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SANYO ELECTRIC: To Invest JPY350 Billion to Bring Back Growth
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., will invest JPY350 billion in its operations to revive earnings growth, Hiroshi Suzuki of Bloomberg News reports.
Of the total amount, which will be spent during the three years starting April 1, Sanyo will invest JPY100 billion for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, used in devices including mobile phones; JPY110 million on semiconductors, digital products and appliances; JPY60 billion on electronic components and JPY80 billion on solar-power batteries, relates Bloomberg.
The expansion, states Bloomberg, is aimed at increasing the company's share of the US$4.5 billion battery market after it exited unprofitable units like flat panels and prepares to sell the mobile phone business.
After announcing Sanyo's three-year midterm plan, stocks surged as much as 7.3% in the Nikkei 225 stock, while Sanyo's shares rose 6.2% to JPY188 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, adds the report.
According to the report, Moody's Investors Service analyst Shinsuke Tanimoto expressed before Sanyo's business plan announcement that, "Focusing on areas the company is good at would please investors. Sanyo's battery business is strong."
Sanyo reported a net income of JPY16 billion for the 6-month ended September 30 of the current fiscal year as compared to a loss of JPY3.62 billion the same period last year, notes Bloomberg.
About Sanyo Electric
Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. -- http://www.sanyo.com/ -- is one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics products. The company has global operations in Brazil, Germany, India, Ireland, Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom, among others.
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In March 2, 2007, Fitch Ratings placed SANYO Electric Co. Ltd.'s BB+ long-term foreign and local currency issuer default and senior unsecured ratings on rating watch negative.
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