Results Briefing for the Second Three Months of Fiscal 2023 (Q2 FY2023*)
*Throughout this document, FY2023 refers to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
November 9, 2023
UACJ Corporation
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Key Points of Today's Announcements
In a continuation of Q1, business profit*1 in Q2 also came in above forecasts
Based on progress versus forecasts in the first half, we have revised up the full-yearbusiness profit forecast
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- 1H overview - Business profit: ¥21.0 billion (profit up year on year)
- Japan: In addition to the effects of introducing a surcharge system to reflect soaring energy/
additive metal prices in product prices, profit increased due to our ability to secure profits even in challenging business environments (effects of structural reforms)
- Overseas: Trend of rising profits at TAA*2 continued, and the trend turned positive at UWH*3, where profits grew
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- Full-yearforecast - Business profit: ¥38.0 billion (upward revision)
- Despite the business environment being more challenging than expected, as a result of progress in actual profit in the first half and of further measures implemented, we have revised up the full-yearbusiness profit forecast from ¥36.0 billion to ¥38.0 billion
- In the expectation of securing steady increases in business profit, the interim dividend will be 45 yen, with an increase in the annual dividend to 90 yen
*1 | Business profit: The end result of sustainable business activities. Obtained by deducting from operating profit the impact of metal price lag, | |
and other material profit or loss items that are temporary or extraordinary in nature | 1 | |
*2 | TAA: Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc. | |
© UACJ Corporation. All rights reserved. *3 UWH: UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries, Inc. |
Contents
1. Results for 1H FY2023
2. Forecast for FY2023
3. Capital Efficiency Management Initiatives Aimed at Enhancing Corporate Value
4. Reference Data
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1. Results for 1H FY2023
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1. Results for 1H FY2023
Overview of Results for 1H FY2023
Business profit: 21.0 billion yen (YoY: +¥7.8 billion)
Operating profit: ¥12.9 billion (YoY: ¥(3.2) billion)
Sales volume: 577,000 tons (YoY*1: -111,000 tons)
- Can stock: Sales at UATH (Thailand)*2 and TAA (U.S.) declined due to the prolonging impact of excess inventories of can stock in North America
- Automotive-related:Continued sales improvement following recovery in production
- Thick plates: Increases in market inventory of thick plates for semiconductor production equipment have caused sales volumes to decline
Business profit: YoY: +¥7.8 billion
Positive factors
- Improved profitability for domestic businesses
(Passing-on of sharp increases in energy, additive metal, and other prices, etc.)
- TAA recorded increase of profits
(Improvements in product mix and manufacturing costs, etc.)
Negative factors
- UATH profitability deteriorating due to temporary slowing of demand for can stock in North America and Southeast Asia
Increase in interim dividend
- Have announced increase in interim dividend per share to 45 yen, which will combine with the year-end dividend of 45 yen to yield 90 yen
- No change to the policy of targeting consolidated dividend payout ratio of 20-30%
*1 Actual figures have been restated following change in the accounting period. *2 UATH: UACJ (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
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1. Results for 1H FY2023
Definition of "Business Profit"
"Business profit" is the actual profit generated by the Company, and is derived
by deducting the impact of metal price lag, etc. from operating profit
(Billions of yen)
Business profit
(2)-(1)
13.2
8.1
21.0
17.0
1H FY2022 | 2H FY2022 | 1H FY2023 | 2H FY2023 |
- Metal price lag, etc.
- Operating profit
2.9 | |
(12.9) | (2.9) |
(8.1) |
1H FY2022 | 2H FY2022 | 1H FY2023 | 2H FY2023 |
16.1 | 12.9 | 14.1 | |
(4.8) | |||
1H FY2022 | 2H FY2022 | 1H FY2023 | 2H FY2023 |
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1. Results for 1H FY2023
Results for 1H FY2023
(Billions of yen) | ||||
1H FY2022*1 | 1H FY2023 | Change | ||
(A) | (B) | (B)-(A) | ||
Revenue | 501.1 | 434.9 | (66.2) | |
Business profit | 13.2 | 21.0 | 7.8 | |
Metal price lag | 2.9 | (8.1) | (11.0) | |
Operating profit | 16.1 | 12.9 | (3.2) | |
Profit (loss) attributable | 9.4 | 4.5 | (4.9) | |
to owners of parent | ||||
Net profit (loss) per share | 15.8 | 21.1 | 5.3 | |
based on business profit | ||||
(yen/share) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA*2 | 30.4 | 39.1 | 8.7 | |
*1 | IFRS figures for 1H FY2022 results are rough estimates, and may change depending on the results of quarterly reviews going forward. Accounting periods of some group | |
companies, including UATH, have been changed from December to March year-end to coincide with the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). | 6 | |
*2 | Adjusted EBITDA: EBITDA - Metal price lag |
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1. Results for 1H FY2023
Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment
(Billions of yen) | ||||||||
1H FY2022* | 1H FY2023 | Change | ||||||
(A) | (B) | (B)-(A) | ||||||
Revenue | Operating | Revenue | Operating | Revenue | Operating | |||
profit | profit | profit | ||||||
Flat-rolled | 444.3 | 17.8 | 374.3 | 16.6 | (70.0) | (1.2) | ||
products | ||||||||
Precision- | ||||||||
machined | 102.4 | 1.2 | 103.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | ||
components and | ||||||||
related business | ||||||||
(Adjustment) | (45.5) | (2.9) | (43.2) | (5.8) | 2.3 | (2.9) | ||
Total
501.1 | 16.1 |
434.9 | 12.9 |
(66.2) | (3.2) |
* IFRS figures for FY2022 results are rough estimates, and may change depending on the results of quarterly reviews going forward. | 7 |
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1. Results for 1H FY2023
Sales Volume, Flat-rolled Products
(Thousands of tons) | |||||
1H FY2022*1 | 1H FY2023 | Change | |||
(A) | (B) | (B)-(A) | |||
Can stock*2 | 453 | 385 | (68) | ||
Foil | 24 | 22 | (1) | ||
IT | 5 | 3 | (2) | ||
Automotive materials | 59 | 69 | 10 | ||
Thick plates | 29 | 16 | (13) | ||
Other general-purpose | 119 | 83 | (36) | ||
materials | |||||
Total | 688 | 577 | (111) | ||
For Japanese market | 244 | For Japanese market | 233 | For Japanese market (10) | |
For overseas market | 445 | For overseas market | 344 | For overseas market (100) | |
*1 | Actual figures have been restated following change in the accounting period. | 8 | |
© UACJ Corporation. All rights reserved. | *2 | Sales volume after eliminating internal transactions | |
1. Results for 1H FY2023
Analysis of Business Profit (1H FY2022 → 1H FY2023)
Business profit: ¥13.2 billion (1H FY2022) → ¥21.0 billion (1H FY2023)
(Metal price lag: ¥2.9 billion (1H FY2022) → ¥(8.1) billion (1H FY2023) YoY: ¥(11.0) billion)
(Billions of yen)
Business profit
+7.8
Metal | +0.8 | +3.5 | ||||||
price lag | +0.8 | +0.7 | ||||||
2.9 | (1.3) | +3.3 | ||||||
Business | UATH | TAA | UWH | Differencesrelatedto | Utilizationdifferences | Impact ofenergyand additivemetalprices | ||
1H FY2022* Result | ||||||||
16.1 | profit | |||||||
13.2 | 13.2 | |||||||
Operating | Breakdown | 1H FY2022 | ||||||
profit | business profit | |||||||
sales |
21.0
1H FY2023
business profit
Business
profit
21.0
12.9
Metal
price lag
(8.1)
Breakdown Operating profit
1H FY2023 Result
* IFRS figures for 1H FY2022 results are rough estimates, and may change depending on the results of quarterly reviews going forward. | 9 |
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