Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Full Year Financial Results Briefing for

Fiscal Year Ending March 2023

May 23, 2023

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market Securities Code: 4078

Contents

  1. Deviation from Initial Earnings Forecast
  2. Topics
    • Business Alliance with IA Partners, Inc.
    • TOB for Shares of Sakai Trading Co., Ltd.
  3. Summary of Financial Results and Results by Segment for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023
  4. Forecast for FY 2024.3
  5. Shareholder returns (dividend forecast)

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1. Differences between Initial Earnings Forecast and Actual Results

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Summary of Results for FY 2023.3 (compared to initial forecast)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(million yen)

2022.3

2023.3

2023.3

Year-on-year

Initial estimate vs.

Comparison

actual result

Results

Initial estimate

Results

((3) - (1))

((3) - ((2))

Net sales

80,135

85,000

83,861

3,725

4.6%

(1,139)

(1.3%)

Operating

7,494

7,000

4,407

(3,086)

(41.2%)

(2,593)

(37.0%)

income

  • Net sales generally met the forecast.
  • Operating income was significantly below the initial forecast.

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Factors causing operating income increase/decrease (year-on-year comparison)

(million yen)

20,000

(1,485)

(11,556)

* Decline in sales was the main

16,000

reason for poor performance.

12,000

8,000

11,901

(1,353)

(441) (153)

4,000

7,494

4,407

0

2022.3

Impact of price

Difference in

Impact of raw

Operating ratio

Personnel

Other

2023.3

Operating income

increases

sales volume

materials prices

difference

expenses

Operating

(including plant

Contract work

income

shutdown costs)

expenses

Effect on sales prices: Yes (+)

Effect on sales volume: Yes (-)

Operating ratio difference: Yes (-)

On a consolidated basis, the sharp

The decline in sales volume from

In response to declining market

increase in raw material and fuel costs

the second half of the year pushed down

conditions, the Company implemented

was largely offset by price revision efforts.

operating income significantly.

production adjustments to reduce

* Including correction of falling prices

inventories. From the second half of

the year, plant utilization rates were

reduced as needed, which pushed down

profits by a corresponding amount.

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