Flash Report

LIXIL CORPORATION

April 30, 2021

Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2021

(International Financial Reporting Standards)

Company Name:

LIXIL CORPORATION

Stock Listings:

Tokyo, Nagoya

Code Number:

5938

URL: https://www.lixil.com/en/investor/

Representative:

Kinya Seto, President & CEO

Telephone:

+81-3-6706-7001

Contact:

Kayo Hirano, Senior Vice President, Leader, Investor Relations Office

Scheduled date of ordinary general meeting of shareholders:

June 22, 2021

Scheduled date of issue of Security report:

June 23, 2021

Schedule date of payment of dividends:

June 7, 2021

Preparation of supplementary materials for the financial results for FYE 2021:

Yes

Information meeting for the financial results for FYE 2021 to be held:

Yes (For investment analysts and institutional investors)

(Amounts less than one million yen are rounded)

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the FY Ended March, 2021 (April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021)

(1) Consolidated Operating Results

(% indicate changes from the figures of corresponding period of the previous fiscal year)

From Continuing Operations

Revenue

Core earnings

Operating profit

Profit before tax

Profit for the year

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

FYE 2021

1,378,255

-9.0

57,288

9.6

35,842

12.0

33,804

-17.4

16,368

-41.0

FYE 2020

1,514,449

-

52,290

-

32,010

-

40,909

-

27,727

-

Including Discontinued Operations

Profit for the year

Total comprehensive

Basic earnings

Diluted earnings

Profit for the year

attributable to

income for the year

per share

per share

owners of the parent

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Yen

Yen

FYE 2021

37,587

174.9

33,048

164.0

74,893

-

113.92

108.44

FYE 2020

13,671

-

12,518

-

-10,769

-

43.15

39.65

Including Discontinued Operations

From Continuing Operations

Ratio of equity

Total assets

Revenue

Revenue

attributable to

Earning Ratio before

Operating profit

Core earnings ratio

owners of the parent

tax

ratio

%

%

%

%

FYE 2021

6.3

3.1

4.2

2.6

FYE 2020

2.4

-1.1

3.5

2.1

Reference: Share of loss (profit) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method

FYE 2021

489 million yen

FYE 2020

346 million yen

Note: Core earnings is calculated by deducting the cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses (SGA) from revenue

Note: The year-on-year rate of change in revenue, core earnings, operating profit, profit before tax, and profit for the year from continuing

operations for FYE 2020

have been omitted.

(2) Consolidated Financial Position

Equity attributable to

Ratio of equity attributable

Equity attributable to owners

Total assets

Total equity

to owners of the parent to

of the parent

owners of the parent

total assets

per share

Million yen

Million yen

Million yen

%

Yen

FYE 2021

1,741,814

554,767

552,271

31.7

1,902.89

FYE 2020

2,091,529

535,137

502,165

24.0

1,730.99

(3) Consolidated Cash Flows

Cash flows from

Cash flows from

Cash flows from

Cash and cash equivalents at

operating activities

investing activities

financing activities

end of period

Million yen

Million yen

Million yen

Million yen

FYE 2021

151,043

-54,151

-93,425

111,061

FYE 2020

157,701

-41,314

-153,285

95,862

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2. Cash Dividends

Total amount of

Dividend payout

Ratio of total

Dividends per share

dividends to

cash dividends

ratio

net assets

(annual)

(consolidated)

End of Q1

End of Q2

End of Q3

End of period

For the year

(consolidated)

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Million yen

%

%

FYE 2020

-

35.00

-

35.00

70.00

20,307

162.2

3.9

FYE 2021

-

35.00

-

40.00

75.00

21,763

65.8

4.1

FYE 2022

-

40.00

-

40.00

80.00

49.4

(forecast)

3. Consolidated Forecast for the FY Ending March, 2022 (April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022)

(% indicate changes from the figures of corresponding period of the previous fiscal year)

From Continuing Operations

Revenue

Core earnings

Operating profit

Profit before tax

Profit for the year

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

FYE 2022

1,440,000

4.5

80,000

39.6

78,000

117.6

75,500

123.3

49,000

199.4

Including Discontinued Operations

Profit for the year

Basic earnings

Profit for the year

attributable to

per share

owners of the parent

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Yen

FYE 2022

47,000

25.0

47,000

42.2

161.94

  • Notes
  1. Changes in significant subsidiaries, which affected the scope of consolidation during this period: Yes
    Newly consolidated company: None
    Excluded company: 3 (Compnay Name) LIXIL Corporation, LIXIL VIVA Corporation, Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.
  2. Changes in accounting policies and accounting estimate
    1. Changes in accounting policies required by IFRS: None
    2. Other changes: None
    3. Changes in accounting estimate: None
  3. Outstanding stocks (Common stocks)

(i) Outstanding stocks including treasury stocks

(March 31, 2021)

313,319,159

shares

(FY ended March 31, 2020)

(ii) Treasury stocks

(March 31, 2021)

23,091,924

shares

(FY ended March 31, 2020)

(iii) Average stocks during the fiscal year

(March 31, 2021)

290,110,459

shares

(FY ended March 31, 2020)

313,319,159 shares

23,216,159 shares

290,101,544 shares

* This financial results report is exempt from review procedures under Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Law.

*Appropriate use of business forecasts; other special items (Cautionary statements with respect to forward-looking statements)

Performance forecast and other forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on information currently available and on certain assumptions deemed rational at the time of this report's release. Due to various circumstances, however, actual results may differ significantly from such statements.

Note: Regarding presentation material to supplement the financial results announcement has been posted on TDnet and the Company's website.

Note: Simplified and Short-Form Merger with 100% Subsidiary (LIXIL Corporation) and Change of Company Name

Following its "Notification Regarding Plans for Simplified and Short-Form Merger Between LIXIL Group Corporation and its 100% Subsidiary (LIXIL Corporation), Change of Company Name, and Partial Amendment of Articles of Incorporation," dated March 23, 2020, LIXIL Corporation has completed the merger between the Company (surviving company) and its 100% subsidiary LIXIL Corporation (absorbed company), effective December 1, 2020.

In addition, the Company has changed its name from LIXIL Group Corporation to LIXIL Corporation, also effective December 1, 2020.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

4. Consolidated Financial Statements

  1. Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(Unit: millions of yen)

As of March 31, 2020

End of this year

(As of March 31, 2021)

ASSETS:

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents

Y

95,862

Y

111,061

Trade and other receivables

307,054

284,369

Inventories

227,606

180,417

Contract assets

20,280

17,650

Income tax receivables

1,740

9,776

Other financial assets

15,428

13,880

Other current assets

16,578

19,262

Subtotal

684,548

636,415

Assets held for sale

58,232

1,358

Total current assets

742,780

637,773

NON-CURRENT ASSETS:

Property, plant and equipment

496,865

402,669

Right of use assets

215,020

62,417

Goodwill and other intangible assets

434,102

453,456

Investment property

7,779

4,931

Investments accounted for using the equity method

10,704

10,871

Other financial assets

90,047

83,080

Deferred tax assets

88,803

77,939

Other non-current assets

5,429

8,678

Total non-current assets

1,348,749

1,104,041

Total assets

Y

2,091,529

Y

1,741,814

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(Unit: millions of yen)

As of March 31, 2020

End of this year

(As of March 31, 2021)

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Trade and other payables

336,492

299,363

Bonds and borrowings

232,711

164,204

Lease liabilities

34,666

17,339

Contract liabilities

10,158

9,738

Income taxes payable

6,159

5,220

Other financial liabilities

7,646

5,408

Provisions

1,731

1,313

Other current liabilities

85,670

84,343

Subtotal

715,233

586,928

Liabilities directly associated with the assets held for sale

91,907

Total current liabilities

807,140

586,928

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Bonds and borrowings

363,379

366,923

Lease liabilities

201,795

47,039

Other financial liabilities

31,926

25,757

Net defined benefit liabilities

76,907

80,939

Provisions

12,335

7,860

Deferred tax liabilities

55,200

56,468

Other non-current liabilities

7,710

15,133

Total non-current liabilities

749,252

600,119

Total liabilities

1,556,392

1,187,047

EQUITY

Share capital

68,418

68,418

Capital reserves

278,120

278,240

Treasury shares

-48,870

-48,610

Other components of equity

-12,709

20,415

Retained earnings

217,206

233,808

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

502,165

552,271

Non-controlling interests

32,972

2,496

Total equity

535,137

554,767

Total liabilities and equity

Y

2,091,529

Y

1,741,814

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

  1. Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Income Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss

(Unit: millions of yen)

FY ended

FY ended

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

Continuing operations

Revenue

Y

1,514,449

Y

1,378,255

Cost of sales

-1,011,823

-909,035

GROSS PROFIT

502,626

469,220

Selling, general and administrative expenses

-450,336

-411,932

Other income

6,064

17,550

Other expenses

-26,344

-38,996

OPERATING PROFIT

32,010

35,842

Finance income

4,817

5,708

Finance costs

-7,241

-8,235

Share of gain of associates and joint ventures accounted

346

489

for using the equity method

10,977

Profit from disposal of share of associates

PROFIT BEFORE TAX FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

40,909

33,804

Income tax expenses

-13,182

-17,436

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

27,727

16,368

Discontinued operations

PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

-14,056

21,219

Profit for the year

13,671

37,587

Profit (loss) for the year attributable to:

Owners of the parent

Continuing operations

28,522

16,363

Discontinued operations

-16,004

16,685

Total

12,518

33,048

Non-controlling interests

Continuing operations

-795

5

Discontinued operations

1,948

4,534

Total

1,153

4,539

Profit for the year

13,671

37,587

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(Unit: millions of yen)

FY ended

FY ended

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

Earnings (loss) per share

Basic (yen per share)

Continuing operations

98.32

56.41

Discontinued operations

-55.17

57.51

Total

43.15

113.92

Diluted (yen per share)

Continuing operations

89.41

53.94

Discontinued operations

-49.76

54.50

Total

39.65

108.44

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unit: millions of yen)

FY ended

FY ended

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR

Y

13,671

Y

37,587

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Net gain on revaluation of financial assets measured through

-6,166

10,740

other comprehensive income

Remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans

2,152

2,420

Total items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

-4,014

13,160

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

-17,382

20,277

Net fair value gain (loss) on hedging instruments entered into for

-3,033

3,872

cash flow hedges

Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint

-11

-3

ventures accounted for using the equity method

Total items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

-20,426

24,146

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

-24,440

37,306

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

-10,769

74,893

Owners of the parent

Non-controlling interests

-11,632

70,212

Total comprehensive income for the year

863

4,681

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

Y

-10,769

Y

74,893

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(3) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

(Unit: millions of yen)

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

Other components of equity

Net fair

value gain

Remeasu-

Exchange

Net fair

(loss) on

value gain

Share

Capital

Treasury

financial

rements of

differences

(loss) on

assets

defined

on

hedging

capital

reserves

shares

measured

benefit

translation

instruments

through

pension

of foreign

entered into

other

plans

operations

for cash

comprehen-

flow hedges

sive income

BALANCE AS OF APRIL 1, 2019

68,418

277,584

-48,899

12,112

-2,659

234

Cumulative effects of changes in

accounting policies

RESTATED BALANCE AS OF APRIL 1, 2019

68,418

277,584

-48,899

12,112

-2,659

234

Profit for the year

Other comprehensive income

-6,153

2,152

-17,077

-3,062

Total comprehensive income for the year

-6,153

2,152

-17,077

-3,062

Purchase of treasury shares

-15

Disposal of treasury shares

-0

0

Redemption of convertible bond-type

bonds with subscription rights to shares

Share-based payment transactions

241

44

Dividends

Reclassification to disposal group

273

-4,021

142

classified as held for sale

Changes in parent's ownership interests

295

in related companies

Transfers from other components of

24

-2,152

equity to retained earnings

Total transactions with owners

536

29

297

-2,152

-4,021

142

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2020

68,418

278,120

-48,870

6,256

-23,757

-2,686

Profit for the year

Other comprehensive income

10,740

2,420

24,129

3,767

Total comprehensive income for the year

10,740

2,420

24,129

3,767

Purchase of treasury shares

-17

Disposal of treasury shares

-0

0

Share-based payment transactions

189

277

Dividends

Reclassification to disposal group

-162

-10

classified as held for sale

Changes in parent's ownership interests

-69

in related companies

Changes associated with loss of

control of subsidiaries

Transfers from other components of

-276

-2,420

equity to retained earnings

Total transactions with owners

120

260

-438

-2,420

-10

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2021

68,418

278,240

-48,610

16,558

372

1,071

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(Unit: millions of yen)

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

Other components of equity

Accumula

-ted other

comprehen

Non-

-sive income

Retained

Total

relating to

controlling

earnings

Total

equity

non-current

Other

Total

interests

(losses)

assets or

disposal

group

classified as

held for sale

BALANCE AS OF APRIL 1, 2019

22

4,749

14,458

222,095

533,656

33,511

567,167

Cumulative effects of changes in

58

58

103

161

accounting policies

RESTATED BALANCE AS OF APRIL 1, 2019

22

4,749

14,458

222,153

533,714

33,614

567,328

Profit for the year

12,518

12,518

1,153

13,671

Other comprehensive income

1

-11

-24,150

-24,150

-290

-24,440

Total comprehensive income for the year

1

-11

-24,150

12,518

-11,632

863

-10,769

Purchase of treasury shares

-15

-15

Disposal of treasury shares

0

0

Redemption of convertible bond-type

-680

-680

680

bonds with subscription rights to shares

Share-based payment transactions

-459

-459

284

110

110

Dividends

-20,307

-20,307

-1,540

-21,847

Reclassification to disposal group

3,606

classified as held for sale

Changes in parent's ownership interests

295

35

330

in related companies

Transfers from other components of

250

-1,878

1,878

equity to retained earnings

Total transactions with owners

3,856

-1,139

-3,017

-17,465

-19,917

-1,505

-21,422

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2020

3,879

3,599

-12,709

217,206

502,165

32,972

535,137

Profit for the year

33,048

33,048

4,539

37,587

Other comprehensive income

-3,889

-3

37,164

37,164

142

37,306

Total comprehensive income for the year

-3,889

-3

37,164

33,048

70,212

4,681

74,893

Purchase of treasury shares

-17

-17

Disposal of treasury shares

0

0

Share-based payment transactions

-1,182

-1,182

1,003

287

287

Dividends

-20,307

-20,307

-592

-20,899

Reclassification to disposal group

172

classified as held for sale

Changes in parent's ownership interests

-69

-5

-74

in related companies

Changes associated with loss of

-34,560

-34,560

control of subsidiaries

Transfers from other components of

-162

-2,858

2,858

equity to retained earnings

Total transactions with owners

10

-1,182

-4,040

-16,446

-20,106

-35,157

-55,263

BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2021

2,414

20,415

233,808

552,271

2,496

554,767

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(4) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unit: millions of yen)

FY ended

FY ended

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Profit before tax from Continuing operations

Y

40,909

Y

33,804

Profit (loss) before tax from Discontinued operations

-64,271

25,491

Profit (Loss) before tax

-23,362

59,295

Depreciation and amortization

105,557

84,786

Impairment losses

18,378

8,840

Loss recognized on the measurement to fair value, less costs to sell

53,983

the disposal group related to discontinued operations

Loss recognized on the measurement to fair value, less costs to sell

5,405

the disposal group held for sale

Interest and dividend income

-3,490

-2,825

Interest expense

6,368

5,433

Share of loss (profit) of associates and joint ventures accounted for

-346

-489

using the equity method

Profit from disposal of share of associates

-10,977

Gain on sale of subsidiaries

-1,422

-25,763

Loss (profit) on sale and disposal of property, plant and equipment

1,316

-439

Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables

45,881

19,802

Decrease (increase) in inventories

-1,558

4,565

Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables

-23,767

9,648

Increase (decrease) in net defined benefit liabilities

-2,208

263

Other

13,245

9,913

Subtotal

177,598

178,434

Interest received

1,875

1,342

Dividends received

1,693

1,581

Interest paid

-6,946

-5,055

Income taxes paid

-16,519

-25,259

Net cash flows from operating activities

Y

157,701

151,043

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(4) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unit: millions of yen)

FY ended

FY ended

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

(Increase) decrease in time deposits

Y

825

Y

-2,441

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

-56,752

-54,959

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

3,952

2,519

Purchase of intangible assets

-11,883

-13,539

Proceeds from disposal of investment property

857

56

Payments for sale of subsidiaries

-52,476

Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries

14,288

69,846

Decrease (increase) in short-term loans receivable

-2,965

-1,135

Payments for long-term loans receivable

-350

-7

Proceeds from collection of long-term loans receivable

368

330

Payments for acquisition of other investments

-192,045

-135,342

Proceeds from sale and redemption of investments

205,442

135,706

Other

-3,051

-2,709

Net cash flows from investing activities

Y

-41,314

Y

-54,151

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Dividends paid

Y

-20,307

Y

-20,307

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

-1,540

-592

Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings and commercial

-62,634

-87,719

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

142,377

83,696

Repayment of long-term borrowings

-80,330

-75,943

Proceeds from issuance of bonds

49,775

Payments for redemption of bonds

-90,000

-10,000

Lease liabilities paid

-40,954

-32,460

Payments for acquisition of interests in subsidiaries from

-29

-6

non-controlling interests

Other

132

131

Net cash flows from financing activities

Y

-153,285

Y

-93,425

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

-36,898

3,467

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

141,421

95,862

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON THE BALANCE OF

-2,030

3,442

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS HELD IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

-6,631

8,290

INCLUDED IN ASSETS CLASSIFIED HELD FOR SALE

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR

Y

95,862

111,061

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(5) Notes related to Financial Statements

(Notes related to Going Concern Assumptions) Not applicable.

(Notes on Changes in Presentation)

In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, LIXIL VIVA, formerly a subisdiary of the Company, was classified as discontinued operations.

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, is presented below net income for continuing operations in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive income. Revenue, income (loss), and other items for discontinued operations have been reclassified to loss for from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and comprehensive income for the year ended March 31, 2021. Cash flows from operating activities, investing activities, and financial activities are presented in the total amount of continuing operations and discontinued operations cash flows in the consolidated statement of cash flows.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(Additional Information)

Regarding accounting estimates considering the expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 global pandemic caused a sharp stagnation in economic and social activities, which had a considerable impact on our business performance in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Although there are differences depending on the region, both Japan and international businesses are generally on a recovery trend.

We will continue to carefully monitor the social and economic impact of COVID-19 in Japan and international markets, and how this will affect our business performance.

Due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are currently no widely accepted views on how it will continue to develop in the future, or references regarding accounting estimates related this situation. Therefore, it is difficult to predict the trend. However, based on certain assumptions, we have developed estimates such as for the recoverability of deferred tax assets or goodwill and fixed asset impairment tests, and reflected these into our accounting same as the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.

Most of Japan and international business performance showed a recovery trend during the second half of the fiscal year ended March 2021, although COVID-19 is still expanding in some international regions. It is assumed that the impact on our business performance from fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 onward will be minor and limited.

There are many uncertainties regarding the impact of COVID-19 on economic activities. If the above assumptions should change, the financial condition and operating results of the Company may be affected.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(Segment Information)

  • Description of Reportable Segments
    The Company's reportable segments are those for which discrete financial information is available and regular evaluation by the Board of Directors is being performed in order to decide how resources are allocated and performance is assessed.
    The Company is managed based on four reportable segments consisting of the Water Technology business, the Housing Technology business, the Building Technology business, and the Housing and Services business. The Company manages these reportable segments and reports the performance of the respective business units to the Board of Executive Officers or Directors.
    The Water Technology business includes manufacturing and sales of sanitary earthenware, faucets, bathroom fixtures, system kitchen units and others. The Housing Technology business includes manufacturing and sales of window sashes, doors, shutters, interior building materials and others. The Building Technology business includes manufacturing and sales of curtain walls and others. The Housing and Services business includes proposals for housing solutions, sales and management of real estate, management of assisted living condominiums, and others.
    As described in (Note on Discontinued Operations), the Company signed off an agreement to sell 100% of the shares of LIXIL VIVA("VIVA"), and transfered shares on November 9, 2020. Revenue, income (loss), and other items of VIVA are classified as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements from the beginning of the year ended March 31, 2020. Therefore, the revenue and segment profit of VIVA, which was originally included in the Distribution and Retail business, have been reclassified as discontinued operations under in segment information for the year ended March 31, 2020.
    In addition, the online business of housing-related equipment (LIXIL Online Business) operated by our consolidated subsidiary was classified in the Housing and Services business until the third quarter of fiscal year ended March 2021. However, due to the organizational restructuring within the company on January 1, 2021, LIXIL Online Business was subsequently transitioned to and classified into the Water Technology business from the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2021.
  • Methods of Measurement for the Amounts of Revenue, Profit (Loss) and Other Items for Each Reportable Segment
    The accounting policies of each reportable segment are consistent with those for the preparation of consolidated financial statements. Profit or loss for reportable segments is presented on the basis of core earnings. Intersegment revenue or transfers are based on market prices and others.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

  • Information about Revenue, Income (Loss) and Other Items by Business Segment For the FY ended March 31, 2020 (April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020)

(Unit: millions of yen)

Reportable Segments

Water

Housing

Building

Housing &

Technology

Technology

Technology

Services

Business

Business

Business

Business

Revenue

Revenue from external customers (Note 3)

Y

813,815

Y

536,268

Y

112,680

Y

51,686

Intersegment revenue or transfers

14,712

5,936

94

2,333

Total

828,527

542,204

112,774

54,019

Segment profit (Note 1)

61,524

28,288

2,671

2,984

Other income

Other expenses (Note 1,4)

Operating profit

Finance income

Finance costs

Share of loss of associates and joint ventures

accounted for using the equity method

Profit from disposal of share of associates

Profit before tax from continuing operations

Other items

Depreciation and amortization

43,840

35,184

1,672

1,618

Impairment losses

8,847

4,444

79

239

One time allowance for employees (Note 4)

1,965

1,225

140

41

Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures

-12

122

-

236

Investments accounted for using the equity method

346

4,143

-

6,215

Capital expenditures

43,935

23,602

3,239

1,567

(Unit: millions of yen)

Total

Reconciliations

Consolidated

( Note 2 )

Revenue

Revenue from external customers (Note 3)

Y

1,514,449

-

Y

1,514,449

Intersegment revenue or transfers

23,075

-23,075

-

Total

1,537,524

-23,075

1,514,449

Segment profit (Note 1)

95,467

-43,177

52,290

Other income

6,064

Other expenses (Note 1,4)

-26,344

Operating profit

32,010

Finance income

4,817

Finance costs

-7,241

Share of loss of associates and joint ventures

346

accounted for using the equity method

Profit from disposal of share of associates

10,977

Profit before tax from continuing operations

40,909

Other items

Depreciation and amortization

82,314

228

82,542

Impairment losses

13,609

917

14,526

One time allowance for employees (Note 4)

3,371

90

3,461

Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures

346

-

346

Investments accounted for using the equity method

10,704

-

10,704

Capital expenditures

72,343

4

72,347

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

Information about Revenue, Income (Loss) and Other Items by Business Segment

For the FY ended March 31, 2021 (April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021)

(Unit: millions of yen)

Reportable Segments

Water

Housing

Building

Housing &

Technology

Technology

Technology

Services

Business

Business

Business

Business

Revenue

Revenue from external customers (Note 3)

Y

770,551

Y

469,049

Y

93,329

Y

45,326

Intersegment revenue or transfers

13,254

5,242

46

1,230

Total

783,805

474,291

93,375

46,556

Segment profit (Note 1)

62,148

31,435

2,611

2,136

Other income

Other expenses (Note 1,4)

Operating profit

Finance income

Finance costs

Share of loss of associates and joint ventures

accounted for using the equity method

Profit from disposal of share of associates

Profit before tax from continuing operations

Other items

Depreciation and amortization

41,711

36,460

1,171

1,205

Impairment losses

2,528

2,661

2,780

747

One time allowance for employees (Note 4)

803

468

51

17

Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures

-125

242

-

372

Investments accounted for using the equity method

248

4,287

-

6,336

Capital expenditures (Note 4)

44,740

17,882

2,074

882

(Unit: millions of yen)

Total

Reconciliations

Consolidated

( Note 2 )

Revenue

Revenue from external customers (Note 3)

Y

1,378,255

-

Y

1,378,255

Intersegment revenue or transfers

19,772

-19,772

-

Total

1,398,027

-19,772

1,378,255

Segment profit (Note 1)

98,330

-41,042

57,288

Other income

17,550

Other expenses (Note 1,4)

-38,996

Operating profit

35,842

Finance income

5,708

Finance costs

-8,235

Share of loss of associates and joint ventures

489

accounted for using the equity method

Profit from disposal of share of associates

-

Profit before tax from continuing operations

33,804

Other items

Depreciation and amortization

80,547

3

80,550

Impairment losses

8,716

124

8,840

One time allowance for employees (Note 4)

1,339

52

1,391

Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures

489

-

489

Investments accounted for using the equity method

10,871

-

10,871

Capital expenditures

65,578

3

65,581

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

Notes:

  1. Segment profit is core earnings which are defined as revenue less cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses. A one-time allowance for employees was recorded as other expenses instead of cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses.
  2. Segment profit reconciliations are expenses for the Company that are not allocated to reportable segments. Expenses for the Company are those mainly associated with the administrative departments, including human resources, general affairs, accounting and other departments of the Company and LIXIL Corporation (absorbed company) mergerd on December 1, 2020.
  3. Regarding revenue to LIXIL VIVA, which was previously included in "Intersegment revenue or transfers", they have been included in "Revenue from external customers" and have been eliminated from profit or loss from discontinued operations to reflect the impact on continuing operations in the future". Accordingly, revenue to LIXIL VIVA included in "Revenue from external customers" in the previous consolidated fiscal year was JPY 1,921 million for the Water Technology Business and JPY 2,241 million for the Housing Technology Business. Revenue to LIXIL VIVA included in "Revenue from external customers" in the current consolidated fiscal year was JPY 1,013 million for the Water Technology Business and JPY 1,233 million for the Housing Technology Business.
  4. Record of one-time allowance for employees (For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020)
    To support all employees with unplanned expenses related COVID-19, the Company decided to issue a special one-time allowance of JPY 50,000 or local currency equivalent per person. This one-time allowance for employees is recorded for JPY 3,461 million as other expenses in the Consolidated Statement of profit or loss. (For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021)
    To support all employees with unplanned expenses related COVID-19, the Company decided to issue a special one-time allowance of USD 200 or local currency equivalent per person. This one-time allowance for employees is recorded for JPY 1,391 million as other expenses in the Consolidated Statement of profit or loss.
  5. Business operations classified as discontinued operations are not included.
  6. LIXIL Online Business's products mainly handled in the Water Technology business were sold through the Housing and Services business, so the revenue of LIXIL Online Business was included in "Intersegment revenue or transfers" of the Water Technology business and "Revenue from external customers" of the Housing and Services business. From the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2021, it was included in "Revenue from external customers" of the Water Technology business and the Housing Technology business.
    When the revenue and segment profit related to LIXIL Online Business for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2021 are aggregated by the conventional method, "Revenue from external customers" and
    "Segment profit" decreased by JPY 956 million and JPY 100 million, respectively. "Intersegment revenue or transfers" of the Water Technology business increased by JPY 672 million. "Revenue from external customers" and "Segment profit" of the Housing Technology business decreased by JPY 80 million and JPY 8 million, respectively. "Revenue from external customers" and "segment profit" of the Housing and Services business increased by JPY 1,036 million and JPY 108 million, respectively.
    When the revenue and segment profit related to LIXIL Online Business for the consolidated cumulative period for the third quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2021 are aggregated by the changed method, "Revenue from external customers", "Segment profit" of the Water Technology business increased by JPY 2,777 million and JPY
    310 million, respectively. "Intersegment revenue or transfers" of the Water Technology business decreased by JPY
    1,632 million. "Revenue from external customers" and "Segment profit" of the Housing Technology business increased by JPY 303 million and JPY 11 million, respectively. "Revenue from external customers" and "Segment profit" of the Housing and Services business decreased by JPY 3,080 million and JPY 321 million, respectively.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(Notes on Assets Held for Sale and Liabilities Directly Associated with Assets Held for Sale)

The breakdown of assets held for sale and directly related liabilities associated with assets held for sale in the previous consolidated fiscal year is as follows. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, major items classified to assets held for sale and liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale consist of Permasteelisa S.p.A and its subsidiaries which are classified in discontinued operations. Details of the assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations are as described in "Discontinued Operations" section of the notes.

(Unit: millions of yen)

As of March 31,

As of March 31,

2020

2020

Assets held for sale

Liabilities directly associated with the

assets held for sale

Cash and cash equivalents

1,301

Trade and other payables

878

Trade and other receivables

2,108

Other current liabilities

41

Inventories

611

Net defined benefit liabilities

359

Property, plant and equipment

310

Liabilities related to discontinued operations

89,876

Assets related to discontinued operations

53,473

Other liabilities

753

Other assets

429

Total

58,232

Total

91,907

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(Notes on Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss)

For the FY ended March 31, 2020 (April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020)

  1. Impairment losses
    An impairment loss of JPY14,526 million is reported under Other expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. Details of impaired assets are as follows:

Category

Segment

Component and Amount (Unit: millions of yen)

Manufacturing facilities for

Water Technology Business

Buildings and structures

384

interior tiles, etc.

Machinery and vehicles

1,676

Customer-related assets

1,517

Other

254

Total

3,831

Manufacturing facilities for

Water Technology Business

Buildings and structures

415

sanitary ware

Machinery and vehicles

1,055

Land

228

Goodwill

622

Other intangible assets

472

Other

7

Total

2,799

Manufacturing facilities for

Housing Technology

Machinery and vehicles

915

siding

business

Right of use assets

1,049

Other

186

Total

2,150

Manufacturing facilities for

Water Technology Business

Machinery and vehicles

339

faucets, etc.

Tools, Furniture and Fixtures

104

Trademarks

594

Other

4

Total

1,041

The Company recognized impairment losses assets related to manufacturing facilities for interior tiles, etc which is the assets located in United States. Due to sluggish business performance and reduced profitability, the carrying amounts of the relevant assets were written down to their recoverable amounts, and related impairment losses were recorded as other expenses in the consolidated statement of profit or loss. An asset's recoverable amount is measured as its value in use, determined by discounting future cash flows at a discount rate of 11.0%.

The Company recognized impairment losses for assets related to sanitaryware manufacturing facilities which were recorded when LIXIL India Sanitaryware Private Limited became a consolidated subsidiary. Since the profitability of LIXIL India Sanitaryware Private Limited has dropped significantly, the carrying amounts of the relevant assets were written down to their recoverable amounts, and related impairment losses were recorded as other expenses in the consolidated statement of profit or loss. An asset's recoverable amount is measured as its value in use, determined by discounting future cash flows at a discount rate of 13.4%. For goodwill, the Company recognized impairment losses of the entire amount of the total carrying value.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

The Company recognized impairment losses for siding manufacturing facilities. Due to sluggish business performance and reduced profitability, the carrying amounts of the relevant assets were written down to their recoverable amounts, and related impairment losses were recorded as other expenses in the consolidated statement of profit or loss. An asset's recoverable amount is measured as its value in use, determined by discounting future cash flows at a discount rate of 5.3%.

The Company recognized impairment losses for manufacturing facilities for faucets, etc. which are assets of LIXIL Africa. Due to sluggish business performance and reduced profitability, the carrying amounts of the relevant assets were written down to their recoverable amounts, and related impairment losses were recorded as other expenses in the consolidated statement of profit or loss. An asset's recoverable amount is measured as fair value less disposal costs, determined by discounting future cash flows at a discount rate of 11.3%.

In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized impairment losses for the assets described below. These impairment losses were recorded in loss from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of profit or loss.

Category

Segment

Component and Amount (Unit: millions of yen)

Retail stores

Distribution and Retail

Buildings and structures

334

Business

Right of use assets

2,432

Other

27

Total

2,793

Due to sluggish business performance and reduced profitability, the carrying amounts of the relevant assets were written down to their recoverable amounts, and related impairment losses were recorded as other expenses in the consolidated statement of profit or loss. An asset's recoverable amount is measured as its value in use, determined by discounting future cash flows at a discount rate of 4.7%.

(2) Career Option Program

(Notes on the recording of expenses for "Career Option Program")

The Company is working to enhance their personnel systems to support multigenerational career planning, expand development opportunities, and shift to a meritocracy based system. As part of this initiative, the Board of Directors resolved to implement a "Career Option Program" where permanent employees of the Group working in Japan who have reached a certain age with certain duration of service will be able to select the option of pursuing opportunities outside the company before the usual statutory retirement age. Regarding premium retirement allowance and the outplacement service expenses related to the "Career Option Program", they are recorded as cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of profit or loss for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 as follows.

Component and Amount (Unit: millions of yen)

Cost of sales

805

million yen

Selling, general and administrative expenses

4,738

million yen

Total

5,543

million yen

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

For the FY ended March 31, 2021 (April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021)

  1. Impairment losses
    An impairment loss of JPY 8,840 million is reported under Other expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. Details of impaired assets are as follows:

Category

Segment

Component and Amount (Unit: millions of yen)

Manufacturing facilities for

Building Technology Business

Buildings and structures

434

building window sashes, etc.

Machinery and vehicles

2,171

Tools, Furniture & Fixtures

102

Other

41

Total

2,748

Other

Housing Technology business

Goodwill

1,882

The Company recognized impairment losses assets related to manufacturing facilities for building window sashes, etc which is the assets located in Japan. Due to sluggish business performance and reduced profitability, the carrying amounts of the relevant assets were written down to their recoverable amounts, and related impairment losses were recorded as other expenses in the consolidated statement of profit or loss. An asset's recoverable amount is measured as its value in use, determined by discounting future cash flows at a discount rate of 4.5%.

Goodwill is related to Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd., which was a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. Due to sluggish business performance and reduced profitability, the carrying amounts of the relevant assets were written down to their recoverable amounts, and related impairment losses were recorded as other expenses in the consolidated statement of profit or loss. An asset's recoverable amount is measured as its value in use, determined by discounting future cash flows at a discount rate of 6.8%. In the current consolidated fiscal year ended March 2021, 100% of Kawashima Selkon Textile's shares were transferred. The outline of the share transfer is as described in (Note on Transfer of Consolidated Subsidiary).

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

  1. Implementation of Voluntary Retirement Program "New Life"
    The Company aims to transform its Japan business into a more entrepreneurial and sustainable enterprise in the future. Building on initiatives already taken under Kawaranaito LIXIL ("LIXIL, We Must Change"), a comprehensive HR program launched in Japan in the fall of 2019, and to accelerate the speed of transformation, the Board of Directors resolved to implement the "New Life Voluntary Retirement

Program" (hereinafter "New Life") in the Company on October 30, 2020.

1) Background

The Japan business currently represents approximately 70% of the Company's total business. It is also the key driver of innovation that supports LIXIL's global portfolio of brands and businesses.

The business environment surrounding the Company and its subsidiaries in Japan, however, is changing with a rapidly shrinking market for new homes. At the same time, changing consumer trends and digitalization are disrupting traditional business models. To succeed, the Company recognizes the need to transform its business structure, become meritocratic, and establish an agile culture that supports innovation and entrepreneurship. The Company believes it is important to act now, to accelerate the speed of the transformation and ensure the Company can provide strong support to employees. The Company and its subsidiaries expect these changes to strengthen the growth potential and sustainability of its operations in Japan and internationally, enhancing overall stakeholder returns.

2) Eligibility

Permanent employees of LIXIL Corporation aged 40 and over, who have worked as an employee of LIXIL Corporation for ten consecutive years or more as of the effective date. (This excludes employees working at factories (other than working in HR, Administration and Accounting Departments), Distribution Centers and the Digital Division.)

3) Application Period

From January 12, 2021 to January 22, 2021

  1. Number of voluntary retirement applicants 965 employees applied.
  2. Effective Date of Retirement

March 25, 2021

6) Preferential Conditions

  • A premium will be added on to the normal retirement allowance of eligible applicants
  • In addition, eligible applicants will also have the option to receive outplacement services 7) Financial impact for Profit or Loss
    Loss on early retirement related payments of JPY 13,563 million were recorded in other expenses in the consolidated statement of profit or loss.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(Information per share)

FY ended

FY ended

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

Million yen

Million yen

Profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent from

28,522

16,363

continuing operations

Profit (loss) for the year attributable to owners of the parent from

-16,004

16,685

discontinued operations

Profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent

12,518

33,048

Profit adjusted for the effect of dilution from continuing operations

234

148

Profit adjusted for the effect of dilution from discontinued operations

-

-

Diluted profit for the year

12,752

33,196

Shares

Shares

Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding

290,101,544

290,110,459

Increase in weighted-average number of ordinary shares due to dilution

Increase from stock options

-

-

Increase of convertible bonds with stock acquisition rights

31,515,607

16,014,519

Diluted weighted-average number of ordinary shares

321,617,151

306,124,978

Yen

Yen

Basic earnings (loss) per share

Continuing operations

98.32

56.41

Discontinued operations

-55.17

57.51

Total

43.15

113.92

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

Continuing operations

89.41

53.94

Discontinued operations

-49.76

54.50

Total

39.65

108.44

thousand shares

thousand shares

Diluted potential ordinary shares not included in the calculation

5th stock options

1,988

7th stock options

1,973

of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have

7th stock options

2,389

8th stock options

41

been anti-dilutive

8th stock options

41

9th stock options

300

9th stock options

300

( The class is ordinary shares )

( The class is ordinary shares )

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(Note on Transfer of Consolidated Subsidiary)

For the FY ended March 31, 2020 (April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020) Transfer of Shares of Ken Depot Corporation

  • Main reason for the transfer

Ken Depot Corporation is expanding its membership-based wholesale building materials stores for professional users of housing-related materials, "Ken Depot", around the Tokyo metropolitan area. The Company launched the Ken Depot business in 2009, and in 2015, carved out the Ken Depot business from LIXIL Corporation, (absorbed company mergerd on December 1, 2020) and established Ken Depot Corporation. With capital participation of the fund in which Unison Capital Inc., which has extensive experience in supporting the growth of companies and helping them become independent from large corporate groups, operates or acts as an advisor (hereinafter "Unison Capital"), Ken Depot became an equity-method affiliate of the Company.

At this time, as a result of the discussion between Unison Capital and LIXIL Corporation, both companies decided to transfer all of the shares of Ken Depot Corporation held. The Company is focused on optimizing its business portfolio in line with broader steps to enhance operational efficiency and strengthen financial conditions. This share transfer is also in line with the Company's ongoing efforts to simplify the business structure and enabling further synergies and efficiencies.

  • Name of the transferee company and date of share transfer

Name of the transferee company

KOHNAN SHOJI CO., LTD.

Date of share transfer

June 3, 2019

The name, major business, and segment of a company that LIXIL Group sold off

Name of the equity-method affiliate

Ken Depot Corporation

Management of membership-based wholesale building

Major Business

materials stores for professional users of housing-related

materials, "Ken Depot"

Segment

Distribution & Retail business

Overview of the transfer

Number of shares held before the

Common shares : 21,698,181 shares

(Shareholder voting rights: 34.00%)

transfer

Type A shares

: 36,001,819 shares

Number of shares transferred

Common shares : 21,698,181 shares

Type A share

: 36,001,819 shares

Number of shares held after the

Common shares : - shares

(Shareholder voting rights: - %)

transfer

Type A shares

: - shares

Received amount

JPY 12,938 million

The Company has recorded JPY 10,977 million in gain on

disposal of interests in an affiliated company in the

Gain on share transfer

consolidated statement of profit or loss for the fiscal year

ending March 31, 2020.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

For the FY ended March 31, 2021 (April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021)

(1) Transfer of Shares of Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.

The Company resolved at the Board of Directors Meeting held on November 24, 2020, that it has decided to sell 100% of its shares in Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd. ("Kawashima"), a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, to Kawashima via a buy- back transaction, and signed off on the share transfer agreement on the same date. The share transfer was executed on January 6, 2021.

  • Main reason for the transfer

The Company acquired a 34% ownership stake in Kawashima by underwriting a capital increase through third-party allotment in December 2010 and acquired the remaining 66% ownership stake in August 2011 through a share exchange, which led it to become a 100% subsidiary. The aim was to stabilize Kawashima's business profits and financial base, pursue synergies in terms of sales and reduce costs by building an efficient system for collaboration in logistics and indirect operations.

Recently, the Company received from Kawashima an offer of a management buyout (MBO) by the current management, who have deep understanding of the cultural, commercial, and technical value of Kawashima, in order for Kawashima to accelerate the speed of its business growth and to enhance its productivity and efficiency. Kawashima also plans challenge new designs and develop manufacturing techniques for next generations based on their manufacturing traditions. Since the proposal, the Company and Kawashima have been discussing and considering it.

As a result, since the offer from Kawashima is in line with the management direction of the Company to transform its operations (i.e., to strengthen governance, focus on core businesses to improve productivity and efficiency, promote synergies between businesses, and optimize business portfolio to strengthen future growth and financial position), the Company decided to transfer all of its shares to Kawashima to dissolve the capital tie-up.

  • Name of the transferee company and date of share transfer

Name of the transferee company

Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.

Date of share transfer

January 6, 2021

Name of the transferred company, major business and segment

Name

Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.

Major Business

[Interior Decoration/Fabrics]

Production and distribution of curtain, carpet, wall-covering, interior

accessories and stuff, interior finish work

[Traditional and Artistic Textiles]

Obi, stage curtain, festival float curtain, traditional accessories and stuff

Segment

Housing Technology Business

Overview of the transfer

Number of shares held before the transfer

141,877,506 shares (Shareholding ratio: 100%)

Number of shares transferred

141,877,506 shares

Number of shares held after the transfer

No share ( - % )

Received amount

Transfer price shall be undisclosed pursuant to duty of confidentiality in

the share transfer agreement

The Company has recorded ¥ 5,405 million in Loss recognized on the measurement

Gain or loss on share transfer

to fair value, less costs to sell the disposal group held for sale in the consolidated

statement of profit or loss for the year ended March 31, 2021.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(2) Transfer of Shares of Japan Home Shield Corporation

The Company reached an agreement with MCP5 Investment Business Limited Liability Partnership, a fund whose management is entrusted to Mizuho Capital Partners Co., Ltd. ("Mizuho Capital Partners"), to transfer 100% of the issued common stock of Japan Home Shield Corporation ("Japan Home Shield") held by LIXIL Living Solution Corporation ("LIXIL Living Solution"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of LIXIL, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, and signed off on the share transfer agreement. The transfer of shares was carried out on March 9, 2021.

  • Main reason for the transfer

LIXIL aims to become an entrepreneurial company that can achieve sustainable growth and contribute to society by making better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere. To achieve this aim, LIXIL and its group companies are taking steps to transform its operations, including strengthening governance, focusing on actively managing its core businesses to enhance productivity and efficiency, driving synergies across its core business areas, as well as optimizing its business portfolio to accelerate growth and strengthen financial conditions.

As a leading company in geotechnical investigation for homes and home inspection, Japan Home Shield has covered a cumulative total of more than 1.8 million units in geotechnical investigation and 200,000 houses in home inspection since its establishment. Given the housing law changes and frequent natural disasters in recent years, the environment for housing is changing. Japan Home Shield has continued to listen to the voice of customers and achieved sustainable growth by improving its technology and services and offering new services such as foundation design.

For Japan Home Shield to aim for dramatic growth along with the expansion of the industry overall, and to further grow beyond its current business, LIXIL and Japan Home Shield have come to the decision that it is necessary to separate Japan Home Shield from LIXIL so that it can receive support from a new owner to further strengthen its business. As a result of mutual discussion, it was determined that the best path forward for Japan Home Shield was to partner with Mizuho Capital Partners for its know- how, network, and resources, and to establish an even stronger business foundation by receiving business and financial support from Mizuho Capital Partners.

LIXIL is proceeding with various initiatives to reform its business operations, and believes that the Share Transfer is in line with the Company's direction of aiming to create further synergies and improve efficiency by simplifying its business structure and integrating the organizations.

For the reasons described above, LIXIL has decided to transfer all common shares of Japan Home Shield held by LIXIL through LIXIL Living Solution.

  • Name of the transferee company and date of share transfer

Name of the transferee company

MCP Partners Co., Ltd. outsourced by Mizuho Capital Partners Co., Ltd.

Date of share transfer

March 9, 2021

Name of the transferred company, major business and segment

Name

Japan Home Shield Corporation

Major Business

Geotechnical investigation and related business, geotechnical reinforcement,

geological survey, home inspection

Segment

Housing & Services Business

Overview of the transfer

Number of shares held before the transfer

2,000 shares (Shareholding ratio: 100%)

Number of shares transferred

2,000 shares

Number of shares held after the transfer

No share ( - % )

Received amount

Transfer price shall be undisclosed pursuant to duty of confidentiality in

the share transfer agreement

Gain or loss on share transfer

JPY 9,269 million was recognized as other income in the consolidated statement of

profit or loss for the year ended March 31, 2021.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(Note on Discontinued Operations)

For the FY ended March 31, 2021 (April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021)

(1) Transfer of Shares of Permasteelisa S.p.A.

The Company resolved at the Board of Directors Meeting held on May 1, 2020 that it has decided to sell 100% of the shares of Permasteelisa S.p.A ("Permasteelisa") held by its subsidiary LIXIL Corporation (extinguished due to absorption-type merger with the Company as the surviving company on December 1, 2020) to Atlas Holdings LLC ("Atlas"), and signed off on the share transfer agreement on the same date. The share transfer was executed on September 30, 2020.

  • Main reason for the transfer

The Company's aim is to be an entrepreneurial company that can achieve sustainable competitiveness and growth in order to fulfill its corporate purpose to contribute to society by making better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere. To achieve this aim, the company is taking steps to transform its operations, including strengthening governance, focusing on actively managing its core businesses to enhance productivity and efficiency, driving synergies across its core business areas, as well as optimizing its business portfolio to accelerate growth and strengthen financial conditions. The transaction is in line with the Company's efforts to focus on its core businesses and simplify its business structure, enabling further synergies and efficiencies through enhanced integration.

Permasteelisa is a global leader in the engineering, project management, manufacturing and installation of curtain walls and interior systems, with high-end curtain walls positioned at the core of its business. Over its history, the company has established a solid position in markets around the world, including Europe, Asia and North America. However, despite being a world-class brand, Permasteelisa has encountered significant operational and financial challenges in recent years, requiring the Company and Permasteelisa to implement a comprehensive plan to revitalize the business and return it to growth and stability.

Permasteelisa's operations are also significantly different to those of the Company's core business operations in terms of business cycles and other factors. Therefore, the sale of Permasteelisa will allow the Company to further concentrate investing resources in driving synergies across its core businesses, consider investments in new and profitable growth areas to further enhance our core operations, as well as simplify and eliminate its ongoing exposure to different types of risks.

For these reasons, the Company has concluded the contract to transfer 100% of its shares of Permasteelisa to Atlas, an industrial holding company based in the U.S., which together with its affiliates operates a diversified group of manufacturing, distribution and construction businesses.

  • Name of the transferee company and date of share transfer

Name of the transferee company

Atlas Holdings LLC

Date of share transfer

September 30, 2020

Name of the transferred company, major business and segment

Name

Permasteelisa S.p.A

Major Business

Designing, production and installation for curtain walls and interiors

Segment

Building Technology Business

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

Overview of the transfer

Number of shares held before the transfer

25,613,544 shares (Shareholding ratio: 100%)

Number of shares transferred

25,613,544 shares

Number of shares held after the transfer

No share ( - % )

This will not be disclosed due to the strong intention of the other party,

Received amount

but the share transfer price was determined through negotiations with

the other party after a fair process.

-For certain disputes involving Permasteelisa occurring prior to the date of the share

transfer, a LIXIL group company is obligated to indemnify the loss incurred by

Permasteelisa on or after the date of the share transfer. The contingent liability in

this regard is 31 million euros (JPY 4.035 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2021.

-If the revitalization plan is executed by Permasteelisa on or after the date of the

share transfer, the LIXIL group is liable to compensate the costs incurred in

Relationship with LIXIL after the share

implementing the revitalization plan that the LIXIL group considers necessary for the

transfer

implementation of the plan. The contingent liability in this regard is 10 million euros

(JPY 1.298 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2021.

-Before the share transfer date, the LIXIL group paid a certain amount of capital, of

which up to 100 million euros (JPY 12.980 billion) will be recovered depending on

the cash flow status of Permasteelisa between the date of the share transfer and the

end of the following fiscal year.

  • Assets and Liabilities related to discontinued operations
    The breakdown of assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 are as follows. Since the share transfer was completed on September 30, 2020, there are no assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations applicable as of March 31, 2021.

(Unit: millions of yen)

As of March 31,

As of March 31,

2020

2020

Assets related to discontinued operations

Liabilities related to discontinued operations

Cash and cash equivalents

6,990

Trade and other payables

30,776

Trade and other receivables

19,865

Lease liabilities (current)

1,694

Inventories

2,170

Contract liabilities

37,715

Contract assets

13,726

Other financial liabilities (current)

1,601

Other financial assets (current)

3,007

Provisions (current)

5,435

Other current assets

4,825

Other current liabilities

1,783

Deferred tax assets

2,864

Lease liabilities (non-current)

2,972

Other assets

26

Net defined benefit liabilities

3,633

Provisions (non-current)

1,929

Deferred tax liabilities

1,670

Other liabilities

668

Total

53,473

Total

89,876

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

  • Profit or loss from discontinued operations

(Unit: millions of yen)

FY ended

FY ended

March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021

Revenue

139,688

49,674

Loss recognized on the measurement to fair value, less costs to sell

-53,983

-

the disposal group related to discontinued operations

Other profit and loss

-155,878

-55,296

Loss before tax from discontinued operations

-70,173

-5,622

Income tax expenses (Note)

51,912

754

Loss for the year from discontinued operations

-18,261

-4,868

(Note) Income tax expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 include the impact of JPY 16,054 million for loss recognized on the measurement to fair value, less costs to sell the disposal group related to discontinued operations.

Cash flows from discontinued operations

(Unit: millions of yen)

FY ended

FY ended

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

-15,857

-1,857

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

6

-54,970

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

-1,986

-1,192

Total

-17,837

-58,019

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

(2) Transfer of Shares of LIXIL VIVA Corporation

Based on the resolution at the Board of Directors Meeting held on June 9, 2020, the Company signed a memorandum ("Memorandum") with Arcland Sakamoto Co., Ltd. ("Arcland Sakamoto") and LIXIL VIVA Corporation ("LIXIL VIVA"), a subsidiary of the Company, as well as an agreement ("Agreement") with Arcland Sakamoto regarding a series of transactions including: a cash tender offer scheduled to be conducted by Arcland Sakamoto for the ordinary shares of LIXIL VIVA ("Tender Offer"); a reverse share split of the ordinary shares of LIXIL VIVA; a transfer of the shares held by the Company via buy-back by LIXIL VIVA ("Share Transfer"), through which LIXIL VIVA becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcland Sakamoto; and other transactions incidental or related to those transactions (collectively, "Transaction"). After the conclusion of the agreement, through the necessary procedures for the transfer of shares, the Share Transfer was completed on November 9, 2020.

  • Main reason for the transfer

The Company's aim is to be an entrepreneurial company that can achieve sustainable competitiveness and growth in order to fulfill its corporate purpose to contribute to society by making better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere. To achieve this aim, the Company is taking steps to transform its operations, including strengthening governance, focusing on actively managing its core businesses areas, enabling further synergies, as well as optimizing its business portfolio to accelerate growth and strengthen financial conditions.

The transaction is in line with the Company's efforts to focus on its core businesses and simplify its business structure, enabling further synergies and efficiencies through enhanced integration.

LIXIL VIVA operates home improvement centers that provide a wide range of housing related merchandise, materials and renovation services. LIXIL VIVA has established a solid position in the industry thanks to its strengths, particularly its offering of a wide variety of merchandise necessary for renovations via its vast store space, which can provide business customers with one-stop service. LIXIL VIVA, however, has been facing a challenging business environment with intensifying competition in the retail home improvement center industry caused by a decrease in the number of customers due to population decline in Japan, changes in consumer behavior, and shifts in the channel landscape with the expansion of drugstores, e-commerce, and so forth.

The business of LIXIL VIVA is distribution and retail business which differs from the Company's core business. Therefore, the Share Transfer will enable the Company to invest its resources not only in its core businesses to drive synergies across those businesses, but also in new and profitable growth businesses, which will lead to further business efficiency. In addition, although LIXIL VIVA has been operationally independent from the Company, its independence in terms of the capital ties following the Share Transfer will support the Company in strengthening business relations with other home improvement center operators, which are important customers to the Company, as a more independent supplier.

  • Description of the tender offer and methods of share transfer

The Company conducted an auction process in which the Company invited a wide range of potential candidates to acquire the ordinary shares of LIXIL VIVA, in order to select the most appropriate candidate for the Company, LIXIL VIVA and the minority shareholders of LIXIL VIVA. After thorough consideration, Arcland Sakamoto was selected as the transferee based on its superiority in terms of maximizing economic value for the Company and the certainty of completing the sale, including finance ability among others. LIXIL VIVA also concluded that the proposal received from Arcland Sakamoto was superior for LIXIL VIVA and its shareholders after examining comprehensively and carefully the evaluated equity value, the direction of the business strategy after the Transaction, and other factors in the proposal. Subsequently, Arcland Sakamoto, LIXIL VIVA and the Company began negotiations, and on June 9, 2020, the Board of Director's Meeting resolved to transfer all ordinary shares of LIXIL VIVA held by the Company to LIXIL VIVA through the Share Transfer and signed off on the Memorandum and the Agreement on the same date.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

The Transactions are comprised of three conditions;

  1. ensuring that the only shareholders of LIXIL VIVA are the Company and the tender offeror (Arcland Sakamoto) via the Tender Offer, or through a stock consolidation conducted by LIXIL VIVA ("Stock Consolidation") in the event the tender offeror is unable to acquire all of the LIXIL VIVA shares (excluding, however, the LIXIL VIVA shares owned by the tender offeror, the untendered shares owned by the Company, as well as the treasury stock owned by LIXIL VIVA) via the Tender Offer;
  2. for the purpose of securing the funding and distributable amount needed for the acquisition of LIXIL VIVA treasury stock defined in c); (i) having the tender offeror provide LIXIL VIVA with funding that can be directed toward the consideration for the acquisition of LIXIL VIVA treasury stock; and (ii) conducting reductions in capital, capital reserves and profit reserves of LIXIL VIVA ((Note 1) "Reduction in Capital, etc.") in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 447 and Paragraph 1 of Article 448 of the Companies Act; and
  3. the acquisition of treasury stock among the untendered shares owned by the Company as implemented by LIXIL VIVA, conditioned on both the realization of the Tender Offer as well as the effect of the Stock Consolidation.

The ultimate purpose of the transactions is to make LIXIL VIVA the wholly-owned subsidiary of the tender offeror.

  • Name of the transferee company and date of share transfer

Name of the transferee company

LIXIL VIVA Corporation

Date of share transfer

November 9, 2020

Name of the transferred company, major business and segment

Name

LIXIL VIVA Corporation

Major Business

Home Improvement Center Operation, Renovation, VCs , Real-Estate Development

Segment

Distribution and Retail business

Overview of the transfer

Number of shares held before the transfer

6 shares (Note)

Number of shares transferred

6 shares

Number of shares held after the transfer

No share ( - % )

Received amount

JPY 56,619 million

Following the sale of the subsidiary, a gain of JPY 16,494 million was recorded in

Gain on share transfer

the quarterly profit from discontinued operations of the Consolidated Statement

of Profit or Loss

Note:

LIXIL VIVA conducted a share consolidation, reducing 3,894,550 pre-consolidation shares to one post-

consolidation share, effective October 22, 2020.

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021
Assets and Liabilities related to discontinued operations
Since the Share Transfer was completed on November 9, 2020, there are no assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations applicable as of March 31, 2021.
Note : Details of the assets and liabilities of LIXIL VIVA Corporation on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2020 are as follows. Balance of non-controllinginterests related to LIXIL VIVA is JPY 29,526
million.
(Unit: millions of yen)

As of March 31,

As of March 31,

2020

2020

Assets

Liabilities

Cash and cash equivalents

10,027

Trade and other payables

42,550

Trade and other receivables

4,470

Bonds and borrowings (current)

4,000

Inventories

42,760

Lease liabilities (current)

15,593

Other financial assets (current)

1,539

Contract liabilities

1,469

Other current assets

416

Income tax payables

1,455

Property, plant and equipment

80,426

Other current liabilities

4,599

Right of use assets

154,377

Bonds and borrowings(non-current)

30,000

Goodwill and other intangible assets

2,104

Lease liabilities (non-current)

158,580

Investment property

3,082

Other financial liabilities (non-current)

6,958

Other financial assets (non-current)

28,801

Provisions (non-current)

2,384

Deferred tax assets

2,241

Other non-current liabilities

1,081

Other non-current assets

2,539

Other liabilities

180

Other assets

169

Total

332,951

Total

268,849

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LIXIL Corporation (TSE Code 5938) Results for the FY Ended March 2021

  • Profit or loss from discontinued operations

(Unit: millions of yen)

FY ended

FY ended

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

Revenue

179,990

113,391

Gain on sale of subsidiaries

16,494

Other profit and loss

-174,088

-98,772

Profit before tax from discontinued operations

5,902

31,113

Income tax expenses (Note)

-1,697

-5,026

Profit for the quarter from discontinued operations

4,205

26,087

(Note) Income tax expenses for the current consolidated cumulative period include expenses of JPY 546 million for gains on the sale of subsidiaries.

  • Cash flows from discontinued operations

(Unit: millions of yen)

FY ended

FY ended

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

27,362

18,664

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

-10,398

37,789

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

-13,124

-10,452

Total

3,840

46,001

(Notes on significant subsequent events) None

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