Nidec: Fiscal 2Q22 Financial Results
Sales of motors for HDDs up 2.7% Q/Q, -14.2% for 6 months
By Jean Jacques Maleval | November 28, 2022 at 2:01 pmNidec Corp. announced its financial results for the 3 months and the 6 months ended September 30, 2022.
Global revenue for the six months ended September 30, 2022 was ¥1,130,767, +24.2% Y/Y, with profit before income taxes increasing 35.9% to ¥118,375 million.
Among its several businesses, there are spindles motors for HDDs.
Spindle motors for HDDs
(in ¥ million) | 2FQ21 | 2FQ22 | 6-month 21 |
6-month 22 |
Revenue |
20,923 | 21,843 | 49,440 | 42,406 |
Growth | 2.7% | -14.2% |
Net sales of these motors decreased 14.2% to ¥42,406 million for this 6-month period compared to the same period of the previous year, mainly due to a decrease in the number of units sold. They represent 3% of total revenue (5.4% the former year) in a declining WW HDD market.
Net sales of these products increased only 2.7% to ¥21,483 million for 2FQ22 compared to 2FQ21 (¥20.9 billion or down 9% Q/Q), despite a positive effect of the fluctuations of the foreign currency exchange rates by approximately ¥1,800 million.