FY2005 Interim Period Performance Outline YAMAHA CORPORATION (billions of yen) Initial Projections Results (Aug. 02, 2004) Interim Period Interim Period Results Initial Projections (Previous Year) (Aug. 02, 2004) Interim Period FY2005 Projections FY2005 Results (Previous Year) FY2004 Net Sales 273.5 268.6 266.2 554.5 546.5 539.5 JAPAN Sales 165.2 (60.4%) 163.8 (61.0%) 161.7 (60.8%) 319.6 (57.6%) 315.7 (57.8%) 320.8 (59.5%) Overseas Sales 108.3 (39.6%) 104.8 (39.0%) 104.5 (39.2%) 234.9 (42.4%) 230.8 (42.2%) 218.7 (40.5%) Operating Income 25.5 (9.9%) 39.0 (7.0%) 38.0 (7.0%) Recurring Profit 28.0 (10.2%) 45.1 (8.4%) 28.3 (10.5%) 29.7 (11.2%) 41.0 (7.4%) 42.5 (7.8%) 51.0 Net Income (9.5%) -5.0 -6.1 26.2 19.5 (3.5%) 19.5 (3.6%) 43.5 (8.1%) Currency Exchange 110/US$ 110/US$ 119/US$ 110/US$ 110/US$ (*3) 114/US$ Rate (=yen) 130/EUR 132/EUR 128/EUR 128/EUR 129/EUR ROE(%) -2.0% -2.4% 11.5% 7.3% 7.3% ROA(%) -1.0% -1.2% 5.0% 3.9% 3.9% 8.5% -24.3yens -29.7yens 127.4yens 94.6yens 94.6yens 210.6yens 13.2 11.1 9.5 25.0 24.1 21.2 9.9 9.5 8.8 20.5 19.8 17.5 11.5 11.3 11.1 23.1 22.7 22.5 31.5 23.2 46.7 2.3 0.0 16.8 Earnings per share Capital Expenditure Depreciation R&D Expenditure Loans & Equivalents (*1) (9.3%) 24.2 (9.0%) 26.4 (9.9%) 129/EUR 18.4% Free Cash Flow 0.5 7.8 10.6 37.6 44.8 58.3 Investing Activities -11.0 -10.2 -8.8 -16.2 -14.3 -18.8 Total -10.5 -2.4 1.8 21.4 30.5 39.5 86.1 89.4 86.5 70.4 69.5 72.1 JAPAN 11,985 11,879 12,066 11,777 11,884 11,849 Overseas 12,491 12,794 12,694 11,856 11,857 12,054 Total (*2) 24,476 24,673 24,760 23,633 23,741 23,903 Operating Activities Inventories at end of period No. of Employees Sales by Business segment 151.0 (55.2%) 151.2 (56.3%) 149.1 (56.0%) 304.0 (54.8%) 306.5 (56.1%) 293.4 (54.4%) AV/IT 38.0 (13.9%) 36.8 (13.7%) 34.0 (12.8%) 86.0 (15.5%) 83.5 (15.3%) 78.3 (14.5%) Life Related 21.5 21.2 23.2 44.0 42.0 44.8 Electronic Equipment and metal 41.5 (15.2%) 38.4 (14.3%) 36.4 (13.7%) 77.5 (14.0%) 72.0 (13.2%) 76.9 (14.3%) Recreation 10.0 11.5 9.4 11.6 10.3 13.3 20.0 23.0 19.5 23.0 20.1 26.1 Musical Instruments Others Operating Income by Business segment (7.9%) (3.7%) (4.2%) (7.9%) (3.5%) (4.3%) (8.7%) (3.9%) (5.0%) (7.9%) (3.6%) (4.1%) (7.7%) (3.6%) (4.2%) 11.0 9.9 9.7 15.5 15.5 10.5 AV/IT 2.5 2.4 1.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 Life Related 0.0 -0.1 1.1 0.1 -0.5 1.5 Electronic Equipment and metal 13.0 13.2 14.2 20.0 20.0 30.0 Recreation -1.0 -1.2 -0.5 -1.2 -1.5 -1.1 0.0 -0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.2 187.0 187.6 179.9 347.0 Musical Instruments Others (8.3%) (3.7%) (4.8%) Non Consolidated Basis Net Sales 343.0 345.4 Operating Income 20.0 (10.7%) 21.4 (11.4%) 18.8 (10.4%) 22.0 (6.3%) 22.0 (6.4%) 27.0 (7.8%) Recurring Profit 21.0 (11.2%) 22.6 (12.0%) 19.8 (11.0%) 23.0 (6.6%) 23.5 (6.9%) 28.1 (8.1%) -14.5 -13.6 19.3 (10.7%) 0.5 (0.1%) *1 Loans & Equivalents = Loans(Short term , Long term) + Convertible Bonds - Cash & Bank Deposit *2 No. of Employees = No. of Full-time Staff at end of period + Average No. of Temp. Staff *3 2H Currency Exchange Rates US$=110JPY EUR=127JPY -2.0 25.6 (7.4%) Net Income The forward-looking statements in this flash report contain inherent risks and uncertainties insofar as they are based on future projections and plans that may differ materially from the actual results achieved.