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.
Second quarter net sales increased 3.6% quarter on quarter to total 64.9 billion yen. Sales of ball bearings increased 3.7% quarter on quarter to total 44.0 billion yen. The monthly external shipment volume was up 8.8% quarter on quarter for an average of 243 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, and remained frat from the previous quarter. Sales of PMC increased 12.0% quarter on quarter to total 6.5 billion yen.
Operating income for the quarter totaled 14.7 billion yen, and the operating margin was 22.6%. On a quarter on quarter basis, operating income increased 12.8% and the operating margin rose 1.8 percentage points.