February 9, 2018

Consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017
〔Japan GAAP〕
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Nippon Ceramic Co., Ltd.
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange6929
http://www.nicera.co.jp/
Shinichi Taniguchi, President & CEO
Sawako Fujiwara, Executive Officer
IR Department
TEL +81-857-53-3838
March 29, 2018
March 13, 2018
March 29, 2018
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Financial results briefing:(Amounts rounded down to the nearest millions of yen.)
1.

Consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended December 2017 (From January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017)(1) Consolidated operating results(Y.O.Y changes represented by %)Net sales

Operating income

Net income attributable

Ordinary income

to owners of parent

Fiscal Year 2017

¥ million
19,765%
1.2¥ million
3,301%
20.4¥ million
3,430%
9.2¥ million
2,401%
14.0

Fiscal Year 2016

19,525(3.2)

2,741

51.1

3,140

22.1

2,106

22.1

Note: Comprehensive income Fiscal Year Ended December 2017 ¥3,045 million (261.6%)
Fiscal Year Ended December 2016
Net income per

Diluted net income

shareper share¥842 million (401.5%)
Return on equity

Ordinary income/Operating income/total assets

net sales

Fiscal Year 2017¥90.37

¥
－%
4.9%
6.1%
16.7

Fiscal Year 2016

88.32

75.87

4.8

5.6

14.0

Reference: Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates : Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017 ¥ ― million
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016 ¥ ― million(2) Consolidated financial positions
Total assets

Net assets

Equity ratio

Net assets per share

Fiscal Year 2017

¥ million
57,253¥ million
52,792%88.7%¥1,865.05

Fiscal Year 2016

55,31548,245

83.7%

1,819.18

Reference: Equity Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 ¥50,764 million
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 ¥46,277 million(3) Consolidated cash flows
Cash flows from

Cash flows from

Cash flows fromoperating activities

investing activities

financing activities

Cash and cash
equivalents atend of period

Fiscal Year 2017¥ million
4,896¥ million(933)¥ million(1,612)

period ¥ million
21,725

Fiscal Year 2016

3,725

4,047

(1,972)

19,485

2.

Dividends
Annual dividends
End of

End of

End of

End of

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

¥

Ratio of dividends

ratio

to net assets

annual dividends

¥
50.00

¥ million
1,271%
56.6%
2.7

1,360

55.3

2.7

Fiscal Year 2016

--

¥
50.00

Fiscal Year 2017

-0.00

-

50.00

50.00

-

0.00

-

50.00

50.00

(forecast)

Dividend payout

Total

¥
0.00

Fiscal Year 2018¥

Total amount of(Consolidated)(Consolidated)

51.4

Note: Fiscal year 2017 dividend included a special dividend 10 yen per share.
3.

Consolidated earnings forecasts for the fiscal year 2018 (from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018)(Y.O.Y changes represented by %)Net income
Net sales

Operating income

Ordinary income

attributable toowners of parent

Net income
per shareFirst half

¥ million
10,100%2.8¥ million
1,750%
5.4¥ million
1,850%
15.6¥ million
1,300%
8.1

¥
47.76

Full year

20,500

3.7

3,600

9.1

3,800

10.8

2,650

10.3

97.36

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