Consolidated Results for 1Q of FY March 2015 Takakazu Momozuka Corporate Officer Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 1Q of Fiscal Year March, 2015 July 31, 2014 -1- Key points concerning earnings for 1Q of FY March 2015 ◆Operating income doubled year on year. ◆Earnings from passive components improved by a large margin. Quarterly operating income from this segment was the highest ever, and exceeded that from magnetic application products. Sales to the automobile and Chinese smartphone markets were strong. ◆Sales to the automobile market were 19.3% of total sales. (15% increase year on year) (Yen billions) 50 40 39.9 41.2 42.2 47.5 45.8 30 19.3% 20 10 0 1Q 2Q 3Q FY March 2014 Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 1Q of Fiscal Year March, 2015 4Q 1Q FY March 2015 July 31, 2014 -2- Consolidated Results for 1Q of FY March 2015 (Yen billions） Net Sales Operating Income FY March 2014 1Q Results FY March 2015 1Q Results Change Yen billions % 234.4 237.5 3.1 1.3 4.5 9.6 5.1 113.3 1.9% Operating Income Margin 4.0% +2.1pt - Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes 5.2 10.4 5.2 100.0 Income from continuing Operations 1.5 6.3 4.8 320.0 Loss from discontinued operations -0.4 - - - Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 0.7 0.5 (0.2) -28.6 Net Income 0.4 5.8 5.4 2.96 45.73 98.74 128.96 102.17 140.17 Earning Per Share (JPY) US$ (JPY) EURO (JPY) Ex-rate impact to Net sales & Operating Income - - Depreciated by 3.5% Depreciated by 8.7% Net sales：Increased by about 5.8 billion Yen Operating income：Increased by about 1.0 billion Yen Note: The figures related to the data tape business and the blu-ray business, which became discontinued operations in the year ended March 31, 2014, are restated. Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 1Q of Fiscal Year March, 2015 July 31, 2014 -3- 1Q Results - Passive Components Segment Net Sales 123.4 billion yen (up 5.5% year on year) Operating Income 7.8 billion yen (2.8 times increase year on year) Net Sales (Yen billions) 117.0 14/3 123.4 15/3 Operating Income (OP margin) (Yen billions) 7.8 6.3% 2.8 2.4% 14/3 ◆Ceramic Capacitors ・Sales increased year on year, particularly to the automobile market, which accounts for around half of total sales. ・Profit margins also improved due to higher sales of new products and increased productivity. ◆Inductive Devices ・Sales to the automobile market, which accounts for around 40% of total sales, increased year on year. ・Earnings increased due to an improved product portfolio. ◆High-frequency Components ・Sales of competitive discrete products were firm. (SAW, TC-SAW, BAW, Multi-layer filters) ・Profitability of the business as a whole improved year year. ◆Piezoelectric Material Products ・Both revenues and profits increased year on year mainly due to strong sales of VCMs for camera modules and components for automobiles. 15/3 SAW : Surface Acoustic Wave, BAW : Bulk Acoustic Wave, TC-SAW：Temperature compensated SAW Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 1Q of Fiscal Year March, 2015 July 31, 2014 -4- 1Q Results - Magnetic Application Segment Net Sales (Yen billions) 86.2 87.1 Net Sales 87.1 billion yen (up 1.0% year on year) Operating income 7.1 billion yen (up 54.3% year on year) ◆Recording Devices (HDD Heads) ・Although the volume shipped declined, profits increased year on year due to increased productivity and an improved product portfolio. 14/3 15/3 Operating Income (OP margin) (Yen billions) 7.1 ◆Magnets ・Expenses relating to the consolidation of production sites for ferrite magnets, which took place in the same period of the previous year, were no longer incurred, while capacity utilization improved. As a result of these factors, losses narrowed by a large margin compared with the same period of the previous year. (Earnings also improved from the 4Q onwards.) 4.6 8.2% 5.3% 14/3 15/3 ◆Power Supplies ・Sales to the industrial equipment market of products such as semiconductor production equipment, FA equipment and measuring equipment increased by around 20% year on year, while the business got back into the black. Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 1Q of Fiscal Year March, 2015 July 31, 2014 -5- 1Q Results - Film Application Segment Net Sales (Yen billions) 26.5 22.5 Net sales 22.5 billion yen (down 15.1% year on year) Operating income 0.3 billion yen (down 85.7% year on year) ◆Energy Devices (Rechargeable Batteries) 14/3 (Yen billions) 15/3 Operating Income (OP margin) ・Both revenues and profits declined due to production adjustment made prior to the launch of new models for primary customer. 2.1 7.9% 0.3 1.3% 14/3 15/3 Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 1Q of Fiscal Year March, 2015 July 31, 2014 -6- Quarterly Results by Segment (Yen billions) Capacitors Inductive Devices Other Passive Components Net Sales Passive Components Recording Devices Other Magnetic Application Products Magnetic Application Products Film Application Products Other Total Passive Components Operating Income Magnetic Application Products Film Application Products Other Sub total Corporate and Eliminations Total Operating Income margin Ex- US$/Yen rate EURO/Yen Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. YoY Change (C)-(A) QoQ Change (C)-(B) 1Q of FY March 2014 (A) 4Q of FY March 2014 (B) 1Q of FY March 2015 (C) 33.7 35.0 48.3 36.1 34.9 47.1 36.5 36.7 50.2 2.8 8.3 0.4 1.1 1.7 4.9 1.8 5.2 1.9 3.9 3.1 6.6 117.0 118.1 123.4 6.4 5.5 5.3 4.5 60.2 26.0 61.2 28.3 59.1 28.0 86.2 26.5 4.7 234.4 89.5 29.1 5.8 242.5 87.1 22.5 4.5 237.5 2.8 4.6 2.1 (0.8) 8.7 (4.2) 0.3 5.4 1.1 (0.8) 6.1 (4.5) 4.5 1.7 1.9% 0.7% 98.74 128.96 102.97 141.12 1Q of Fiscal Year March, 2015 7.8 7.1 0.3 (0.4) 14.8 (5.2) Yen billions % Yen billions (1.1) 2.0 0.9 (4.0) (0.2) 3.1 -1.8 7.7 1.0 -15.1 -4.3 1.3 (2.1) (0.3) (2.4) (6.6) (1.3) (5.0) 5.0 178.6 7.5 % -3.4 -1.1 -2.7 -22.7 -22.4 -2.1 - 2.5 54.3 1.7 31.5 (1.8) -85.7 (0.8) -72.7 0.4 0.4 6.1 70.1 8.7 142.6 (1.0) - (0.7) 5.1 113.3 7.9 464.7 9.6 - +3.3pt 4.0% +2.1pt 102.17 140.17 July 31, 2014 -7- Breakdown of Operating Income Changes 1Q of FY March 2014 4.5 billion yen Operating Income +5.1 billion yen 1Q of FY March 2015 9.6 billion yen (Yen billions) Changes in sales +7.9 Sales price Reduction -8.8 Rationalization, cost reduction +6.3 Benefits from Restructuring +0.8 SG&A expenses increase -2.1 9.6 Exchange fluctuation 4.5 Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. (US$=Yen 102.17) +1.0 1Q of Fiscal Year March, 2015 July 31, 2014 -8- Sales Results by Priority Markets TDK Total (Yen billions) 234.4 250 +1.3% Automotive (Yen billions) 237.5 60 39.9 200 40 150 20 100 0 50 FY March 2014 1Q FY March 2014 1Q Automotive ICT* FY March 2015 1Q Industrial & Others Consumer Products *Includes HDD Heads and HDD Suspensions Automotive： Strong sales of passive components ICT： Weak sales of batteries for smartphones Industrial & Others： Increase in sales of power supplies and passive components Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 150 45.8 FY March 2015 1Q ICT (Yen billions) 0 +14.9% 129.3 123.3 -4.7% 100 50 0 (Yen billions) 60 FY March 2014 1Q FY March 2015 1Q Industrial & Others 48.0 40 50.9 +6.0% 20 0 1Q of Fiscal Year March, 2015 FY March 2014 1Q FY March 2015 1Q July 31, 2014 -9- Projections for 2Q of FY March 2015 -Image of change in sales Segment 1Q of FY March 2015 2Q Projections (Q on Q Change) Main factor and premise of projections Increase in sales of various products for the ICT market (especially communications equipment market) and the automobile market Passive Components 123.4 +7%～+8% Magnetic Application Products 87.1 ±0% Film Application Products 22.5 Other 4.5 Total 237.5 +40%+α Due to maturation of HDD market Increase in sales of rechargeable batteries for the ICT market (sales growth driven by higher demand for new product to be launched by our primary customer) +7%～+9% Forex assumptions $/Yen EURO/Yen 102.17 140.17 Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 100.00 135.00 1Q of Fiscal Year March, 2015 July 31, 2014 - 10 - FY March 2015 Full Year / Dividend Projections TDK keeps initial projections (announced on April 28) unchanged. FY March 2014 Full Year Results (Yen billions） Net Sales Operating Income Operating Income Margin Income from continuing operations before income Net Income Earning Per Share (JPY) Dividends (JPY) Ex-rate FY March 2015 Full Year Projections Y o Y Change % Yen billions 984.5 1,050.0 65.5 6.7% 36.6 57.0 20.4 55.7% 3.7% 5.4% +1.7pt - 39.8 56.0 16.2 40.7% 16.3 34.0 17.7 108.6% 129.47 270.23 - - - - 1st half :30 (results) 2nd half :40 (projections) Annual: 70 (projections) 1st half :40 2nd half :40 Annual: 80 US$ Yen 100.26 Yen 100.00 - EURO Yen 134.42 Yen 135.00 - Copyright© 2014 TDK Corporation. 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