Furukawa Electric Group

FY2023 Q1 Financial Results

August 3, 2023

Akihiro Fukunaga Director, Corporate Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Finance & Accounting Division

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

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items.

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Today's Agenda

FY2023 Q1 Financial Results and FY2023 Forecasts

  • FY2023 Q1 Financial Results Highlights
  • FY2023 Q1 Results - P/L Summary
  • FY2023 Q1 Results - Breakdown of Changes in Net Sales
  • FY2023 Q1 Results - Breakdown of Changes in Operating Income
  • FY2023 Q1 Results - Net Sales and Operating Income by Segment
  • FY2023 Full-year Forecasts
  • Net Sales and Operating Income by Segment
  • FY2023 Q1 Results - B/S Summary
  • CAPEX, Depreciation & Amortization and R&D Expenses

Appendix

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FY2023 Q1 Financial Results and FY2023 Forecasts

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FY2023 Q1 Financial Results Highlights

  • Profit decreased on lower revenue compared to the same period last year due to weaker demand of Communications Solutions in the Americas and global electronics demand

JPY billion, JPY/kg, JPY/USD

*FY22_Q1

FY23_Q1

YoY

Results

Results

change

a

b

b-a

Net Sales

260.3

246.4

(13.9)

Operating income

1.1

(2.8)

(3.8)

Ordinary income

7.7

(1.8)

(9.5)

Net income attributable to

5.3

(1.7)

(7.0)

owners of the parent

Average copper price

1,286

1,219

(67)

Average exchange rate

130

137

+8

Although automotive business is recovering, inventory cutbacks and lower demand for Communication Solutions in the Americas and Functional Products such as tapes for semiconductor manufacturing and aluminum blanks for HDD

Higher revenue Electronics & Automotive Systems (Automotive Products & Batteries)

Lower revenue Infrastructure, Functional Products

Lower net sales

Increased profit Electronics & Automotive Systems (Automotive Products & Batteries) Decreased profit Infrastructure, Functional Products

Lower investment gain in equity method affiliates, lower foreign currency exchange gain and increased interest expenses

Operating income and ordinary income declined

*Restated only the FY2022 financial results following the start of voluntary application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) at the equity method affiliate UACJ Corporation (Refer to the Appendix for details)

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