Business Report 2012.4.1
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Business Report 2012.4.1
B U S I N E S S 201 2 .4. 1 R E P O R T 201 2.9.30 Melco Group CORPORATE DIRECTION S T R A T E G Y We are driven by an unquenchable determination to meet new challenges. Seeking renewed growth in a digital home appliance market driven Making digital life more enjoyable by smartphones and tablet devices Demand is rising for wireless LAN connections in digital electronic devices such as smartphones and tablet devices. We at the Melco Group have worked hard to expand our presence in the home network market. For example, along with launching the We at the Melco Group are a team of manufacturers led by Buffalo Inc. world’s first* high-speed wireless router that supports the next generation IEEE802.11ac wireless LAN standard, we also released producing a comprehensive range of peripherals for digital home appliances a wireless router equipped with「AOSS2」that allows users to connect to the network easily from smartphones and tablet and computers. devices without any specialist knowledge. In addition, we have developed a battery-equipped Wi-Fi-compatible HDD, allowing it In the first two quarters of the current fiscal year, the Japanese economy to be connected to smartphones and PCs alike. This offering makes it easy for users to carry around the data they want to use showed signs of gradual recovery on the back of reconstruction demand in with their mobile devices. areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, economic This fusion of digital home appliances, home networks and peripherals has resulted in an expansion in digital home applications. conditions remained unclear, as the overseas economy decelerated in step By offering high value-added products, our Group will with the European debt crisis and the domestic economy was slowed down continue to provide customers with a more diverse and by the stubbornly high value of the yen. enjoyable digital life. In the industry most relevant to our Group, i.e., digital home appliances, the Expansion of business in overseas markets *As of May 14, 2012; based on in-company research. Specifically refers to the first growing use of smartphones and tablet devices sparked an expansion of the over-the-counter sales of a wireless LAN product compatible with the 11ac standard. market for peripherals. However, “the backlash” from the rush to buy digital TVs in the run-up to the termination of analog terrestrial broadcasting Strengthening the business structure with the aim of making further progress in leaps and bounds resulted in a substantial decline in related markets. In addition, harsh conditions continued in the PC peripherals market due to weak consumer confidence. At the Melco Group, we will drive our business in the digital Along with striving to secure a higher share of the domestic market, at the high value-added products. In our quest for ongoing progress, rapidly expanding smartphone-related market where we were quick to the most important strategic objectives are the expansion of launch iPhone® 5*-related products. However, due to a slowdown in sales of overseas markets and the cultivation of new businesses. To hard disk drive (HDD) products that came about from sluggishness in the achieve these objectives, we will invest aggressively in TV-related market, as well as a drop in sales of network products as a result education to foster a globally capable workforce and in efforts of more intense price competition, sales, operating income, ordinary to establish a platform for new business development. We will income, and net income all decreased substantially year-on-year. also undertake fundamental reforms in our organization in As a result, in consolidated results for the first two quarters of the current Home networks Broadband order to better prepare the group to seek new growth through fiscal year, sales were down 18.7% year-on-year to 49,058 million yen, stronger development and sales frameworks. operating income fell 77.7% year-on-year to 891 million yen, ordinary Internet Ubiquitous networks Digital home Such efforts will be carried out by our Group as a whole with income decreased 68.7% year-on-year to 1,330 million yen, and net income the aim of constructing a business structure for the next era was down 65.7% year-on-year to 880 million yen. and spurring growth. We believe our Group has a bright future *iPhone® is a trademark of Apple Inc. to which you can confidently look forward. MELCO HOLDINGS INC. Makoto Maki President and CEO S t r a t e g y Development of new businesses home appliance peripherals field, a growth market, by offering Melco Group, we are striving to expand in growth markets, such as in the 01 Diffusion of digital home-related products Seeking growth with a triple-focus strategy S t r a t e g y 02 BUSINESS OVERVIEW O U T L I N E Memory Products Memory module microSD card Supplies & Accessories Memory modules are designed to increase a computer’s We offer a full lineup of accessories, ranging from mouses, memory capacity, resulting in faster and smoother operation keyboards, webcams and other input devices to cases and for the user. protective films for currently popular smartphones and tablet USB flash drives make it easy for users to carry data with devices. We make it possible for customers to obtain a Simpring mouse them. Here, we offer a full lineup of products ranging from better and more enjoyable experience with their PCs and Reversi-port hubs models with an emphasis on style to those with advanced digital home appliances by offering accessories in a wide security. SD and microSD cards, which are primarily used in range of product groups, ranging from AV-related accessories digital cameras and smartphones, are continuing to see like headsets and FM transmitters to USB cables and other advances in speed and capacity. wiring items. Smartphone cases USB flash drives Other Products tDigital Home Products Storage Products Our lineup of peripherals is designed to help users enjoy their digital life. Beginning with Omoidebako, which makes it easy Storage products are designed to store software and data. for users to store all the photos and movies they have tExternal hard disk drives recorded with their digital camera while sorting them automatically and enabling viewing on large-screen TVs, we These are used for saving data created on PCs and for saving photos and movies taken by digital cameras. The number of HDD applications continues to increase, as exemplified by recorders and Choi Tele i, an easy-to-use portable TV tuner their relatively recent use in recording digital television for the iPhone , iPad and iPod touch . broadcasts. Portable hard disk drive tNetwork Attached Storage (NAS) Omoidebako offer a variety of products in this category including TV External hard disk drive portable TV tuner tOthers We offer high-spec DOS/V parts under the Kurouto Shikou A NAS is an HDD that can be connected to a network to allow (expert-oriented) brand, as well as an in-home PC setup multiple computers and digital home appliances shared service for personal users. Kurouto Shikou brand The Buffalo Service Alliance Internet setup service access to the data it holds. A recent noteworthy application of NAS is in their use to provide private cloud storage, enabling External hard disk drive for TVs users to access data stored in a NAS device at home while on the go via a smartphone or tablet device. Network attached storage E xpandi ng Di g i t al Hom e T ec hnol og y A ppl i c at i ons OFF ICE AOSS2 Easy setup̶all you need is a smartphone The home is no longer the sole domain of digital content, as it is now possible to enjoy a variety of new, enjoyable networks as it does not require troublesome wiring. Its use experiences to users. as intelligent switches and wireless access points with built-in administrator functions. Web Access Easy access to users’in-home network attached storage (NAS), not only from PCs, but also from smartphones and tablet devices using a dedicated app. Record a s External HDD compatible with home appliances (e.g., TVs) Wireless LAN data in yo u the NAS ,view the otos m ph your TV on within corporations is also increasing thanks to products such Wireless LAN router Connec ta l smartphones. Wireless LAN in particular is suitable for home Mobile Wi-Fi router Store all continue to expand, bringing e hom ur the Internet with a multitude of devices such as PCs, TVs and ome rh Wireless access point for business use with built-in administrator functions networks and peripherals, will vices in e de yo l th ect on the g nn o digital home appliances, home By using network products, users can share data and access Co The digital lifestyle, a fusion of Store family a variety of content while on the go. Network & Broadband Products program s any m like you as Internet R Omoidebako Layer-3 gigabit intelligent switch 03 O U T L I N E *iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch® are trademarks of Apple Inc. O U T L I N E 04 FINANCIAL INFORMATION tConsolidated Net Sales Digita l Home Prod uc ts (Million yen) 123,749 120,276 116,911 Other products 117,319 24,672 20,957 20,151 Memory products 103,600 25,664 Network products 20,000 16,621 23,607 19,850 Storage products In the digital home product segment, demand fell In the supplies and accessories segment, we strove to expand substantially for both TV recorders and digital tuners offerings of high value-added products that reflect the needs of that hook up to analog TVs. As a result, sales volume users, such as LAN cables with clips that never break*. In addition, dropped 88.4% year-on-year, and sales revenue fell while gains were made in products designed for use with 86.7% year-on-year to 692 million yen. smartphones and tablet devices, products for PCs and TVs did 14,057 not fare as well, resulting in sales volume dipping 1.0% 11,800 year-on-year and sales revenue decreasing 3.7% year-on-year to 27,414 21,425 20,352 Supplies & Accessories 27,309 5,199 million yen. 20,900 *Passed an in-company inspection with 500 bending repetitions. 55,355 55,480 55,038 50,900 50,283 Consolidated Ordinary Income & Consolidated t Ordinary Income Margin Overseas Sales (%) (Million yen) 2009/3 2010/3 2011/3 2012/3 2013/3 (Forecast) 10,954 With regard to our overseas operations, while sales in Europe 10,000 were affected by the economic slowdown resulting from the 8,000 region’s debt crisis, in Asia and Oceania, as well as in North 6,000 America and Central and South America, we focused efforts 4,000 on developing markets and expanding sales. As a result, 2,000 0 sales revenue grew 12.8% year-on-year. With developments Storage Products 7,652 7,132 8.9 4 2,258 2 1.9 2009/3 0 2010/3 2011/3 2012/3 In the storage product segment, we worked to expand the market by launching products such as battery-equipped made great efforts to strengthen our brand name and Wi-Fi-compatible HDDs that can be accessed by smartphones and tablet devices. However, sluggish TV sales led to a fall in enhance our overseas development strategy—our Group’s (Million yen) demand for external HDDs used to record TV programs. As a result, sales volume in the segment fell 21.0% year-on-year, and top-priority issue. 6,000 6 4,990 increased demand for storage products. However, as a result of reduced sales volume due to more intense competition in 2 20,260 15,883 2009/3 7,555 6,430 continued for PC-use memory module add-ons. As a result, sales volume dropped 21.0% year-on-year, and sales revenue In the network product segment, while we launched products In the flash memory product segment, we worked to expand volume was down 3.1% year-on-year, and sales revenue fell sales of SD and other memory cards and of USB 3.0-compatible 20.8% year-on-year to 10,506 million yen. 9,751 11.3 5 2.5 2,023 2,495 2012/3 currently available information and may include uncertain 4,813 3,526 3,081 3,007 2011/3 These earnings forecasts have been calculated based on 1,448 1,561 0 2010/3 Forward-looking statements 3,516 3,123 10 9,574 8,491 7,767 2,738 4,248 Europe 15 17.8 10,000 2009/3 2009/9 I N F O R M A T I O N 2012/3 2011/3 20 33,240 16.4 0 USB flash drives. While these efforts helped sales volume grow F I N A N C I A L 2010/3 41.023 28,652 20,000 2009/3 LAN standard, this initiative was not enough to offset the falling prices of our conventional products. As a result, sales revenue falling 1.0% year-on-year to 3,798 million yen. 30,000 8,013 6,554 2012/3 (%) 38,606 40,000 compatible with the next-generation IEEE802.11ac wireless decreased 20.2% year-on-year to 2,062 million yen. 19.5% year-on-year, a reduction in retail prices led to sales 2,898 6,119 4,456 2011/3 (Million yen) 2,774 4,574 0 2010/3 Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity & Consolidated t Return on Equity 8,552 6,063 1 0.6 0 19,246 18,342 Network Products 3 707 1,000 9,740 3.8 2,000 (Million yen) products for personal use, sales revenue was down 6.9% year-on-year to 5,953 million yen. 4 4.3 3,000 tOverseas Sales 5 4,445 5.1 4,000 In the NAS segment, we launched high-performance NAS products aimed at corporate users and offered new solutions to meet (%) 6,277 5,000 sales revenue was down 10.9% to 17,851 million yen. In the memory product segment, the trend of falling demand 6 6.1 6.5 Consolidated Net Income & Consolidated t Net Income Margin Memory Products 8 such as the rollout of a Buffalo section at a mass retailer in China and the launch of high value-added products, we 05 10 factors. Accordingly, actual earnings results may differ from 2010/9 2011/9 North America, Central & South America 2012/9 these forecasts due to changes in business conditions. Asia, Oceania F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N 06 FINANCIAL INFORMATION tConsolidated Balance Sheet Item (Million yen) As of September 30, 2012 As of September 30, 2011 60,987 62,403 64,967 5,664 4,991 5,360 869 940 872 Intangible fixed assets 1,252 1,856 1,492 Investments, etc. 3,542 2,195 2,995 Fixed assets Tangible fixed assets Six months ended September 30,2011 Fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 Net sales 49,058 60,344 117,319 Cost of sales 40,161 47,590 93,060 8,004 8,751 17,704 Operating income 891 4,002 6,553 Non-operating income 468 333 673 29 87 94 1,330 4,248 7,132 Extraordinary income − 9 16 Extraordinary loss 16 7 157 1,314 4,250 6,991 Income, resident and enterprise taxes 237 1,489 2,496 Income taxes - deferred 196 198 22 − △4 26 880 2,566 4,445 Item Selling, general and administrative expenses Non-operating expenses 66,651 Total assets 67,395 (Million yen) Six months ended September 30, 2012 As of March 31, 2012 Assets Current assets tConsolidated Income Statement 70,328 Ordinary income Liabilities Current liabilities Long-term liabilities Total liabilities 22,412 24,082 26,402 2,776 3,062 2,902 25,189 27,144 29,304 Net income before taxes and other adjustments Net assets Shareholders' equity Common stock Additional paid-in capital 1,000 1,000 1,000 774 774 774 Gains (losses) attributable to minority interests Net income Retained earnings Treasury stock Total shareholders' equity 39,984 38,112 39,548 △60 △60 △60 41,698 39,827 41,262 Item Accumulated other comprehensive income Net unrealized gains (losses) on other securities Deferred gains or losses on hedges Foreign currency translation adjustments Total accumulated other comprehensive income 07 78 69 112 1 0 2 △316 △312 △354 △235 △243 △239 Stock option ー ー ー Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries ー 666 ー Total net assets 41,462 40,250 41,023 Total liabilities and net assets 66,651 67,395 70,328 f i n a n c i a l I N F O R M A T I O N tConsolidated Cash Flow Statement (Million yen) Six months ended September 30, 2012 Six months ended September 30, 2011 Fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 Cash flows from operating activities 1,381 2,215 640 Cash flows from investing activities △741 △2,243 △2,146 Cash flows from financing activities △444 △889 △1,400 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 56 19 △56 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 251 △898 △2,962 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 8,452 11,415 11,415 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 8,703 10,516 8,452 f i n a n c i a l I N F O R M A T I O N 08 MELCO GROUP tMELCO HOLDINGS INC. Company Name MELCO HOLDINGS INC. Board Members (as of September 30, 2012) Incorporated July 1, 1986 President and CEO Makoto Maki Capital 1 billion yen Senior Managing Director Kuniaki Saiki Business Activities Melco Holdings Inc. is a pure holding company Director Hidetoshi Yamaguchi that holds the shares of the group’s operating Director Tamio Matsuo companies. It governs the operating companies Director Iwao Tsusaka and provides support for their business Director Hiroyuki Maki activities and managerial guidance. Senior Corporate Auditor Seishi Toyooka Corporate Auditor Yasuyuki Kazusa Corporate Auditor Mitsuru Koketsu Number of Employees Non-consolidated: 87; Melco Group consolidated: 889 Number of Group Companies 18 (10 in Japan; 8 overseas) The Melco Group Global Affiliates MELCO HOLDINGS INC. tMelco Holdings Inc. is a pure holding company that holds the <Taiwan> shares of the group companies. It governs the group companies and provides support for their business activities and managerial guidance. Akamon-dori Bldg., 3-30-20 Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-8315, Japan Tel. 81-52-251-6891 Fax. 81-52-249-6609 BUFFALO INC. tThe core brand-name manufacturer of the Melco Group, Buffalo is a “One-Stop vender” offering wide range of peripherals of degital home appliances and computers under Buffalo and iBuffalo brands. Akamon-dori Bldg., 3-30-20 Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-8315, Japan Tel. 81-52-249-6610 Fax. 81-52-249-6609 tBUFFALO INC. tAiming to be an all-around PC parts supplier, CFD Sales CFD SALES INC. Company Name BUFFALO INC. Board Members (as of September 30, 2012) operates under the Kurouto Shikou brand name. Founded May 1, 1975 Chairman and CEO Makoto Maki Incorporated August 5, 1978 President and COO Kuniaki Saiki Akamon-dori Bldg., 3-30-20 Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-8315, Japan Tel. 81-52-249-6606 Fax. 81-50-5830-8824 Capital 320 million yen Senior Managing Director Hidetoshi Yamaguchi Business Activities Development, manufacture, and sale of peripherals Director Tamio Matsuo for digital home appliances and computers Director Masanao Tsuzuki other services to businesses and consumers Director Takashi Ishidoshiro Director Taiji Watanabe Kayabacho Tower, 1- 21-2 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan Tel. 81-3-6280-0777 Fax. 81-3-6280-0779 Director Takeyasu Oshima Director Nobuo Hagiwara Number of Employees 528 Tokyo Branch Office Corporate Auditor Nobumasa Kaneko Corporate Auditor Seishi Toyooka Akamon-dori Bldg., 3-30-20 Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-8315, Japan Tel. 81-50-5830-8900 Fax. 81-50-5830-8905 BUFFALO LEASE, INC. tEquipment leasing services video broadcasters, etc. Tel. 81-52-249-6610 Kayabacho Tower, 1- 21-2 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan Tel. 81-3-3523-3354 Fax. 81-3-3523-3300 Kayabacho Tower, 1-21-2 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan G R O U P Fax. 81-11-200-8151 7F-8, 18, Lane 609, Sec.5, Chung Hsin Rd., San Chung Dist., New Taipei City 241, Taiwan (R.O.C.) TEL:886-2-2999-9860 FAX:886-2-2999-2264 <China> MELCO (BEIJING) INC. tSales of computer peripherals and broadband-related devices 1155, 11th Beijing New Century Hotel, No. 6 Southern Road, Capital Gym, Haidian District, Beijing 100044, China Tel. 86-10-6849-2981 Fax. 86-10-6849-2980 <USA> BUFFALO TECHNOLOGY (USA), INC. tManufacture and sale of computer peripherals and broadband-related devices 11100 Metric Boulevard Suite 750, Austin, Texas 78758-4072, U.S.A Tel. 1-512-349-1500 Fax. 1-512-339-7272 <Europe> BUFFALO EU B.V. tEuropean headquarters Polarisavenue 85, 2132 JH Hoofddorp, The Netherlands Tel. 31-23-554-6010 Fax. 31-23-554-6019 <Brazil> BUFFALO TECH DO BRASIL LTDA tSales of peripherals for digital home appliances and computers. Av. Paulista, 1159, conj. 905, Bela Vista, São Paulo, Brazil Tel. 55-11-3262-0396 Fax. 55-11-3262-0814 BUFFALO DIRECT INC. tOnline direct marketer of Melco Group products Akamon-dori Bldg., 3-30-20 Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-8315, Japan Tel. 81-50-5830-8886 Fax. 81-50-5830-8887 MELCO PERSONNEL SUPPORT INC. tTemp staffing agency recruiting and dispatching teams of clerical personnel, mainly to Melco Group companies Akamon-dori Bldg., 3-30-20 Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-8315, Japan Tel. 81-50-5830-8866 Fax. 81-50-5830-8867 LIBERTY SHIP INC. tOnline user-to-user and business-to-user communication services Kayabacho Tower, 1- 21-2 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan Tel. 81-3-3523-3368 Fax. 81-3-3523-3300 3rd floor, Hiroshima Intes, 10-10 Hashimoto-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-0015, Japan Tel. 81-50-5830-8888 09 Fax. 81-92-477-3755 San Keisei Bldg., 1-4-1 Kitaichijo Higashi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0031, Japan Tel. 81-11-200-8150 Hiroshima Sales Office Fax. 81-22-298-9470 Yaoji Center Bldg., 4-9-2 Hakataekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, 812-0011, Japan Tel. 81-92-477-3711 Sapporo Sales Office Fax. 81-52-249-6601 Miyagino Center Bldg., 4-5-22 Tsutsujigaoka, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, 983-0852, Japan Tel. 81-22-291-0311 Fukuoka Sales Office Fax. 81-6-6398-5755 Akamon-dori Bldg., 3-30-20 Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-8315, Japan Tel. 81-52-249-6600 Sendai Sales Office Fax. 81-3-3523-3300 3rd floor, Sumitomo Seimei Shin-Osaka Kita Bldg., 4-1-14 Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, 532-0003, Japan Tel. 81-50-5533-1250 Nagoya Sales Office Fax. 81-52-249-6609 and broadband-related devices to telecommunications carriers, Akamon-dori Bldg., 3-30-20 Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-8315, Japan Tel. 81-3-3523-3333 Osaka Branch Office BUFFALO MEMORY CO., LTD. tDevelopment and sales of electronic components and applied products Business locations Headquarters BUFFALO IT SOLUTIONS INC. tPC setup, network inflastructure development, maintenance and BUFFALO TECHNOLOGY (TAIWAN) INC. tManufacturing management and sales of computer peripherals C O M P A N I E S Fax. 81-50-5830-8889 NB: Buffalo Kokuyo Supply was integrated into Buffalo Inc. on April 1, 2012. G R O U P C O M P A N I E S 10 tMELCO HOLDINGS INC. Stock Information (as of September 30, 2012) Fiscal year-end March 31 Ordinary general meeting of shareholders June Dates to determine stock ownership For shareholders with voting rights: March 31 For shareholders eligible for year-end dividends: March 31 For shareholders eligible for interim dividends: September 30 Stock listings First section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange Securities code 6676 Number of shares issued 22,237,873 (excluding treasury stock: 22,214,117) (as of September 30, 2012) Number of shareholders 9,296 (as of September 30, 2012) Number of shares per trading unit 100 Method of public notice Posted electronically at http://melco-hd.jp/koukoku/ Transfer agent Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited 1-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Stock agencies Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited headquarters and all branches in Japan enquiries * Telephone 0120-782-031 (toll free) Available 9:00 – 17:00 except weekends and public holidays Managing underwriters (Main) Daiwa Securities (Sub) Nomura Securities, Mizuho Investors Securities, SMBC Nikko Securities MELCO HOLDINGS INC. (securities code: 6676) http://melco-hd.jp/ Headquarters: Akamon-dori Bldg., 3-30-20 Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-8315, Japan Tel. 81-52-251-6891 Fax. 81-52-249-6609 BUFFALO INC. Headquarters: Akamon-dori Bldg., 3-30-20 Ohsu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-8315, Japan Tel. 81-52-249-6610 Fax. 81-52-249-6609 Tokyo Branch Office Kayabacho Tower, 1-21-2 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0033, Japan Tel. 81-3-3523-3333 Fax. 81-3-3523-3300 http://buffalo.jp/