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Sadao Sato Chairman

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IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (6908)

Toshiyuki Imazu President

Company

IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Code No.

6908

Exchange

JASDAQ

Chairman

Sadao Sato

President

Toshiyuki Imazu

Headquarters

2-13-8, Shinyokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Business Description

Mid tier manufacturer of connectors, with main product applications in automobile, industrial equipment, digital consumer electronics realms. The bulk of products are custom manufactured.

Year End

March

URL

http://www.iriso.co.jp/en/index.php

- Stock Information - Share Price

Shares Outstanding

¥2,865 DPS(Est.)

Market Cap

11,445,726 shares Dividend Yield (Est.)

¥20.00

EPS(Est.)

0.7%

¥206.19

¥32.792 billion PER(Est.) 13.9x

ROE(actual) 8.0% BPS(actual)

Trading Unit 100 shares PBR(actual)

¥2,143.97

1.3x

* Share price as of close on May 30, 2013. Number of shares outstanding at end of the most recent quarter excluding treasury shares. ROE, BPS based upon actual results of the previous term. - Earnings Trend - Fiscal Year

(Units: Million Yen) Sales

Operating Income

Ordinary Income

Net Income

EPS

DPS

March 2010

21,138

2,008

1,767

1,052

90.41

10.00

March 2011

23,566

2,891

2,768

2,110

183.20

15.00

March 2012

23,722

2,760

2,660

1,821

159.18

15.00

March 2013

24,788

2,562

3,061

1,840

160.83

20.00

March 2014 Est.

28,000

4,010

3,800

2,360

206.19

20.00

* Estimates are those of the Company

This Bridge Report discusses the fiscal year March 2013 earnings results and fiscal year March 2014 earnings estimates for IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

1. Company Overview 2. Characteristics and Strengths 3. Fiscal Year March 2013 Earnings Overview 4. Fiscal Year March 2014 Earnings Estimates 5. Conclusions

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Key Points ・ IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. develops, manufactures, and sells connectors used to connect circuit boards. Including the main product of “Floating B to B®” (Board-to-Board) connectors, all of IRISO’s products boast of high value addition. 80% of the Company’s sales are for interior vehicle device applications. IRISO took aggressive steps to enter overseas markets at an early stage, and now the bulk of both sales and production are derived from overseas markets. ・ During fiscal year March 2013, sales rose by 4.5% year-over-year. The main interior vehicle device applications were trending favorably along with car audio, visual and navigation, (ANV) and car electronics. In addition, the United States, Chinese and Korean markets were the drivers of growth. With regards to profits, adjustments of inventories to improve the balance sheet and declines in product pricing contributed to a decline in operating income. However ordinary income rose by 15.1% year-over-year to ¥3.0 billion on the back of internalization, rationalization, reductions in sales, general and administrative expenses, and the weaker yen. ・ During fiscal year March 2014, the interior vehicle device and industrial applications realms are expected to continue to trend favorably. Consequently IRISO calls for sales and profits at all levels to grow by double digits to new record highs. The same level of dividend of ¥20 per share as seen in the previous term is anticipated to be paid. ・ A characteristic of IRISO is its high level of profitability relative to the overall connector industry. A challenge for IRISO over the near term will be its ability to implement a strategy that can ensure the achievement of its earnings estimates and possibly even higher earnings. In the medium- and long-term, the attention is focused on how oversea sales penetrate the local market.

1. Company Overview IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. is a company that develops, manufactures, and sells connectors used to connect circuit boards. Including the main product of “Floating B to B®” connectors, all of IRISO’s products boast of high value addition. 80% of the Company’s sales are connectors used in interior vehicle device applications and are provided to major Japanese and overseas automobile manufacturers. The growing diffusion of electric and hybrid vehicles and the subsequent increase in demand for connectors presents an opportunity for IRISO to expand its sales. IRISO took aggressive steps to enter overseas markets at an early stage, and now the bulk of both its sales and production are derived from overseas markets.

IRISO was established in 1966 by Sadao Sato, the current Chairman. Along with the diffusion of televisions and audio equipments, demand for connectors as a replacement for traditional soldering techniques grew rapidly because of their ability to make connection of wiring easier. In response to this increase in demand, IRISO developed and began manufacturing high value added pin products with its entry to the connector market. In the 1980s, IRISO also entered the market for interior vehicle devices, currently its main product area, with high value added products including the “B to B®.” The unique ability of its products to prevent off-center installation of wiring connections was highly regarded by customers and allowed it to acquire high market share. IRISO took aggressive steps to enter overseas markets at an early stage in response to the requests of its clients. The company name “IRISO” was derived from “IRISO Village, Iruma-gun, Saitama Prefecture (Currently called Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture) where its first customer was headquartered, so that the Company would always remember that very first customer.” 1966

December

Established IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. in Shimonumabe, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa

1977

September

Developed pins with tapered leading edges for use as connectors and began production and sales

1978

December

Established IRS (S) PTE. LTD. in Singapore for production and sales of pins and multiple pin connectors

1982

July

Began production and sales of jumper connectors with switching function, and launched a full scale entry into the connector

1985

February

field Began production and sales of board-to-board connectors to connect printed circuit boards

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June

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Established Shanghai IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. in Shanghai, China for the production and sales of pins and multiple pin connectors

1994

April

Established IRISO U.S.A., INC. in Chicago, Illinois for the sale of pins and multiple pin connectors

1994

September

Listed its shares on the Over-The -Counter Market with the Securities Dealers Association of Japan (Currently the Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ Market)

1996

January

Established IRISO ELECTRONICS PHILIPPINES INC. in Cavite Economic Zone, Philippines

1996

January

Acquired ISO9001 certification

1999

October

Established IRISO ELECTRONICS SINGAPORE PTE., LTD. in Tuas, Singapore

1999

November

Established IRISO ELECTRONICS (HONG KONG) LIMITED (Operation of Hong Kong Sales Office transferred to new company)

2000

April

Established IRISO ELECTRONICS EUROPE GMBH in Germany (Operation of Europe Sales Office and German Liaison Office transferred to new company)

2000

October

Opened IRISO (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China

2003

March

Opened IRISO ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) LTD. in Bangkok, Thailand (Operation of Bangkok Representative Office transferred to new company)

2006

August

Opened IRISO ELECTRONICS (HK) LTD. Taiwan Branch Office in Taiwan

2006

November

Established IRISO ELECTRONICS VIETNAM CO., LTD. in Hanoi, Vietnam

2008

August

Established IRISO Shanghai R&D Center Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China

2010

December

Established IRISO Electronics Co., Ltd. India Liaison Office in Bangalore, India

“As a Bridge to the Future” Respecting individual values, creating abundant value, and contributing to society A connector refers to a part or an instrument that is used to connect circuit boards used in electronic circuit and optical communications applications. In circuit boards connected by soldering or pressed bonding, connections need to be cut at the time of decoupling and reattachment is very difficult. However when connectors are used, the connections can be easily decoupled and reattached repeatedly using simple tools. Consequently, connectors are now used in almost all electronic devices.

(Source: IRISO Website)

The most representative connector manufactured by IRISO is the “B to B® Connector”, which is a registered trademark (Board to board connector). B to B connector is a connector used to directly connect circuit boards that allows them to be connected in vertical, 3

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parallel, and horizontal connections. Some B to B connector products include products called “Floating B to B®” with the unique capability developed by IRISO which enables the connecting portion to move several millimeters so that it can withstand strong impacts. Because normal fixed connectors do not allow for any movement, workers must take special care at the time of assembling connectors to sockets to ensure a proper fit is achieved, which leads to lower productivity. However, floating connectors allow for some movement in the assembly of connectors to sockets and enables smoother and easier assembly, thereby raising productivity. Furthermore in response to requests from customers to make both connectors and sockets movable to increase assembly productivity, IRISO has developed products where both the sockets and connector plugs are movable (Double floating). This also makes the connectors resistant to strong impacts, and raises the productivity of the assembly process by the clients. In addition, the ability for the connectors and sockets to move makes them extremely attractive in automobile applications where they can absorb shock and vibrations during driving. In addition to those mentioned above, some of the other product lineup applications are described below. ○ FPC/ FFC Connectors Connectors developed for FPC (Flexible Printed Circuits) boards and FFC (Flexible Flat Cable) cable applications are connectors that can be locked into position with FPCs/FFCs using only slight pressure. ○ I/F Connectors I/F is an acronym for interface, and I/F connectors is a term that describes connectors used to transmit signals between various equipment and are also called I/O (Input, output) connectors. They are used in car navigation, personal computers, and various other equipments to provide electricity, and audio and visual output signals. ○ P/H P/H is a term used to describe the basic form of plug connectors housing pins formed by cutting and processing wire material (Electrical conductor) used in a wide variety of applications to connect internal parts of equipment (Circuit board connections). A side view of the P/H looks like the wire base (Called “kenzan” in Japanese) used in Japanese flower arrangements to hold flowers in place. The female half of the connector is called the socket, and male half called plug. ○ Compression Connectors Compression connectors use a spring to aid in the insertion and removal process, and they contribute to reduce space required by the connectors. They are used for connector used within cellular telephone applications, and cradles.

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(Source: IRISO website, FY3/13 results)

Sales (¥mn) Automobile Audio, Visual, Navigation Electronics

Share

Main Usages ―

¥19,654

79.3%

¥12,343

49.8%

Car audio, visual, navigation systems

¥7,311

29.5%

Car air conditioning, power windows, seat heaters, other electric components

Consumer

¥4,508

18.2%

Digital cameras, cellular telephones, game equipment, LCD televisions

Industrial

¥626

2.5%

¥24,788

100.0%

Total



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Factory automation, medical equipment ―

In the main automobile applications realm, IRISO’s direct customers include all of the major automobile parts manufacturers that deliver products to automobile manufacturers. Through these parts makers, IRISO’s products are supplied to all Japanese and most major overseas automobile manufacturers. In the automobile applications realm, a large amount of the products are high value added products that are customized according to the specifications of customers. Furthermore, the automobile manufacturers require parts manufacturers to produce parts that live up to the highest quality and safety standards. The long track record of IRISO’s products used in automobile applications with their early entry to the market is an evidence of the superiority of their products. In the future, the importance of electrical systems will increase along with the diffusion of electric vehicles (EV), hybrid vehicles (HV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHV). Furthermore, in response to the need for even higher levels of product safety, the increase in the number of vehicles equipped with vehicle distance measuring millimeter wave radars and onboard cameras will contribute to dramatic growth in demand for electronics parts and connectors. And while numerous connectors in electronic parts are found in audio and visual, and navigation equipment used in automobiles, demand from new automobile applications including connectors for high voltage and output electronic parts for drive-train motors of hybrid and electric cars is expected to grow strongly and lead to expanded opportunities for IRISO. In the realm of consumer applications, general purpose products are common and their simplicity tends to increase pricing competition. While the industrial applications realm is still small relative to overall sales, the knowhow and technology accumulated in the highly demanding automobile applications can be used to grow this business in the future.

As described in the corporate history section, a subsidiary was established in Singapore 12 years after IRISO was founded in 1978, marking the start of overseas production and sales. And while their track record was still not that strong at the time, IRISO was able to strengthen its relationships with its customers by making investments to expand its business in overseas markets along with them. As a result of these efforts, its overseas business steadily grew and also led to an expansion in its business with these customers within Japan. Based on the management knowhow and track record established over the course of the Company’s operation, a decision has been made to further fortify its overseas business in order to expand its overall business. Currently approximately 70% of sales and 80% of production derive from overseas. Furthermore the strategy for future sales and production is outlined below. ◎ Sales Strategy IRISO will further fortify the four pillars of its sales structure in Japan, Europe and North America, China, and ASEAN. IRISO currently stations engineers in both Germany and America, but will also station engineers in Korea and Singapore. Furthermore, facilities will eventually be established in South America, which is currently covered by the United States operations, India and other parts of the ASEAN region to capture growing demand from emerging countries. The Company will establish a sales structure that combines technology with its sales function. Another important issue is the need to hire and cultivate highly skilled local staff, and to exchange and train human resources on a global basis in order to expand transactions with local companies in overseas markets. 5

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◎ Production Strategy Currently, the following four projects are being implemented. ① Cost of Sales Reduction Project Fortify cost competitiveness ② Business Continuity Plan Creation Project The Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is an action plan that is designed to limit the impact of various crises upon important business tasks and enables quick recovery and restart from interruptions due to unforeseen conditions to ensure the continuation of business operations, and will be created as a response to natural disasters and accidents. The BCP will be implemented at IRISO’s four manufacturing plants in Ibaraki Prefecture, Shanghai, Vietnam, and the Philippines. ③ Vietnam Business Expansion Project The share of the Production of the Vietnam Plant to be raised Relative to Other Four Plants Maximize marginal profitability ④ Production Rationalization Project Review material costs and fixed expenses, in order to reduce cost structure Through these projects, IRISO seeks to “secure competitiveness in craftsmanship through the realization of cost reductions,” “maintain mass production structure by standardizing production quality levels,” and “improve credibility of craftsmanship by eradicating customer complaints.”

2. Fiscal Year March 2013 Earnings Overview (1) Consolidated Earnings

(Units: Million Yen)

FY3/12 Sales

Share

FY3/13

Share

YY Change

23,722

100.0%

24,788

100.0%

+4.5%

Gross Income

7,778

32.8%

7,627

30.8%

-1.9%

SG&A

5,018

21.2%

5,064

20.4%

+0.9%

Operating Income

2,760

11.6%

2,562

10.3%

-7.1%

Ordinary Income

2,660

11.2%

3,061

12.4%

+15.1%

Net Income

1,821

7.7%

1,840

7.4%

+1.0%

Foreign Exchange Rates, Average

$= ¥79.30

$ = 83.23

€ = ¥110.17

€ = ¥107.57

Automobile Market Trends Favorable, Sales Rise to Record High, Inventory Adjustments Cause Operating Income to Fall, Double Digit Growth in Ordinary Income on Weaker Yen Sales rose by 4.5% year-over-year to ¥24.7 billion. Consumer related applications continued to trend weakly, but automobile related applications for car audio, visual, and navigation products trended favorably. In addition, demand within the United States, China and Korea trended strongly. With regards to profits, declines in unit price and inventory adjustments to improve the balance sheet contributed to a decline in operating income. However, internalization, rationalization, and sales, general and administrative cost reductions combined with weakening in the yen (Foreign exchange translation gain rose by ¥522 million from the previous term to ¥618 million) to allow ordinary income to rise by 15.1% year-over-year to ¥3.0 billion. On a flow basis, foreign exchange sensitivity during the full year shows that every ¥1 change per US$ yields ¥117 and ¥53 million changes in sales and operating income, and every ¥1 change per Euro yields ¥35 and ¥2 million differences in sales and operating 6

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◎ Sales Trend by Market FY3/13 Automobile Applications Audio, Visual, Navigation Electronics Consumer Industrial Total



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YY Change

Share

19,654

+12.1%

79.3%

12,343

+9.8%

49.8%

7,311

+16.2%

29.5%

4,508

-19.0%

18.2%

626

+1.5%

2.5%

24,788

+4.5%

100.0%

With regards to automobile applications, 25.8% of sales were derived from Japan and 74.2% from overseas markets. Sales within Japan fell by 8.9% year-over-year, while overseas sales rose by 22.8% year-over-year. Favorable trends were observed in the United States, China, Korea and Thailand, while demand in Europe declined. Consumer applications saw declines in demand from game equipment and televisions. In industrial applications, a recovery was seen in demand from some sections of industrial equipment and LED applications trended favorably. During the fourth quarter (January to March 2013), automobile (Electronics) and industrial applications rose by double digits. By region, sales in Japan fell by 26.1% year-over-year, while sales in overseas markets trended favorably with sales in the United States and Thailand rising by 86.1% and 31.7% year-over-year respectively, boosting the share of overseas sales to 77%, higher than that of the full year. By product, the main B to B connectors and automobile application IFs trended favorably.

◎ Regarding Inventory Adjustments The weakening of the yen during the second half of the fiscal year allowed both ordinary and net incomes to rise despite the decline in operating income caused by accelerated adjustments in obsolete inventories to fortify the balance sheet. With regards to the balance sheet, the decline in inventories from the end of fiscal year March 2012 to the end of fiscal year March 2013 was ¥271 million, and from the end of September 2012 to the end of fiscal year March 2013 was ¥394 million. However after considering the weaker yen, the actual margin of declines are ¥799 and ¥1,204 million respectively over the same periods. Consequently, these inventory adjustments contributed to aggressive improvements in health of the overall balance sheet. Without additional inventory adjustments, operating income of ¥3.0 billion would have been recorded for an operating margin of about 12%. (2) Financial Conditions and Cash Flow ◎ Financial Conditions FY3/12 Current Assets

(Units: Million Yen)

FY3/13

17,036

18,119

Cash, Equivalents

4,179

5,773

Receivables

7,223

6,973

Inventories

4,876

4,605

Fixed Assets

13,454

14,690

Tangible Fixed Assets

FY3/12 Current Liabilities

7,187

Payables

3,567

2,560

ST Interest Bearing Liabilities

2,345

2,273

1,042

1,074

463

407

Fixed Liabilities LT Interest Bearing Liabilities

11,810

13,355

Intangible Fixed Assets

824

601

Total Liabilities

Investments, Other Assets

818

733

30,490

32,810

Total Assets

FY3/13

8,216

Retirement Reserves

572

659

9,258

8,261

Capital

22,739

24,398

Net Assets

21,231

24,548

Total Liabilities, Net Assets

30,490

32,810

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Declines in accounts receivables and inventories were offset by increases in cash and equivalents and tangible fixed assets, allowing total assets to rise by ¥2.3 billion. Declines in accounts payable and interest bearing liabilities contributed to a ¥1.0 billion drop in total liabilities. Net assets rose by ¥3.3 billion on the back of increases in retained earnings and others. As a result of these developments, capital adequacy ratio rose by over 5% points from 69.6% at the end of the previous term to 74.8% at the end of the current term. ◎ Cash Flow FY3/12

FY3/13

YY Change

Operating CF

2,526

3,887

+1.361

Investing CF

-2,730

-2,091

+638

-204

1,795

+2,000

Free CF Financing CF Cash, Equivalents

49

-580

-629

4,179

5,773

+1,594

Along with the decline in accounts receivables, the net inflow to operating cash flow increased, and allowed free cash flow to see a net inflow compared with the net outflow of cash in the previous fiscal year. Repayment of short term debt caused a net outflow of cash to be realized in financing activities compared with the net inflow seen during the previous term. (3) Capital Investment, Depreciation, Research and Development (Units: Million Yen) FY3/11

FY3/12

FY3/13

FY3/14 Est.

Capital Investments

2,304

2,728

2,331

1,789

Depreciation

1,894

2,012

2,317

2,543

885

788

797

900

Research and Development

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IRISO expects to spend ¥1.789 billion on capital investments during fiscal year March 2014. While this reflects a decline from the previous term, this is a reflection of internalization of facilities rather than a specific policy of curtailing capital investments. Deprecation is expected to rise to ¥2.543 billion. Research and development expense is anticipated to rise by 12.9% to ¥900 million.

3. Fiscal Year March 2014 Earnings Estimate (1) Consolidated Earnings

(Units: Million Yen)

FY3/13 Sales

Share

FY3/14 Est.

Share

YY Change

24,788

100.0%

28,000

100.0%

+13.0%

Operating Income

2,562

10.3%

4,010

14.3%

+56.5%

Ordinary Income

3,061

12.3%

3,800

13.6%

+24.1%

1,840

7.4%

2,360

8.4%

+28.2%

Net Income Foreign Exchange Rates, Average

$ = ¥83.23

$ = ¥90.00

€ = ¥107.57

€ = ¥115.00

Double Digit Growth in Sales, Profits to Renew Record High in All Levels  Automobile and industrial applications are expected to continue to trend favorably. IRISO seeks to expand sales in the automobile market and its launch of new products has led to favorable near term trends in the current term. Sales and all levels of profits are expected to reach new record high.  While the decline in consumer applications continues, in absolute terms the amount is not so bad compared with past levels.  The ratio of overseas sales is expected to rise to 75.9% and domestic sales to decline to 24.1%, allowing the share of overseas to expand larger than the previous term. 8

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Profitability is also expected to improve by a large margin.

(2) Trend by Market and Region Fiscal Year March 2014 Sales 1H FY3/14 Est. Automobile

(Units: Million Yen) YY Change

2H FY3/14 Est.

YY Change

FY3/14 Est.

YY Change

10,526

+11.7%

11,428

+11.7%

21,954

+11.7%

2,601

+4.3%

2,609

+29.6%

5,210

+15.6%

Consumer Industrial

373

+30.8%

463

+35.8%

836

+33.5%

Total

13,500

+10.7%

14,500

+15.2%

28,000

+13.0%

Japan

3,245

-8.2%

3,495

+11.4%

6,740

+1.0%

10,255

+18.4%

11,005

+16.4%

21,260

+17.4%

Overseas

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Automobile and industrial applications are expected to steadily expand throughout the full year. New products are expected to contribute to consumer applications. Sales in the United States, China and Korea are expected to boost overall overseas sales.

4. Conclusions We provide a comparison of earnings and share valuations for connector related companies in the table below. Code

Company Name

Number

6640 6785 6798 6800 6804 6806 6807 6826 6908 6928 6941 7609 7769

Sales

Operating

YY Change

Operating

Market

Estimated

Income

in Est.

Margin

Capitalization

PER

PBR

Dai-ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.

45,000

3,000

471.4

6.7

25,017

13.9

0.6

Suzuki Co., Ltd.

20,001

1,131

19.8

5.7

5,668

11.3

0.5

SMK Corporation

62,600

1,200

Turn to profit

1.9

23,700

16.9

0.8

Yokowo Co. Ltd.

31,000

1,200

126.8

3.9

10,633

17.2

0.7

Hosiden Corporaiton

255,000

3,000

Turn to profit

1.2

41,008

25.6

0.4

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

108,000

25,000

19.1

23.2

539,879

31.8

2.2

150,000

11,000

27.9

7.3

98,671

15.2

1.5

14,500

650

1.3

4.5

4,701

8.6

0.9

28,000

4,010

56.5

14.3

36,236

15.4

1.5

17,150

350

Turn to profit

2.0

2,916

14.6

0.3

21,380

540

Turn to profit

2.5

4,634

18.5

0.4

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. Honda Tsushin Kogyo Co. Ltd. IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Enomoto Co., Ltd. Yamaichi Electronics Co. Ltd. Daito Electron Co. Ltd.

37,000

520

50.7

1.4

4,730

17.5

0.4

Rhythm Watch Co., Ltd.

32,600

1,300

-27.3

4.0

20,619

21.5

0.7

* Units: Million Yen, %, Market capitalization based upon May 29, 2013 closing share price

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. has a strong presence within the connector industry, while IRISO remains at the low end of the group in terms of sales. However, in terms of operating margins, IRISO ranks second only to Hirose Electric and they are the only companies within the industry that have double digit profit margins. And while many of the companies in this list trade at price to book valuations of less than one, only IRISO, Hirose Electric, and Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. trade at price to book valuations of over one. The fact that IRISO is one of the few companies trading at a price to book valuation of over one despite the fact that all companies are expected to see strong recoveries in earnings during the coming fiscal year appears to be a reflection of the high regard 9

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held by investors for IRISO boasting high profitability through its unique products including its “Floating B to B®” connectors. Over the short term, earnings are expected to undergo a strong recovery during the coming fiscal year. Over the medium term, investors should pay close attention to IRISO’s ability to cultivate new customers in its overseas operations.

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