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According to the financial reports previously released by TOTO and Lixil, the first fiscal quarter (April-June 2022) sales of the two bathroom giants have increased. Inter ili, TOTO’s single quarter sales reached 153.5 duilionoj da enoj (pri 7.782 miliardoj da juanoj), and Lixil even reached 360.3 duilionoj da enoj (pri 18.303 miliardoj da juanoj), pliigo de 5% kaj 4% respektive. Tamen, the earnings performance of the two giants differed significantly.
TOTO net profit increased by 17%, while Lixil decreased by 65.9%. The latter said it was mainly caused by a decrease in profitability. It is reported that its April-June business profit margin decreased to 1.9% de 6.7% in the same period last year.
In addition to the two giants, Japan also has Rinnai, Takara Standard, KVK, Purigado, SANEI and other bathroom-related companies. Although these companies have sales growth of varying degrees from April to June, they are also facing the same dilemma of reduced net profit or slower growth. It has the largest net profit drop of more than 80%. Some companies said they will increase prices in the near future to offset the continued high prices of raw materials and energy costs.
Rinnai
Sales from April to June were 4.675 miliardoj da juanoj, pliigo de 12.45%
Shanghai branch sales were about 588 miliono da juanoj
Although Rinnai’s main product is water heater, it also produces bathroom products, including bathtubs, bathroom TVs, bath bombs, ktp. According to the first fiscal quarter report, Rinnai achieved sales of 95.0 duilionoj da enoj (pri 4.675 miliardoj da juanoj) from April to June, pliigo de 12.45% jaron post jaro. Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company was 7.01 duilionoj da enoj (pri 345 miliono da juanoj), pliigo de 13.3% jaron post jaro. Both sales and net income in the first fiscal quarter set new records in Rinnai’s history.
Rinnai bathtub products
In the financial report, Rinnai separately listed the operation of each major branch worldwide. It showed that Rinnai Shanghai’s sales and operating profit from April to June were 11.94 duilionoj da enoj (pri RMB 588 miliono) kaj 1.78 duilionoj da enoj (pri RMB 88 miliono) respektive, supren 6.2% kaj 3.6% jaron post jaro. Tamen, in terms of local currency, i.e., RMB, they decreased by 6.0% kaj 8.4%, respektive. It is reported that Shanghai Rinnai’s main products are water heaters, gas furnaces and hoods. Its scale of operation is larger than that of the U.S. branch and the Australian branch.
Takara Standard
Sales from April to June increased by 9.0% al $2.675 miliardo
Product selling prices have been increased in the reporting period
Takara Standard reported sales of 54.354 duilionoj da enoj (2.675 miliardoj da juanoj) for the April-June quarter, supren 9.0% de la sama periodo pasintjare, according to the company’s first-quarter report released on August 9. Sales of the three businesses were 32,666 miliono da enoj, 12,913 miliono da enoj kaj 5,995 miliono da enoj, supren 10.9%, 6.6% kaj 10.7%, respektive. Dum la sama periodo, Takara Standard achieved net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company of 2,289 miliono da enoj, malpliigo de 15.7% jaron post jaro.
Takara Standard Smart Toilet Products
Regarding the current market situation, Takara Standard said that from April to June, although the Japanese economy returned to normal and personal consumption showed the first signs of recovery, there is still uncertainty about the future development in view of high raw material and energy prices and the rebound of the epidemic, ktp. Takara Standard revealed that the company adopted measures to improve the selling price of its products in the first fiscal quarter, curb selling expenses, and Takara Standard revealed that the company improved its earnings in the first fiscal quarter by raising product prices, curbing selling expenses and improving production efficiency.
KVK
Sales from April to June increased by 2.9% al $348 miliono
Product prices will be raised again in October
In April-June, KVK achieved sales of 7,070 miliono da enoj (pri RMB 348 miliono), pliigo de 2.9% jaron post jaro. KVK said that although the company carried out a round of price increase in April this year to cope with the high cost of raw materials and energy, net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company was 258 miliono da enoj, malpliigo de 63.4%. Tamen, net profit was still missing growth due to the impact of the yen exchange rate. Pro tio, the company expects to increase the selling price of some products again in October this year.
KVK faucet products
According to the financial report, KVK launched a series of new products from April to June, including faucet products that can be matched with small-sized bathroom cabinets. Samtempe, the financial report revealed that KVK’s new factory will be completed and put into production within this fiscal year.
Purigado
Sales from April to June were NT$1.437 billion, pliigo de 8.6%
Bathroom business accounted for only 13.4%
According to Cleanup’s first-quarter report, the company’s sales from April to June were 29.206 duilionoj da enoj (pri RMB 1.437 miliardo), pliigo de 8.6% jaron post jaro. Although sales increased year-on-year, they were affected by higher raw material and energy prices. Funkcia profito, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company decreased by 42.5%, 34.5% kaj 35.1% respectively in the same period, with net profit of only 488 miliono da enoj.
Cleanup bathroom cabinet products
Cleanup has a kitchen division and a bathtub/vanity division, with sales in the kitchen division increasing 10.3% from a year earlier to 23.227 duilionoj da enoj, kontado pri 79.5% de totala enspezo. Cleanup’s products also include complete bathrooms, but no specific sales figures have been released.
SANEI
Sales from April to June were 320 miliono da enoj, supren 15.0%
Carbon Neutral Working Group established during the reporting period
According to SANEI’s (formerly Sanei Water Bolt) first fiscal quarter report, the company achieved sales of 6.423 duilionoj da enoj (proksimume RMB 320 miliono) from April to June, pliigo de 15.0% jaron post jaro. Despite the increase in revenue, operating profit and net profit for the same period decreased significantly by 72.4% kaj 83.1% to only 0.97 billion yen and 0.35 duilionoj da enoj.
SANEI faucet products
According to SANEI’s policy briefing held in July, the company’s management theme for this year is “Think Life. The main measures include the establishment of a working group to promote carbon neutrality, the study of reducing the materials used for product packaging, the reduction of factory waste emissions, ktp., and the request for cooperation with partner companies in terms of quality, cost, and delivery time.
