Profitability

Gross profit to net sales
Operating income to net sales
Net income to net sales
(%)
2006/3 2007/3 2008/3
Gross profit to net sales 24.3 23.4 23.9
Operating income to net sales 10.1 10.2 11.2
Net income to net sales 5.6 6.1 6.3


Stability

Equity ratio
Current ratio
Interest coverage
(%)
  2006/3 2007/3 2008/3
Equity ratio 43.7 44.8 47.4
Current ratio 137.2 167.5 170.6
Interest coverage (times) 43.8 64.3 112.1
Note: Interest coverage = (operating income+interest and dividends received)/Interest expense.


Efficiency

Total assets turnover
Fixed assets turnover
Tangible fixed assets turnover
(times)
  2006/3 2007/3 2008/3
Total assets turnover 1.1 1.0 1.1
Fixed assets turnover 2.4 2.4 2.6
Tangible fixed assets turnover 3.5 3.8 4.0
Note: The amount of total assets, fixed assets and tangible fixed assets are an average of the amount at the beginning of the period and the amount at the end of the period, respectively.


Productivity

Net sales per employee
Operating income per employee
Number of employees
(¥ million)
  2006/3 2007/3 2008/3
Net sales per employee 36.5 41.3 45.6
Operating income per employee 3.7 4.2 4.3
Number of employees 4,059 3,762 3,884
Note: Net sales per employee and operating income per employee are calculated using the average number of employees during the year.


Cash Flows

Free cash flows
Depreciation expense
Capital expenditure
(¥ million)
  2006/3 2007/3 2008/3
Free cash flows 11,509 1,352 9,280
Depreciation expense 4,575 4,896 5,215
Capital expenditure 4,457 7,037 5,601
Note: Free cash flows = Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities+Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities.


Others

Return on equity
Return on assets
(%)
  2006/3 2007/3 2008/3
Return on equity 14.1 14.3 14.7
Return on assets 5.9 6.3 6.8
Note: Total assets and shareholders' equity are the average of the amount at the beginning of the period and the amount at the end of the period, respectively.
ROA = Net income / average of total capital employed at the beginning and end of each fiscal year.