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Segment Information

(Years ended March 31)

(Millions of yen)
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Sales by Business Segment
AVC Networks 3,668,195 3,840,268 3,858,781 3,986,088 4,047,171
Home Appliances 1,197,481 1,223,190 1,229,768 1,241,202 1,303,414
Components and Devices 1,709,732 1,659,672 1,469,007 1,368,258 1,377,757
MEW and PanaHome - - 1,686,257 1,747,207 1,858,713
JVC 851,509 818,999 730,209 703,116 646,579
Other 819,055 948,728 1,027,123 1,315,292 1,483,976
Subtotal 8,245,972 8,490,857 10,001,145 10,361,163 10,717,610
Eliminations -844,258 -1,011,113 -1,287,509 -1,466,834 -1,609,440
Total 7,401,714 7,479,744 8,713,636 8,894,329 9,108,170
Sales by Business Segment

* Charts are prepared excluding adjustments for eliminations.

  1. Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (MEW), PanaHome Corporation (PanaHome) and their respective subsidiaries became consolidated subsidiaries of the Company on April 1, 2004. Accordingly, a new segment, "MEW and PanaHome," has been added to the Company's business segment classifications from fiscal 2005.
  2. Under the collaboration with MEW, the Company reorganized business and sales channels in such areas as electrical construction materials, building equipment and home appliances. Accordingly, the year-on-year figures for the Home Appliances and MEW and PanaHome segments are based on the reclassified fiscal 2005 sales results for those business segments.
(Millions of yen)
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Segment Profit (loss)
AVC Networks 82,828 129,102 127,366 190,885 219,654
Home Appliances 45,240 52,759 74,794 77,135 83,510
Components and Devices 31,213 50,099 57,761 81,111 99,884
MEW and PanaHome - - 66,761 72,694 78,889
JVC 21,863 24,675 9,887 -5,782 -5,659
Other 13,042 14,701 38,352 62,225 60,500
Subtotal 194,186 271,336 374,921 478,268 536,778
Corporate and eliminations -67,615 -75,844 -66,427 -63,995 -77,237
Total 126,571 195,492 308,494 414,273 459,541
Segment Profit

* Charts are prepared excluding adjustments for corporate and eliminations.

  1. Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (MEW), PanaHome Corporation (PanaHome) and their respective subsidiaries became consolidated subsidiaries of the Company on April 1, 2004. Accordingly, a new segment, "MEW and PanaHome," has been added to the Company's business segment classifications from fiscal 2005.
  2. Under the collaboration with MEW, the Company reorganized business and sales channels in such areas as electrical construction materials, building equipment and home appliances. Accordingly, the year-on-year figures for the Home Appliances and MEW and PanaHome segments are based on the reclassified fiscal 2005 sales results for those business segments.
(Millions of yen)
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Sales by Geographical Location of Companies
Japan 5,140,394 5,511,035 6,620,052 6,890,339 6,971,002
North and South America 1,390,399 1,297,183 1,271,617 1,366,537 1,357,285
Europe 939,250 1,027,335 1,072,564 1,087,667 1,209,996
Asia, China and Others 1,837,412 2,176,410 2,444,998 2,716,361 2,874,671
Subtotal 9,307,455 10,011,963 11,409,231 12,060,904 12,412,954
Eliminations -1,905,741 -2,532,219 -2,695,595 -3,166,575 -3,304,784
Total 7,401,714 7,479,744 8,713,636 8,894,329 9,108,170
Sales by Geographical Location of Companies
  • * Charts are prepared excluding adjustments for eliminations.
(Millions of yen)
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Profit by Geographical Location of Companies
Japan 88,152 131,796 262,063 374,129 409,395
North and South America 22,449 23,258 20,834 16,773 22,500
Europe 21,741 16,325 7,393 4,511 13,903
Asia, China and Others 71,016 89,706 75,324 81,337 89,460
Subtotal 203,358 261,085 365,614 476,750 535,258
Corporate and eliminations -76,787 -65,593 -57,120 -62,477 -75,717
Total 126,571 195,492 308,494 414,273 459,541
Profit by Geographical Location of Companies
  • * Charts are prepared excluding adjustments for corporate and eliminations.

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