Nidec Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016

Nidec Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nidec Corporation (TSE:6594) (OTC US:NJDCY) today announced its consolidated financial results under the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for the period of April 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

The highlights are as follows:

  • Record-high nine months operating profit, profit before income taxes and profit attributable to owners of the parent
  • Record-high three months profit before income taxes and profit attributable to owners of the parent
  • Double-digit operating profit ratio maintained for both three and nine month periods (10.5%) in Automotive, Appliance, Commercial and Industrial Products, which are key drivers of the company’s business portfolio transformation
  • Revision to FY2016 forecasts
  • EPS: 275.25 yen (basic)
             275.25 yen (diluted)

Selected Consolidated Results of Operations (Unaudited)

Yen in millions, except for per share amounts and percentages Nine months ended
December 31,
Increase
(Decrease)
%
Three months ended
December 31,
Increase
(Decrease)
%
  2016   2015   2016   2015  
Net sales 868,228   895,353   (3.0 )% 304,198   308,001   (1.2 )%
Operating profit 106,197   90,286   17.6 % 37,193   30,683   21.2 %
Ratio of operating profit to net sales 12.2 % 10.1 %   12.2 % 10.0 %  -  
Profit before income taxes 107,771   92,467   16.6 % 41,478   30,320   36.8 %
Ratio of profit before income taxes to net sales 12.4 % 10.3 %   13.6 % 9.8 %  -  
Profit attributable to owners of the parent 81,638   69,526   17.4 % 31,528   22,669   39.1 %
Ratio of profit attributable to owners of the parent to net sales 9.4 % 7.8 %   10.4 % 7.4 %  -  
Earnings per share attributable to owners of the parent
-Basic
275.25   234.19     106.30   76.04    
Earnings per share attributable to owners of the parent
-Diluted
275.25   233.05     –   106.30   76.04    

Full copy of Nidec’s financial statements for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2016:
http://www.nidec.com/en-Global/ir/news/2017/news0124-02/

A conference call webcast (audio-only, user-control slides attached) discussing Nidec’s financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2016 is scheduled for 09:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. To listen to the webcast, please visit Nidec website at:
http://www.nidec.com/en-Global/ir/calendar/schedule/archive/FY16Q3/

About Nidec Corporation

Nidec Corporation (TSE:6594) (OTC US:NJDCY) is a global leader in electric motor drive technology. For the nine months ended December 31, 2016, 38.1% of its consolidated sales were represented by small precision motors; 24.2% by appliance, commercial and industrial products; 22.0% by automotive products; 10.0% by machinery; 5.5% by electronic and optical components, and 0.3% by the remaining product lines. Nidec was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1973 by Shigenobu Nagamori, its current President and CEO. 

Contact: Masahiro Nagayasu General Manager Investor Relations +81-75-935-6140 [email protected]