Trust Recovery Growth Vitalization - Marubeni

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position and Business Results
Other Regions
Trading transactions climbed ¥155.1 billion, or 18.8%, to ¥980.5
billion, boosted mainly by higher Energy and Plant & Ship-related
transactions. Operating profit soared ¥5.1 billion, or 103.2%, to
¥10.0 billion, mainly because of higher earnings from Plant &
Ship transactions.
Please note that figures for trading transactions and operating
profit have been prepared according to accounting principles
generally accepted in Japan.
(5) Business Results from Principal Consolidated
Subsidiaries and Affiliates
In terms of the operating results of consolidated subsidiaries in
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, out of 369 consolidated
subsidiaries (131 domestic, 238 overseas) and 156 affiliates (47
domestic, 109 overseas), 422 companies were profitable. The
percentage of companies achieving profitability was 80.4%, an
improvement of 2.7 percentage points compared to 77.7% in the
previous fiscal year, and exceeded 80% for the first time in four
fiscal years.
The 422 profitable companies generated a total profit of ¥92.7
billion, ¥28.9 billion more than the ¥63.8 billion in profit posted a
year earlier. In contrast, the 103 unprofitable companies generated
a total loss of ¥51.0 billion, up ¥7.6 billion from the loss of ¥43.4
billion recorded a year ago. The end-result was a net profit of
¥41.7 billion, more than double the ¥20.4 billion in net profit
posted in the previous fiscal year.
Total Assets
(At March 31)
5,584.4
5,320.6
4,805.7
4,321.5
4,254.2
4,208.0
2 Liquidity and Funding Sources
(1) Financial Position
Consolidated total assets declined ¥46.2 billion to ¥4,208.0
billion. Marubeni enacted a review of underperforming transactions
and sold assets, resulting in fewer notes and accounts
receivable—trade. These sales offset an increase primarily in
property, plant and equipment from investment mainly in new
energy projects overseas.
Total shareholders’ equity rose ¥50.2 billion to ¥443.2 billion. In
addition to an increase in net income to ¥41.2 billion, there was an
¥11.7 billion improvement in net unrealized gain on investment
securities due mostly to a recovery in the stock market.
Consolidated interest-bearing debt declined ¥168.4 billion to
¥2,286.4 billion. Net interest-bearing debt, after deduction of cash
and cash equivalents, fell ¥145.4 billion to ¥1,823.9 billion. As a
result, the net D/E ratio improved 0.89 of a point to 4.12 times,
from 5.01 times at the previous fiscal year-end. With this performance,
the Company effectively achieved ahead of schedule the
“V” PLAN objectives targeted for completion by the close of the
current fiscal year, namely net interest-bearing debt of ¥2 trillion or
less, and a net D/E ratio of between 4 to 5 times.
* Net interest-bearing debt is calculated as the sum of interestbearing
debt (including short-term loans, long-term debt and
commercial paper) and corporate bonds (including convertible
bonds), minus cash deposits.
Shareholders’ Equity
(At March 31)
(Billions of yen) ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05
(Billions of yen) ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05
324.3
342.3
263.9
260.1
393.0
443.2