Financial Highlights

Fiscal Quarter Ended December 2004

(Millions of yen, unless otherwise specified)

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Statements of Income
 
Q1–Q3 2003
Q1–Q3 2004
Net Sales 904,557 1,011,787
Operating Profit 44,636 89,650
Ordinary Profit 38,706 88,259
Net Income 19,795 46,703
Net Income per Share* 14.13 33.34

*Yen

Financial Position
 At end of
Dec. 2003
Dec. 2004
Total Assets 1,289,610 1,320,759
Shareholders’ Equity 438,462 499,503
Shareholders’ Equity/Total Assets 34.0% 37.8%
Shareholders’ Equity per Share* 312.96 356.68

*Yen

Net Sales by Operating Segment

(billions of yen)
 
Q1–Q3 2003
Q1–Q3 2004
Chemicals 329.0 415.3
Homes 244.5 259.0
Pharma 82.5 79.4
Fibers 76.9 78.3
Electronics Materials and Devices 60.4 70.9
Construction Materials 46.4 45.9
Life & Living 45.2 46.7
Services, Engineering and Others 19.7 16.3

Operating Profit (Loss) by Operating Segment

(billions of yen)
 
Q1–Q3 2003
Q1–Q3 2004
Chemicals 12.6 33.2
Homes 10.1 17.4
Pharma 11.8 12.0
Fibers 1.2 4.2
Electronics Materials and Devices 11.6 14.5
Construction Materials (1.2) 2.4
Life & Living 5.4 5.6
Services, Engineering and Others 1.1 1.6
Combined 52.4 90.8
Corporate Expenses and Eliminations (7.8) (1.2)
Consolidated 44.6 89.7