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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. ביניהם, TOTO’s single quarter sales reached 153.5 billion yen (על אודות 7.782 מיליארד יואן), and Lixil even reached 360.3 billion yen (על אודות 18.303 מיליארד יואן), עלייה של 5% ו 4% בהתאמה. למרות זאת, 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% מִן 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 מיליארד יואן, עלייה של 12.45%

Shanghai branch sales were about 588 מיליון יואן

Although Rinnai’s main product is water heater, it also produces bathroom products, including bathtubs, bathroom TVs, bath bombs, וכו. According to the first fiscal quarter report, Rinnai achieved sales of 95.0 billion yen (על אודות 4.675 מיליארד יואן) from April to June, עלייה של 12.45% year on year. Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company was 7.01 billion yen (על אודות 345 מיליון יואן), עלייה של 13.3% משנה לשנה. 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 (בערך יואן 588 מִילִיוֹן) ו 1.78 billion yen (בערך יואן 88 מִילִיוֹן) בהתאמה, לְמַעלָה 6.2% ו 3.6% משנה לשנה. למרות זאת, in terms of local currency, i.e., RMB, they decreased by 6.0% ו 8.4%, בהתאמה. 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% אֶל $2.675 מיליארד

Product selling prices have been increased in the reporting period

Takara Standard reported sales of 54.354 billion yen (2.675 מיליארד יואן) for the April-June quarter, לְמַעלָה 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, לְמַעלָה 10.9%, 6.6% ו 10.7%, בהתאמה. During the same period, Takara Standard achieved net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company of 2,289 million yen, a decrease of 15.7% משנה לשנה.

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, וכו. 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% אֶל $348 מִילִיוֹן

Product prices will be raised again in October

In April-June, KVK achieved sales of 7,070 million yen (בערך יואן 348 מִילִיוֹן), עלייה של 2.9% משנה לשנה. 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, a decrease of 63.4%. למרות זאת, net profit was still missing growth due to the impact of the yen exchange rate. מהסיבה הזו, 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. במקביל, 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, עלייה של 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 (בערך יואן 1.437 מיליארד), עלייה של 8.6% משנה לשנה. 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% ו 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, accounting for 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, לְמַעלָה 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 (כ- RMB 320 מִילִיוֹן) from April to June, עלייה של 15.0% משנה לשנה. Despite the increase in revenue, operating profit and net profit for the same period decreased significantly by 72.4% ו 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, וכו', and the request for cooperation with partner companies in terms of quality, cost, and delivery time.