This slide shows the quarterly trends of PT segment.
On the left is a graph indicating yearly net sales trends and on the right is a graph with a bar chart showing yearly operating income trends along with a line chart for operating margins.
First quarter net sales increased 7.8% quarter on quarter to total 62.7 billion yen. Sales of ball bearings increased 8.1% quarter on quarter to total 42.4 billion yen. The monthly external shipment volume was up 6.1% quarter on quarter for an average of 223 million units. This was due to recovery in fan motors mainly used in the data centers.
Sales of rod-ends and fasteners, totaling 14.4 billion yen, were up 3.8% over the previous quarter. Sales of PMC increased 17.2% quarter on quarter to total 5.8 billion yen.
Operating income for the quarter totaled 13.0 billion yen, and the operating margin was 20.8%. On a quarter on quarter basis, operating income increased 18.4% and the operating margin rose 1.9 percentage points.