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Earnings Call: Q1 2027

Aug 7, 2026

Speaker 1

Piece due to strong sales in Europe and Asia.

Kaiju Yamaguchi
CFO, PHC Holdings

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Speaker 1

Life Sciences revenue by traditional segment, please see page 24.

Kaiju Yamaguchi
CFO, PHC Holdings

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Driven by price adjustment.

Kaiju Yamaguchi
CFO, PHC Holdings

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Cost-cutting measures, the impact of U.S. tariff refunds.

Kaiju Yamaguchi
CFO, PHC Holdings

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Here are the sales figures.

Kaiju Yamaguchi
CFO, PHC Holdings

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Revenue increased in all regions.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Sales increase in revenue due to higher sales.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Result: positive impact of foreign exchange rates.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Due to increased sales volume.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Due to growth in Diabetes Management in emerging markets and robust sales of diagnostics.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Adjustments made to operating income adjust to EBITDA.

Kaiju Yamaguchi
CFO, PHC Holdings

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Depreciation and price action. Total JPY 6.7 billion.

Kaiju Yamaguchi
CFO, PHC Holdings

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EBITDA to adjust to EBITDA: JPY 3.7 billion. Restructuring related expenses of JPY 370 million last year and JPY 140 million this year.

Kaiju Yamaguchi
CFO, PHC Holdings

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Including the assets and liabilities under consolidation.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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The balance of goodwill was JPY 240 billion.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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It increased by JPY 1.9 billion.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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The figure decreased by JPY 5.2 billion.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Primarily due to rise in the market.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Decreased from 3.2 x. As a result of an increase of adjusted EBITDA.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Total JPY 14.3 billion.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Resulted in an outflow of JPY 3.3 billion.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Including capital expenditure.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Including capital expenditure. Resulted in an outflow of JPY 10 billion.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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JPY 2.5 billion.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Thanks for your consideration. We intend to continue making steady progress in these areas.

Kaiju Yamaguchi
CFO, PHC Holdings

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Earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Full year forecast, including our assumptions about.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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We are significantly exceeded.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Such as the fact that the demand for equipment and

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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As well as the risk of rising prices.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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The risks related to products such as service and PCs.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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The yen has appreciated due to currency fluctuations.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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The yen has declined.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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After earning income.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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The positive impact of exchange rates will diminish.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Which is the business environment.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Full year forecast for the time being.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Foreign exchange gains and losses.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Improvement on last year's loss of JPY 4.1 billion.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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The position would result in a positive impact of JPY 0.4 billion.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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A negative impact of JPY 40 million for the dollar.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Based on the sensitivity estimates.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Including at the current exchange rate.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Speaker 1

That is all for the organization. This concludes my explanation.

Operator

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Now we'd like to switch to Q&A session. Joining us as responder is Senior Executive Vice President, COO, CSO.

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If you have questions.

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Speaker 1

Mr. Seiji Wakao, please.

Seiji Wakao
Analyst, JPMorgan

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Speaker 1

Thank you, I'm Seiji Wakao of JPMorgan.

Koichiro Sato
Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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Seiji Wakao
Analyst, JPMorgan

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Speaker 1

Thank you.

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Analyst, JPMorgan

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We'll talk to the commission next week about the fiscal year forecast.

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Analyst, JPMorgan

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We'll put the agenda maintaining revisions and the higher-standard reasons.

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Analyst, JPMorgan

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When you have better visibility of variables.

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Analyst, JPMorgan

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The timing of potential revisions, can we consider it will be in the second quarter?

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Analyst, JPMorgan

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The forecast in the U.S., or the costs are also one of the variable factors, we understand it. Looking at the progress of OP, I think currently the progress rate is 40% in the full year forecast. Usually considering this future, I think that on a net basis there will be revisions upward. Can we consider that way? Thank you. I'd like to answer to your question. In May we announced the full year forecast, and back then BGM is.

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Analyst, JPMorgan

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Expectation. We may potentially.

Koichiro Sato
Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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I think we need to.

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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We will closely monitor the situation.

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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We will look into the situation, verifying the situation, what's going on.

Koichiro Sato
Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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We have to make a decision. At this point in time.

Koichiro Sato
Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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We cannot make any promises. We are not making a great revision. In the first quarter, we had strong performance.

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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In the second quarter.

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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The major point is how.

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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We need to monitor and verify how the things will be moving on in the quarter two and beyond.

Thank you very much. I understand it very well. My second question is that Diabetes Management performed very well. I have a question. In the first quarter, emerging markets performed very well.

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Analyst, JPMorgan

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If I look at my information in Excel, I also thought that performance in Europe was also good, and I couldn't really understand the

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Analyst, JPMorgan

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The emerging markets.

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Analyst, JPMorgan

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Could you give us more details about the actual of the first quarter? Of course, the momentum in the first quarter, whether or not it will continue in the second quarter. I think Diabetes Management is a big factor for you to look at overall performance. If there are any risks, please also let us know.

Thank you for your question. Sato, would like to answer to your question. The first quarter performance was strong.

Koichiro Sato
Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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Including Europe and the U.S.

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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We could expand the market share. That's the first element. Regarding emerging markets, as Yamaguchi mentioned in Algeria.

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Also in the Middle East, which shows a decline in the previous year. We see the recovery there. These are the contributions from the emerging markets. Also India, Australia, compared to the last year, they are growing. It's a mixed situation. Mainly we have been expanding market share in Europe and the U.S. That's the main contributor. What our promise for the second quarter and beyond, I believe that the first quarter momentum will be able to be more maintained, and we don't expect any major changes.

Seiji Wakao
Analyst, JPMorgan

Regarding the margin, I see progress. Restructuring, I think the future is quite favorable. From the second quarter and beyond, is there any risk factors showing any decline in the margin in Diabetes Management?

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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7%. The year-on-year comparison of the first quarter results. About 70% is avoiding increase, but 30% is profitability improvement. That's effective. I believe that they will continue to contribute to the profitability of margin. Thank you. If I supplement a little, in the first quarter we had strong results.

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The numbers.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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It will be more gradual.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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This time margin was 33%. It was very good as a first quarter.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Decline in those businesses.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Probably becoming more gradual. Thank you very much. Talking about the phasing.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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The phasing.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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It is difficult to identify how much.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Mainly in Western countries.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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In the U.S.

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That's producing results in this fiscal year.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Their inventories. Q1 the adjustments of shipments. They are coordinated.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Input level was not too high. The sales shipment was also—

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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How much? Not to say accurately, but that is overall situation.

Seiji Wakao
Analyst, JPMorgan

Understood. Thank you very much.

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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Speaker 1

Thank you.

Operator

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Speaker 1

Tokyo Intelligence, Mr. Masao. The floor is yours.

Masao Yoshida
Analyst, Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory

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Thank you, Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory. My name is Masao Yoshida. Thank you for the opportunity.

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Analyst, Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory

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That BGM is.

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Analyst, Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory

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That's a good section.

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Analyst, Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory

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Equipment, profit margin.

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I'm talking about BGM.

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Analyst, Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory

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That's part of the reason of the risk.

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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Profit margin does not change throughout a year.

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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That's what we are seeing right now.

Masao Yoshida
Analyst, Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory

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Speaker 1

What about the situation there?

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Analyst, Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory

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Speaker 1

Present some policies, but what about the latest situations?

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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This is all I have to say.

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Analyst, Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory

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Speaker 1

Thank you. These were the questions that I wanted to ask.

Operator

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Speaker 1

Mr. Ryotaro Hayashi, please.

Ryotaro Hayashi
Analyst, Morgan Stanley

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Morgan Stanley Securities. Can you hear me okay?

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Analyst, Morgan Stanley

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Speaker 1

What are the different points that you saw there were some differences between your plan and the actual?

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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That's a good assumption. That has relatively big impact.

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Senior EVP, COO, and CSO, PHC Holdings

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Operator

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Next, Yamaguchi Hidemaru, it's your turn.

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This is Yamaguchi. Do you hear me? Yes.

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Speaker 1

I have two quick questions.

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Speaker 1

Are we going to be even stronger than last year?

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CFO, PHC Holdings

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