Overview of Business Segments

Imaging & Information Equipment Business

Although there was a significant recovery from the same period of the previous year, when the spread of the COVID-19 had a major impact, higher logistics costs, mainly for marine transportation, soaring raw material prices, and component supply issues affected earnings. Overall, the business posted net sales of ¥11,894 million (up 17.4% year-on-year) and segment income of ¥225 million (compared with a loss of 659 million yen in the same period of the previous year).
The status by region is as follows.
Asia Region:Net sales totaled ¥3,894 million (down 0.0% year on year), with segment income of ¥244 million (compared with a loss of ¥499 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year).
North American Region:Net sales totaled ¥3,089 million (up 19.7% year on year), with segment loss of ¥9 million (segment income of ¥28 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year).
European Region:Net sales totaled ¥4,910 million (up 34.4% year on year), with a segment loss of ¥10 million (compared to a loss of ¥187 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year).

Information Service Business

Sales declined slightly due to the impact of the COVID-19 infection and other factors, but improved profitability led to a significant increase in profit, resulting in net sales of ¥2,221 million (down 2.0% year-on-year) and segment income of ¥256 million (up 69.9% year-on-year).

Design Measurement Equipment Business, Real-Estate Leasing Business and Other Businesses

Design and Measurement Business
Similarl to the information services business, sales declined slightly due to the impact of the spread of COVID-19 infection and other factors, but profitability improved, resulting in net sales of ¥1,294 million (down 2.4% from the same period of the previous year) and segment income of ¥243 million (up 6.7%).
Real Estate Leasing Business
Sales increased due to the conversion of some of the company owned properties from properties for its own use to properties for rent, resulting in net sales of ¥201 million (up 11.8% year-on-year) and segment income of ¥178 million (up 0.2% year-on-year).
Other Businesses
Sales decreased due to the impact of the spread of the COVID-19 infection, resulting in net sales of ¥235 million (down 4.4% year-on-year) and a segment loss of ¥21 million (compared with a loss of ¥29 million in the same period of the previous year).