Latest Financial Results and
Full Year Forecast

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Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

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(BN JPY)

FY2022
H1
FY2023
H1
Difference
Revenue 1,925.3 1,788.1 (137.2)
Gross profit 263.4 242.3 (21.1)
Profit for the Period attributable to owners of the Company 108.7 75.2 (33.5)

Changes of Yearly Financial Results (Cumulative)

Gross profit
Profit for the period / year attributable to owners of the Company

Segment Performance (Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Company, cumulative)

Segment Performance (Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Company, cumulative)Table
  • Note : Effective April 1, 2023, Sojitz Group reorganized several segments and changed its reporting figures for FY2022 Q1-3.

(BN JPY)

FY22 Q3 FY23 Q3 Difference
Automotive 6.9 2.8 (4.1)
Aerospace & Transportation Project 4.7 3.8 (0.9)
Infrastructure & Healthcare 13.8 9.6 (4.2)
Metals, Mineral Resources & Recycling 48.3 29.0 (19.3)
Chemicals 15.3 12.2 (3.1)
Consumer Industry & Agriculture Business 7.3 5.2 (2.1)
Retail & Consumer Service 7.1 11.4 +4.3
Others 5.3 1.2 (4.1)

Main factors behind the difference

Automotive ¥2.8 billion (Down ¥4.1 bn YoY)
Decreased due to withdrawal from distributorship businesses in Thailand and lower performance in automobile sales businesses in the Philippines
Aerospace & Transportation Project ¥3.8 billion (Down ¥0.9 bn YoY)
Decreased due to lower aircraft-related transactions
Infrastructure & Healthcare ¥9.6 billion (Down ¥4.2 bn YoY)
Decreased due to absence of gain on partial sale of equity in telecommunications tower operating business in the previous year
Metals, Mineral Resources & Recycling ¥29.0 billion (Down ¥19.3 bn YoY)
Decreased due to deterioration of market conditions and rising costs in coal business
Chemicals ¥12.2 billion (Down ¥3.1 bn YoY)
Decreased due to slowdown in demand of chemical products including plastic resins and one-time losses recorded in H1
Consumer Industry & Agriculture Business ¥5.2 billion (Down ¥2.1 bn YoY)
Decreased due to decreases in sales prices of building material business and fertilizer business in the Philippines
Retail & Consumer Service ¥11.4 billion (Up ¥4.3 bn YoY)
Increased due to recovery in domestic retail business and sales of a shopping mall in addition to negative goodwill recorded in association with a new investment
Others ¥1.2 billion (Down ¥4.1 bn YoY)

Commodity Prices and Exchange Rates

FY22 Results
(Apr.- Dec. Avg.)
FY23 Q4 Assumptions
FY23 Results
(Apr.- Dec. Avg.)
Latest Data
(As of Jan. 29, 2024)
Coking coal
*1
US$323/t US$320/t US$281/t US$333/t
Thermal coal
*1
US$395/t US$130/t US$148/t US$116/t
Crude oil (Brent) US$99.4/bbl US$80.0/bbl US$82.2/bbl US$82.4/bbl
Exchange
rate *2
¥136.9/US$ ¥140.0/US$ ¥143.8/US$ ¥148.3/US
Interest Rate(TIBOR) 0.06% 0.06% 0.07% 0.08%
  • Coal prices are based on standard market prices and therefore differ from the Company’s selling prices.
  • Impact of fluctuations in the exchange rate on earnings: ¥1/US$ change alters gross profit by approx. ¥0.7 billion annually, profit for the year (attributable to owners of the Company) by approx. ¥0.3 billion annually, and total equity by approx. ¥2.0 billion annually.

Full Year Forecast of Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024

(BN JPY)

FY2022
Results
FY2023
Revised Forecast
(Feb.2, 2024)
Difference
Gross profit 337.6  330.0  (7.6) 
Profit for the Year
(attributable to owners of the Company)
111.2  100.0  (11.2) 

FY2023 Forecast by Segment

FY2023 Forecast by Segment Table

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