Panasonic Expected to decrease 250 billion yen in sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 18:54 on April 27

Panasonic has revised its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, and announced that sales will decrease by 250 billion yen from the previous forecast due to the spread of the new coronavirus.

Panasonic revised its earnings forecast for the financial year ending March 31, 27th, and the sales of the entire group were 250 billion yen, or 3.2% less than the forecast as of February 7, 7.4 billion yen. It is expected to become.

This is a global outing restriction due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, which affected the sales of home electric appliances in Europe and Asia, and the supply of parts from China was delayed, resulting in a decrease in PC production. Because I did it.

On the other hand, the final profit is expected to be 100.0 billion yen, or 5% higher than the previous forecast, to 210 billion yen, due to profits from structural reforms such as the sale of the semiconductor business.

According to the company, while all factories are currently operating in China, some factories in Japan, the United States, and Europe continue to experience temporary suspension of operations.