Panasonic CFO `` Situation where impact is not expected '' due to spread of new type pneumonia infection

Panasonic CFO `` Situation where impact is not expected '' 20:17 on February 3 due to spread of new type pneumonia infection

Regarding the spread of the new coronavirus, Panasonic's Hirokazu Umeda CFO said at a press conference on March 3 that "the situation cannot be expected as a company," and he will carefully monitor the situation. Showed.

Panasonic has a production base for factories in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Operations will be suspended and resumed by September 9 and 10, respectively.

Umeda CFO of Panasonic said in a press conference on the earnings announcement on March 3 that "the situation cannot be expected as a company. The factory will be restarted about a week before the beginning, but if it can be restarted, it will be possible to cover it with transfer production When the plant is put into operation, we will have employees come back from Japan and follow the actions of the Chinese and local governments. "

On the other hand, if the impact is prolonged, the response to the supply chain will be inevitable if the factory reopens longer, and we will prepare alternative production for electronic components. He stated that he would carefully monitor the progress of the situation.

On the other hand, the company announced on the 3rd that the financial results for the nine months to December last year were 5,755.6 billion yen, a 5.4% decrease from the same period of the previous year due to the lack of sales of TVs and other products in Europe. Although it was too much, the net profit decreased 2.6% from the previous year to 178.1 billion yen.

Mitsubishi Electric "Economic impacts come out"

Mitsubishi Electric, which has a production base for elevators and air conditioners in Shanghai, China, has extended the holidays for the Lunar New Year until September 9 at the request of local authorities.

At the press conference on the financial statements, Mr. Kiyoshi Igaro said, "I keep an eye on the status of group employees on a daily basis. The materials department strives daily to understand the status of material suppliers and the sales department keeps track of customers." Was.

He said, "We are not at a stage where we can fully understand the situation because we have extended the holidays at the direction of the authorities. I think that the economic impact will always come out. I want to pay close attention to it." Was.