Financial Results Forecast

Forecast for Fiscal 2025

 In fiscal year 2025, the business environment of the Group is expected to continue trending toward a recovery in orders received, following the previous fiscal year, due to factors such as expanding investment in automation, including robots, to compensate for the declining labor force, and increased capital investment in response to growing demand for cutting-edge semiconductors used in data centers and generative AI.
 However, due to persistent instability in international affairs, the continued high prices of resources and raw materials, and fluctuations in exchange rates, the business environment surrounding the Group is forecast to continue to be unpredictable. In addition, the impact of the Trump Tariffs and the resulting effects on the global economy make it difficult to reasonably estimate the potential impact on the Group’s future business performance.
 Accordingly, the Company will disclose only the half year (cumulative) financial results forecast at this time, and the forecast for the remainder of the fiscal year has not been determined. The Company will promptly disclose full-year forecasts once they can be reasonably calculated. Please refer to the financial results.
 

• *1EPS (Earnings per share) for all periods presented have been adjusted for the 3-for-1 stock split on October 1, 2014 retroactively.