Foreign Corporate Profits Fell Across The Board, Up To -125%

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最近, Lixil Group, 托托, Musk, 吉博力, Takara Standard and other foreign companies have announced their half-year or quarterly reports. The reports show that during the epidemic, the sales and net profits of the companies have declined to varying degrees, and some companies have even made zero entries. The current epidemic in Spain, 德国, 英国, Japan and other countries has been repeated, and the impact on companies is expected to continue.

 

Lixil Group.

Business Profit Slips 125.1% To Loss In April-June

在八月 6, 2020, the Lixil Group announced its first quarterly report for fiscal year 2020 (四月 2020 至三月 2021), and from April to June 2020, a number of financial indicators declined due to the impact of the epidemic and the increase in the Japanese consumption tax. 他们之中, sales fell 14.6% 到 310.5 十亿日元 (关于 20.490 亿元), business profit fell 125.1% 到 -2.6 十亿日元 (compared with a profit of 10.5 billion yen a year earlier), and EBITDA narrowed to 17.7 billion yen from 29.5 billion yen in the same period a year earlier.

From April to June, shipments declined the most in China, down from nearly 10% positive growth in April to less than -10% 在五月, and then tended to recover, although a decline of about 6% is expected in July. 相比之下, 美国, EMEA markets bucked the trend, with the U.S. market jumping from negative growth of -30% in April to positive growth of nearly 10% in June.

The Lixil Group recorded sales declines in all major markets from April to June, with the largest declines in Asia Pacific (-31%), Europe and Central Africa (-20%), 美国 (-15%), 日本 (-11%) and China (-7%), resulting in a 99% decline in operating profit outside Japan and a 58% decline in operating profit in Japan, for a total decrease in operating profit of $0.5 十亿. 78% and operating profit margin was only 1.8%, 减少 5 points from the same period last year.

In terms of sub-brands, ASB (ASD Holdings), a subsidiary of American Standard, achieved sales of $259 百万 (关于人民币 1.803 十亿) in April-June, 向下 15% 去年同期, with operating profit of $60 百万, 向下 56% 去年同期, and profit margin down 2.3 points to 2%. GAO reported sales of 281 百万欧元 (关于人民币 2.317 十亿) in April-June, 向下 25% 去年同期, with an operating profit of 01 百万欧元, 向下 97% 去年同期, and a margin cut to 0%.

 

Musk.

Good Performance In The First Quarter To Offset The Impact Of The Outbreak In The Second Quarter

七月 30, Musk Group reported the second quarter of 2020.In April-June 2020, Musk achieved sales of $1.764 十亿 (关于人民币 12.279 十亿), 向下 4% 去年同期; operating profit of $339 百万, 向下 2% 去年同期; 受疫情影响, Musk pipeline products sales from the first half of 2019 1,012 百万至 $868 百万, a decline of 14%. 然而, improved sales of coatings and related products drove an 8% increase in sales of decorative building products.

For the entire first half of the year, Musk’s sales were down just $07 百万至 $3.345 billion from $3.352 billion for the same period in 2019, and operating profit even increased by $20 百万至 $564 百万, reflecting Musk’s good first quarter sales, which only declined in the second quarter due to the epidemic.

Musk CEO Keith Allman said the company puts the safety of its employees and customers at the forefront of its mind, and while there are many unknowns, strong demand for the company’s products is expected to continue in the third quarter, assuming there are no temporary shutdowns due to the outbreak.Allman also revealed that the board of directors has announced a 4 percent increase in the annual dividend to $0.5 billion per share beginning in the fourth quarter. 0.56 as a sign of confidence in the future.

 

吉博力.

First-Half Sales Down 10 百分.

Asian Markets Down Over 24%

According to Geberit’s first-half report released on July 6, 2020, January-June, Geberit achieved sales of CHF 1.468 十亿 (关于人民币 11.217 十亿), 向下 9.8%, of which Europe and the United States decreased by 8.7% 和 8.6% 分别, the Far East and the Pacific, the Middle East and Africa fell by as much as 24.2% 和 31.6%. .

On a regional basis, after adjusting for currency exchange rates, Geberit’s first-half sales declined the most in the UK and Ireland (-34.1%), the Middle East and Africa (-25.9), 意大利 (-25.1%), the Iberian Peninsula (-20.9%), 法国 (-19.2%), the Far East and Pacific (-18.5%) and the United States (-5.4%). Only Germany, Scandinavia, 瑞士, Eastern Europe, Benelux and Australia recorded sales growth, although in the German market, where growth was greatest, the increase was also only 2.9%.

On the product side, first-half sales in all three of Geberit’s major categories were down nearly 10%, with installation and flushing systems down 10.3%, plumbing systems down 9.0% and bathroom systems down 9.9%.

 

托托.

April-June Net Profit Down 83%

七月 31, TOTO released its first quarterly report for fiscal year 2020 (四月 2020 至三月 2021).From April to June 2020, several of TOTO’s financial figures declined year-on-year, 包括一个 13% 销售额减少至 118.1 十亿日元 (大约rmb 7,793 百万), and an 83% 归属于母公司股东净利润减少 600 百万日元 (fiscal 2019 TOTO believes that the large decline in sales and net profit is due to the epidemic, and it predicts that without the impact of the epidemic, 净利润增幅将超过 60% 在同一时期.

In this earnings report, TOTO lists the January-March operations in China, 亚洲, Europe and the US separately. In terms of RMB, from January to March, TOTO achieved sales of 573 million yuan in China, 向下 279 万元, or more than 30%, 相比 852 million yuan in the same period last year, TOTO estimated that the epidemic led to a decrease in sales of 294 万元. According to TOTO’s statistics, the month with the largest decline in sales in China was February with a 68% decline, followed by a gradual recovery to an increase of 12% in June. 从营业利润来看, the Chinese market also declined by 26% to RMB102 million from RMB138 million in the same period last year.

During the epidemic, TOTO China market sales of all categories have decreased to varying degrees, 包括一个 44% decrease in sanitary ceramics, 一个 16% decrease in washroom, faucet hardware decreased by 30%, TOTO estimates that if there is no epidemic, sales of the three categories will increase by 1%, 2% 和 2%. The financial report also revealed that from January to March, the number of units sold in the Chinese market to wash the beauty of the Chinese market decreased by 28%, and from April to June increased by 6%.

Takara.

Net Profit Down 57.4% 4月-6月

在八月 3, 宝标准, a Japanese bathroom company, announced its first quarter report for fiscal year 2020 (四月 2020 至三月 2021).4月-6月 2020, Takara Standard achieved sales of 44.092 十亿日元 (关于人民币 2.91 十亿), a year-on-year decrease of 9.0%; the net profit attributable to the parent company fell by 57.4%.

1 [Trends in key management indicators].

Set Aside (Money)		146th Meeting First Quarter (Of Financial Year) Consolidated Cumulative Total	147th First Quarter (Of Financial Year) Consolidated Cumulative Total	146th Issue
Accounting Period		From April 1, 2019 Until 30 六月 2019	From April 1, 2020 30 六月 2020	From April 1, 2019 Until 31 行进 2020
Sell	(Millions Of Yen)	48,442	44.092	201,521
Ordinary Income	(Millions Of Yen)	3,520	1,535	13,109
Quarterly Results Attributable To Shareholders Of The Parent Company	(Millions Of Yen)	2,375	1,011	8,647
Net Income	(Millions Of Yen)	2,024	2,337	7,117
Consolidated Income (Loss) For The Quarter	(Millions Of Yen)	162,892	167,835	166,741
Net Assets	(Millions Of Yen)	252,318	251,595	256,569
Total Assets	(Yen)	32,49	13.83	118.24
Quarterly (Current) Per Share	(Yen)	一	一	一
纯利	(%)	64.6	66.7	65.0
稀释每股收益	(Millions Of Yen)	5,160	Δ 863	17,061
Net Income	(Millions Of Yen)	Δ 1,070	Δ 1,415	Δ 5. 021
Capital Adequacy Ratio	(Millions Of Yen)	Δ 1,023	Δ 1,088	Δ 2.412
Due To Sales Activities	(Millions Of Yen)	68,074	71,265	74,633

Net income attributable to shareholders of 1,011 百万日元, 向下 57.4% 去年同期. Takara Standard’s forecast for fiscal 2020: sales of ¥188.00 billion, 向下 6.7% 去年同期; net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company of ¥4.100 billion, 向下 52.6% year-on-year.Takara Standard said that previously, due to the impact of the epidemic, it is difficult to make a reasonable estimate of full-year results, but With the lifting of the emergency in Japan and the confirmation of fiscal first-quarter results, it is possible to make a reasonable estimate. 然而, Takara Standard said that this estimate does not take into account the impact of the second wave of the epidemic and other events, so there are still uncertainties.

It is worth mentioning that Takara Standard announced on July 28 that one of its employees, who works as a construction manager at its Kobe City office, has been diagnosed with neo-coronary pneumonia, and has requested that those in close contact with him be isolated at home and undergo health monitoring. According to another announcement on July 30, an employee working at a showroom in Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture, who was identified as a close contact of a patient with neo-coronary pneumonia, was temporarily shut down and the showroom reopened on August 3.