Nidec Corporation (TSE:6594) (OTC US:NJDCY) today announced its consolidated financial results under the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for the period of April 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

The highlights are as follows:

  • Record-high nine months operating profit, profit before income taxes and profit attributable to owners of the parent
  • Record-high three months profit before income taxes and profit attributable to owners of the parent
  • Double-digit operating profit ratio maintained for both three and nine month periods (10.5%) in Automotive, Appliance, Commercial and Industrial Products, which are key drivers of the company’s business portfolio transformation
  • Revision to FY2016 forecasts
  • EPS: 275.25 yen (basic)         275.25 yen (diluted)

Selected Consolidated Results of Operations (Unaudited)

Yen in millions, except for per share amounts and percentages Nine months ended December 31, Increase(Decrease)% Three months ended December 31, Increase(Decrease)%
  2016   2015   2016   2015  
Net sales 868,228   895,353   (3.0 )% 304,198   308,001   (1.2 )%
Operating profit 106,197   90,286   17.6 % 37,193   30,683   21.2 %
Ratio of operating profit to net sales 12.2 % 10.1 % -   12.2 % 10.0 %  -  
Profit before income taxes 107,771   92,467   16.6 % 41,478   30,320   36.8 %
Ratio of profit before income taxes to net sales 12.4 % 10.3 % -   13.6 % 9.8 %  -  
Profit attributable to owners of the parent 81,638   69,526   17.4 % 31,528   22,669   39.1 %
Ratio of profit attributable to owners of the parent to net sales 9.4 % 7.8 % -   10.4 % 7.4 %  -  
Earnings per share attributable to owners of the parent -Basic 275.25   234.19   -   106.30   76.04   -  
Earnings per share attributable to owners of the parent -Diluted 275.25   233.05     -   106.30   76.04   -  

Full copy of Nidec’s financial statements for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2016:http://www.nidec.com/en-Global/ir/news/2017/news0124-02/

A conference call webcast (audio-only, user-control slides attached) discussing Nidec’s financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2016 is scheduled for 09:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. To listen to the webcast, please visit Nidec website at: http://www.nidec.com/en-Global/ir/calendar/schedule/archive/FY16Q3/

About Nidec Corporation

Nidec Corporation (TSE:6594) (OTC US:NJDCY) is a global leader in electric motor drive technology. For the nine months ended December 31, 2016, 38.1% of its consolidated sales were represented by small precision motors; 24.2% by appliance, commercial and industrial products; 22.0% by automotive products; 10.0% by machinery; 5.5% by electronic and optical components, and 0.3% by the remaining product lines. Nidec was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1973 by Shigenobu Nagamori, its current President and CEO. 

Contact:
Masahiro Nagayasu
General Manager
Investor Relations
+81-75-935-6140
ir@nidec.com