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According to the financial reports previously released by TOTO and Lixil, the first fiscal quarter (April-June 2022) sales of the two bathroom giants have increased. Entre ellos, TOTO’s single quarter sales reached 153.5 billion yen (acerca de 7.782 mil millones de yuanes), and Lixil even reached 360.3 billion yen (acerca de 18.303 mil millones de yuanes), un incremento de 5% y 4% respectivamente. Sin embargo, the earnings performance of the two giants differed significantly.

TOTO net profit increased by 17%, while Lixil decreased by 65.9%. The latter said it was mainly caused by a decrease in profitability. It is reported that its April-June business profit margin decreased to 1.9% de 6.7% in the same period last year.

In addition to the two giants, Japan also has Rinnai, Takara Standard, KVK, Cleanup, SANEI and other bathroom-related companies. Although these companies have sales growth of varying degrees from April to June, they are also facing the same dilemma of reduced net profit or slower growth. It has the largest net profit drop of more than 80%. Some companies said they will increase prices in the near future to offset the continued high prices of raw materials and energy costs.

Rinnai

Sales from April to June were 4.675 mil millones de yuanes, un incremento de 12.45%

Shanghai branch sales were about 588 millones de yuanes

Although Rinnai’s main product is water heater, it also produces bathroom products, including bathtubs, bathroom TVs, bath bombs, etc.. According to the first fiscal quarter report, Rinnai achieved sales of 95.0 billion yen (acerca de 4.675 mil millones de yuanes) from April to June, un incremento de 12.45% year on year. Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company was 7.01 billion yen (acerca de 345 millones de yuanes), un incremento de 13.3% year-on-year. Both sales and net income in the first fiscal quarter set new records in Rinnai’s history.

Rinnai bathtub products

In the financial report, Rinnai separately listed the operation of each major branch worldwide. It showed that Rinnai Shanghai’s sales and operating profit from April to June were 11.94 billion yen (acerca del RMB 588 millón) y 1.78 billion yen (acerca del RMB 88 millón) respectivamente, arriba 6.2% y 3.6% year-on-year. Sin embargo, in terms of local currency, i.e., RMB, they decreased by 6.0% y 8.4%, respectivamente. It is reported that Shanghai Rinnai’s main products are water heaters, gas furnaces and hoods. Its scale of operation is larger than that of the U.S. branch and the Australian branch.

Takara Standard

Sales from April to June increased by 9.0% a $2.675 mil millones

Product selling prices have been increased in the reporting period

Takara Standard reported sales of 54.354 billion yen (2.675 mil millones de yuanes) for the April-June quarter, arriba 9.0% from the same period last year, according to the company’s first-quarter report released on August 9. Sales of the three businesses were 32,666 million yen, 12,913 million yen and 5,995 million yen, arriba 10.9%, 6.6% y 10.7%, respectivamente. During the same period, Takara Standard achieved net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company of 2,289 million yen, una disminución de 15.7% year-over-year.

Takara Standard Smart Toilet Products

Regarding the current market situation, Takara Standard said that from April to June, although the Japanese economy returned to normal and personal consumption showed the first signs of recovery, there is still uncertainty about the future development in view of high raw material and energy prices and the rebound of the epidemic, etc.. Takara Standard revealed that the company adopted measures to improve the selling price of its products in the first fiscal quarter, curb selling expenses, and Takara Standard revealed that the company improved its earnings in the first fiscal quarter by raising product prices, curbing selling expenses and improving production efficiency.

KVK

Sales from April to June increased by 2.9% a $348 millón

Product prices will be raised again in October

In April-June, KVK achieved sales of 7,070 million yen (acerca del RMB 348 millón), un incremento de 2.9% year-on-year. KVK said that although the company carried out a round of price increase in April this year to cope with the high cost of raw materials and energy, net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company was 258 million yen, una disminución de 63.4%. Sin embargo, net profit was still missing growth due to the impact of the yen exchange rate. For this reason, the company expects to increase the selling price of some products again in October this year.

KVK faucet products

According to the financial report, KVK launched a series of new products from April to June, including faucet products that can be matched with small-sized bathroom cabinets. Al mismo tiempo, the financial report revealed that KVK’s new factory will be completed and put into production within this fiscal year.

Cleanup

Sales from April to June were NT$1.437 billion, un incremento de 8.6%

Bathroom business accounted for only 13.4%

According to Cleanup’s first-quarter report, the company’s sales from April to June were 29.206 billion yen (acerca del RMB 1.437 mil millones), un incremento de 8.6% year-on-year. Although sales increased year-on-year, they were affected by higher raw material and energy prices. Operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company decreased by 42.5%, 34.5% y 35.1% respectively in the same period, with net profit of only 488 million yen.

Cleanup bathroom cabinet products

Cleanup has a kitchen division and a bathtub/vanity division, with sales in the kitchen division increasing 10.3% from a year earlier to 23.227 billion yen, contabilidad de 79.5% of total revenue. Cleanup’s products also include complete bathrooms, but no specific sales figures have been released.

SANEI

Sales from April to June were 320 million yen, arriba 15.0%

Carbon Neutral Working Group established during the reporting period

According to SANEI’s (formerly Sanei Water Bolt) first fiscal quarter report, the company achieved sales of 6.423 billion yen (aproximadamente RMB 320 millón) from April to June, un incremento de 15.0% year-on-year. Despite the increase in revenue, operating profit and net profit for the same period decreased significantly by 72.4% y 83.1% to only 0.97 billion yen and 0.35 billion yen.

SANEI faucet products

According to SANEI’s policy briefing held in July, the company’s management theme for this year is “Think Life. The main measures include the establishment of a working group to promote carbon neutrality, the study of reducing the materials used for product packaging, the reduction of factory waste emissions, etc., and the request for cooperation with partner companies in terms of quality, cost, and delivery time.