Second Quarter

of Fiscal Year

Ending March

2024 (FY2023)

Financial

Highlights

October 31, 2023

Ricoh Leasing Company, Ltd.

Table of Contents

  1. Consolidated Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending March 2024
  2. Performance by Business field
  3. Progress of Mid-Term Management Plan (FY2023 - FY2025)
  4. Consolidated Income Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending March 2024
  5. Reference Material

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1. Consolidated Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending March 2024

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Financial Performance Overview for the Second

Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending March 2024

1. Net sales increased, but profit fell.

Net sales increased due to the early repayment of large receivables and growth in the Services business. Net income declined chiefly due to a loss on valuation of investment securities of 3.7 billion yen.

2. Operating assets stood at 1,086.8 billion yen (decreased 3.4 billion yen from the end of the previous fiscal year).

Executed contracts volume continues to recover after a downturn amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but operating assets declines due to the early repayment of several large receivables.

3. Disclosure of awareness of the current situation and initiatives to

enhance corporate value

Aim for profitability exceeding the cost of equity by raising ROE through continued cost-of-capital management and expansion of non-asset businesses.

Reviewed basic policy for shareholder return to improve financial leverage.

4 The full-year income forecast and dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2024 remains unchanged from the initial forecast.

Operating Profit was 55.6% of the full-year forecast. Steady progress was made.

The Company applies mark-to-market accounting to securities and makes reversal entries.

The amount of loss on valuation of investment securities may change or not be recorded due to the share price during or at the end of the fiscal year. There have been no changes to the initial forecast.

* In this document, securitized lease receivables are not deducted from operating assets.

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* In this document, "Profit Attributable to Owners of Parent" is listed as "Net Income."

Consolidated Results

  • Gross Profit increased due to growth of services Business and Leases & Finance Business. This offset the decline in COVID-19-related rental special demand in the previous year.
  • Selling, General and Administrative Expenses increased due to investing in strengthening the business foundation. Strengthen management of priorities and keep the progress rate within the plan.
  • Steady progress was made toward the full-year forecast except for net income.

(Billion Yen)

2023/3

2024/3

2024/3

Progress

2Q

2Q

Growth

Full-year

Rate

Cumulative total

Cumulative total

Rate

Forecast

Net Sales

149.0

155.3

4.2%

306.0

50.8%

Gross Profit

21.9

23.0

5.2%

45.0

51.3%

Selling, General and

9.7

11.6

19.0%

24.4

47.7%

Administrative Expenses

Operating Profit

12.1

11.4

(5.8%)

20.6

55.6%

Ordinary Profit

12.3

11.6

(6.1%)

20.7

56.2%

Net Income

8.4

5.3

(36.6%)

14.4

37.3%

75.00

YoY change

Dividend per Share(yen)

65.00

10.00

150.00

Earnings per Share(yen)

274.93

174.37

(100.55)

467.16

Dividend Payout Ratio

23.6%

43.0%

19.4%

32.1%

ROAReturn on Asset Ratio

1.42%

0.87%

(0.55%)

1.15%

ROEReturn on Equity Ratio

8.3%

5.0%

(3.3%)

6.7%

* Actual ROA and ROE are annualized numerical figures

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Factors Affecting Operating Profit

  • Results at Welfare Suzuran, which became a subsidiary in December last year, were reflected in consolidated results, and the gross margin for Services Business increased, as were human resources and other expenses.

Gross Profit

Selling, General and

Administrative Expenses

(0.76)

COVID-19-

12.15 related rental

(0.10)

Gross Margin

(0.11)

Financial

for

Human

0.94

Investment

Expenses

(0.69)

Business

Resources

0.15

Gross Margin

Gross Margin

for Services

(0.77)

for Loans

Business

+1.02

Other

Expenses

(0.14)

Strategic

Expenses

Gross Margin

for Leases and

(Billion Yen)

(0.23)

Provision of

allowance for

billion yen

special

demand

Installment

11.39Sales Business

billion yen Leases & Finance

Business

1.18

Doubtful Accounts

11.45

billion yen

23/3

excluding special factors

24/3

2Q

23/3

2Q

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cumulative total 2Q cumulative total

cumulative total

Consolidated Balance Sheets

  • Assets and liabilities decreased from the end of the previous fiscal year chiefly due to the early repayment of large receivables.

• Other assets increased due to assets for solar power generation business, etc.

(Billion Yen)

2023/3

2024/3

End of 2Q

Increase/

Actual

Decrease at

Actual

the End of the

Previous Term

Cash and deposits

14.1

9.0

(5.0)

Lease receivables and

509.7

505.9

(3.8)

investments in leases

Installment receivables

181.6

175.6

(5.9)

Accounts receivable

253.7

252.9

(0.7)

- operating loans

2023/3

2024/3

End of 2Q

Increase/

Actual

Decrease at

Actual

the End of the

Previous Term

Short-term

169.0

163.0

(6.0)

Interest-Bearing Debt

Long-term

697.0

704.5

7.5

Interest-Bearing Debt

Long-term payables

35.5

27.6

(7.9)

under securitization of

lease receivables

Other liabilities

123.6

119.9

(3.6)

Assets for lease

69.1

71.9

2.8

Allowance for doubtful

(12.9)

(12.4)

0.4

accounts

Other assets

221.4

229.3

7.8

Total assets

1,236.9

1,232.4

(4.5)

Total Liabilities

1,025.2

1,015.1

(10.1)

Total net assets

211.7

217.3

5.6

Total liabilities and net assets

1,236.9

1,232.4

(4.5)

* Allowance for doubtful accounts shows the total of current assets and non-current assets.

*

Long-term debt within one year(Bonds payable, Long-term borrowings) is included in short-termInterest-Bearing Debt.

*

The accounting method for the business combination with Welfare Suzuran was determined at the end of the first quarter of

the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, and the figures at the end of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 are figures revised

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after the determination of the accounting method.

Operating Assets and Default Rate

(Billion yen)

0.16%

1,019.1

23.4

8.3

181.6

152.9

30.5

622.1

0.15%

1,039.4

30.2

16.6

200.6

161.6

30.4

599.7

0.12%

1,055.0

41.4

19.0

221.9

160.8

29.5

582.2

0.14%

1,090.2

45.4

19.8

253.7

157.5

33.1

580.4

0.14%

1,086.8

47.3

25.0

252.9

150.5

34.4

576.5

0.00%

Housing Rental

and Real Estate

Business

Solar Power

Generation

-0.50%

Business

Loans

.Installment00% Sales

Operating Leases

-1.50%

Finance Leases

Default Rate

-2.00%

Operating assets decreased

3.4 billion yen from the end of

the previous fiscal year due to

the early repayment of several

large receivables while

operating assets accumulated

as a result of new contracts

executed.

• The default loss amount and

the default rate remained at a

low level.

*

Amount of Securitized Lease Receivables for

the second quarter of 24/3: 70.6 billion yen.

*

Default rate = Default loss amount / Average

balance of operating assets (default rate has

been calculated by annualizing the default

20/3

21/3

22/3

23/3

24/3

2Q

loss amount for the second quarter of 24/3)

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Total Procurement Amount and Financial Expenses

  • Total Procurement Amount

(Billion yen)

879.5

915.4

913.2

961.5

955.1

95.5

87.6

60.0

100.0

100.0

Payables under securitization

608.4

590.0

647.5

697.0

704.5

of lesase receivables

Long-term Debt

Long-term Debt within one

143.8

195.2

147.5

133.0

145.0

year

Short-term Debt

67.2

30.2

18.2

36.0

18.0

20/3

21/3

22/3

23/3

24/3

2Q

  • Financial Expenses and Financial Expenses Ratio

(Billion yen)

0.14%

0.14%

0.15%

0.16%

0.30%

0.12%

0.10%

1.12

1.36

1.37

1.49

3-4Q

-0.10%

0.69

0.70

0.77

1-2Q

0.58

-0.30%

0.83

Financial

0.54

0.67

0.67

0.72

Expenses

Ratio

-0.50%

20/3

21/3

22/3

23/3

24/3

2Q

    • Raise funds while managing and controlling interest rate fluctuation risk and liquidity risk.
    • Issued our first sustainability bond in October at 10.0 billion yen.
    • Financial expenses rose. The financial expenses ratio increased slightly.
  • Payables under securitization of lease receivables includes off-balance sheet financing.
  • Financial expenses ratio = Financial expenses / Average balance of operating assets
  • For the second quarter of 24/3, financial expenses ratio has been calculated by annualizing financial expenses.

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2Performance by Business field

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