<Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2015>
Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2016 (Fiscal 2015)
Financial Results Forecast | (Billions of Yen) |
| |
FY2014 |
FY2015 |
| Full Year |
1H Forecast |
Change
(Y on Y) |
2H Forecast |
Change
(Y on Y) |
Full Year Forecast |
Change
(Y on Y) |
| Net Sales |
2,786.2 |
1,300.0 |
-2.1% |
1,500.0 |
+2.8% |
2,800.0 |
+0.5% |
| Operating Income |
-48.0 |
10.0 |
-65.8% |
70.0 |
- |
80.0 |
- |
Based on the results for the year ended March 31, 2015, and on the current situation, the full-year forecast for fiscal 2015 projects net sales of 2.8 trillion yen and operating income of 80.0 billion yen.
Net sales are projected to increase by 13.7 billion yen compared to fiscal 2014, and operating income is projected to increase by 128.0 billion yen, returning to profitability.
Sales by Product Group | (Billions of Yen) |
*Sales of each product group include internal sales between segments (Product Business / Device Business).
| |
FY2014 |
FY2015 |
| Full Year |
1H Forecast |
Change
(Y on Y) |
2H Forecast |
Change
(Y on Y) |
Full Year Forecast |
Change
(Y on Y) |
| |
|
Digital Information
Equipment |
437.5 |
170.0 |
-22.9% |
200.0 |
-7.8% |
370.0 |
-15.4% |
| Communications |
232.7 |
120.0 |
+7.0% |
120.0 |
-0.5% |
240.0 |
+3.1% |
| Health and Environmental
Equipment |
315.0 |
165.0 |
+1.3% |
175.0 |
+15.0% |
340.0 |
+7.9% |
| Consumer Electronics |
985.4 |
455.0 |
-8.2% |
495.0 |
+1.1% |
950.0 |
-3.6% |
| Business Solutions |
340.3 |
165.0 |
+0.2% |
185.0 |
+5.3% |
350.0 |
+2.8% |
| Energy Solutions |
270.8 |
80.0 |
-44.0% |
100.0 |
-21.8% |
180.0 |
-33.5% |
| Product Business |
1,596.6 |
700.0 |
-12.8% |
780.0 |
-1.7% |
1,480.0 |
-7.3% |
| |
Electronic Devices |
441.4 |
200.0 |
+33.5% |
280.0 |
-4.0% |
480.0 |
+8.7% |
| LCDs |
907.1 |
480.0 |
+4.1% |
520.0 |
+16.5% |
1,000.0 |
+10.2% |
| Device Business |
1,348.5 |
680.0 |
+11.3% |
800.0 |
+8.4% |
1,480.0 |
+9.7% |
| Sub Total |
2,945.2 |
1,380.0 |
-2.4% |
1,580.0 |
+3.2% |
2,960.0 |
+0.5% |
| Adjustments |
-158.9 |
-80.0 |
- |
-80.0 |
- |
-160.0 |
- |
| Total |
2,786.2 |
1,300.0 |
-2.1% |
1,500.0 |
+2.8% |
2,800.0 |
+0.5% |
Operating Income by Product Group | (Billions of Yen) |
*Figures within parentheses indicate operating margin.
| |
FY2014 |
FY2015 |
| Full Year |
1H Forecast |
Change
(Y on Y) |
2H Forecast |
Change
(Y on Y) |
Full Year Forecast |
Change
(Y on Y) |
| |
|
Digital Information
Equipment |
-13.4
(-3.1%) |
-9.0
(-5.3%) |
-
|
6.0
(3.0%) |
-
|
-3.0
(-0.8%) |
-
|
| Communications |
16.5
(7.1%) |
4.0
(3.3%) |
-47.1%
|
7.0
(5.8%) |
-21.6%
|
11.0
(4.6%) |
-33.3%
|
| Health and Environmental
Equipment |
15.9
(5.1%) |
6.0
(3.6%) |
-22.7%
|
8.0
(4.6%) |
-2.1%
|
14.0
(4.1%) |
-12.1%
|
| Consumer Electronics |
18.9
(1.9%) |
1.0
(0.2%) |
-93.5%
|
21.0
(4.2%) |
5.7-fold
|
22.0
(2.3%) |
+15.9%
|
| Business Solutions |
31.4
(9.2%) |
15.0
(9.1%) |
-5.7%
|
18.0
(9.7%) |
+16.2%
|
33.0
(9.4%) |
+5.1%
|
| Energy Solutions |
-62.6
(-23.1%) |
1.0
(1.3%) |
-
|
4.0
(4.0%) |
-
|
5.0
(2.8%) |
-
|
| Product Business |
-12.2
(-0.8%) |
17.0
(2.4%) |
-45.0%
|
43.0
(5.5%) |
-
|
60.0
(4.1%) |
-
|
| |
Electronic Devices |
0.6
(0.2%) |
3.0
(1.5%) |
-
|
7.0
(2.5%) |
2.2-fold
|
10.0
(2.1%) |
14.7-fold
|
| LCDs |
0.5
(0.1%) |
8.0
(1.7%) |
-61.6%
|
37.0
(7.1%) |
-
|
45.0
(4.5%) |
75.7-fold
|
| Device Business |
1.2
(0.1%) |
11.0
(1.6%) |
-40.0%
|
44.0
(5.5%) |
-
|
55.0
(3.7%) |
43.3-fold
|
| Sub Total |
-11.0
(-0.4%) |
28.0
(2.0%) |
-43.2%
|
87.0
(5.5%) |
-
|
115.0
(3.9%) |
-
|
| Adjustments |
-37.0 |
-18.0 |
- |
-17.0 |
- |
-35.0 |
- |
| Total |
-48.0
(-1.7%) |
10.0
(0.8%) |
-65.8%
|
70.0
(4.7%) |
-
|
80.0
(2.9%) |
-
|
Looking at sales forecast by product group, sales for Communications, Health and Environmental Equipment, Business Solutions, Electronic Devices, and LCDs are forecast to increase. Operating income is expected to increase for Digital Information Equipment, Business Solutions, Energy Solutions, Electronic Devices, and LCDs.
Sharp will restructure its organization, and the existing Digital Information Equipment will be folded along with Communications and Health and Environmental Equipment into Consumer Electronics. Beginning in the second half of fiscal 2015, a company-system consisting of five operations will be introduced.
