The nine-month financial results of the major machine maker "IHI" until December last year ended up in the final deficit of over 10 billion yen due to the impact of the new coronavirus, which caused the demand for engines for aircraft to fall and sales to decline. It was.
The nine-month financial results from April to December last year announced by IHI on the 9th showed that the sales of the entire group decreased by 16% from the same period of the previous year to 766.8 billion yen, and the final profit and loss was 11.5 billion yen. It became a deficit.
The impact of the new coronavirus has caused a significant drop in engine demand for aircraft manufacturers, with engine sales declining 36% compared to the same period last year.
However, due to the strong performance of energy-related businesses, the final profit and loss for the year 2020 until March is expected to be just zero under the current accounting standards.
Regarding future aviation-related businesses, Finance Manager Seiji Maruyama said in a telephone interview, "Demand for passenger aircraft has been significantly sluggish since November last year due to the re-expansion of infection. The speed of recovery in demand will continue to slow down. It looks like the tough situation will continue. "