Inter Action : Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 2022

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April 11, 2022

Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 2022

Listed company: INTER ACTION Corporation

Listed stock exchange: Tokyo

Submission of quarterly report: April 12, 2022 Dividend payment commencement date: -

Preparation of explanatory materials for quarterly financial results: None Holding of a briefing on quarterly financial results: Yes

(Amounts of less than one million yen are truncated)

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Cumulative Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 2022 (June 1, 2021 to February 29, 2022)

(1) Consolidated operating results (Cumulative)

(% figures show year-on-year change)

Nine months ended February 28, 2022: ¥481 million / -49.1%

Nine months ended February 28, 2021: ¥946 million / 57.2%

(2) Consolidated financial position

As of May 31, 2021: ¥9,038 million

2. Dividends

(Note) Amendment to forecasts of dividends recently announced: None

3. Forecast of Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 2022

(June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022)

(% figures show year-on-year change for the full year and quarter)

Net sales

Operating incomeOrdinary incomeProfit attributable to owners of parent

Profit per share

Millions of yen

% Millions of yen

% Millions of yen

% Millions of yen

%

Yen

Full year

5,903 (10.9)

(40.9)

(Note) 1. Amendment to forecasts of dividends recently announced: Yes

2. The Company has implemented an ESOP and Directors' stock compensation plan both in the form of stock benefit trusts. Accordingly, profit per share is calculated based on the average number of shares during the fiscal year, excluding the number of treasury shares, which includes Inter Action stock held by the stock benefit ESOP trust accounts and Directors' compensation stock benefit trust accounts.

* Notes

• (1) Change in significant subsidiaries during nine months ended February 28, 2022 (changes in specified subsidiaries affecting the scope of consolidation): None

  New: -

  (Company name: )

  Excluded: -

  (Company name: )

• (2) Application of special accounting for preparing quarterly consolidated financial statements: None

• (3) Changes in accounting policies and estimates, and retrospective restatements

  • (i) Changes in accounting policies in accordance with revision of accounting standards: Yes

  • (ii) Changes in accounting policies other than item (i) above: None

  • (iii) Changes in accounting estimates: None

  • (iv) Retrospective restatements: None

  (Note) For details, refer to "(3) Note regarding the quarterly consolidated financial statements (Changes in accounting policies)" under "2. Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes" (page 10) of the Attached Materials.

• (4) Number of shares issued (common stock)

  (i) Number of shares outstanding at end of period (including treasury shares)

  As of February 28, 2022	11,510,200 shares
  As of May 31, 2021	11,510,200 shares

  (ii) Number of treasury shares at end of period

  As of February 28, 2022	647,164 shares
  As of May 31, 2021	514,513 shares

  (iii) Average number of shares during period

  For the nine months ended February 28, 2022	10,964,962 shares
  For the nine months ended February 28, 2021	10,970,172 shares

  (Note) The Company has implemented an ESOP and Directors' stock compensation plan both in the form of stock benefit trusts. Accordingly, treasury shares, as stated, include Inter Action stock held by the stock benefit ESOP trust accounts and Directors' compensation stock benefit trust accounts.

* Quarterly financial results are not subject to auditing by a certified public accountant or an audit firm.

* Proper use of earnings forecasts, and other special matters

The above forecasts of consolidated financial results are based on certain assumptions on economic situation, market trends, etc. deemed to be reasonable when the forecasts were made. Consequently, actual results may differ from the forecasts due to a variety of future factors. Consequently, actual results may differ from the forecasts due to a variety of future factors. For details of the above forecasts, refer to"(3) Explanation of forward-looking information including consolidated earnings forecasts" under "1. Qualitative Information on Quarterly Results" (page 5) of the Attached Materials.

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  • (1) Quarterly consolidated balance sheets ……………………………………………………………………………………

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    (Quarterly consolidated statements of income)

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  • (3) Note regarding the quarterly consolidated financial statements …………………………………………………………

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    (Notes on premise of going concern) …………………………………………………………………………………… (Notes on significant changes in the amount of shareholders' equity) ………………………………………………… (Changes in accounting policies) ……………………………………………………………………………………… (Additional information) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… (Segment information) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… (Revenue recognition-related information) ………………………………………………………………………………

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• 3. Supplementary Explanation of Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending May 31, 2022 ……………………………………………………………

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  (1) Status of orders ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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1. Qualitative Information on Quarterly Result

(1) Explanation of operating results

The Inter Action Group conducts business in three segments: Internet of things related works; environmental energy related works; and promotion business of Industry 4.0. The business environment in each segment is as described below.

In the Internet of things related works segment, we manufacture inspection illuminators and pupil lens modules used for quality inspections in the image sensor production process and sell them to image sensor manufacturers. Currently, in the image sensor market, there are a dozen or so manufacturers of image sensors, of which Japanese and Korean companies account for over 60% of the market share. Aside from these existing makers, there have recently been moves by Chinese manufacturers to enter the business. Judging from the trends of image sensor manufacturers, we anticipate that the image sensor market will continue to expand.

The market for image sensors tends to hinge on the manufacturing and selling situation of smartphones, as such devices currently account for about 60-70% of image sensor applications. Demand for smartphones remains firm compared with the previous fiscal year, driven in particular by increased time spent at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of 5G-compatible devices. However, a shortage of semiconductors and other components continues to affect the production and shipment of smartphones, in volume terms, calling for close monitoring of the market trend in the period ahead.

The increasing number of image sensors (cameras) installed per smartphone and the growing popularity of smartphones equipped with multiple image sensors (cameras) in recent years means that image sensor manufacturers will probably need to continue increasing production capacity.

In the short-term, demand for image sensors remains focused on conventional imaging devices that capture visible light in order to take photos and videos.

In the medium to long term, we anticipate the demand trend to shift from imaging to sensing needs, driving up demand for image sensors that can capture three-dimensional information needed for self-driving vehicles, industrial applications (machine-vision, surveillance cameras, etc.), and IoT devices equipped with image sensors as deployment of 5G mobile communication expands.

Specific devices envisaged are ToF (time-of-flight) sensors and LiDAR (light detection and ranging) sensors, which aim to capture three-dimensional information such as the distance between objects. Use of these sensors in smartphones is gaining momentum and a further increase in demand is anticipated with the development of various applications.

In the environmental energy related works segment, we manufacture and sell drying deodorizers used together with rotary presses (commercial printing presses) for large-volume printing and exhaust gas treatment systems for factories.

In the printing machinery industry, although new capital investment is diminishing due to the growing prevalence of information technologies, a certain number of rotary presses are replaced every year due to age-related degradation, and there is also demand for periodic maintenance. As there is minimal competition, the Inter Action Group is able to stably accommodate this demand at present. At present, customers' appetite for capital investment in new and large-scale projects is gradually beginning to recover in anticipation of a post-COVID-19 future.

In the promotion business of Industry 4.0 segment, we mainly manufacture precision vibration isolation systems for removing vibrations that are a hindrance in the production process for displays and sell the systems to display manufacturers. We also manufacture testing systems for investigating whether gears are of the shape designed and sell them to gear manufacturers. In addition, as new businesses for the Group, we are actively working on businesses related to FA (factory automation) image processing and laser processing equipment.

Currently, in the flat panel and OLED display industries, although appetite for capital investment is showing signs of gradual recovery particularly among overseas customers, uncertainties persist including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moreover, the gear testing systems market has essentially conformed to conditions of the machine tools market and is susceptible to economic fluctuations. While the COVID-19 pandemic led to a plunge in market conditions that at one point went deeper than that observed during the global financial crisis, a recovery trend is emerging notably among the robotics and automobile industries and in overseas (emerging country) industries.

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