FY2023 1st Half Financial Results

(Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023)

(Forward-Looking Statements)

This material contains forward-looking statements based on expectations and are not guarantees or assurances of future performance. Accordingly, please be fully aware that results may differ materially from those expectations.

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Contents

  1. FY2023 1st Half Overview -Highlights
    -Consolidated Operating Results (Analysis of Net Sales)
    -Consolidated Operating Results (Analysis of Operating Profit) -Consolidated Operating Results (Segment Analysis) -Operating Profit Analysis of Each Segment
    -Balance Sheet (Consolidated) -Statement of Cash Flows
  2. FY2023 Forecasts

-Forecasts for the year ending March 31, 2024 -Forecasts of Each Segment

-Returns to Shareholders

3. Progress of Medium-Term Management Plan "PLAN27"

-Overview

-Progress of Priority Measures

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FY2023 1st Half Overview

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Highlights

Decrease in net sales. Despite the negative impact of LPG import price fluctuation, strong sales of products for industrial use contributed to increase in operating profit which marked record high.

Summary of Financial Results for the 1st Half of FY2023

  • Decrease in net sales due to lower LPG import prices, decrease in sales volumes of LPG and decline in sales of rechargeable battery materials.
  • Increase in operating profit due to strong sales of products for industrial use, despite the negative impact of LPG import price fluctuation compared to the previous year.
  • Full-yearfinancial forecasts: no change

Operating profit quarterly trends (100 million yen)

Net sales

Operating profit

Ordinary profit

Profit attributable to

owners of parent

394.2 billion yen

YoY (19.0) billion yen

(4.6%)

14.5 billion yen

YoY +0.2

billion yen

+1.9%

18.1 billion yen

YoY (0.1)

billion yen

(0.7%)

12.0 billion yen

YoY (0.5)

billion yen

(4.3%)

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165

88

91

85

54

60

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

FY2022

FY2023

*The figures for the 1Q, 2Q, 3Q of FY2022 reflect the finalization of the

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provisional accounting treatment for a business combination.

Consolidated Operating Results (Analysis of Net Sales)

(100 million yen)

FY23 1H

FY22 1H

YoY

FY23

Results

Results

(A)-(B)

Progress

Forecasts

(A)

(B) *

(A)/(B)

Net sales

3,942

4,132

(190)

9,070

43.5%

(4.6%)

+27

-

-

Gross profit

1,009

981

+2.8%

Operating profit

145

143

+2

450

32.4%

+1.9%

Operating profit

+59

excluding impact

197

137

450

43.8%

of LPG import

+43.1%

price fluctuation

Non-operating

35

39

(3)

-

-

income/expenses

(9.8%)

Ordinary profit

181

183

(1)

503

36.2%

(0.7%)

Profit attributable

120

126

(5)

335

36.0%

to owners of parent

(4.3%)

  • The figures for the 1st half of FY2022 reflect the finalization of the provisional accounting treatment for a business combination.

Decrease factors

lower LPG import prices and decrease in sales volume due to higher temperature

decrease in sales of rechargeable battery materials caused by inventory adjustments at sales destinations

strong sales of products for industrial use

Net sales

Integrated

4,132 Energy

189

Materials

Others

3,942

(253)

Industrial

(124)

(1)

Gases &

Machinery

FY22 1H

FY23 1H

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Consolidated Operating Results (Analysis of Operating Profit)

(100 million yen)

FY23 1H

FY22 1H

YoY

FY23

Results

Results

(A)-(B)

Progress

Forecasts

(A)

(B) *

(A)/(B)

Net sales

3,942

4,132

(190)

9,070

43.5%

(4.6%)

Gross profit

1,009

981

+27

-

-

+2.8%

Operating profit

145

143

+2

450

32.4%

+1.9%

Operating profit

+59

excluding impact

Increase factors

strong sales of products for industrial use contributed to increase in operating profit despite the negative impact of LPG import price fluctuation

decrease in non-operating income/expenses due to decline in share of profit of entities accounted for using equity method and increase in interest expense, which led to decrease in ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of parent

Operating profit

143

Integrated

4

5

145

Energy

44

of LPG import

197

137

+43.1%

450

43.8%

price fluctuation

Non-operating

35

39

(3)

-

-

income/expenses

(9.8%)

Ordinary profit

181

183

(1)

503

36.2%

(0.7%)

Profit attributable

120

126

(5)

335

36.0%

to owners of parent

(4.3%)

Materials

(51) Industrial

Gases &

Machinery

Others

  • The figures for the 1st half of FY2022 reflect the finalization of the provisional accounting treatment for a business combination.

FY22 1H

FY23 1H

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Consolidated Operating Results (Segment Analysis)

(100 million yen)

FY23 1H

FY22 1H *

YoY

YoY

FY23

Progress

Results (A)

Results (B)

(A)-(B)

(A)/(B)

Forecasts

Net sales

3,942

4,132

(190)

(4.6%)

9,070

43.5%

Integrated Energy

1,433

1,686

(253)

(15.0%)

3,980

36.0%

Industrial Gases & Machinery

1,268

1,079

+189

+17.6%

2,592

48.9%

Materials

1,085

1,210

(124)

(10.3%)

2,202

49.3%

Others

155

156

(1)

(1.1%)

296

52.4%

Operating profit

145

143

+2

+1.9%

450

32.4%

Integrated Energy

(11)

39

(51)

-

180

-

Industrial Gases & Machinery

108

64

+44

+69.5%

175

62.0%

Materials

62

57

+4

+8.1%

123

50.9%

Others, Adjustments

(13)

(17)

+4

-

(28)

-

Operating profit excluding impact of LPG

197

137

+59

+43.1%

450

43.8%

import price fluctuation

Ordinary profit

181

183

(1)

(0.7%)

503

36.2%

Profit attributable to owners of parent

120

126

(5)

(4.3%)

335

36.0%

* The figures for the 1st half of FY2022 reflect the finalization of the provisional accounting treatment for a business combination.

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Impact of LPG Import Price Fluctuations

Assumption

Wholesale price is linked to LPG import price.

LPG import price

linked to

Wholesale price

Assumption Term from import to sale is

  • approx. three months.

Approx. three months

-LPG from Middle East(CP) -LPG from the US(MB)

Gas-producing country

Iwatani's LPG

LPG users

import & storage terminal

Legally required reserves:40 days

LPG import

price

fluctuation

Produces short-term impact on performance(due to market fluctuations)

(If LPG import prices return to original levels, impact will be zero.)

Rising phase

Cheap inventory sold at high price

Falling phase

Expensive inventory sold at low price

Cost basis

Earnings

Basis for selling price

Earnings

booster effect

depressor effect

Basis for selling price

Cost basis

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Operating Profit Analysis of Integrated Energy

Results

(100 million yen)

Main factors

Impact of LPG import price fluctuation (5,670)

FY23 1H

FY22 1H

YoY

YoY

FY23

Progress

Results (A)

Results (B)

(A)-(B)

(A)/(B)

Forecasts

(100 million

Full

1Q

2Q

1H

3Q

4Q

yen)

year

1,433

1,686

(253) (15.0%)

3,980

36.0%

Net Sales

FY23

(17.3)

(34.0)

(51.3)

-

-

-

Operating

(11)

39

(51)

-

180

-

FY22

+20.4

(15.0)

+5.3

(29.3)

(7.3)

(31.3)

Profit

Changes

(37.7)

(19.0)

(56.7)

-

-

-

Operating profit

39

33

+5

+16.7%

180

21.9%

Retail

+630

of LPG import

excluding impact

price fluctuation

-improvement in profitability of LPG

Analysis of Changes in Operating Profit

(million yen)

Wholesale (120)

3,910

-decrease in sales due to cancellation of barter trading

Industrial (150)

-decrease in LPG sales for calorific adjustment

for city gas

630

200

Others +200

-strong sales of gas-related safety equipment

(5,670)

(120)

(150)

(1,199)

FY22 1H Impact of LPG Retail

Wholesale Industrial

Others

FY23 1H

import price

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fluctuation

Operating Profit Analysis of Industrial Gases & Machinery

Results

(100 million yen)

FY23 1H

FY22 1H

YoY

YoY

FY23

Progress

Results (A)

Results (B)

(A)-(B)

(A)/(B)

Forecasts

Net Sales

1,268

1,079

+189

+17.6%

2,592

48.9%

Operating

108

64

+44

+69.5%

175

62.0%

Profit

Analysis of Changes in Operating Profit

(million yen)

2,690 330 10,852

900 530

6,402

Main factors

Air separation gases +900

-decrease in sales volume mainly for the electronic component industry

-took an action toward growing production cost

Hydrogen Business +530

-decrease in sales volume mainly for the semiconductor industry

-took an action toward growing production cost

Specialty gases +2,690

-strong sales of carbon dioxide for the beverage and chemical industries

-stable procurement and supply of helium

Gas-related equipment +330

-improve in sales of power semiconductors-related equipment

-increase in sales of gas-related equipment

FY22 1H

Air separation

Hydrogen

Specialty

Gas-related

FY23 1H

gases

Business

gases

equipment

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