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Financial profile · Q2 FY2027

Capital-intensive manufacturing with cyclical margins and uneven cash conversion

Ibiden’s multi-year results show earnings that move with revenue and operating leverage, while substantial plant investment makes free cash flow sensitive to capital spending and working capital. Its reported cash balances provide funding capacity, although cash generation varies considerably across periods.

What is developing

The latest quarter extended the improvement in revenue and operating profitability, while free cash flow also rebounded. However, a large positive working-capital contribution boosted cash from operations, so the quarter does not yet establish a durable change in cash conversion; capacity investment remains part of the financial profile.

What matters next

Whether operating cash flow remains supportive of free cash flow as the positive working-capital contribution changes and capacity spending proceeds.

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0 0 0 0 0 5B 1.9B 1.9B 909m 688m
33.6B 40B 48.8B 45.3B 57B 74.6B 79.2B 65.3B 67.2B 71B
10B 6.4B 6.5B 10.9B 11.8B 11.1B 15.8B 26.6B 23.6B 17.1B
204.2B 226.3B 229B 300.2B 285.4B 363.3B 476.8B 600.8B 549.6B 465.5B
151.2B 151.3B 146.7B 173.5B 214.8B 225.9B 307B 408.8B 460.1B 437.7B
4.2B 3.7B 4.2B 4.5B 5.4B 5.4B 5.2B 4.6B 4.3B 4.4B
30m 11m 9m 8m 8m 8m 8m 7m 7m 7m
44.1B 52B 39.1B 34.5B 68.2B 64.6B 61.3B 110.2B 58.8B 32.3B
2.1B 3.1B 4.1B 5.9B 4.7B 5B 7.2B 5.6B 8.9B 20.5B
405.8B 436.4B 423.1B 518.6B 578.5B 664.3B 857.5B 1.1T 1.1T 960.4B
31.4B 39.1B 39.6B 45.6B 45.7B 51.2B 40.4B 43.9B 38.8B 44.1B
3.3B 3.9B 3.5B 4B 5B 5.6B 5.3B 5B 5.1B 6B
20B 20B 20B 20B 20.1B 20B 20B 20B 20B 0
56m 5m 25.1B 10.3B 15.4B 20.1B 45.1B 70.1B 70B 15.1B
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4.4B 5.2B 5.4B 5.6B 5.9B 6.2B 6.4B 6.9B 6.8B 7.3B
1.8B 1.9B 1.6B 2.2B 2.4B 2.1B 2.5B 2.7B 2.5B 2.5B
149.3B 155.2B 152.2B 250.3B 262.6B 299.8B 438.3B 635B 591.2B 410.4B
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121.1B 123.7B 122.1B 128.6B 149.4B 184.6B 229.8B 255.7B 283.8B 340.5B
64.6B 64.6B 64.6B 64.6B 64.4B 64.5B 64.5B 64.5B 64.6B 64.6B
16.1B 20.4B 12.6B 9.4B 28.8B 26.8B 24.6B 58.8B 29.6B 16.5B
(18.3B) (2.6B) (2.6B) (2.6B) (3.3B) (3.3B) (3.1B) (3B) (3.5B) (3.5B)
8.9B 10.9B 10B 4.2B 12.4B 27.8B 39.3B 54.8B 51.9B 67.8B
256.5B 281.2B 270.9B 268.3B 315.9B 364.6B 419.2B 494.9B 490.5B 550.1B
405.8B 436.4B 423.1B 518.6B 578.5B 664.3B 857.5B 1.1T 1.1T 960.4B
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