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タクマ Research Memo(5):売上高は全セグメントで増収も、EPC案件の構成変化や償却負担増などで減益(1)

Takuma Research Memo (5): While revenue increased in all segments, there was a decrease in profit due to changes in the composition of EPC projects and an increase in depreciation burden (1).

Fisco Japan ·  Jun 28 00:05

■Performance Trends

1. Financial Summary for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024

The financial results for the fiscal year ended 2024/3 of Takuma <6013> were sales up 4.6% from the previous fiscal year to 149,166 million yen; operating income down 25.9% to 10,229 million yen; ordinary income down 24.0% to 11,166 million yen; and net income attributable to parent company shareholders, down 9.0% to 8,754 million yen. The volume of orders received declined overall due to a decrease in orders received for overseas business and equipment/systems business, even though orders for 2 DBO projects etc. for general waste treatment plants were received in the environment/energy (domestic) business. Sales increased in all segments, but profit declined due to changes in the structure of EPC projects, increased amortization burdens due to operation of new plants, and increases in labor costs and research and development expenses.

We will look at performance trends for each of the four business segments: environment and energy (domestic) business, environment and energy (overseas) business, consumer thermal energy business, and equipment/systems business.

(1) Environment and energy (domestic) business

The performance of the environment and energy (domestic) business was 131,567 million yen, up 1.0% from the previous fiscal year due to high order volume, sales increased 2.8% to 119,190 million yen, and operating profit decreased 24.5% to 11,228 million yen. The volume of orders received increased due to after-sales service for general waste treatment plants and orders for water treatment plants, although some contracts for energy plants were canceled. In the EPC business, we received orders for large-scale renewal work for 2 DBO projects for garbage disposal facilities, 8 energy plants, and sewage treatment plants. The balance of orders received also increased due to the steady acceptance of orders in the long-term O&M business, and approximately 55% of these were long-term O&M.

Although sales increased, profit and loss declined due to changes in the EPC project structure, an increase in amortization burdens due to the operation of the new Harima Plant, and an increase in labor costs and research and development expenses. Sales increased due to an increase in after-sales service for general waste treatment plants, but operating profit declined due to structural changes in EPC projects, amortization burdens at new plants, increases in labor costs and research and development expenses, and further recording of O&M countermeasure costs for gasification melting furnaces.

(2) Environment and energy (overseas) business

The performance of the environment and energy (overseas) business was 2,280 million yen, down 61.5% from the previous fiscal year due to high orders, sales increased 80.6% to 2,440 million yen, and operating profit was 184 million yen (loss of 172 million yen in the previous fiscal year). The volume of orders received declined due to additional orders and maintenance orders for waste treatment plant projects in Vietnam, but sales increased due to progress in maintenance services and new plant construction projects that have already been ordered, and operating profit also improved.

(3) Consumer thermal energy business

The performance of the consumer thermal energy business was 18,666 million yen, up 1.4% from the previous fiscal year due to high orders; sales increased 6.8% to 18,492 million yen; and operating profit increased 28.6% to 1,177 million yen. Sales and operating profit increased due to progress of ordered projects and completion of large-scale projects.

(4) Equipment and systems business

The performance of the equipment and systems business was 8,403 million yen, down 41.4% from the previous fiscal year due to high orders; sales increased 12.9% to 9,437 million yen; and operating profit decreased 58.7% to 341 million yen. Sales increased due to the progress of already ordered projects and completion of large-scale projects, but in addition to the reaction of orders received for large-scale projects in the 2nd quarter of the fiscal year ending 2023/3 in the construction equipment business, order volume declined due to a decrease in semiconductor industrial equipment. Also, since additional costs were recorded in some projects in the construction equipment business, operating profit declined. Demand for semiconductor industrial equipment is expected to expand over the medium to long term, but it is currently stagnating.

(Written by FISCO Visiting Analyst Hiroshi Nakayama)

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