Finally, let's look at the AS segment.
Net sales increased 5.3% quarter on quarter to total 77.6 billion yen. This was mainly due to a recovery in sales to automotive OEMs, as their production rates recovered following the resolution of the semi-conductor shortage.
While our operating loss totaled 1.2 billion yen, the operating margin was 1.5%.
Operating margin increased 2.2 percentage points quarter on quarter.