥6.2 billion in tax penalties including local taxes, it filed a complaint. NGK later requested the Nagoya National Tax Tribunal to carry out an administrative review, and on June 24, 2016, received a written verdict, which partially rescinded the correction. However, it went only so far as to refund approximately ¥0.1 billion of corporation taxes and local taxes, etc. Believing that cancellation should be made in the full amount, NGK filed an action for revocation of the correction with the Tokyo District Court on December 20, 2016.
While NGK believes that it could still take a considerable amount of time before judgment is passed on the claim, on June 23, 2017 NGK received a correction notice based on transfer pricing taxation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 through the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. Accordingly, based on the premise that NGK would be subject to the said correction for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 and the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017 as well, ¥8.5 billion in tax penalties for fiscal years from March 31, 2011 through March 31, 2015, and estimated tax amounts for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 were added and factored into the financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. In addition, estimated tax amounts for the six months ended September 30, 2017 were recognized under "Income taxes - current" for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.
(Consolidated Balance Sheet) ※1. Income taxes payableWith respect to transactions between NGK and its Polish subsidiary, NGK received a correction notice based on transfer pricing taxation on June 23, 2017. Therefore, the amount includes estimated tax amounts based on the premise that NGK would be subject to the said correction for the period from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, to September 30, 2017.
- Contingent liabilities
The NGK Group is subject to an international investigation on the situation of competition.
Since the receiving of a subpoena by a U.S. subsidiary of NGK from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2011, NGK has cooperated in the investigation concerning ceramic substrates for catalytic converters including establishing the Independent Committee in 2012. In September, 2015, NGK entered into a Plea Agreement with DOJ, agreeing to pay a fine of US$65.3 million based on charges that it violated U.S. laws including the antitrust law in connection with some transactions for ceramic substrates for catalytic converters, and paid the total amount in November 2015. We have entered into negotiations for compensation for damages with the relevant customers. In addition to some customers requiring monetary compensation, civil lawsuits (class action) have also been filed.
In consideration of such progresses, the NGK Group made an estimate of potential losses, and recognized the estimated amount as of the end of six months ended September 30, 2017, as "provision for loss related to competition law," however, additional losses may arise with the emergence of new facts.
Overall details of the investigation and negotiations are not disclosed because they may put the NGK Group at a disadvantage.
(Consolidated Statement of Income) ※1. Income taxes - currentWith respect to transactions between NGK and its Polish subsidiary, NGK received a correction notice based on transfer pricing taxation on June 23, 2017. Therefore, the amount includes estimated tax amounts for the six months ended September 30, 2017 based on the premise that NGK would be subject to the said correction.
(Segment Information)Six months ended September 30, 2017 ( from April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017 )
(Millions of yen)
Business Segment
Elimination or Adjustment
Consolidated
Power
Ceramics
Electronics
Total
Sales
27,216
131,007
61,530
219,754
―
219,754
Sales to customers
Intersegment sales
14
36
―
51
(51)
―
Total sales
27,230
131,044
61,530
219,805
(51)
219,754
Operating income(loss)
(2,109)
29,837
8,143
35,870
4
35,874
Six months ended September 30, 2016 ( from April 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016 )
(Millions of yen)
Business Segment | Elimination or Adjustment | Consolidated | ||||
Power | Ceramics | Electronics | Total | |||
Sales | 26,388 | 119,261 | 48,604 | 194,254 | ― | 194,254 |
Sales to customers | ||||||
Intersegment sales | 7 | 49 | ― | 56 | (56) | ― |
Total sales | 26,395 | 119,311 | 48,604 | 194,311 | (56) | 194,254 |
Operating income(loss) | (2,783) | 35,132 | 1,917 | 34,267 | ― | 34,267 |
(Notes) 1. Elimination or adjustment of operating income (loss) is an adjustment of intersegment transactions.
2. Main products by business segment
Business Segment | Main products |
Power | Insulators, hardware for insulator assemblies, current limiting arching horns, bushing shells, fuse cut-outs, APM, line arrester and NAS® (sodium-sulfur) batteries |
Ceramics | Automotive ceramics for exhaust gas purification, corrosion-resistant ceramic apparatuses for chemical industries, gas analyzers, industrial heating systems, refractory products and radioactive waste treatment systems |
Electronics | Ceramic components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, ceramic components for electronics, beryllium copper products, and molds |
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