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Daikin Industries Ltd.
Annual Report 2013

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Annual Report 2013

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013

Creating Products and Solutions 
that Offer Comfort and Amenity 
together with Environment-Friendliness

The Daikin Group’s operations center on air-conditioning systems and have grown to encom-

pass such offerings as fluorochemical refrigerant gases, resins, and elastomers; chemicals; and 

other products and systems that are providing benefits in a wide range of fields. Having begun 

undertaking M&A transactions and establishing joint ventures throughout the world from an 

early date, Daikin has made rapid progress in creating global production, marketing, and service 

networks while endeavoring to be “a truly global and excellent company” that makes significant 

contributions to the realization of sustainable growth in the global economy.

  Today, the industrialized and emerging countries are facing shared challenges regarding the 

prevention of global warming and conservation of energy. Japan is striving to balance its sup-

plies of and demand for electric power, and this project is increasing the need for electric power 

conservation measures. Since air conditioning accounts for a large share of electric power con-

sumption along with associated CO2 emissions, “energy control” has become one of the Daikin 

Group’s most-important missions.

  All of us in the Daikin Group are committed to generating outstanding technologies, products, 

and solutions that effectively enhance the comfort and amenity of life for people throughout the 

world while also promoting greater harmony with the global environment. By doing our utmost in 

these ways to earn high levels of trust and confidence throughout global society, we are building 

a solid foundation for sustained increases in Daikin’s profit-earning power and corporate value.

Contents

Financial Highlights   2

At a Glance   3

A Message from the CEO   4

Interview with the COO   6

Review of Operations

Corporate Governance   20

   Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income   37

Directors, Auditors, and Executive Officers   22

   Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity   37

Compliance and Risk Management   23

  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows   38

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)   24

   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   39

Financial Section   26

  Independent Auditors’ Report   61

  Air Conditioning—The Japanese Market   12

  Ten-Year Financial Highlights   26

  Corporate Data   62

  Air Conditioning—The Global Market   14

  Financial Review   28

  Chemicals   16

  Oil Hydraulics   18

  Defense   19

DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.

  Consolidated Balance Sheets   34

  Consolidated Statement of Income   36

 
Our Group Philosophy

  1.  Create New Value by Anticipating the Future Needs of Customers

  2.  Contribute to Society with World-Leading Technologies

  3.  Realize Future Dreams by Maximizing Corporate Value

  4.  Think and Act Globally

  5.  Be a Flexible and Dynamic Group
1. Flexible Group Harmony
2. Build Friendly yet Competitive Relations with Our Business Partners to Achieve Mutual Benefit

  6.  Be a Company that Leads in Applying Environmentally Friendly Practices

  7.  With Our Relationship with Society in Mind, Take Action and Earn Society’s Trust

1. Be Open, Fair, and Known to Society
2. Make Contributions that Are Unique to Daikin to Local Communities

  8.  The Pride and Enthusiasm of Each Employee Are the Driving Forces of Our Group

1.  The Cumulative Growth of All Group Members Serves 

as the Foundation for the Group’s Development

2. Pride and Loyalty
3. Passion and Perseverance

  9.   Be Recognized Worldwide by Optimally Managing the Organization and its Human Resources, 

under Our Fast & Flat Management System

1. Participate, Understand, and Act
2. Offer Increased Opportunities to Those who Take on Challenges
3. Demonstrate Our Strength as a Team Composed of Diverse Professionals

10. An Atmosphere of Freedom, Boldness, and “Best Practice, Our Way”

Forward-Looking Statements

This annual review contains statements regarding the future plans and strategies of Daikin Industries, Ltd. (the Company), as well as the Company’s future performance. 

These statements are not statements of past facts but are based on judgments made by the Company on the basis of information known at the time. Therefore, readers 

should refrain from drawing conclusions based only on these statements regarding the future performance of the Company. The actual future  performance of the 

Company may be influenced by economic trends, strong competition in the industrial sectors where it conducts its operations, foreign currency exchange rates, and 

changes in taxation and other systems. For these reasons, these forward-looking statements are subject to latent risk and uncertainty.

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Financial Highlights
Daikin Industries, Ltd. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Years Ended March 31

Operating Results (for the year):
  Net sales
  Gross profi t
  Operating income
  Net income 
Cash Flows (for the year):
  Net cash provided by operating activities
  Net cash used in investing activities
  Free cash fl ow (Note)
  Net cash provided by (used in) fi nancing activities
Financial Position (at year-end):
  Total assets
  Total shareholders’ equity
Per Share Data (yen):
  Net income (basic)
  Shareholders’ equity
  Cash dividends
  Cash fl ow per share 
Ratios (%):
  Gross profi t margin
  Operating income margin
  Return on shareholders’ equity (ROE)
  Shareholders’ equity ratio

Note: Free cash flow = Net cash provided by operating activities + net cash used in investing activities.

Millions of yen

2012

2013

¥1,218,701
371,902
81,193
41,172

¥1,290,903
388,046
88,627
43,585

¥44,967
(62,955)
(17,988)
(1,113)

¥103,161
(218,386)
(115,225)
143,520

¥1,160,564
502,309

¥1,735,836
618,118

¥   141.37
1,725.64
36.00
(62)

¥   149.73
2,123.10
36.00
(396)

30.52%
6.66
8.30
43.28

30.06%
6.87
7.78
35.61

Net Sales, Gross Profit, 
and Gross Profit Margin

Operating Income and 
Operating Income Margin

(¥ billion)
1,500

1,200

900

600

300

0

(%)
35

28

21

14

7

0

(¥ billion)
100

80

60

40

20

0

ROE

(%)
10

(%)
10

8

6

4

2

0

8

6

4

2

0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

 Net Sales 

 Gross Profit 

Gross Profit Margin

 Operating Income 

Operating Income Margin

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DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At a Glance

Air-Conditioning

Percentage of Net Sales

Air-Conditioning  86.8%

Chemicals  9.6%

Defense  1.5%

Oil Hydraulics  1.8%

Net Sales and Operating Income (Loss)

Major Products & Services

Description

(¥ billion)

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

70.9
1,120.0

(¥ billion)

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Chemicals

(¥ billion)

(¥ billion)

250

200

150

100

50

0

16.5
124.4

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Oil Hydraulics

(¥ billion)

(¥ billion)

0.2
23.9

30

20

10

0

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

0.6
18.9

Defense

(¥ billion)

20

15

10

5

0

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

30

20

10

0

-10

-40

(¥ billion)

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0

(cid:129) Room air-conditioning systems
(cid:129)  Heat-pump hot-water-supply and room-heating 

 systems

(cid:129)  Packaged air-conditioning systems
(cid:129)  Multiple air-conditioning systems for office buildings
(cid:129)  Air-conditioning systems for facilities and plants
(cid:129)  Medium- and low-temperature air-conditioning 

 systems

(cid:129)  Absorption refrigerators 
(cid:129)  Humidity-adjusting external air-processing units
(cid:129)  Air purifiers   (cid:129) Water chillers 
(cid:129)  Air-handling units
(cid:129)  Marine-type container refrigeration

Since becoming the first in 

Japan to manufacture pack-

aged air-conditioning systems, 

in 1951, Daikin has supported 

comfortable living based on the 

strengths of technologies that 

it has itself nurtured as the 

world’s sole manufacturer to 

create a full line of products 

from refrigerants to air 

 conditioners.

(cid:129)  Fluorocarbons
(cid:129)  Fluoroplastics
(cid:129)  Fluoro coatings
(cid:129)  Fluoroelastomers
(cid:129)  Fluorinated oils
(cid:129)  Oil- and water-repellent products
(cid:129)  Mold release agents
(cid:129)  Pharmaceuticals and intermediates
(cid:129)  Semiconductor-etching products
(cid:129)  Dry air suppliers

In 1933, Daikin was the first 

in Japan to engage in research 

on fluorinated refrigerants. 

Today, our activities range from 

research and development to 

commercialization, and we 

offer a lineup of more than 

1,800 fluorine compounds.

(cid:129)  Oil hydraulic pumps
(cid:129)  Oil hydraulic units
(cid:129)  Oil hydraulic valves
(cid:129)  Cooling equipment and systems
(cid:129)  Hydrostatic transmissions
(cid:129)  Centralized lubrication units and systems

Daikin’s unique hydraulic 

 technologies offer outstanding 

energy-conservation perfor-

mance and are contributing to 

the development of industry by 

unleashing the potential of 

power control.

(cid:129)  Warheads
(cid:129)  Warheads for guided missiles
(cid:129)  Home-use oxygen therapy equipment

Daikin’s superior machining 

and quality control technolo-

gies are used in the production 

of defense-related products 

and other industries where 

high levels of precision and 

performance are critical.

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A Message from the CEO

Tackling One Challenge after Another

Despite a harsh operating environment during the fiscal year under review, 
Daikin made steady progress in implementing key strategies for attaining 
its FUSION 15 five-year strategic management plan targets and also achieved 
a third consecutive fiscal year of growth in both sales and profitability. Striving 
to realize growth in our corporate value, we will continue vigorously addressing 
one new challenge after another going forward.

Fiscal 2013 (ended March 31, 2013) was a year in which the management environment became even harsher than 

we had anticipated, owing to such developments as economic sluggishness in Europe and a slowdown in the 

emerging economies’ expansion, as well as such factors as the increasing opacity of China’s economic outlook. 

Emphasizing the sustained generation of short-term profits, the Daikin Group strove to promote greater sales of 

products centering on air-conditioning products in Japan and overseas markets. As a result of this along with our 

continued progress in comprehensive cost-cutting programs, thorough attention to marketing price strategies, and 

relentless quality reform measures, the Group was able to achieve growth in both sales and profitability for a third 

consecutive fiscal year.

  Determined to position Daikin for sustained growth over the medium-to-long term, we reinforced the foundation 

for realizing the objectives of the FUSION 15 strategic management plan, which covers the five fiscal years through 

March 31, 2016. Specifically, we prepared to rapidly expand our business in emerging economy markets through 

such initiatives as those to augment local manufacturing operations in China and India; strengthen marketing sys-

tems in such countries as Turkey, Vietnam, and Indonesia; and steadily implement other market cultivation mea-

sures. In Japan, we launched the first air conditioner in the world to employ the highly environment-friendly and 

efficient refrigerant R32 and other high-value-added products that made an important contribution to performance 

in fiscal 2013. We have continued closely monitoring households’ and companies’ rising consciousness of electric 

power conservation needs, and we are providing such customers with the energy conservation solutions that they 

seek. In addition, in November 2012, we acquired Goodman Global Group, Inc., a leading air-conditioner manufac-

turing company based in the United States. Goodman has the top share of the U.S. market for household air condi-

tioners, and it also has abundant growth potential regarding commercial-use air conditioners. By taking advantage 

of synergies between Goodman and other Daikin Group units, we intend to earn a solid position as one of the top 

players in the North American air-conditioning market in the near future.

  As the central third year of FUSION 15’s five-year term, fiscal 2014 is an extremely important year during which we 

must make sure to prepare a solid foundation for the attainment of the strategic management plan’s final objectives. 

Our fundamental growth strategies will be focused on speeding up “expanding our business in emerging economy 

countries and volume-zone markets,” “developing solutions businesses that meet customer needs in each region of 

the world,” and “generating environment-related innovation business.” By assiduously implementing these strategies, 

we are  earnestly striving to create a rock-solid foundation that enables Daikin to become the leading company in glob-

al air-conditioning markets and fully live up to its stakeholders’ expectations regarding growth in corporate value.

June 2013

Noriyuki Inoue

Chairman of the Board and CEO

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DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Focusing on Growth and Profitability

During the fiscal year under review, Daikin maintained robust short-term profitability 
and moved dynamically ahead with measures based on growth strategies articulated in its 
FUSION 15 strategic management plan. In fiscal 2014—the central third year of FUSION 
15’s five-year term—we are determined to make considerable additional progress in 
expanding our business scale while thoroughly strengthening our profit-generation 
 capabilities.

June 2013

Masanori Togawa

President and COO

Q1: The fiscal year under review (fiscal 2013, 

ended March 31, 2013) was your second 

year as Daikin’s president and COO, and you faced an 
operating environment replete with situations requiring 
difficult decisions. Looking back at the year, could you 
tell us your thoughts regarding Daikin’s performance 
and related issues?

  As a result of those efforts, our consolidated net sales grew 

5.9% from the level in the previous fiscal year, to ¥1,290.9 billion, 

and our operating income was up 9.2%, to ¥88.6 billion. 

Reflecting foreign exchange gains associated with the correction 

of the yen’s excessive strength near the end of the fiscal year, 

our ordinary income surged 15.2%, to ¥94.1 billion. And 

although we recorded a ¥12.7 billion write-down of investment 

securities, our net income increased to ¥43.6 billion, a year-on-

Togawa: We faced a management environment that was harsh-

year rise of 5.9%. Fiscal 2013 was the third consecutive year in 

er than originally anticipated owing to such situations as the 

which we achieved growth in both sales and profitability.

weakness of the European economy and the slackening of 

  Moreover, rather than simply managing to maintain strong 

growth in emerging country economies. Because of that, making 

short-term profitability, we also moved vigorously ahead with 

sure that various measures required to maintain robust short-

 longer-term management tasks. We began the implementation 

term profitability were effectively implemented was the task 

of numerous new measures designed to elevate our 

requiring the most-intensive efforts.

 profitability over the medium-to-long term.

  Specifically, in air-conditioning business, we strove to expand 

  The Daikin Group is currently midway through the implementa-

sales in Japan, the United States, China, and other Asian countries 

tion of the FUSION 15 strategic management plan, which covers 

and achieve rapid business growth in such emerging economies 

the five fiscal years through fiscal 2016, ending March 31, 2016, 

as those of India, Vietnam, and Turkey. At the same time, we con-

and we are making steady progress toward realizing the plan’s 

tinued moving quickly ahead with such profit structure enhance-

objectives of boosting net sales and operating income to levels 

ment measures as a comprehensive cost reduction program 

in excess of ¥2 trillion and ¥200 billion, respectively.

encompassing fundamental reevaluation of our fixed costs along 

with measures to ensure the thorough implementation of selling 

price adjustment policies.

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Q2: Regarding medium- to long-term mea-

sures, you are steadily advancing toward 

the target of completing the implementation of mea-
sures emphasized within FUSION 15 by fiscal 2016. 
Please explain the progress Daikin made in this 
respect during fiscal 2013.

Q3: How do you expect your acquisition of 

U.S.-based Goodman to promote the 

Daikin Group’s development going forward?

Togawa: Goodman is an air-conditioner manufacturer with the 

top share of North America’s residential air-conditioner market. 

It has one of the largest marketing networks in North America 

Togawa: The principal growth strategies emphasized by FUSION 

(more than 900 directly operated outlets and approximately 

15 include those designed to “expand our business in emerging 

60,000 affiliated dealers), and its thorough efforts to rationalize 

economy countries and volume-zone markets,” “develop solu-

its distribution and marketing systems have enabled it to attain 

tions businesses that meet customer needs in each region of the 

a high level of profit-earning power. Goodman’s strong product 

world,” “generate environment-related innovation business,” and 

lineup with respect to ducted residential unitary (central) HVAC 

“accelerate growth through alliances, partnerships, and M&A 

systems—the main type of HVAC product in the North American 

transactions.”

market—as well as furnace heating equipment and commercial 

  During fiscal 2013, our progress expanding business in 

HVAC equipment gives it the potential for realizing additional 

emerging economy countries was particularly noteworthy in 

business expansion in both the residential HVAC market, where 

the Asian region, where we implemented strategies focused on 

demand is projected to recover to approximately six million units 

volume-zone markets by augmenting our local manufacturing 

by 2015, and the commercial HVAC market, which is projected 

operations (China and India) and establishing marketing compa-

to maintain steady growth.

nies (Indonesia and Vietnam). Regarding solutions business, we 

  The acquisition of Goodman with its huge presence in the 

have finally been making substantive progress in building HVAC 

United States positions the Daikin Group to accelerate the full-

(heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) solutions designed to 

scale development of its business in the U.S. residential air- 

contribute to the realization of “zero energy residences, office 

conditioning equipment market—which accounts for most of the 

buildings, and stores” (energy conservation and generation) suit-

U.S. air-conditioning equipment market, the world’s largest mar-

able for the advent of the “smart city” era, and tangible benefits 

ket for such equipment—and the light commercial air-condition-

from our efforts in this field are beginning to emerge. With 

ing market for medium-scale office buildings. By coordinating the 

respect to environmental innovation, we launched the Urusara 

operations of Goodman with those of McQuay International, a 

7 room air conditioner—the first air conditioner in the world to 

U.S.-based Daikin subsidiary that offers medium- to large-scale 

employ the environment-friendly HFC refrigerant R32 and winner 

HVAC systems, and Daikin AC (Americas), Inc., a U.S.-based 

of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize, the top 

Daikin subsidiary that provides Japanese-style ductless HVAC 

prize in the 2012 Energy Conservation Award program—and 

systems, the Daikin Group can operate as a comprehensive 

other air-conditioner products with outstanding energy conser-

air-conditioning equipment manufacturer prepared to serve all 

vation performance in the Japanese market and were thereby 

kinds of markets from the residential market through the large-

able to expand our share of Japan’s residential air-conditioner 

scale office building market. This puts us in a strong position to 

market. Each of these achievements is considerably bolstering 

quickly become the No. 1 air-conditioning company in North 

the foundation for our attainment of FUSION 15’s final-year 

America and thereby become the global leading company in the 

objectives.

air-conditioning field.

  We are also striving to achieve further growth in the sales and 

  We performed our initial estimates of synergies stemming from 

profitability of our air-conditioning business in the industrialized 

the Goodman acquisition at the time of the completion of the 

countries. During fiscal 2013, we acquired Goodman Global 

acquisition process in November 2012. Based on those esti-

Group, Inc., which has a leading share of the U.S. residential 

mates, we are anticipating approximately ¥24 billion of cumula-

air-conditioner market, and we also progressed with the imple-

tive synergy benefits in terms of operating income during the first 

mentation of business structure reforms in Europe designed to 

three years following the acquisition and approximately ¥250 bil-

adjust our operations in line with the slack conditions seen in 

lion of benefits over the first decade following the acquisition.

European economies. In China, Japanese companies are facing 

  We have been making smooth progress in realizing those 

special challenges amid an operating environment made more 

 benefits. In fiscal 2014, the first year in which Goodman’s per-

difficult by the deceleration of economic growth to the 7%-8% 

formance will be included in the Daikin Group’s consolidated 

level, but we were able to achieve positive results from large-

statement of income, we are anticipating that such measures as 

scale sales promotion programs that made the most of our 

those to integrate the procurement functions of Goodman and 

 powerful marketing network.

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McQuay will contribute roughly ¥2 billion of profit. Since May 

2013, we have begun marketing ductless products through 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodman’s marketing routes, and we have begun full-scale par-

ticipation in the light commercial market through the launch of 

ducted rooftop units for medium-scale commercial applications. 

We are also giving priority to the expedited implementation of 

various other Goodman-related business projects with a high 

level of potential for contributing to Group profitability. For exam-

ple, we are developing high-value-added products for the premi-

um zone of the U.S. ducted unitary residential air-conditioning 

market and are planning to launch those products in early 2014, 

Summary of FUSION 15

(cid:2) Development Direction and Quantitative Targets
FUSION 15—Designed to Maximize Our Corporate Value as a “Global and Excellent 
Company”

FY2011 actual 
results

FY2014 plan

FY2016 goals

Net sales

¥1,160.3 billion ¥1,600.0 billion

Operating income (%)

¥75.5 billion 
(6.5%)

¥130.0 billion 
(8.1%)

Over ¥2,000.0 
billion

Over 10%

and we are also arranging for Goodman plants to handle the 

Overseas business ratio (%)

61%

65%

Over 70%

local manufacturing in the United States of ductless products, 

including multi-split air-conditioning systems for office buildings 

and room air conditioners.

  On a nonconsolidated basis, our fiscal 2014 performance 

 targets call for Goodman to record ¥206.0 billion in net sales, 

up 6% from the previous year on a local currency basis, and 

achieve an operating income ratio of 13%. After deductions for 

such items as the depreciation of goodwill, we are anticipating 

that Goodman will contribute roughly ¥13.5 billion to the Daikin 

Group’s consolidated operating income. While replacement 

demand in the U.S. residential air-conditioner market for the 

types of products regarding which Goodman is particularly 

strong is recovering only gradually, demand for new installations 

has become active, so demand for Goodman products is robust 

overall. Viewing these kinds of market trends as opportunities for 

business expansion, we intend to launch new energy-conserving 

versions of ductless (Daikin) products and ducted unitary 

(Goodman) products and undertake vigorously sales promotion 

campaigns for those products that leverage the capabilities of 

Goodman’s powerful dealer network. While we are likely to face 

such new challenges as intensifying competition with other com-

(cid:2)  Air-conditioning business: Daikin aims to achieve ¥1.9 trillion in net sales 

and a 10% share of the HVAC&R market in FY2016.

(cid:2)  Chemicals business: Daikin aims to become a global No. 1, excellent com-
pany that leads applications development and expands the fluorochemicals 
market.

(cid:2) Details of 11 Group-wide Core Strategy Themes
[Four New Growth Strategy Themes: Innovation that incorporates the changes 
of the era as growth]
(1) Fully enter emerging markets and the volume zones.
(2) Develop a solutions business that meets customer needs.
(3) Expand environment-related innovation business.
(4) Accelerate growth through alliances, partnerships, and M&A. 

[Four Management Constitution Reform Themes: Sophistication of the 
 management platform to succeed in the new era]
(1)  Innovate product development, production, procurement, and quality 

 capabilities.

(2) Strengthen global marketing function.
(3) Comprehensively develop capacity to utilize IT.
(4) Fundamentally reinforce profitability.

[Three Themes to Enhance HR Capabilities Based on People-Centered 
Management]
(1)  Implement and sophisticate People-Centered Management, a source of 

Daikin Group’s competitiveness.

(2)  Accelerate development of measures to secure and develop quality HR that 

go beyond past measures.

panies and increases in the cost of new product development 

(3)  Speed up management localization and promote two-way communication 

programs, we are determined to maintain Goodman’s high level 

between the head office and local bases.

of profit-generating power.

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Q4: Even compared to the other initiatives 

emphasized by FUSION 15, your plans for 

deepening Daikin’s presence in emerging economy 
markets with great growth potential going forward are 
attracting considerable attention. Could you explain 
the specifics of your business development plans in 
individual target countries?

Togawa: To attain our FUSION 15 targets, it will be crucial to 

accelerate our business expansion in emerging economies as 

well as further elevate our profitability in those markets, and our 

business expansion projects have been progressing smoothly 

in such countries as India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Turkey.

  Looking at principal initiatives in individual countries during 

households financially positioned to purchase room air condi-

tioners. While the operating environment in Australia continues to 

be harsh, we are planning to realize a V-shaped recovery in per-

formance in that country by working to augment our lineup of 

residential air-conditioner products and concurrently striving to 

strengthen our sales promotion campaigns for commercial-use 

air conditioners with particular attention to promoting our 

 products at early architectural design stages.

Q5: On the other hand, the Japanese market is 

becoming mature, and there appears to be 

a need to create new paths for demand growth. What 
is Daikin’s strategic vision for mature markets?

 fiscal 2014, in India, we are planning to begin full-scale manufac-

Togawa: Measures for strengthening our solutions business 

turing of room air conditioners, add models employing the new 

are a key part of our strategy for promoting the Daikin Group’s 

refrigerant R32 to our lineup, and accelerate the addition of new 

development over the medium-to-long term. Aiming to achieve 

dealers and marketing routes with an eye to elevating our market 

further growth and strengthen profitability in the mature 

share. In Vietnam, we are expediting our measures to develop 

Japanese air-conditioning market, we are implementing structur-

new dealers and broaden the scope of marketing from large cit-

al and organizational reforms in our applied (large-scale commer-

ies to regional cities, and we expect that our vigorous sales pro-

cial) air-conditioning equipment business and solutions business, 

motion campaigns will be facilitated by the government’s move 

and our new organizational structure for those operations began 

to relax its restrictive monetary policies. In Indonesia, the directly 

operating from April 2013. By leveraging our core competitive 

operated marketing company we recently acquired began oper-

strengths regarding air-conditioning equipment to address 

ating in June 2012, and it is expanding its sales of products cen-

peripheral service needs—such as those related to the engineer-

tered on residential air conditioners. Having acquired another 

ing, installation, and operation of air-conditioning systems along 

marketing company focused on commercial air-conditioning 

with instrumentation and control systems—we are seeking to 

products in July 2013, we have prepared a solid foundation for 

provide levels of energy conservation, environmental friendliness, 

implementing our strategy aimed at becoming the No. 1 air- 

and amenity that are unattainable through the supply of equip-

conditioning company in the Indonesian market. In Turkey, we 

ment alone. We are aiming to build a highly profitable cyclical- 

acquired a company two years ago that has begun manufactur-

type business format encompassing equipment sales together 

ing room air conditioners tailored to local needs and is also 

with installation, maintenance, and renovation services.

strengthening its marketing network for its mainstay multi-split 

air-conditioning systems for office buildings.

  We are moving ahead with deliberations regarding the possibili-

ty of following up our recent start of local marketing company 

operations in Brazil with an additional plan for local manufac-

turing operations in that country, and we are also engaged 

Q6: Could you explain the recent performance 

of Daikin’s chemicals business along with 

the challenges you are facing in that business and your 
strategies for developing that business going forward?

in  full-scale market research programs in connection with our 

Togawa: During fiscal 2013, the net sales and operating income 

consideration of plans to establish presences in additional 

of our chemicals business fell below the previous year’s levels as 

 promising markets in North Africa, Central Asia, Myanmar, 

a result of the large impact of selling price declines stemming 

and elsewhere.

from the protraction of slack demand in semiconductor-related 

  In addition, we believe that of all the regions in which we have 

markets and the softening of conditions in refrigerant gas mar-

been developing our air-conditioning business, the region with 

kets. At this point, we have fallen behind our time schedule for 

the greatest potential for additional sales growth is the Asia-

attaining the realization of the chemicals business objectives of 

Oceania region. In Thailand, we are engaged in a marketing pro-

the FUSION 15 strategic management plan. In fiscal 2014, we 

motion campaign targeting a powerful resurgence of demand 

are accelerating our development of fluorochemical applications 

associated with such factors as the expansion of direct invest-

designed to enable the use of fluorochemicals in place of other 

ments from overseas and growth in the number of middle-class 

materials, striving to expand our business in the Chinese market 

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and other Asian markets projected to grow over the medium-to-

In Japan, Europe, and China, we will be intensifying our mar-

long term, and speedily moving ahead with the implementation 

keting promotion programs for air-conditioning equipment and 

of other recovery strategies.

solutions, accelerating our applications development programs 

  One key focus of our application development programs is the 

for chemical products, and taking other measures designed 

use of composite technologies for enhancing the painting appli-

to bolster our marketing power. In emerging countries, we will 

cation, adhesion, and mixing of fluorochemicals, and we are also 

emphasize measures for elevating profitability levels. In Japan, 

emphasizing new approaches to promoting greater sales of fluo-

we will thoroughly implement selling price policies that reflect the 

rochemical resins in China’s volume-zone market in ways that 

depreciation of the yen, sustain our comprehensive programs for 

enable us to overcome competition from local chemical makers.

reducing all kinds of costs, including fixed costs, and endeavor 

  Aiming to maintain our short-term profitability, we are promot-

to maximize our free cash flow through such measures as those 

ing fluorochemical sales in robust markets for automotive appli-

to streamline inventories.

cations as well as in next-generation product fields while 

  When it was initially drafted, FUSION 15 called for us to gener-

concurrently moving ahead with comprehensive cost reduction 

ate ¥130 billion in consolidated operating income during fiscal 

programs. Specifically, we are targeting environment-friendli-

2014. In view of such situations as the weakness of demand for 

ness-related applications for individual automobile makers by 

air conditioners in Europe and the delay of recovery in demand 

accelerating our efforts to promote the inclusion of our fluoro-

for fluorochemicals, however, we adjusted our fiscal 2014 operat-

chemical products in initial automobile design specifications with 

ing income forecast downward to ¥125 billion at the start of the 

respect to such components as fluoroelastomers used in fuel 

fiscal year. It remains difficult to project future trends in our oper-

hoses and fluorochemical additives used in the electrolyte solu-

ating environment, but we are maintaining a flexible posture and 

tions of lithium-ion batteries. We are campaigning to promote 

are ready to rapidly implement suitable responses to whatever 

greater sales of Daikin’s unique high-value-added products, such 

may happen in the environment—whether it be a further deterio-

as OPTOOL anti-smudge surface coating agents used in smart-

ration of conditions or a sharp recovery. In other words, we are 

phone touch panels and other products, ZEFFLE anti-fouling 

selectively employing defensive and aggressive policies where 

and weather-resistant coatings, and fluororesin films used to 

they are appropriate as we aim to ensure a substantial increase in 

protect solar cells. In response to major changes in industrial 

profitability. Although the operating environment may make our 

structure, we are preparing to establish new presences in such 

original ¥130 billion operating income target extremely difficult to 

environmental protection-related business fields as those associ-

attain at this point, we remain intent on doing our best to over-

ated with shale gas/oil production and water filters.

come the various challenges that must be surmounted to achieve 

Q7: Could you tell us about any general strate-

gic adjustments you may have in mind for 
fiscal 2014? In addition, please explain how you deter-
mined the level of cash dividends applicable to fiscal 
2013.

that target, and that will be a principal objective as we make 

adjustments to our management strategies during the year.

  Regarding returns to shareholders, Daikin has a fundamental 

policy of maintaining the ratio of cash dividends to net assets 

(DOE) at 2.0% or higher and is seeking to set stable levels of divi-

dends based on a comprehensive consideration of such factors 

as the Company’s consolidated performance, financial position, 

Togawa: We are aiming to further elevate our Groupwide profit 

and funding requirements. We are also striving to maintain inter-

figures and profit-to-sales ratio during fiscal 2014 by proactively 

nal reserves sufficient to further strengthen our management 

promoting additional business expansion and augmenting our 

 constitution while accelerating global business development, 

fundamental profitability strengthening measures. As the third of 

speeding up the development of products that help protect the 

the five years covered by our FUSION 15 strategic management 

natural environment, and making strategic investments designed 

plan, fiscal 2014 represents the midpoint of our current medium- 

to augment our business expansion and upgrade our competitive 

term strategy, and our performance during the year will be an 

power. In light of all these factors, dividends applicable to fiscal 

extremely important determinant of our success in attaining 

2013 amounted to ¥36 per share, unchanged from the previous 

FUSION 15’s ultimate objectives. Accordingly, we will be striving 

year.

to further speed up the implementation of our fundamental 

I greatly appreciate the understanding and confidence Daikin’s 

growth strategies focused on “expanding business in emerging 

stakeholders have shown to date, and I am hoping for your 

economy countries and volume-zone markets,” “developing 

 continued support going forward.

solutions businesses that meet diverse customer needs,” and 

“generating environment-related innovation business.”

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Review of Operations

Air Conditioning—The Japanese Market

Overview of Operations in Fiscal 2013 
Promoting Sales Based on Environment-
Friendliness and High-Value-Added Features

them easy for seniors to use, and they also incorporate 

 built-in humidity sensors and functions that facilitate the 

adjustments required to achieve optimally comfortable 

room temperatures.

During fiscal 2013, the Japanese economy benefited from a 

  Daikin’s sales promotion campaigns for such high-

sustained gradual recovery in capital investments and hous-

value-added products as Urusara 7 and RakuAir, organization 

ing construction starts. These fundamental trends, rising 

of energy conservation events in major cities, and other 

demand associated with electric power conservation, and the 

efforts helped boost shipments of the Group’s residential 

positive effects of a government subsidy program combined 

air-conditioner products at a rate exceeding the rate of 

to support continued robust demand for commercial air- 

growth in market demand, and the Group’s net sales of those 

conditioning products.

products were above the level in the previous fiscal year.

In May 2012, the Daikin Group launched two new lines 

  Against the backdrop of growing concerns regarding 

of commercial air-conditioning equipment that offer further 

 pollen and PM 2.5 fine atmospheric particulates (suspended 

improvement in energy-saving performance—the SkyAir 

particles with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or less), overall 

series of air conditioners for buildings, stores, and offices and 

demand in the Japanese market for residential air purifiers 

the Ve-up series of variable refrigerant volume (VRV) air-con-

increased. The Daikin Group achieved considerable growth in 

ditioning systems. These new products enabled the Group to 

its sales of such products through such initiatives as the July 

meet additional new and replacement demand, and Daikin’s 

2012 launch of new models in its Uruoi Hikari Kurieru line of 

commercial air-conditioning equipment sales in Japan 

air purifiers, which feature a dual air purification method—

 surpassed the level in the previous fiscal year.

using Daikin’s unique Flash Streamer technology and an 

  Overall demand in Japan’s residential air-conditioning 

active plasma ionizer—that clearly differentiates them from 

 market was boosted by growth in new housing starts, 

competing products.

an increase in demand for energy-saving air conditioners 

associated with a general rise in energy conservation 

 consciousness, and favorable weather conditions.

In November, 2012, the Daikin Group launched the Urusara 

7, the first room air conditioner in the world to use R32, a 

Initiatives in Fiscal 2014 
Addressing Electric Power Conservation 
Needs and Pioneering New Markets

highly environment-friendly new HFC refrigerant with a low 

In fiscal 2014, the Daikin Group believes it will be important 

global warming potential (GWP). In recognition of Urusara 7’s 

to increase the proactiveness and effectiveness of its efforts 

high energy conservation performance level and the techno-

to address Japan’s electric power conservation needs. While 

logical innovation underlying that performance, Urusara 7 

diverse and increasingly dynamic measures are being taken 

was awarded the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry 

to facilitate tangible progress toward zero-energy residences, 

Prize, the top prize in the 2012 Energy Conservation Award 

office buildings, and stores, Daikin plans to promote the 

program. In April 2012, Daikin launched the RakuAir line of 

 realization of zero-energy structures going forward by foster-

room air conditioners employing easy-to-use remote control-

ing the development of HVAC (heating, ventilation, air 

lers. Designed based on analyses of user psychology, the 

 conditioning) solutions business as a principal pillar of its 

new remote controllers offer distinctive features that make 

air-conditioning operations in Japan.

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The Urusara 7 room air conditioner is the first air conditioner in the world to employ the environment-friendly 
HFC refrigerant R32.

In the commercial air-conditioning market, the Daikin 

the wake of high-profile findings with respect to the dangers 

Group is promoting sales of offerings highly differentiated 

of PM 2.5 particles.

from competing products on the basis of their high levels of 

  While Japan’s air-conditioning market is becoming increas-

energy-conservation performance, such as offerings in the 

ingly mature, Daikin believes it can identify and develop addi-

Eco-ZEAS80 line, and Daikin is concurrently striving to devel-

tional growth fields in Japan going forward. Examples of such 

op a cyclical-type business format involving the provision of 

fields include the communication industry’s data centers, 

solutions that encompass equipment sales together with 

which are growing in step with the increasingly widespread 

installation, maintenance, and renovation services.

use of smartphones and tablets; agricultural production 

  Daikin is sustaining its efforts to expand its share of the 

plants, which are aiming to ensure food safety and realize 

residential air-conditioning market through measures cen-

international competitiveness; housing facilities for seniors 

tered on such highly differentiated products as Urusara 7 and 

that offer nursing and other services; and facilities designed 

RakuAir. The Group is also seeking to increase its annual 

in line with the “smart city” concept for realizing zero-energy 

sales of residential air purifiers to above the one million unit 

structures. HVAC solutions that help reduce electric power 

mark by emphasizing the outstanding performance of prod-

and energy consumption are an important requirement in all 

ucts in its Uruoi Hikari Kurieru line, and it anticipates that 

those fields, and Daikin plans to achieve additional growth 

these efforts will be facilitated by the increasing attention air 

in its Japanese air-conditioning business operations by 

quality issues have received throughout Japanese society in 

 proactively pioneering those new markets.

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to strengthen sales networks and bolster product lineups. 

Despite harsh market conditions, Daikin’s proactive expan-

sion of sales promotion measures led to a year-on-year rise 

in its overall sales in China.

In the Asia/Oceania region, the impact of unseasonable 

weather and other factors restrained sales in the major mar-

ket of Australia to roughly the same level as in the previous 

fiscal year. However, sales growth in such emerging countries 

as Thailand, India, Vietnam, and Indonesia (where a new 

 marketing company was established in June 2012) caused 

Daikin’s overall sales in the region to surpass the level in the 

previous fiscal year.

  Regarding the Americas region, demand for large-scale 

(applied) air-conditioning systems in North America was flat, 

but Daikin was able to increase its sales of such systems in 

the Americas region by augmenting its sales of new products, 

expanding its service business operations, and broadening the 

scope of marketing operations in Central America and South 

America. In the North American ductless air-conditioner mar-

ket, the Group stepped up its efforts to elevate the awareness 

of the Daikin brand on the parts of dealers and construction -

related companies and was thereby able to achieve a  further 

increase in sales of VRV building-type multi-split air-condition-

ing  systems. Sales of residential air-conditioning systems as 

well as air-conditioning systems for small and medium-sized 

shops were above the level in the previous year.

A Group company in Turkey has begun manufacturing air-conditioner 
products designed to match local needs.

Initiatives in Fiscal 2014 
Europe: Strengthening Business Structures 
and Expanding Room Heating System 
Business

While demand in Europe is projected to remain weak during 

fiscal 2014, Daikin is emphasizing measures to strengthen 

its regional businesses over the medium term, aiming to 

 fundamentally upgrade its competitive power through such 

initiatives as those to reform and reinforce the marketing cap-

abilities and cost-competitiveness of all 12 Group marketing 

Air Conditioning—The Global Market

Overview of Operations in Fiscal 2013 
Sustained Business Expansion in China, 
the United States, and Emerging Countries

During fiscal 2013, Daikin’s air-conditioning business units 

continued to face harsh conditions in the important European 

region market but sustained strong sales in other regions 

of the world. The Group’s overall sales in the global market 

surpassed the level in the previous fiscal year.

In the European region, the strong impact of widespread 

recessionary economic conditions caused a year-on-year 

decline in Daikin’s sales of residential air conditioners. 

Regarding commercial air conditioners, the weakness of 

sales in EU countries was offset by sales growth in the Middle 

East, Turkey, and other emerging countries, and overall sales 

of mainstay VRV multi-split type commercial air-conditioning 

systems were maintained at approximately the same level as 

in the previous fiscal year. Operations in Turkey continued to 

contribute to consolidated performance, reflecting the strong 

performance of a local subsidiary acquired in July 2011. With 

respect to heat-pump water and room heating systems, 

demand was down in the major markets of France as well 

as the United Kingdom, but Daikin’s efforts to expand its 

marketing channels in the central Europe, Italy, Greece, and 

other new markets enabled it to achieve year-on-year growth 

in unit sales volume.

  With respect to China, demand was robust in the suburbs 

of major cities and in regional cities but fell in major cities. As 

a result, Daikin moved further ahead with its development of 

commercial air-conditioning equipment marketing agencies in 

suburbs and in China’s central and western regions and other 

inland regions. Regarding residential air-conditioning prod-

ucts, the Group moved ahead with the pioneering of new 

market segments by expanding its marketing network for 

 residential multi-type air conditioners in all regions of China 

and by developing special models with specifications tailored 

to match needs in China. Regarding large-scale (applied) 

air-conditioning systems, the Group also took measures 

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companies in Europe. The Group is also proceeding with 

the implementation of strategies for expanding sales of 

Asia/Oceania Region: Full-Scale 
Local Manufacturing in India

 volume-zone residential air-conditioning products in southern 

European markets and increasing sales of high-value-added 

Daikin is working to promote greater sales and further 

offerings throughout the Europe region. In addition to moving 

strengthen its profitability in the strategically emphasized 

ahead with the expansion of marketing channels for room 

 markets of India, Vietnam, and Indonesia, seeking to greatly 

heating systems throughout the region, Daikin is launching 

increase the overall level of its sales in the Asia/Oceania region. 

new room heating offerings tailored to local market needs, 

In India, the Group inaugurated full-scale local manufacturing 

such as compact Altherma heat-pump water and room heat-

operations for room air conditioners and expanded its product 

ing systems in France and combustion-type heating products 

lineup with the addition of models that use R32, a highly 

in Germany and Italy.

China: Multi-Dimensional Measures 
for Elevating Marketing Power 
and Product Power

While the outlook for a recovery in demand in China remains 

somewhat opaque, Daikin is working to expand its nation-

wide marketing network—increasing the number of outlets 

from 12,000 to 14,000—and accelerate its marketing pro-

grams in regional cities and inland regional cities. While the 

 environment-friendly new HFC refrigerant with a low global 

warming potential (GWP). In Vietnam, the Group is creating 

additional marketing outlets and accelerating its business 

development programs in regional cities. In Indonesia, a newly 

established local marketing subsidiary is playing a central role 

in creating additional marketing outlets at a rapid pace.

North America: Accelerating Business 
Expansion Based on Synergies with 
Goodman

demand associated with large-scale projects is declining, the 

Overall demand for air-conditioning products in the North 

Group is seeking to increase its sales by emphasizing retail 

America region is projected to recover slowly but steadily. 

sales. The Group reevaluated all its commercial and residen-

Regarding applied products, Daikin is launching new prod-

tial offerings and undertook a full model change transition for 

ucts, reinforcing its marketing network, and working to 

more than 1,000 products in March 2013. Regarding its 

expand its solutions business. General awareness of the ener-

mainstay VRV systems, also, Daikin is striving to increase its 

gy-saving characteristics of ductless air conditioners is rising 

market share by introducing new models that feature over-

in the region, and the Group is expanding its lineup of such 

whelmingly superior energy-conservation performance. In the 

products as well as its related marketing and servicing sys-

relatively mature markets of major cities, the Group is cultivat-

tems. The Group is placing strong strategic emphasis on 

ing replacement demand by proposing solutions packages 

measures to generate synergies between Daikin’s environ-

that include services. The Group is also establishing air- 

mental technologies and the dealer network of Goodman 

business operations related to air purifiers and total heat 

Global Group, Inc., which was acquired in fiscal 2013. 

exchangers, for which demand is expected to surge along 

Besides seeking to meet residential replacement demand, 

with the general rise in the awareness of the dangers of PM 

Daikin is bolstering its lineup of high-value-added products 

2.5 fine atmospheric particulates.

and working to expand its sales in the newly constructed 

housing market. Additional initiatives are being made to estab-

lish a full-scale presence in the light commercial market for 

systems used in medium-sized buildings. All these measures 

are designed to quickly realize Daikin’s objective of becoming 

Daikin is further expanding and strengthening its 
marketing network throughout China.

the No. 1 air-conditioning 

company in North America.

Daikin’s sales of residential air 
conditioners in the United States 
have been surging since the 
acquisition of Goodman Global 
Group, Inc.

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Overview of Operations in Fiscal 2013 
OPTOOL Products: A Principal Chemicals 
Segment Sales Growth Driver

was down in China and other Asian countries, but Daikin 

moved ahead with the marketing of products for new appli-

cations in the U.S. and European markets. In addition, sales 

of OPTOOL anti-smudge surface coating agents used in 

In fiscal 2013, the Chemicals segment recorded year-on-year 

smartphone touch panels and other products were up by a 

decreases in sales and operating income.

considerable margin. This achievement reflected the benefits 

  Among principal fluoropolymer sector products, the Daikin 

of efforts to develop applications in fields where fluorochemi-

Group achieved robust sales of such melt resins as fluorinat-

cals had not previously been used, thoroughly coordinate 

ed ethylene propylene (FEP) and ethylene tetrafluoroethylene 

Group operations and promote information sharing globally, 

(ETFE) in the U.S. market for LAN cable applications, the 

and closely monitor changes in needs related to end users’ 

Chinese market for communications terminal electrical 

supply chains and quickly respond to those changes. As a 

cables, and other parts of the global market for electric 

result, overall sales of offerings in the chemical products 

cable-related applications. In China, despite the slowing of 

 sector rose to above the level in the previous year.

economic expansion and deceleration in demand associated 

  Sales of fluorocarbon gas refrigerant products were down 

with infrastructure investment and exports, the Group was 

considerably from the fiscal year owing to the impact of price 

able to maintain strong sales owing to its sales promotion 

declines accompanying the softening of market conditions 

campaigns for polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resins in 

in Japan, China, and other Asian countries, and this fluoro-

 volume-zone market segments. On the other hand, demand 

carbon gas sales drop had a large impact on the overall 

in semiconductor-related and other markets of Japan, else-

 performance of the Chemicals segment.

where in Asia, and the United States was sluggish. Sales of 

fluororubber products were down owing to the impact of 

 factors that included a decrease in automobile-related 

demand in Europe. As a result, total sales of fluoropolymers 

were below the level of the previous year.

Initiatives in Fiscal 2014 
Aiming for Sales/Profit Growth 
Centered on Newly Developed Applications

  Regarding the chemical products sector, demand for water 

While Daikin anticipates that demand level recoveries will be 

and oil repellents associated with apparel-related applications 

delayed to various degrees in individual product segments 

during fiscal 2014, the Group is accelerating its use of com-

posite technologies for enhancing the painting application, 

adhesion, and mixing of fluorochemicals while concurrently 

emphasizing measures to promote the sales of environment -

friendly products designed to facilitate the realization of 

such objectives as fuel efficiency increases and exhaust gas 

emission reductions.

In China, Daikin is anticipating that the expansion of the 

automobile-related market and a resurgence of infrastructure 

investments will support robust growth in demand for such 

products as fluororubbers, PTFE, and weather-resistant 

 coatings, and the Group is launching new offerings and 

Fluororesins are used to manufacture automobile components 
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undertaking marketing promotion campaigns targeting the 

  Regarding new markets, Daikin is addressing opportunities 

volume-zone segments of Chinese markets for such prod-

associated with emerging markets for information terminal 

ucts. The FUSION 15 strategic management plan has set 

applications of its oil- and water-repellent coating agents 

the goal of increasing annual Chemicals segment sales in 

as well as applications of R32 HFC refrigerant and other 

China to roughly ¥100 billion. In addition to leveraging the 

products. The Group is examining numerous opportunities for 

benefits of previous efforts to strengthen marketing pro-

inaugurating environment-related business associated with oil 

grams designed to be effective in Chinese markets, bolster 

and gas production—particularly in the United States, which 

cost-competitiveness, and progressively boost capabilities for 

is experiencing a boom in the employment of unconventional 

developing products that match local needs, Daikin is seek-

methods for exploiting shale oil resources—and it is moving 

ing to attain this goal by focusing on new applications and 

ahead with the development of new product applications 

making the most of its new local manufacturing base—the 

related to all aspects of global oil and gas production 

Changshu Plant, which began manufacturing DAIEL fluoro-

 activities.

rubber products and ZEFFLE weather-resistant coatings 

  With respect to new products, plans call for the develop-

in fiscal 2014.

ment of additional products targeting volume-zone market 

  Other important strategic themes for Chemicals segment 

segments as well for the use of Daikin’s unique technologies 

operations are expanding operations in new regions, initiating 

to develop and launch numerous new highly differentiated 

business in new markets, and developing applications for 

offerings.

new products. 

In addition to these initiatives, aiming to ensure it can 

In line with its strategy of targeting emerging economy 

increase its sales and profitability during fiscal 2014, Daikin is 

country markets, Daikin has begun the full-scale development 

implementing such measures as those focused on strength-

of operations in South Korea, where it recently established a 

ening short-term profitability through the thorough application 

local marketing base, and is moving ahead with measures for 

of product pricing policies, the reduction of raw materials 

expanding marketing operations to end users in India, Brazil, 

 procurement costs amid softening market conditions, and 

and ASEAN member countries. In particular, Daikin plans to 

the lowering of fixed-cost levels. 

establish a local base in India and undertake the full-scale 

development of its operations in that country.

Used here on a railway station building, ZEFFLE Infrared Reflective 
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Overview of Operations in Fiscal 2013 
Strong Sales of Oil Hydraulic Equipment 
Used in Construction Machinery 
and Motor Vehicles

Initiatives in Fiscal 2014 
Attaining FUSION 15 Targets through 
Emphasis on Chinese Business

Fiscal 2014 is the third of the five years covered by the 

Daikin’s oil hydraulic equipment is used to enable the smooth 

FUSION 15 strategic management plan, and the Daikin 

operation of power shovels and other construction equip-

Group is implementing various strategically emphasized 

ment, processing equipment in factories, as well as tractors 

 measures aimed at making steady progress toward the goal 

and other small-scale motor vehicles. The Daikin Group is 

of increasing Oil Hydraulics segment sales to ¥30 billion 

leveraging energy-conservation technologies accumulated in 

by fiscal 2016, the final year of FUSION 15. 

its air-conditioning operations to develop and manufacture 

  The strategically emphasized measures receiving top priori-

hydraulic pumps, hydraulic units, and other oil hydraulic prod-

ty are those focused on strengthening business in China. In 

ucts that help improve the performance of machinery and 

view of the particular importance of cost-competitiveness in 

vehicles with respect to high-precision operations, noise 

Chinese markets, the Oil Hydraulics segment is collaborating 

reduction, compactness, and energy conservation. In addi-

with the Group’s Air Conditioning segment to progressively 

tion, by integrating oil hydraulic control technologies and 

increase the local procurement of materials and components 

invertor motor technologies to create hybrid hydraulic 

and augment the internal production of cast metal compo-

 systems, the Group is developing unique products that 

nents and other components at the plant of Daikin Hydraulics 

 contribute to the protection of the natural environment. 

(Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

In fiscal 2013, Daikin’s industrial machinery-related oil 

  Regarding industrial machinery-related oil hydraulic equip-

hydraulic equipment business maintained robust sales in the 

ment business, the Group is emphasizing the realization of 

U.S. market, although slack demand in European, Japanese,  

global business growth through measures to newly enter 

and other Asian markets kept sales below the level in the pre-

such markets as those of South Korea and countries in 

vious year. Sales of oil hydraulic equipment used in construc-

Europe and the ASEAN countries. In the mainstay Japanese 

tion machinery and motor vehicles were up year on year, 

market, Daikin is striving to accelerate the expansion of its 

reflecting the strength of domestic and overseas demand.

customer base by integrating the operations of marketing, 

In January 2013, the Daikin Group moved to strengthen 

technical, and manufacturing units to further enhance its mar-

its oil hydraulic transmission operations targeting China’s agri-

keting power and engineering power as a means of better 

cultural machinery market by reorganizing those operations 

meeting such customer needs as those related to electric 

within a newly established joint venture, Daikin-Sauer-

power and energy conservation as well as low-cost 

Danfoss, Ltd. The Group’s maintenance, repair, and opera-

 operations. 

tions (MRO) business in the U.S. market has continued to 

In addition to the above-mentioned initiatives, Daikin is 

realize a smooth increase in sales. 

seeking to utilize the business know-how of Chicago-based 

subsidiary All World Machinery Supply, Inc., to expand the 

scope of reliably profitable MRO business in the United 

States by establishing presences in Latin American and 

Asian markets.

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Defense

Overview of Operations in Fiscal 2013 
Achievement of Year-on-Year Sales Growth

During fiscal 2013, orders from Japan’s Ministry of Defense 

for artillery shells and guided missile components increased 

despite the reduction of Japan’s defense budget. With 

respect to business in civil-sector fields, the segment main-

tained strong sales of mainstay home-use oxygen therapy 

equipment offerings. Aiming to better differentiate its offerings 

from competing products, Daikin launched five-liter oxygen- 

concentration devices that are roughly as compact as previ-

ously marketed three-liter oxygen-concentration devices in 

December 2012, and the new products have been highly 

evaluated in the market. As a result, the Defense segment’s 

overall sales surpassed the previous year’s level. 

Initiatives in Fiscal 2014 
Pioneering Chinese Markets 
for  Civil-Sector Offerings

While the restriction of Japan’s defense budget is projected 

to present challenges during fiscal 2014, Daikin is working to 

overcome those challenges by reducing fixed and variable 

costs as a means of strengthening profit-earning capabilities 

while also implementing a comprehensive reform of all busi-

ness processes from materials procurement through product 

shipments and further reducing inventory levels. In civil-sector 

fields, the Group is working to expeditiously initiate and 

expand the marketing of oxygen-concentration devices in 

China. Having established Daikin Medical Technology 

(Suzhou) Co, Ltd., Daikin plans to provide home-use oxygen 

therapy equipment along with a set of related services, in 

accordance with its business model for such operations in 

Japan, and it will concurrently accelerate its development 

of such equipment designed for the volume-zone market 

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Fundamental Corporate Governance Concept
The Daikin Group’s corporate governance systems are designed 

Accordingly, experience as a top manager in a listed enterprise 

is a principal nomination criterion for outside director recruitment.

to help accelerate decision making and operational execution 

  To ensure that the outside directors can effectively contribute 

work in anticipation of and response to changes in management 

to Daikin’s corporate governance system, the outside directors 

tasks and the management environment while concurrently pro-

are assigned assistants in the Management Planning Office who 

moting consistently high levels of management transparency and 

strive to provide the outside directors with early notice of Board 

soundness, thereby seeking to increase the Group’s corporate 

of Directors meetings. In addition, in the case that an outside 

value.

director is not able to attend a Board of Directors meeting, the 

  Going forward, the Group will be striving to ensure the increas-

assistants provide the outside director with related materials and 

ing sophistication of speedy management, the strengthening of 

subsequently provide the outside director with an explanation of 

consolidated management, and still-higher levels of soundness 

the proceedings of the meeting and provide other assistance.

and transparency. In addition, to realize an increase in corporate 

value, the Group will continually consider and reevaluate its con-

Shareholders’ Meeting

cepts regarding the most-appropriate forms of corporate gover-

nance as it pursues a diverse range of Group-level initiatives 

aimed at ensuring best practices throughout the Group.

Accounting
Auditor

Management and Operational Execution Systems
Rather than adopt a U.S.-style “committees system” that com-

pletely separates decision making from operational execution, 

the Group has adopted an “integrated management” system that 

calls for directors to bear responsibility for management respon-

sibilities as well as for operational execution responsibilities. In 

view of the special characteristics of the Group’s business, it was 

judged that this is a more-effective means of accelerating deci-

sion making and operational execution. In addition, the Group 

has introduced an Executive Officer System to accelerate the 

speed of execution based on autonomous judgments and deci-

sions in units handling each region, division, and function.

  Daikin entrusts the CEO with the responsibility for making 

management decisions and assigns the COO the responsibility 

for executing operations. The CEO bears responsibility primarily 

for decision making with respect to a full range of management 

issues, including those involving Group companies. The COO 

bears responsibility primarily for executing operations. This sys-

tem is used to give due attention to both decision making and 

operational execution processes while seeking to accelerate both 

kinds of processes with respect to all kinds of management 

tasks, including important management issues.

  To facilitate speedy decision making based on substantive 

 discussions, the Board of Directors has been designed to include 

a small number of members. As of June 2013, the Board of 

Directors included 12 members, including one female external 

Appointment, dismissal

CSR Committee, Corporate 
Ethics and Risk Management 
Committee, Development 
Committee for Operational 
Adequacy Promotion System, 
Independent Committee, 
Information Disclosure Committee

Member of the Advisory Council

HRM and
Compensation Advisory Committee

Group Steering
Meeting

Executive Officers
Meeting

Group
Management
Meeting

Audit

Board of Directors

Appointment,
supervision

Chairman and CEO
President and COO

Audit & 
Supervisory
Board

Audit & 
Supervisory
Board Member

Group
Auditors
Meeting

Executive Officers

(The rest is abbreviated)

Activities by External Directors

Name

Principal Activities

Chiyono Terada

Kosuke 
Ikebuchi

Attended 14 out of 16 meetings of the Board of Directors this  fiscal 
year, Chiyono Terada offered timely proposals as needed, based on 
her abundant experience and deep insight as a corporate manager 
and especially from her broad and advanced perspective, including 
proposals concerning management based on the viewpoints of 
consumers, such as the importance of the brand of the Company, 
and measures to further promote achievements of female employ-
ees.

Attended all 16 meetings of the Board of Directors this fiscal year, 
Kosuke Ikebuchi provided timely proposals as needed, based on his 
abundant experience and deep insight as a corporate manager and 
especially from his broad and advanced perspective, including 
viewpoints concerning manufacturing, such as production innova-
tion, cost reduction, and enhancement of reliability and productivity.

director and one non-Japanese part-time director. Based on this 

system, the Board of Directors is making speedy strategic deci-

Systems for Supporting Speedy Management
The top deliberative unit in the Group’s management system is 

sions and performing sound supervision for the entire Group.

the Group Steering Meeting. This unit determines the direction 

  Daikin’s Board of Directors included two outside directors as 

of important management policies and strategies in a rapid and 

of June 2013. Daikin seeks to recruit outside directors who have 

timely manner, thereby accelerating the resolution of issues.

abundant experience and deep insight and can, therefore, offer 

In addition, the Group Management Meeting aims to thorough-

a sophisticated perspective on a broad range of issues as they 

ly share information on important management policies and the 

participate in decision making and supervise management. 

basic strategies of the Group and support and expedite Group 

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companies’ problem-solving efforts. To further increase the 

Group’s overall corporate value and ensure the Group lives up 

to its responsibilities to society, the Group Management Meeting 

strives to ensure that the Group is characterized by a unified 

understanding and speedy corporate operations.

  The Group’s management system also includes such units as 

an Executive Officers Meeting as well as an Advisory Council that 

offers opinions and advice regarding management issues from an 

independent standpoint.

Audit System
Daikin employs a Board of Corporate Auditors and seeks to 

 nominate two or more outside members to its Board of Corporate 

Auditors. The principal nomination criteria for outside corporate 

auditors are the same as those for outside directors and include 

independence from the Company in terms of not having a rela-

tionship of interest with the Company. As of June 2013, Daikin’s 

four corporate auditors included two outside corporate auditors. 

The outside corporate auditors attend meetings of the Board of 

Directors as well as other important meetings and receive reports. 

In addition, they are able to express diverse opinions.

  To ensure effective audit functions, the Board of Corporate 

Auditors receives reports on important issues related to manage-

ment and performance when necessary and also investigates 

 relevant units, confirms approval of documents, and regularly 

exchanges opinions with representative directors, executive offi-

cers, and the independent auditors. To strengthen Groupwide 

auditing and auditing functions for all Group companies, includ-

ing overseas subsidiaries, principal Group companies appoint 

Group auditors. The corporate auditors and Group auditors 

 regularly hold Group Auditors’ meetings and otherwise work 

to increase the smoothness of information flows.

Activities by External Corporate Auditors

Name

Principal Activities

Yoshiyuki 
Kaneda

Hitoshi 
Murakami

Attending all 16 meetings of the Board of Directors and 14 out of 
15 meetings for the Board of Auditors this fiscal year, Yoshiyuki 
Kaneda offered timely proposals as needed, based on his abundant 
experience and deep insight as a corporate manager, especially in 
manufacturing technology and production management.

Attending all 16 meetings of the Board of Directors and all 15 
meetings of the Board of Auditors this fiscal year, Hitoshi Murakami 
offered timely proposals as needed, based on his abundant experi-
ence and deep insight as a corporate manager, especially in risk 
management. As of June 27, 2013, Hitoshi Murakami retired from 
his position as a corporate auditor upon the completion of his term.

Ryu Yano

Appointed in June 2013, Ryu Yano is offering timely proposals as 
needed, based on his abundant experience and deep insight as a 
corporate manager, particularly with respect to overseas business.

Corporate Officer Remuneration, Etc.
To ensure the transparent management of its corporate 
 officer-related personnel and remuneration management 
 processes, Daikin has established the Compensation Advisory 

Committee, which is chaired by an outside director. This 
 committee engages in discussions and deliberations regarding 
such issues as those related to corporate officer nomination 
criteria, corporate officer candidates, and remuneration. The 
remuneration of directors and corporate auditors is deter-
mined so as to fall within the aggregate remuneration ceiling 
of directors and corporate auditors as determined by a resolu-
tion of the general shareholders’ meeting. Based on a report 
from the Compensation Advisory Committee, the directors’ 
remuneration is determined by a resolution of the Board of 
Directors while the corporate auditors’ remuneration is deter-
mined by a resolution of the Board of Corporate Auditors.
  Daikin’s corporate officer remuneration system is designed 
to accord with the Group’s management policy and respond 
to shareholders’ expectations by increasing corporate offi-
cers’ motivation to promote a sustained increase in Group 
performance over the medium-to-long term and thereby 
 contributing to a rise in the Group’s corporate value.
  Directors’ remuneration includes “fixed compensation,” 
“performance-linked compensation” that reflects the Group’s 
short-term performance (net sales and operating income) and 
each director’s job responsibilities, and “stock options” that 
reflect the Group’s medium- to long-term performance. The 
performance-linked compensation of Daikin directors is given 
a somewhat higher ratio of linkage with performance than 
average to ensure that the incentive effect of that compensa-
tion is sufficient.
  The remuneration of outside directors and corporate 
 auditors includes “fixed compensation” only.
  Compensation levels are determined based on consider-
ation of Daikin’s performance and remuneration levels com-
pared to those of other leading manufacturing companies in 
Japan after analyzing and comparing data from an outside 
specialized institution on the remuneration of corporate 
 officers active in approximately 200 Japanese companies 
 listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Total Compensation for Directors and Corporate Auditors 

Position

Number of Directors and 
Corporate Auditors

Total Compensation
(Millions of yen)

Directors 

Corporate Auditors

Total

13

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17

823

  89

913

Total Compensation for External Directors 

and External Corporate Auditors

Position

Number of Directors and 
Corporate Auditors

Total Compensation
(Millions of yen)

Total Compensation for 
External Directors and 
External Corporate 
Auditors

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Position(s)

Responsibilities & Principal Jobs

Name

Chairman of the Board 
and CEO

President and COO, 
Member of the Board 

Noriyuki Inoue 

Masanori Togawa 

Member of the Board (external) Chiyono Terada

President and CEO of Art Corporation

Member of the Board (external) Kosuke Ikebuchi 

Senior Advisor to the Board and Senior Technical Executive of Toyota Motor Corporation

Member of the Board 
and Senior Executive Officer

Member of the Board 
and Senior Executive Officer

Member of the Board 
and Senior Executive Officer 

Member of the Board 
and Senior Executive Officer

Guntaroh Kawamura Responsible for Chemicals Business and General Manager of Yodogawa Plant

Ken Tayano

Responsible for Domestic Air-Conditioning Business, Representative of China Region, Chairman and 
President of Daikin (China) Investment Co., Ltd., and Member of Global Air-Conditioning Committee

Takeshi Ebisu 

Responsible for Corporate Planning and G Company

Masatsugu Minaka 

Representative of Air-Conditioning Operations in the Europe/Middle East/Africa Region, President of Daikin Europe N.V., 
and Member of Global Air-Conditioning Committee

Member of the Board 
and Senior Executive Officer

Jiro Tomita 

General Manager of Air-Conditioning Manufacturing Division, Chairman of PD Alliance Promotion Committee, 
General Manager of Sakai Plant, Member of Technology and Innovation Center Preparation Office, Sub-leader of ATT Project, 
and AGH Project Leader

Member of the Board 
and Senior Executive Officer

Takashi Matsuzaki 

Responsible for Air-Conditioning Research and Development (including Applied Solution Business and Refrigeration) and 
Global Procurement, General Manager of Shiga Plant, and Member of Technology and Innovation Center Preparation Office

Member of the Board 
and Executive Officer

Koichi Takahashi 

Responsible for Accounting, Finance, and Budget Operations, General Manager of the Finance and Accounting Division, 
Chairman of Information Disclosure Committee, Chairman of Development Committee for Operational Adequacy Promotion 
System, IZS Project Leader

Member of the Board
(non-resident)

Audit and Supervisory Board 
Member 

Audit and Supervisory Board 
Member

Audit and Supervisory Board 
Member (external)

Audit and Supervisory Board 
Member (external)

Frans Hoorelbeke 

Chairman of Daikin Europe N.V. 

Shigeru Murakami

Kenji Fukunaga 

Yoshiyuki Kaneda

Former Officer of Sony Corporation

Ryu Yano

Director and Chairman of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.

Senior Executive Officer

Junichi Sato 

Representative of Air-Conditioning Operations in Central America and South America (including American Air Filter) 
and Member of Global Air-Conditioning Committee

Senior Executive Officer

Yukio Hayashi 

Responsible for Liaison Business and Defense Division and General Manager of Tokyo Office

Senior Executive Officer

Kosei Uematsu 

Responsible for Global Air-Conditioning Business (excluding Japan) and Refrigeration Division 
and Member of Global Air-Conditioning Committee

Senior Executive Officer

Shigeki Hagiwara 

Responsible for Applied Solution Business, Service Operations, and Training 
and General Manager of Applied Solution Business Division

Senior Executive Officer

Hiroo Yoshioka 

Senior Executive Officer

Susumu Okano 

Responsible for Manufacturing Technology and Oil Hydraulics Business, 
Deputy General Manager of Air-Conditioning Manufacturing Division, and Member of Global Air-Conditioning Committee

Responsible for CSR and Corporate Communication, Corporate Ethics, Compliance, Legal Affairs, and IT Development, 
Department Manager of Corporate Communication Department and Department Manager of Corporate IR Group, 
and Chairman of CSR Committee and Corporate Ethics and Risk Management Committee

Senior Executive Officer

Shinya Okada 

Responsible for Global Environment, GRT Project Leader

Senior Executive Officer

Yasushi Yamada 

Responsible for Safety 

Executive Officer 

Executive Officer 

Executive Officer 

Katsuyuki Sawai 

Responsible for Human Resources and General Affairs

Toshitaka Tsubouchi  General Manager of Air-Conditioning Sales Division

Osamu Tanaka  

Deputy General Manager of Air-Conditioning Manufacturing Division (Product Development), and Member of Technology and 
Innovation Center Preparation Office

Executive Officer 

Hiroo Sakai 

Responsible for Chemicals Research/Technology Product Commercialization Promotion/Environment/Safety 
and General Manager of Chemicals Division

Executive Officer

Executive Officer

Executive Officer

Executive Officer

Yoshikazu Tayama 

Department Manager of Consolidated Management Administration Group, Finance and Accounting Division

Yoshiyuki Uemura

Director of Goodman Global Group, Inc., EVP for Cooperation and Strengthening Technological Capabilities, and 
Director of Daikin Holdings (Houston), Inc.

Masayuki Moriyama

Director and Vice President of Daikin (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and COO of McQuay China

Yoshihiro Mineno

General Manager of Global Operations Division, Director (non-resident) of Goodman Global Group, Inc., Director of Daikin Holdings 
(Houston), Inc., and Sub-leader of GRT Project

Executive Officer

Hitoshi Jinno

Responsible for PL/Quality, Air-Conditioning/Refrigeration/Applied, Manufacturing Excellence in the Newly Emerging Countries, and 
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Compliance
In fiscal 2004, the Daikin Group established the Corporate 
Ethics Committee as an organ for promoting corporate ethics 
throughout the Group, and this committee was renamed as 
the Corporate Ethics and Risk Management Committee in fis-
cal 2008. This committee meets twice each year, in principle, 
with the purpose of undertaking the integrated promotion of 
compliance (business ethics and legal compliance) and risk 
management throughout the Group.
  Regarding compliance, each division and Group company 
(including principal overseas Group companies) appoint 
“compliance and risk management leaders” (CRLs) who play 
a central role in the daily gathering of up-to-date information 
on relevant laws and regulations. The CRLs also adjust inter-
nal regulations and manuals to reflect the new information 
and play a central role in “daily triple check” activities to con-
firm that compliance with respect to the regulations and man-
uals is rigorous. The results of checks are reported at monthly 
CRL meetings, and related information is shared at those 
meetings. In addition, each employee annually performs a 
“compliance self-assessment check” to confirm that his or 
her behavior is in accordance with the behavior guidelines 
articulated in Daikin’s Handbook for Corporate Ethics.

Risk Management
Regarding risk management, in light of the Daikin Group’s rapid 
business expansion, Daikin is endeavoring to accurately and 
quickly execute comprehensive risk assessments (related to such 
issues as profitability, product quality, safety, manufacturing, and 
marketing activities, etc.) from a global perspective and institute 
Groupwide systems for alleviating risks. Each year, after each 
division conducts its own risk assessment to identify major risks, 
Daikin drafts and implements individual divisional counter-
measures as well as Companywide countermeasures.

In preparation for the incidence of major earthquakes, 
Daikin has built a system for quickly confirming the safety of 
employees and their families and, therefore, maintains a list 
of mobile phone contact numbers for all Group employees 
and their families. The Company is also seeking to ensure 
employees’ safety by promoting measures to upgrade the 
resistance to earthquakes of its offices and other facilities.
  Furthermore, to promote the resumption of operations with 
maximum expeditiousness in the case that Daikin facilities 
were to suffer major damage from a natural disaster, the 
Company has drafted a business continuity plan and is 
implementing such measures as those to prevent damage 
to manufacturing facilities and strengthen supply chains.

In addition, based on consideration of issues that came 
to light in connection with the Great East Japan Earthquake, 
the Company is improving its system for confirming the safety 
of employees and their families while also placing satellite 
phones at principal business sites as a means of ensuring 
emergency communications capabilities. The Company 
is also taking such initiatives as those to reevaluate its 
 emergency management systems and increase the amount 

of disaster relief supplies that are stored in preparation for use 
during emergency situations. 

Responsibility to Shareholders and Investors
To live up to the expectations of shareholders and investors, 
the Daikin Group believes that it must increase its corporate 
value. It, therefore, emphasizes free cash flow as a source of 
corporate value and works to augment its profitability while 
lowering the levels of its trade receivables and inventories.

Stable Levels of Cash Dividends
Daikin has a fundamental policy of maintaining the ratio of 
cash dividends to net assets (consolidated basis) at 2.0% or 
higher and is seeking to set stable levels of dividends based 
on a comprehensive consideration of such factors as the 
Company’s consolidated performance, financial position, 
and funding requirements.

Respect for the Exercise of Voting Rights
To enable shareholders to exercise voting rights after due 
consideration of resolution items, Daikin provides sharehold-
ers with invitations to general shareholders’ meetings and 
ancillary materials a week in advance of the statutory dead-
line. Non-Japanese institutional investors are provided with 
English-language versions of the invitations and ancillary 
materials, and both English- and Japanese-language versions 
of the invitations and ancillary materials are also posted on 
the Company’s website.
  Furthermore, Daikin has established systems that enable 
shareholders to exercise their voting rights via personal 
computers and mobile phones.

Information Disclosure
Recognizing that it has an important responsibility to 
increase its management transparency from the perspectives 
of shareholders and investors, Daikin is proactively working 
to disclose relevant information by executing diverse kinds 
of IR activities.
  For analysts and institutional investors, Daikin holds 
 performance explanation briefings when announcing its 
 second-quarter and full-year financial results, and telephone 
conference briefings are organized when announcing 
first-quarter and third-quarter financial results. The Company 
also undertakes visits to institutional investors in Japan and 
overseas and organizes meetings with individual investors.
  Daikin’s website offers access to such legally mandated 
materials as securities reports (yuka shoken hokoku-sho) 
as well as other corporate performance-related materials 
that are posted as soon as they are prepared. Daikin 
 endeavors to post these reports and materials in a fair 
and timely manner.
  Daikin has also undertaken diverse management measures 
in response to the feedback that it receives from its share-
holders and investors. 

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

As a global company, the Daikin Group believes that it has 
the responsibility to expand its business operations while 
concurrently making contributions to global society. This 
belief is reflected in the FUSION 15 strategic management 
plan—covering the five fiscal years through March 31, 
2016—which specifies the key objective of “concurrently 
achieving environmental contributions and business 
expansion” as well as the key strategy of “strengthening 
human resource capabilities” as a means of attaining 
that objective.

CSR and Management Strategies
To realize sustainable corporate growth, it is important to draft 
management strategies based on consideration of society’s 
needs and demands and then proceed to make systematic 
efforts to address those needs and demands. As a global enter-
prise rapidly expanding its business operations, the Daikin Group 
maintains a strong emphasis on its Group Philosophy and “peo-
ple-centered management” policies and has therefore incorporat-
ed provisions for addressing CSR issues within its FUSION 15 
strategic management plan designed to ensure that it implements 
all the measures required to fully live up to its responsibilities to 
society. The Group is committed to responding to society’s 
expectations and thereby earning the trust and confidence of 
stakeholders throughout the world.
  Daikin signed the United Nations Global Compact in 2008 
and gives due emphasis to the compact’s core values regarding 
human rights, labor standards, environmental protection, and 
anti-corruption efforts. Specific policies for promoting those val-
ues are incorporated in the Group Compliance Guidelines and 
Handbook for Corporate Ethics, which are the foundation of the 
action guidelines instituted by individual Group companies. This 
is the method by which Daikin is seeking to ensure that all of its 
business activities are in harmony with the spirit of the Global 
Compact. Based on the ISO 26000 international CSR standard, 
Daikin is also striving to move ahead with CSR programs that 
are in accord with global CSR standards.

(cid:129)  Our Group Philosophy (Instituted in 1990) 

http://www.daikin.com/company/rinen.html

(cid:129)  Group Compliance Guidelines (Instituted in 2008) 

http://www.daikin.com/csr/company/idea.html#chap07

CSR Issues Daikin Is Addressing
As an enterprise engaged in business operations primarily 
in the field of air conditioning, the Daikin Group considers cli-
mate change to be the most-important CSR issue it should be 
addressing. Given that it is expanding its operations in geograph-
ic regions throughout the world, Daikin also considers it highly 
important to emphasize contributions to regional development.

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Daikin’s Measures for Addressing CSR Issues

Issue 1: Climate Change

Responding to grow-
ing demand for air 
conditioners in 
emerging countries

Preventing global 
warming

Rapidly rising demand for air conditioners in China, India, 
Turkey, and other emerging countries accompanied by growth 
in electric power consumption 
energy-saving products that match local needs

 Respond by providing 

Energy shortages are becoming increasingly serious problems, 
particularly in Japan following the recent earthquake disaster 
 Pursue progress in the energy conservation perfor-
mance of air conditioners, which account for a large share 
of overall electric power consumption

Preventing environ-
mental damage from 
fluorochemicals

The greenhouse gas characteristics of alternative fluorochemi-
cal refrigerants are considered problematic 
next-generation refrigerants that do not harm the ozone 
layer and that have low global warming potential (GWP)

 Employ 

Issue 2: Regional Development

Promoting regional 
development by 
expanding employ-
ment and fostering 
the development of 
human resources

Emerging countries are demanding greater opportunities for 
 Expand 
employment and human resource development 
local manufacturing/marketing facilities in emerging 
 countries and offer employment and human resource 
 development opportunities at those facilities

CSR Policies within the FUSION 15 
Strategic Management Plan
The FUSION 15 strategic management plan specifies four 
emphasized CSR themes—the environment, quality/customer 
service, human resources, and social contributions—and Daikin 
is moving ahead with various initiatives regarding those themes.

(cid:2) Environment
Positioning climate change prevention as its top-priority CSR 
theme, Daikin is implementing measures associated with the fol-
lowing three emphasized themes: (1) globally providing products 
that help customers conserve energy, (2) minimizing the environ-
mental impact of manufacturing operations, and (3) promoting 
the global spread of a “green-hearted” spirit that cherishes the 
Earth and emphasizes environmental friendliness
(1) Providing energy-saving products: Daikin is aiming to 
 promote the widespread use of invertor products and other 
 environment-friendly products, particularly in emerging countries 
realizing rapid economic growth, aiming to reduce emerging 
countries’ annual CO2 emissions by 30 million tons by fiscal 2016. 
Daikin is aiming to develop technologies and launch products in 
accordance with the latest refrigerant-related standards and act 
as a world leader in globally cultivating demand associated with 
the electric power conservation business.
(2) Minimizing environmental impact: Daikin is aiming to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing and other Group 
activities to 67% below the fiscal 2006 level by fiscal 2016. In 
 fiscal 2013, manufacturing volume was almost twice the fiscal 
2006 level, but overall Group greenhouse gas emissions were 
68% below the fiscal 2006 level. Daikin is also seeking to reduce 
its water consumption. In fiscal 2013, water consumption per 
unit of manufacturing output had been reduced to 4% below the 
fiscal 2011 level in the case of Group companies in Japan and to 
25% below the fiscal 2011 level in the case of overseas Group 
companies. Daikin is seeking to reduce its use of hazardous 
chemicals. In fiscal 2013, the volume of PRTR (Pollutant Release 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
and Transfer Registry) substances used was 16% below the 
 fiscal 2011 level.
(3) Promoting a “green-hearted” spirit: Daikin is promoting bio-
diversity programs in numerous locations around the world, such 
as a reforestation program in Indonesia and environmental pro-
tection and renovation programs on Japan’s Shiretoko Peninsula. 
Working in cooperation with local governments and residents, 
NGOs, and other organizations, Daikin is engaged in an increas-
ingly wide range of activities designed to help maintain ecological 
balances and restore the vitality of natural environments.

(cid:2) Quality/Customer Service
Based on the emphasized theme of “providing customers with 
the highest levels of satisfaction,” Daikin is striving to anticipate 
societal and regional needs and provide high-quality products 
that precisely match those needs as means of progressively 
 elevating customer satisfaction (CS).
Ensuring quality/safety: Based on consideration of customers’ 
perspectives, Daikin is endeavoring to ensure that all of its prod-
ucts are safe and offer outstanding quality. Daikin has obtained 
ISO 9001 certification of its quality management systems and is 
sustaining its efforts at development and manufacturing stages to 
further elevate product quality levels. Daikin discloses information 
with the goal of ensuring the safety of customers when they are 
using Daikin products. In addition, Daikin collects post- marketing 
information on products and seeks to employ that information to 
realize additional product quality improvements.
Elevating CS levels: Based on the fundamental policy of “realizing 
optimal after-services with respect to speed, accuracy, and 
friendliness,” Daikin is endeavoring to attain still-higher levels of 
CS. In Japan, the Daikin Contact Center accepts all kinds of 
inquiries, including requests for repairs and technical consulta-
tion, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In addition, Daikin is work-
ing to bolster its local service systems in countries worldwide.

(cid:2) Human Resources
Because it considers “people” to be the primary source of its 
competitive power, the Daikin Group emphasizes the implemen-
tation of “people-centered management” policies as part of its 
efforts to create environments that make the most of the poten-
tials of each of its employees. In the geographical regions where 
it operates, Daikin is doing its utmost to employ and foster the 
development of local human resources, and each Group facility 
is striving to contribute to the sustainable growth of its region.
Human resource development: Daikin’s corporate philosophy 
states that “The Pride and Enthusiasm of Each Employee Are 
the Driving Forces of Our Group,” and Daikin considers this to 
be true with respect to all Group employees regardless of their 
nationality or the specific Group unit they are employed by. 
Based on the concept that “people grow by means of work 
experience,” Daikin is striving to develop the potentials and 
 promote the career development of all employees. In addition 
to proactively establishing educational and training programs 
for local staff at each global base, Daikin is seeking to promote 
a growing number of local staff to managerial positions.

Promoting diversity: Daikin has set itself the ambitious goal of 
building a Group organization that makes the most of the poten-
tials of each of its employees—regardless of their age, gender, 
nationality, or race—and employs diverse people who respect 
different value systems. Daikin believes that this kind of organiza-
tion serves as a primary source of the Group’s dynamic strength. 
In accordance with this concept and the Group Compliance 
Guidelines—which state, “We shall respect the human rights of 
each and every employee and diversity in values and approach 
to work while striving to create a workplace that is safe and 
 comfortable to work”—Daikin encourages its employees to work 
in a harmoniously concerted manner that enables individuals 
to boldly pursue their dreams while maintaining high levels 
of enthusiasm and ambition.
Work-life balance: Daikin emphasizes measures to enable 
employees to realize optimal work-life balances. As a result of ini-
tiatives that include those aimed at providing work environments 
that enable employees with children to concurrently handle work 
and child-raising tasks with confidence and peace of mind, 
Daikin has introduced diverse work systems that offer flexible 
work modes and time schedules suitable for diverse employees.
Occupational safety and health: In accordance with the Group 
Compliance Guidelines—which state, “We shall take all possible 
precautions for safe operations and act with a mind-set of 
‘Safety First’ to ensure the safety of the workplace”—Daikin 
endeavors to make sure all its employees and employees of sub-
contractors enjoy safe work environments. To this end, and to 
promote the peace of mind of people in communities near Group 
facilities, Daikin strives to realize a “zero accident” performance 
at each of its facilities.

(cid:2) Social Contributions
Aiming to be a company with deep roots in the many communi-
ties throughout the world where it is developing business opera-
tions, Daikin organizes numerous kinds of activities that enable 
participating employees to contribute to local societies. These 
activities center on the emphasized themes of “environmental 
protection,” “support for education,” and “art and culture.”
Environmental protection: Daikin is moving ahead with programs 
to protect and revitalize the natural environment at numerous 
locations worldwide. In addition, overseas Group companies 
organize their own programs, including tree-planting and nature 
conservation programs.
Support for education: Daikin provides support for the education 
of young people in each region where it has a presence. Besides 
offering scholarships and technical training programs, Daikin 
organizes experiential education events and plant study visits 
for the students of each region’s primary schools.
Art and culture: To promote art and culture, Daikin has estab-
lished the Daikin Foundation for Contemporary Arts, which 
 supports exhibitions, lectures, academic research, publishing 
programs, and other activities of the National Museum of Art, 
Osaka. In addition, Daikin contributes to the arts overseas 
through such initiatives as those to sponsor music concerts.

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Ten-Year Financial Highlights
Daikin Industries, Ltd. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Years Ended March 31

Operating Results (for the year):
  Net sales
  Gross profi t
  Selling, general and administrative expenses
    Research and development expenses (Note 1)
  Operating income
  EBITDA (Note 2)
  Net income 
Cash Flows (for the year):
  Net cash provided by operating activities
  Net cash used in investing activities
  Free cash fl ow (Note 3)
  Net cash provided by (used in) fi nancing 
    activities
Financial Position (at year-end):
  Total assets
  Total interest-bearing liabilities
  Total shareholders’ equity
Per Share Data (yen):
  Net income (basic)
  Shareholders’ equity
  Cash dividends
Ratios (%):
  Gross profi t margin
  Operating income margin
  EBITDA margin
  Return on shareholders’ equity (ROE)
  Shareholders’ equity ratio

2004

2005

2006

¥625,080
212,402
165,482
23,817
46,920
68,835
26,869

¥ 40,306
(31,594)
8,711
2,182

¥534,726
148,949
234,029

¥101.57
888.29
14.00

33.98%
7.51
11.01
12.24
43.77

¥729,414
256,289
196,083
24,583
60,206
83,630
38,083

¥ 43,970
(42,091)
1,879
3,534

¥615,596
166,442
271,716

¥  144.24
1,031.73
18.00

35.14%
8.25
11.47
15.06
44.14

¥792,837
269,906
203,359
26,648
66,547
95,816
40,146

¥ 63,511
(63,420)
91
(4,284)

¥716,440
172,995
340,523

¥  152.11
1,293.41
22.00

34.04%
8.39
12.09
13.11
47.53

Notes: 
1. R&D expenses are included within general administrative expenses and manufacturing expenses.
2. EBITDA = Operating income + depreciation and amortization.
3. Free cash flow = Net cash provided by operating activities + net cash used in investing activities.

Net Sales

Operating Income

Net Income

(¥ billion)
1,500

1,200

900

600

300

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150

120

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2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Millions of yen

¥911,749
312,688
231,934
27,204
80,754
115,315
45,420

¥   83,725
(305,251)
(221,526)
245,975

¥1,291,081
441,549
313,451
32,075
128,098
179,469
74,822

¥103,329
(76,428)
26,902
3,367

¥1,202,420
363,660
302,266
30,535
61,394
118,325
21,755

¥ 62,238
(99,302)
(37,065)
48,382

¥1,023,964
319,301
275,263
28,220
44,038
96,462
19,391

¥129,227
(39,848)
89,379
(34,942)

¥1,160,331
361,665
286,210
30,771
75,455
127,168
19,873

¥78,411
(23,306)
55,105
(37,623)

¥1,218,701
371,902
290,709
32,987
81,193
131,719
41,172

¥44,967
(62,955)
(17,988)
(1,113)

¥1,290,903
388,046
299,419
33,569
88,627
140,151
43,585

¥103,161
(218,386)
(115,225)
143,520

¥1,161,364
456,074
397,542

¥1,210,094
356,928
545,641

¥1,117,418
417,919
471,686

¥1,139,656
399,313
496,179

¥1,132,507
372,481
487,876

¥1,160,564
389,891
502,309

¥1,735,836
705,871
618,118

¥   172.66
1,511.47
28.00

34.30%
8.86
12.65
12.31
34.23

¥  262.24
1,867.79
38.00

34.20%
9.92
13.90
15.87
45.09

¥     74.51
1,615.98
38.00

30.24%
5.11
9.84
4.28
42.21

¥     66.44
1,701.29
32.00

¥     68.14
1,672.74
36.00

¥   141.37
1,725.64
36.00

¥   149.73
2,123.10
36.00

31.19%
4.30
9.42
4.01
43.54

31.17%
6.50
10.96
4.04
43.08

30.52%
6.66
10.81
8.30
43.28

30.06%
6.87%
10.86%
7.78%
35.61%

Research and Development 
Expenses

Shareholders’ Equity

Total Assets

(¥ billion)
40

30

20

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(¥ billion)
800

600

400

200

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(¥ billion)
1,800

1,500

1,200

900

600

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Overview of Net Sales

Looking at economic conditions throughout the world during fi scal 2013, the 
U.S. economy showed signs of recovery, while the European economy remained 
weak against the backdrop of debt problems and fi scal budget austerity 
measures. Overall, emerging country economies benefi tted from robust 
domestic demand but generally lacked vigor as the pace of their expansion 
slowed amid the deceleration of exports to industrialized countries.

In Japan, the perception of an economic slowdown intensifi ed as a result of 
export weakness accompanying the strong yen and slumping demand overseas. 
However, the correction of the yen’s excessive strength during the last three 
months of the fi scal year, increasing demand from the public sector, and other 
factors have spurred growing expectations of an economic recovery.
  Although the Daikin Group’s operating environment was made harsh by 
situations, including the slackness of air-conditioner demand in Europe and a 
delay in the recovery of demand for fl uorochemicals, particularly fl uorochemicals 
with semiconductor applications, the Group was able to boost its consolidated 
sales and profi ts during fi scal 2013, thanks to such factors as the growth of 
air-conditioner business sales in Japan, China, elsewhere in Asia, and other 
regions. This strong performance, which followed three consecutive years of 
growth in that business’s sales and profi ts, refl ected the Group’s efforts to 
promote the sales of highly differentiated products designed to leverage 
Japanese customers’ increasingly general consciousness of energy conserva-
tion issues, measures to promote the global sales of relatively popular products 
in relatively robust markets, and concerted Groupwide cost-cutting measures. 
Moreover, it was achieved despite a decline in the sales and profi ts of the 
Group’s Chemicals business.
  Overall, consolidated net sales reached ¥1,290.9 billion, up 5.9% from the 
level in the previous fi scal year. Gross profi t amounted to ¥388.0 billion, 
up ¥16.1 billion, and the gross profi t ratio for the fi scal year was 30.1%.

Currency Exchange Rates

Because of the sharp depreciation of the yen beginning from the third quarter of 
fi scal 2013, the average currency exchange rate during the fi scal year was ¥83 
to one U.S. dollar, compared to the assumed rate of ¥80 to one U.S. dollar, and 
¥107 to one euro, compared to the assumed rate of ¥100 to one euro.

  As a result of these movements in foreign currency exchange rates, Daikin 
consolidated net sales were estimated to be ¥20.0 billion higher and operating 
income ¥0.5 billion higher than they would have been without movements in 
exchange rates.

Yen-U.S. dollar rate
Yen-euro rate

Fiscal 2012
¥  79
¥109

Fiscal 2013
¥  83
¥107

SG&A Expenses and Operating Income

As a result of a rise in personnel expenses associated with the acquisition of 
Goodman, SG&A expenses increased to ¥299.4 billion, but the ratio of SG&A 
expenses to net sales improved to 23.2%, a decrease of 0.7 percentage point 
from the previous fi scal year. Operating income grew 9.2%, to ¥88.6 billion, 
and the operating income ratio rose 0.2 percentage point, to 6.9%.

R&D Expenses

R&D expenses amounted to ¥33.6 billion and corresponded to 2.6% of net 
sales.
  Of this, R&D expenses for air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment 
operations totaled ¥28,532 million. Regarding residential air-conditioning 
equipment, Daikin launched the Urusara 7 wall-mounted room air conditioner, 
which is the fi rst air conditioner in the world to employ the environment-friendly 
refrigerant R32 and the industry’s fi rst 4.0kW-class product offering energy 
conservation performance that exceeds the annual performance factor (APF) 7.0 
level. With respect to other residential equipment, Daikin launched DESICA 
HOME AIR, which employs heat-pump technology to overcome the challenges 
of optimally controlling ventilation and humidity in residences with increasingly 
high levels of air tightness and thermal insulation, thereby realizing both 
comfortable living spaces and energy savings. In North America, Daikin 
launched Smart Source, a water source heat pump unit that offers improved 
partial load effi ciency as well as low noise, as well as the Revel, a rooftop- 
mounted, energy-conserving heat pump equipped with an inverter scroll 
compressor that offers the highest integrated energy effi ciency ratio (IEER) 
among AHRI-certifi ed products. In China, Daikin expanded its product lineup 

Domestic and Overseas Sales

Operating Income 
and Operating Income Margin 

Net Income

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1,500

1,200

900

600

300

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40

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

 Domestic 

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with the introduction of water-cooled screw chillers equipped with large capacity 
screw compressors as well as the introduction of air-cooled inverter module 
chillers that have realized higher integrated part load values (IPLVs) through their 
incorporation of inverter compressors.
  R&D expenses for Chemicals operations totaled ¥3,889 million. Daikin’s 
Chemical Research and Development Center is responsible for generating a 
steady fl ow of new products and major next-generation research themes, and 
its Technical Service Department is quickly responding to customer requests by 
implementing medium- and short-term intensive research programs.
  R&D expenses for oil hydraulics, defense systems, and other operations 
totaled ¥1,148 million.

Other Income (Expenses) and Net Income

Refl ecting a rise in foreign exchange gains as well as such other income 
(expense) items as a ¥12,651 million write-down of investment securities, 
net income amounted to ¥43,585 million, 5.9% higher than in the previous 
fi scal year.

Dividend Policy and Dividends Applicable to the Fiscal Year

The Company provides a stable return to shareholders taking into account 
consolidated business results, fi nancial position, and funding requirements and 
other factors based on a policy of maintaining at least a 2.0% consolidated ratio 
of dividends to net assets.

Internal reserves will be applied to strategic investments aimed at expanding 
business operations and increasing competitiveness by such means as further 
strengthening management systems, accelerating the development of global 
businesses, and accelerating the development of environmentally conscious 
products.
  For the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company has proposed distributing 
an annual cash dividend of ¥36 per share (an interim dividend of ¥18 per share 
and a year-end dividend of ¥18 per share), unchanged from the previous fi scal 
year. Refl ecting the rise in shareholders’ equity resulting from the sharp 
depreciation of the yen, the consolidated ratio of dividends to net assets for the 
fi scal year under review will be 1.9%.

Performance by Business Segment

(cid:129) Air-Conditioning
Refl ecting higher revenues stemming from measures to promote sales of such 
highly differentiated products as Urusara 7 and Eco-ZEAS80, total sales of the 
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment segment increased to ¥1,119,972 
million, up 7.5% from the previous fi scal year. Operating income increased 
17.8%, to ¥70,905 million.

Japan
Industry demand remained robust in Japan’s commercial air-conditioning 
 equipment market owing to a continuing moderate recovery trend in capital 
investment and construction starts along with rising demand for energy-saving 
equipment and the effects of the government’s subsidy system. Aiming to offer 
even greater energy-saving performance, the Group launched the SkyAir series 
of air conditioners for buildings, stores, and offi ces and the Ve-up series of 
variable refrigerant volume (VRV) air-conditioning systems in May 2012. These 
new products enabled the Group to meet additional new and replacement 
demand, and Daikin’s commercial air-conditioning equipment sales in Japan 
rose to above the level in the previous fi scal year.

In Japan’s residential air-conditioning market, industry demand was boosted 

by growth in new housing starts, an increase in demand for energy-saving air 
conditioners associated with a general rise in energy conservation consciousness, 
and favorable weather conditions. In November, the Group launched the Urusara 
7, the fi rst room air conditioner in the world to use R32, a highly environment -
friendly new HFC refrigerant with a low global warming potential (GWP). In 
recognition of Urusara 7’s high energy conservation performance level and the 
technological innovation underlying that performance, Urusara 7 was awarded the 
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize, the top prize in the 2012 Energy 
Conservation Award program. Daikin’s implementation of sales promotion 
campaigns for such high-value-added products as RakuAir room air conditioners 
employing easy-to-use remote controllers along with the Group’s organization of 
energy-conservation events in major cities helped boost sales to above the level 
in the previous fi scal year. Pollen and air-pollution issues contributed to a rise in 
demand for residential air purifi ers, and Daikin achieved considerable year-on-
year growth in its sales of such products through such initiatives as the launch of 
Uruoi Hikari Kurieru air purifi ers, which feature a dual air purifi cation method—
using Daikin’s unique Flash Streamer technology and an active plasma ionizer—
that clearly differentiates them from competing products.

Selling, General 
and Administrative Expenses

Revenues by Segment

Segment Profit (Loss)

(¥ billion)
320

240

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1,500

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(1,000 units)

Residential use 
Commercial use 

First half 
5,579
436

Year on year 
103%
104%

Second half 
2,942
343

Year on year 
102%
95%

Full year
8,521
779

Fiscal 2013
103%
100%

Overseas
Due to robust sales mainly in China and other regions, overall sales in the 
overseas air-conditioner business market exceeded those in the previous fi scal 
year, despite persistently harsh conditions with regard to demand in the 
mainstay European market.

(cid:129) Europe Region—The European air-conditioner market recovered tempo-
rarily during the high-demand season of July and August owing to favorable 
weather in southern Europe, and Daikin’s sales in principal countries increased 
during the latter half of the fi scal year, refl ecting the Group’s stepped-up visits 
to dealers and other sales promotion efforts, but the strong impact of Europe’s 
economic recession restrained the Group’s overall sales of residential air- 
conditioning systems to below the previous year’s level. Regarding commercial 
air-conditioning systems, Daikin’s sales were down in EU countries where 
construction demand was sluggish, but the Group maintained its overall sales 
of mainstay VRV building-type multi-split air-conditioning systems at roughly 
the same level as in the previous fi scal year due to business expansion in the 
Middle East, Turkey, and other emerging countries. In particular, the strong 
performance of a Turkey-based subsidiary acquired in July 2011 continued to 
make a major contribution. Business providing residential heat pump water and 
room heating systems faced challenges—including sluggish demand in the 
major market of France and a slump in demand for products targeting public 
housing facilities in the United Kingdom—but the bolstering of sales promotion 
activities focused on dealers and end users supported a shift to year-on-year 
sales growth during the latter half of the fi scal year. As a result of this and sales 
growth achieved throughout the year in such peripheral markets as those of 
central European countries, Italy, and Greece, overall sales of residential heat 
pump water and room heating systems were up year on year. As part of its 
profi tability-strengthening strategy, Daikin implemented various measures 
during the year to reform its fi xed-cost structure, including moves to unify 
distribution, IT, and other support operations.

(cid:129) China—In China, demand in major cities slowed due to worsening conditions 
regarding large-scale real estate and new building projects, although robust 
demand expansion continued in suburbs of major cities as well as regional 
cities. Amid these circumstances, the Group was able to achieve year-on-year 
growth in sales of both residential and commercial air-conditioning systems by 
focusing on retail sales. In its mainstay commercial air-conditioning systems 
market, the Group launched products designed for retailing, and sustained 
efforts to develop dealers and cultivate demand associated with specifi c 
customer groups and applications. Regarding residential air-conditioning 
products, Daikin moved ahead with the pioneering of new market segments 
by expanding its marketing network for residential multi-type air conditioners 
in all regions of China and by assembling a broad product lineup through the 
development of special models with specifi cations tailored to match needs in 
China. Despite shrinking demand in the room air-conditioner market, the Group 
made additional progress in building a new sales network and launching new 
products and thereby realized a year-on-year sales increase in that market. 
Although demand for large-scale (applied) air-conditioning systems increased 
only marginally, Daikin was able to increase its sales of such systems by means 
of measures to strengthen sales networks and bolster product lineups. Smooth 
growth was also achieved in service business operations.

(cid:129) Asia/Oceania Region—Daikin was able to realize considerable year-on-
year growth in its overall sales in the region, despite the impact of unseasonable 
weather and other factors that restrained sales in the major market of Australia 
to roughly the same level as in the previous fi scal year. This refl ected robust 
sales achieved in Thailand owing to favorable weather and demand associated 
with the recovery from recent fl oods; the contribution of expanded marketing 
operations in Vietnam and other emerging markets, including Indonesia, where 
a new marketing company was established during the year; and measures 
taken in India to expand local manufacturing operations, launch locally devel-
oped products, and intensify comprehensive cost reduction campaigns.

Composition of Sales

Others  3.6%

Chemicals  9.6%

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Research and 
Development Expenses

Air-Conditioning
86.8%

(¥ billion)
40

30

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(cid:129) Americas Region—Despite fl at demand for large-scale (applied) air- 
conditioning systems in North America, Daikin was able to increase its sales of 
such systems in the Americas Region by augmenting its sales of new products, 
expanding its service business operations, and broadening the scope of 
marketing operations in Central America and South America.

In the North American ductless air-conditioner market, demand associated 
with government buildings with high levels of non-centralized air-conditioning 
needs decreased, but the Group stepped up its efforts to elevate awareness of 
the Daikin brand on the parts of dealers and construction-related companies, 
and it was thereby able to achieve a further increase in its sales of building-type 
multi-split air-conditioning systems. Considerable year-on-year growth was real-
ized in sales of residential air-conditioning systems as well as air-conditioning 
systems for small and medium-sized shops, refl ecting the strength of shipments 
to wholesalers with whom transactions were recently initiated.

(cid:129) Chemicals
Daikin maintained robust sales of fl uoropolymer resins in the U.S. market for 
applications related to LAN cables and other electrical cables as well as in 
Chinese markets, despite the slowing of China’s economic expansion and 
decelaration in Chinese demand associated with infrastructure investment and 
exports. On the other hand, demand in semiconductor-related and other 
markets of Japan, elsewhere in Asia, and the United States was sluggish. Sales 
of fl uororubber products were down owing to the impact of an automobile- 
related demand decrease and inventory adjustments in Europe. As a result, 
total sales of fl uoropolymers were below the level of the previous year.
  Regarding the chemical products sector, demand for water and oil repel-
lents associated with apparel-related applications was down in China and other 
Asian countries, particularly in the fi rst half of the fi scal year, although Daikin 
moved ahead with the development of new applications for the U.S. and 
European markets. In addition, successful programs to develop new applica-
tions for anti-smudge surface coating agents used in smartphone touch panels 
and other products led to the expansion of surface coating agent sales, 
contributing to a year-on-year increase in overall sales of offerings in the 
chemical products sector.
  Sales of fl uorocarbon gas products were down considerably from the level 
in the previous fi scal year owing to the impact of price declines accompanying 
the softening of market conditions in Japan, China, and other Asian countries.

  The Daikin Group’s total sales in the Chemicals segment decreased 6.4% 
from the previous year, to ¥124,436 million, refl ecting the large impact of the 
drop in fl uorocarbon gas product sales. The segment’s operating income fell to 
¥16,491 million, down 18.2% from the previous year.

(cid:129) Others
Total net sales of the Others segment amounted to ¥46,495 million, up 4.8% 
from the previous fi scal year. The segment’s operating income increased 
44.2%, to ¥1,229 million.
  Daikin’s industrial machinery-related oil hydraulic equipment business 
maintained robust sales in the U.S. market, although slack demand in European, 
Japanese, and other Asian markets caused a year-on-year decrease in sales in 
those markets. A year-on-year increase was realized in sales of oil hydraulic 
equipment used in construction machinery and motor vehicles, refl ecting the 
strength of domestic and overseas demand for the products of our key 
 customers in Japan.
  Sales in the defense business sector were up owing to a rise in orders from 
Japan’s Ministry of Defense for artillery shells and guided missile components. 
Sales of home-use oxygen therapy equipment were also strong. Electronic 
systems business sales exceeded the level in the previous year owing to growth 
in sales of database systems for design and development applications.

Outlook for Fiscal 2014

For fi scal 2014, ending March 31, 2014, Daikin has instituted the Group new 
year’s policy “Maintain confi dence in our current development path and 
potential while addressing challenge after challenge.” In accordance with this 
policy, the Group is striving to fl exibly and quickly respond to changes in its 
operating environment as it seeks to maintain a balanced emphasis on both 
medium- to long-term corporate development and short-term profi tability 
going forward.
  Specifi cally, the Daikin Group will strive to increase sales and profi ts by 
addressing such Group-wide key challenges as accelerating the expansion of 
businesses in emerging markets through the development and promotion of 
products that meet local needs, maximizing business synergy with the newly 
acquired Goodman Group, building solutions businesses that meet the needs of 
customers around the world, expanding sales of air-conditioning equipment that 
uses next-generation refrigerants with low global warming potentials (GWPs), 

Total Assets

Working Capital and Current Ratio

Total Shareholders’ Equity 
and Shareholders’ Equity Ratio

(¥ billion)
2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0

(¥ billion)
500

400

300

200

100

0

(%)
250

200

150

100

50

0

(¥ billion)
750

600

450

300

150

0

(%)
50

40

30

20

10

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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expanding environment-related innovation businesses that encompass respons-
es to the increasingly widespread awareness of electric power conservation 
needs through the proposal of energy-saving products, promoting a decrease 
in variable costs, as well as reducing the levels of fi xed costs and inventories.
  Daikin’s performance outlook on a consolidated basis for fi scal 2014 is for a 
36.3% increase in net sales, to ¥1,760.0 billion, a 41.0% increase in operating 
income, to ¥125.0 billion, and a 46.8% increase in net income, to ¥64.0 billion. 
Foreign currency exchange rates assumed for fi scal 2014 are ¥125 to one euro 
and ¥95 to one U.S. dollar.

Assets, Liabilities, and Total Equity

(cid:129) Assets
At the end of fi scal 2013, current assets amounted to ¥803,326 million, up 
¥174,279 million from the end of the previous fi scal year, owing to such factors 
as an increase resulting from the Goodman Group’s conversion into a consoli-
dated subsidiary as well as to increases in cash and cash equivalents and trade 
receivables. Noncurrent assets were ¥400,993 million higher than at the end 
of the previous fi scal year, at ¥932,510 million, due to such factors as the 
recording of goodwill resulting from the acquisition of the Goodman Group and 
an increase in the customer relationship item resulting from the Goodman 
Group’s conversion into a consolidated subsidiary.
  Daikin made the Goodman Group a wholly owned subsidiary during the fi scal 
year under review. The assumed acquisition date is December 31, 2012, and 
the fi nancial statements of the newly consolidated subsidiary as of December 
31, 2012 were used as a basis for the consolidation process. Therefore, only 
the Goodman Group’s balance sheets were subject to consolidation as of the 
end of the consolidated fi scal year under review. Consequently, total assets 
amounted to ¥1,735,836 million as of March 31, 2013, up ¥575,272 million 
from the end of the previous fi scal year.

(cid:129) Liabilities and Total Equity
Total liabilities rose to ¥1,099,839 million, up ¥455,196 million from the end of 
the previous fi scal year, owing to an increase in long-term debt associated with 
the procurement of funds for the acquisition of the Goodman Group and other 
factors. As a result, the ratio of interest-bearing debt grew to 40.7%, from 
33.6% at the end of the previous fi scal year. Despite a decrease associated 
with the disbursal of cash dividends, total equity increased ¥120,076 million, to 

¥635,997 million, owing to such factors as the generation of net income and 
changes in foreign currency translation adjustments, and the equity ratio stood 
at 35.6% at the end of the fi scal year.

Capital Investment and Depreciation

In accordance with the Daikin Group’s fundamental strategy of “concentrating 
management assets in business fi elds that offer higher profi tability,” the 
Company implemented capital investments during fi scal 2013 with a total value 
of ¥54,323 million, largely in the air-conditioning and chemicals business fi elds. 
In the air-conditioning fi eld, the Company invested ¥8,920 million, mainly for 
R&D related to room air conditioners and package air conditioners and for 
rationalization objectives, and Daikin Air-conditioning (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., 
implemented ¥7,663 million of capital investments, mainly for increasing its 
manufacturing capabilities. In the chemicals fi eld, the Company invested 
¥5,671 million, mainly for increasing production capacity and for rationalization 
objectives, and Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) Co., Ltd., implemented ¥4,993 
million of capital investments, mainly for increasing its production capabilities.
  Depreciation expense amounted to ¥39.4 billion, up ¥1.2 billion from the 
previoius fi scal year.

Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to ¥103,161 million, up 
¥58,194 million compared with the previous fi scal year, refl ecting such factors 
as a decrease in inventories.
  Net cash used in investing activities amounted to ¥218,386 million, up 
¥155,431 million compared with the previous fi scal year, owing to such factors 
as payments for the acquisition of shares in Goodman Global Group, Inc.
  Net cash provided by fi nancing activities amounted to ¥143,520 million, 
a change of ¥144,633 million from ¥1,113 million of cash used in fi nancing 
activities in the previous fi scal year, owing to such factors as an increase in 
proceeds from long-term loans payable and proceeds from the issuance of 
bonds for the purpose of fi nancing the acquisition of the Goodman Group.
  As a result of these changes, cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2013, 
amounted to ¥185,571 million, up ¥50,144 million from the previous fi scal 
year-end.

ROE

ROA

Capital Investment
and Depreciation and Amortization

(%)
10

8

6

4

2

0

(%)
4

3

2

1

0

(¥ billion)
75

60

45

30

15

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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  Depreciation and amortization
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Principal Risks Associated 
with the Daikin Group’s Operations

(cid:129) Sharp changes in politico-economic conditions
or supply-demand relationships in principal markets
The Group provides goods and services throughout the world, and there is a 
possibility that Group performance could be impacted in the case of changes in 
politico-economic situations related to such markets as those of Japan, Europe, 
North America, China, and other countries in the Asian region. In particular, 
because the Group is proactively developing its business operations outside 
Japan through such measures as the establishment of new air-conditioning 
equipment manufacturing facilities and acquisition of air-conditioning equipment 
dealers in Europe as well as the establishment of manufacturing and marketing 
companies in China, there is a possibility that the Group’s performance could be 
impacted by business environment changes in one or more global regions, such 
as the deterioration of economic conditions, raw material price surges that 
elevate costs, or the intensifi cation of competition with other companies. 
Regarding the United States, on November 1, 2012, Daikin completed all 
procedures related to the acquisition of Goodman Global Group, Inc. (Head 
Offi ce: Houston, Texas, U.S.A. - hereinafter “Goodman”) for a purchase price of 
US$3.7 billion (including the refi nancing of Goodman’s existing indebtedness). 
By means of this acquisition, Daikin intends to reinforce Goodman’s sales 
network—the largest sales network in the U.S. residential and commercial 
air-conditioning equipment market—through the launch of environment-friendly 
products incorporating Daikin’s state-of-the-art environmental technologies, 
thereby aiming to bring about new trends in the U.S. air-conditioner market that 
will enable the Group to concurrently realize business expansion and environ-
mental protection contributions. Furthermore, Daikin hopes to further improve 
its competitiveness by leveraging Goodman’s low-cost management know-how 
to develop business in emerging economies and volume-zone markets as well 
as reform the earnings structure of the Daikin Group’s operations, including 
activities in the advanced economies, and there is a possibility that the degree 
of progress toward realizing those objectives could impact the Daikin Group’s 
performance.

(cid:129) Cold summer weather and other unusual weather patterns 
accompanied by changes in demand for air conditioners
Because air-conditioning and refrigeration operations account for 86.8% of the 
Daikin Group’s consolidated net sales, the Group strives to accurately monitor 
weather information and demand trends in the world’s principal markets, and 
it employs fl exible manufacturing methods and marketing policies designed 
to minimize the impact of demand trends on its performance. Depending on 
the magnitude of changes regarding cold summer weather and other unusual 
weather patterns accompanied by changes in demand for air conditioners, 
however, there is a possibility that such changes could impact the Group’s 
performance.

(cid:129) Large fl uctuations in currency exchange rates
Overseas sales account for 62% of the Daikin Group’s consolidated net sales, 
and the acceleration of global business development going forward is expected 
to further elevate the level of the Group’s overseas sales ratio. Consolidated 
fi nancial statements are prepared by translating local-currency-denominated 
items for Group operations in each global region, including local currency 
fi gures for sales, expense, and assets. Accordingly, depending on currency 
exchange rates at the time of the currency translation, there may be an impact 
on yen translation values even when there has been no change in local-curren-
cy-denominated fi gures. In addition, because the Group engages in foreign- 
currency-denominated transactions related to the procurement of raw materials 
and components as well as related to the sale of goods and services, there is 
a possibility that changes in currency exchange rates could have an impact on 
manufacturing costs and sales performance. To avoid such currency exchange 
rate-related risks, the Group undertakes short-term risk hedging by means of 
forward exchange contracts and similar instruments and undertakes medium- 
to long-term measures to continuously adjust procurement and manufacturing 
operations and optimize them with respect to changing currency exchange-rate 
trends, promote a balance of imports and exports related to each currency, and 
otherwise realize a business structure that is not greatly impacted by changes in 
currency exchange rates. However, it cannot be claimed that currency exchange 
rate-related risks can be completely avoided.
  The Group also recognizes signifi cant risks associated with the following 
items.
• Major product quality claims
• Major problems with manufacturing systems
•  Major changes in the market prices of negotiable securities and other assets
• Natural disasters

Free Cash Flow

(¥ billion)
120

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Daikin Industries, Ltd. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
March 31, 2013

ASSETS

Current assets:

  Cash and cash equivalents (Note 17)

  Short-term investments (Note 17)

  Trade receivables (Notes 8, 9 and 17):

  Notes

  Accounts

  Allowance for doubtful receivables

Inventories (Notes 3 and 9)

  Deferred tax assets (Note 13)

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  Total current assets

Property, plant and equipment (Note 9):

  Land

  Buildings and structures

  Machinery and equipment

  Furniture and fixtures

  Lease assets (Note 16)

  Construction in progress

  Total

  Accumulated depreciation

  Net property, plant and equipment

Investments and other assets:

Investment securities (Notes 6 and 17)

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

  Goodwill (Notes 5 and 7)

  Customer relationships (Note 5)

  Other intangible assets (Note 5)

  Deferred tax assets (Note 13)

  Other assets (Note 10)

  Total investments and other assets

Total

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Millions of yen

2013

2012

¥   185,571 

¥   135,427

221

36,348

172,729

(4,808)

243,600

9,381

36,149

629,047

30,739

182,550

362,450

116,034

6,635

18,313

716,721

(492,364)

224,357

84,219

15,205

166,276

4,271

9,939

9,276

17,974

307,160

43,464 

219,859 

(6,227)

285,169 

21,782 

53,708 

803,326 

33,121 

216,148 

414,716 

131,921 

6,279 

18,111 

820,296 

(546,095)

274,201 

102,588 

14,831 

348,411 

109,723 

52,754 

3,570 

26,432 

658,309 

¥1,735,836 

¥1,160,564

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

  Short-term borrowings (Notes 9 and 17)

  Current portion of long-term debt (Notes 9 and 17)

  Current portion of long-term lease obligations (Note 16)

  Trade payables (Note 17):

  Notes

  Accounts

Income taxes payable (Note 17)

  Deferred tax liabilities (Note 13)

  Provision for product warranties

  Accrued expenses

  Other current liabilities (Note 8)

  Total current liabilities

Long-term liabilities:

  Long-term debt (Notes 9 and 17)

  Long-term lease obligations (Note 16)

  Liabilities for retirement benefits (Note 10)

  Deferred tax liabilities (Note 13)

  Long-term accounts payable

  Other long-term liabilities 

  Total long-term liabilities

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Notes 16 and 18)

Equity (Notes 11, 12 and 22):

  Common stock—authorized, 500,000,000 shares; issued 293,113,973 shares in 2013 and 2012 

  Capital surplus

  Stock acquisition rights

  Retained earnings

  Treasury stock, at cost: 1,974,043 shares in 2013 and 2,028,808 shares in 2012

  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

  Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

  Deferred loss on derivatives under hedge accounting 

  Foreign currency translation adjustments

  Subtotal

  Minority interests

  Total equity

Total

Millions of yen

2013

2012

¥     65,335

¥     90,449

4,126

1,464

7,377

119,987

14,694

5,518

40,235

67,089

56,802

57,290 

2,042 

6,392 

103,716 

9,836 

2,974 

23,674

52,748 

47,218

382,627

396,339 

633,033

238,108 

1,912

3,960

54,362

1,387

22,558

2,002 

2,016 

4,327 

443 

1,408 

717,212

248,304 

85,032

83,017

1,335

438,671

(6,772)

18,431

(146)

(115)

619,453

16,544

635,997

85,032 

82,977 

1,501 

415,231 

(6,961)

(2)

(74)

(73,894)

503,810 

12,111 

515,921 

¥1,735,836

¥1,160,564 

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Consolidated Statement of Income
Daikin Industries, Ltd. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Year Ended March 31, 2013

Net sales (Note 8)

Cost of sales (Note 15)

Gross profit

Selling, general and administrative expenses (Notes 7, 8 and 15)

Operating income

Other income (expenses):

Interest and dividend income

Interest expense

  Exchange gains

  Loss on disposals of property, plant and equipment

  Gain on sales of investment securities (Note 6)

Impairment losses on investment securities (Note 6)

  Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

  Gain on reversal of stock acquisition rights

  Gain on insurance adjustment

  Gain on sales of shares of an associated company

  Loss on restructuring of a subsidiary

  Compensation for cancellation of contracts

  Loss on impairment of long-lived assets (Note 4)

  Other—net (Note 10)

  Other expenses—net

Income before income taxes and minority interests

Income taxes (Note 13):

  Current

  Prior years

  Deferred

  Total income taxes

Net income before minority interests

Minority interests in net income

Net income

Amounts per common share (Note 20):

  Basic net income

  Diluted net income

  Cash dividends applicable to the year

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Millions of yen

2013

2012

¥1,290,903

¥1,218,701 

902,857

388,046

299,419

88,627

4,690

(7,081)

6,849

(497)

117

(12,651)

1,063

310

166

986

(783)

(319)

(7,150)

81,477

32,677

(1,841)

3,500

34,336

47,141

(3,556)

846,799 

371,902 

290,709 

81,193 

4,875 

(6,136)

22 

(430)

1,437 

(1,874)

2,918 

69 

(1,502)

(356)

352 

(625)

80,568 

26,152 

9,796 

35,948 

44,620 

(3,448)

¥     43,585

¥     41,172

Yen

¥149.73

149.71

36.00

¥141.37

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
Daikin Industries, Ltd. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Year Ended March 31, 2013

Net income before minority interests

Other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 19):
  Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities
  Deferred (loss) gain on derivatives under hedge accounting
  Foreign currency translation adjustments
  Share of other comprehensive income (loss) in affiliates accounted for using the equity method

  Total other comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income

Total comprehensive income attributable to:
  The Company’s shareholders
  Minority interests

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
Daikin Industries, Ltd. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Year Ended March 31, 2013

Millions of yen

2013
¥  47,141

2012
¥44,620

18,434
(72)
64,782
1,483
84,627

(4,642)
17
(12,968)
(78)
(17,671)

¥131,768

¥26,949

¥126,233
5,535

¥23,561
3,388

Stock 
Common
Acquisition 
Rights
Stock
¥85,032  ¥82,977  ¥1,293  ¥385,761  ¥(5,473)

Retained 
Earnings

Treasury
Stock

Capital
Surplus

Millions of yen

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 
(Loss)

Unrealized 
Gain (Loss) 
on Available- 
for-Sale 
Securities
¥  4,641

Deferred 
Loss on 
Derivatives 
under Hedge 
Accounting
¥  (91)

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation 
Adjustments
¥(64,971)

Total

Minority
Interests
¥489,169  ¥11,759  ¥500,928 

Total
Equity

(1,205)
41,172 
(10,490)

(1,521)
33 

(7)

(1,205)
41,172 
(10,490)
(1,521)
26 

(1,205)
41,172 
(10,490)
(1,521)
26 

Outstanding 
Number of 
Common
Shares Issued
291,662,445 

(586,496)
9,067 

149 

291,085,165

85,032

82,977

208 
1,501

415,231

(6,961)

(4,643)
(2)

17 
(74)

(8,923)
(73,894)

(13,341)
503,810

352 

(12,989)
12,111 515,921

Balance, April 1, 2011

 Effect of change of the fiscal 
   year-end of certain consolidated 
subsidiaries (Note 2)

  Net income

 Cash dividends, ¥36 per share
 Repurchase of treasury stock
 Disposal of treasury stock
 Change in equity in affiliates 
   accounted for by equity 
method—treasury stock

  Net change in the year
Balance, March 31, 2012

 Effect of change of the fiscal 
   year-end of certain consolidated 
subsidiaries (Note 2)

  Net income

 Cash dividends, ¥36 per share
 Repurchase of treasury stock
 Disposal of treasury stock

(310)
55,075

  Net change in the year
Balance, March 31, 2013

(9,666)
43,585
(10,479)

40

(166)

189

(9,666)
43,585
(10,479)

(9,666)
43,585
(10,479)

229
91,974

229
96,407
¥619,453 ¥16,544 ¥635,997

4,433

18,433
¥18,431

(72)
¥(146)

73,779
¥     (115)

291,139,930

¥85,032 ¥83,017

¥1,335 ¥438,671 ¥(6,772)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Daikin Industries, Ltd. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Year Ended March 31, 2013

Operating activities:

Income before income taxes and minority interests

¥  81,477

¥  80,568

Millions of yen

2013

2012

  Adjustments for:

Income taxes—paid

  Depreciation and amortization

  Gain on sales of investment securities

Impairment losses on investment securities

  Loss on disposals of property, plant and equipment

  Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

  Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of the purchase of subsidiaries:

  Trade notes and accounts receivable

Inventories

  Other current assets

  Prepaid pension cost

  Trade notes and accounts payable

  Accrued expenses

  Other current liabilities

  Liabilities for retirement benefits

  Accounts payable for transaction to defined contribution pension plan

  Other—net

  Total adjustments

  Net cash provided by operating activities

Investing activities:

  Payments for purchases of property, plant and equipment

  Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

 Payments for acquisition of shares of newly consolidated subsidiaries, 
  net of cash and cash equivalents acquired (Note 14)

  Payments for acquisition of investment securities

  Proceeds from sales of investment securities (Note 6)

  Proceeds from sales of shares of an associated company

  Other—net

  Net cash used in investing activities

Financing activities:

  Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings

Increase in long-term debt

  Repayments of long-term debt

  Cash dividends paid to the Company’s shareholders

  Cash dividends paid to minority interests

  Proceeds from issuance of shares to minority interests

  Other—net

  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Effect of change of the fiscal year-end of consolidated subsidiaries

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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(29,688)

51,524

(117)

12,651

497

(1,063)

(22,587)

10,299

(3,924)

(306)

343

1,801

1,672

(204)

(510)

1,296

21,684

103,161

(53,046)

1,146

(163,652)

(4,877)

518

1,883

(358)

(218,386)

(42,868)

383,246

(183,354)

(10,479)

(1,232)

674

(2,467)

143,520

19,740

48,035

2,109

135,427

¥185,571

(28,116)

50,526 

(1,437)

1,874 

430 

(2,918)

(15,680)

(33,398)

(5,878)

896 

(5,566)

2,888 

(819)

(1,763)

(699)

4,059 

(35,601)

44,967 

(42,459)

728 

(20,875)

(1,304)

1,892 

(937)

(62,955)

14,237 

2,996 

(2,321)

(10,490)

(1,915)

(3,620)

(1,113)

(4,617)

(23,718)

(8,151)

167,296 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Daikin Industries, Ltd. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Year Ended March 31, 2013

1.  Basis of Presenting Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Daikin Industries, Ltd. (the “Company”) have been prepared in  accordance 
with the provisions set forth in the Japanese Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and its related accounting regulations and in 
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Japan (the “Japanese GAAP”), which are  different in certain respects 
as to the application and disclosure requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards. 

In preparing these consolidated financial statements, certain reclassifications and rearrangements have been made to the 

Company’s consolidated financial statements issued domestically in order to present them in a form which is more familiar to read-
ers outside Japan. 

In addition, certain reclassifications have been made in the 2012 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 

classification used in 2013.

2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation and Accounting for Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries 
and Associated Companies
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its significant  subsidiaries 
 (collectively, the “Group”). 
  Under the control or influence concept, those companies in which the Company, directly or indirectly, is able to  exercise control 
are fully consolidated, and those companies over which the Group has the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for 
by the equity method.
  The Group applies the equity method of accounting for investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies 
except for certain insignificant companies. Investments in such insignificant companies are stated at cost except that appropriate 
write-downs are recorded for investments for which the value has been permanently impaired. If these subsidiaries and associated 
companies had been consolidated or accounted for using the equity method,  respectively, the effect on the accompanying con-
solidated financial statements would not have been material.
  For the year ended March 31, 2013, OYL Manufacturing Company Sdn. Bhd. and 49 other subsidiaries changed their fiscal 
year-end from December 31 to March 31. In addition, Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) Co., Ltd. and 33 other subsidiaries whose 
fiscal year-end is other than March 31, closed their books at March 31 for consolidation reporting purpose.
  The Company included the subsidiaries’ operating results for the 12-month period in the consolidated statement of income and 
included their operating results for the 3-month period in the consolidated statement of changes in equity directly charging into 
retained earnings as effect of change of the fiscal year-end of certain consolidated subsidiaries. 
  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All material unrealized profit includ-
ed in assets resulting from transactions within the Group is eliminated.

Unification of Accounting Policies Applied to Foreign Subsidiaries 
for the Consolidated Financial Statements 
In accordance with the Accounting Standards Board of Japan (“ASBJ”) Practical Issues Task Force No. 18, “Practical Solution on 
Unification of Accounting Policies Applied to Foreign Subsidiaries for the Consolidated Financial Statements,” the accounting poli-
cies and procedures applied to a parent company and its subsidiaries for similar transactions and events under similar circum-
stances should, in principle, be unified for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. However, financial statements 
prepared by foreign subsidiaries in accordance with either International Financial Reporting Standards or the generally accepted 
accounting principles in the United States of America tentatively may be used for the consolidation process, except for the follow-
ing items which should be adjusted in the consolidation process so that net income is accounted for in accordance with Japanese 
GAAP, unless they are not material: (a) amortization of goodwill; (b) scheduled amortization of actuarial gain or loss of pensions 
that has been directly recorded in equity; (c) expensing capitalized development costs of research and development; (d) cancella-
tion of the fair value model accounting for property, plant, and equipment and investment properties and incorporation of the cost 
model accounting; and (e) exclusion of minority interests from net income, if contained in net income.

Unification of Accounting Policies Applied to Foreign Associated Companies for the Equity Method
In accordance with ASBJ Statement No. 16, “Accounting Standard for Equity Method of Accounting for Investments,” adjust-
ments to be made to conform the associate’s accounting policies for similar transactions and events under similar circumstances 
to those of the parent company when the associate’s financial statements are used in applying the equity method unless it is 
impracticable to determine such adjustments. In addition, financial statements prepared by foreign associated companies in 
accordance with either International Financial Reporting Standards or the generally accepted accounting principles in the United 
States of America tentatively may be used in applying the equity method if the following items are adjusted so that net income is 
accounted for in accordance with Japanese GAAP, unless they are not material: (a) amortization of goodwill; (b) scheduled amorti-
zation of actuarial gain or loss of pensions that has been directly recorded in the equity; (c) expensing capitalized development 
costs of research and development; (d) cancellation of the fair value model accounting for property, plant, and equipment and 
investment properties and incorporation of the cost model accounting; and (e) exclusion of minority interests from net income, if 
contained in net income.

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As discussed in more detail in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, the Group acquired Goodman Global Group, Inc. 
and its subsidiaries on November 1, 2012, and A˙IRFEL ISITMA VE SO ˘GUTMA S˙ISTEMLER˙I SANAY˙I VE T˙ICARET A.ÇS. on July 
8, 2011. The Group accounted for these transactions by the purchase method in accordance with ASBJ Statement No. 21, 
“Accounting Standard for Business Combinations.”

Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents are short-term investments that are readily convertible into cash and that are exposed to insignificant risk of 
changes in value. 
  Cash equivalents include time deposits, which mature within three months of the date of acquisition. Time deposits that mature 
in more than three months, but within a year of the date of acquisition, are recorded as short-term investments.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 
The allowance for doubtful accounts is stated in amounts considered to be appropriate based on the past credit loss  experience 
and an evaluation of potential losses in the receivables outstanding.

Inventories
Inventories of the Company and its consolidated domestic subsidiaries are principally stated at the lower of cost, determined 
by the average method, or net selling value. Inventories of consolidated foreign subsidiaries are principally stated at the lower 
of cost, determined by the average method, or market.

Property, Plant and Equipment 
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment of the Company and its consoli-
dated domestic subsidiaries is principally computed by the declining-balance method while the straight-line method is applied to 
buildings acquired after April 1, 1998. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment of the consolidated foreign subsidiaries is 
 principally computed by the straight-line method at rates based on the estimated useful lives of the assets.
  The range of useful lives is from 15 to 50 years for buildings and structures, and from 5 to 15 years for machinery and 
equipment. The useful lives for lease assets are the terms of the respective leases. 

Asset Retirement Obligations
In accordance with ASBJ Statement No. 18, “Accounting Standard for Asset Retirement Obligations” and ASBJ Guidance No. 21, 
“Guidance on Accounting Standard for Asset Retirement Obligations,” an asset retirement obligation is defined as a legal obliga-
tion imposed either by law or contract that results from the acquisition, construction, development and normal operation of a tan-
gible fixed asset and is associated with the retirement of such tangible fixed asset. The asset retirement obligation is recognized as 
the sum of the discounted cash flows required for the future asset retirement and is recorded in the period in which the obligation 
is incurred if a reasonable estimate can be made. If a reasonable estimate of the asset retirement obligation cannot be made in the 
period the asset retirement obligation is incurred, the liability should be recognized when a reasonable estimate of asset retirement 
obligation can be made. Upon initial recognition of a liability for an asset retirement obligation, an asset retirement cost is capital-
ized by increasing the carrying amount of the related fixed the asset by the amount of the liability. The asset retirement cost is sub-
sequently allocated to expense through depreciation over the remaining useful life of the asset. Over time, the liability is accreted to 
its present value each period. Any subsequent revisions to the timing or the amount of the original estimate of undiscounted cash 
flows are reflected as an adjustment to the carrying amount of the liability and the capitalized amount of the related asset retire-
ment cost.

Long-Lived Assets 
The Group reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate the carrying amount 
of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or asset 
group exceeds the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the continued use and eventual disposition 
of the asset or asset group. The impairment loss would be measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset 
exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of the discounted cash flows from the continued use and eventual disposition 
of the asset or the net selling price at disposition.

Leases
In March 2007, the ASBJ issued ASBJ Statement No. 13, “Accounting Standard for Lease Transactions,” which revised the 
previous accounting standard for lease transactions.
  Under the previous accounting standard, finance leases that were deemed to transfer ownership of the leased property to 
the lessee were capitalized. However, other finance leases were permitted to be accounted for as operating lease transactions 
if certain “as if capitalized” information was disclosed in the note to the lessee’s financial statements. The revised accounting stan-
dard requires that all finance lease transactions be capitalized by recognizing lease assets and lease obligations in the  balance 
sheet. In addition, the accounting standard permits leases that existed at the transition date and do not transfer  ownership of the 
leased property to the lessee to continue to be accounted for as operating lease transactions.

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  The Company and its consolidated domestic subsidiaries applied the revised accounting standard effective April 1, 2008. 
In addition, the Company and its consolidated domestic subsidiaries continue to account for leases that existed at the transition 
date and do not transfer ownership of the leased property to the lessee as operating lease transactions.
  All other leases are accounted for as operating leases. 

Investment Securities
All marketable securities held by the Group are classified as available-for-sale securities and are reported at fair value, with 
unrealized gains and losses, net of appli cable taxes, reported in a separate component of equity. The cost of securities sold is 
principally determined based on the moving-average method. 
  Non-marketable available-for-sale securities are stated at cost principally determined by the moving- average method. 
  For other-than-temporary declines in fair value, available-for-sale securities are reduced to net realizable value by  charging such 
losses to income.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and intangible assets arise principally from business combinations. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price 
over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill is amortized over a period of 3 to 20 years. Intangible assets 
include primarily customer relationships. Customer relationships are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated 
useful lives (mainly 30 years).

Provision for Product Warranties
The Group repairs or exchanges certain products without charge under specific circumstances. The provision for product warran-
ties is stated in amounts considered to be appropriate based on the past experience and an evaluation of potential losses on the 
product warranties.

Employees’ Retirement Benefits 
The Company and its consolidated domestic subsidiaries have non-contributory funded pension plans covering substantially all of 
their employees. Certain consolidated foreign subsidiaries have pension plans. The liabilities for retirement benefits are computed 
based on projected benefit obligations and plan assets at the balance sheet date.

Stock Options 
In accordance with ASBJ Statement No. 8, “Accounting Standard for Stock Options,” the Company measures the cost of employ-
ee stock options based on the fair value at the date of grant and recognize compensation expense over the vesting period as con-
sideration for receiving goods or services. The Company accounts for stock options granted to nonemployees based on the fair 
value of either the stock option or the goods or services received. In the consolidated balance sheets, the stock option is present-
ed as a stock acquisition right as a separate component of equity until exercised.

Foreign Currency Transactions
All short-term and long-term monetary receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Japanese 
yen at the exchange rates at the balance sheet date. The foreign exchange gains and losses from translation are recognized in the 
consolidated statement of income to the extent that they are not hedged by forward exchange  contracts.

Foreign Currency Financial Statements
The balance sheet accounts of the consolidated foreign subsidiaries are translated into Japanese yen at the current exchange rate 
as of the balance sheet date except for equity, which is translated at the historical rates. Revenue and expense accounts of the 
 consolidated foreign subsidiaries are translated into Japanese yen at the average exchange rate. Differences arising from such 
translations are shown as “foreign currency translation adjustments” under accumulated other comprehensive income in a sepa-
rate component of equity.

Income Taxes
The provision for current income taxes is computed based on the income before income taxes and minority interests included in 
the consolidated statement of income. The asset and liability approach is used to recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for 
the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and 
liabilities. Deferred taxes are measured by applying currently enacted tax laws to the  temporary differences. 

Derivative Financial Instruments 
The Group uses foreign exchange forward contracts, currency swaps and currency options to hedge foreign exchange risk 
associated with certain assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. 
  The Group uses mainly interest rate swaps and interest rate options to manage its exposures to fluctuations in  interest rates.
  The Group uses commodity future contracts to hedge the risk of fluctuation of commodity price for materials. 
  The Group does not enter into derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
  Derivative financial instruments are classified and accounted for as follows: (1) derivatives are principally recognized as either 
assets or liabilities and measured at fair value, and gains or losses on derivative transactions are recognized in the consolidated 
statement of income and (2) for derivatives used for hedging  purposes, if such derivatives qualify for hedge accounting because 
of high correlation and effectiveness between the hedging instruments and the hedged items, gains or losses are deferred until 
maturity of the hedged transactions.

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value but the differential paid or received under the swap agreements is recognized and included in interest expense or income.

Amounts per Common Share 
Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted- 
average number of common shares outstanding for the period, retroactively adjusted for stock splits.
  Diluted net income per share of common stock assumes full exercise of the outstanding stock options which have  dilutive effect 
at the beginning of the year (or at the time of issuance).
  Cash dividends per share presented in the accompanying consolidated statement of income are dividends appli cable to the 
respective years including dividends to be paid after the end of the year. 

New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standard for Retirement Benefits
On May 17, 2012, the ASBJ issued ASBJ Statement No. 26, “Accounting Standard for Retirement Benefits,” and ASBJ Guidance 
No. 25, “Guidance on Accounting Standard for Retirement Benefits,” which replaced the Accounting Standard for Retirement 
Benefits that had been issued by the Business Accounting Council in 1998 with an effective date of April 1, 2000, and the other 
related practical guidance, and followed by partial amendments from time to time through 2009.
Major changes are as follows:
(a) Treatment in the balance sheet
Under the current requirements, actuarial gains and losses and past service costs that are yet to be recognized in profit or loss are 
not recognized in the balance sheet, and the difference between retirement benefit obligations and plan assets (hereinafter, “deficit 
or surplus”), adjusted by such unrecognized amounts, is recognized as a liability or asset.
  Under the revised accounting standard, actuarial gains and losses and past service costs that are yet to be recognized in profit 
or loss shall be recognized within equity (accumulated other comprehensive income), after adjusting for tax effects, and any result-
ing deficit or surplus shall be recognized as a liability (liability for retirement benefits) or asset (asset for retirement benefits).
(b) Treatment in the statement of income and the statement of comprehensive income
The revised accounting standard does not change how to recognize actuarial gains and losses and past service costs in profit or 
loss. Those amounts would be recognized in profit or loss over a certain period no longer than the expected average remaining 
working lives of the employees. However, actuarial gains and losses and past service costs that arose in the current period and 
have not yet been recognized in profit or loss shall be included in other comprehensive income and actuarial gains and losses and 
past service costs that were recognized in other comprehensive income in prior periods and then recognized in profit or loss in the 
current period shall be treated as reclassification adjustments.
(c) Amendments relating to the method of attributing expected benefit to periods and relating to the discount rate and expected 
future salary increases
The revised accounting standard also made certain amendments relating to the method of attributing expected benefit to periods 
and relating to the discount rate and expected future salary increases.
  The accounting standard and the guidance for (a) and (b) above are effective for the end of annual periods beginning on or 
after April 1, 2013, and for (c) above are effective for the beginning of annual periods beginning on or after April 1, 2014, or for 
the beginning of annual periods beginning on or after April 1, 2015, subject to certain disclosure in March 2015, both with earlier 
application being permitted from the beginning of annual periods beginning on or after April 1, 2013. However, no retrospective 
application of this accounting standard to consolidated financial statements in prior periods is required.
  The Company expects to apply the revised accounting standard for (a) and (b) above from the end of the annual period begin-
ning on April 1, 2013, and for (c) above from the beginning of the annual period beginning on April 1, 2014, and is in the process 
of measuring the effects of applying the revised accounting standard in future applicable periods.

3. Inventories

Inventories at March 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:

Finished products and merchandise

Semifinished products and work in process

Raw materials and supplies

  Total

Millions of yen

2013

2012

¥191,195

¥153,913

41,381

52,593

42,153

47,534

¥285,169

¥243,600

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4. Long-Lived Assets

The Group reviewed its long-lived assets for impairment for the year ended March 31, 2012.  As a result, the Group recognized an 
impairment loss as other expense for certain machinery and equipment and other, which were deemed to be idle assets with no 
future plan for utilization and for which the carrying amount exceeded the fair value at March 31, 2012, as follows:

Asset Category 

Machinery and equipment, etc. 
Machinery and equipment, etc. 
  Total

Location

Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture
Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Millions of yen

¥261
95
¥356

  The carrying amounts of the relevant assets were written down to the recoverable amount. The recoverable amounts of these 
assets were measured by the net selling price at disposition.

No impairment loss was recognized for the year ended March 31, 2013.

5. Business Combination

Acquisition of an entity during the year ended March 31, 2013
1. Outline of the business combination:

(1)  Name and business contents of the acquiree
  Name: 
  Business contents:  

Goodman Global Group, Inc.
 Development, manufacture and sale of residential and commercial air-condition-
ing equipment

(2)   Main reason for the business combination:    The Company has assessed that Goodman Global Group, Inc. has an extensive 
sales network and a significant presence in the residential unitary HVAC (heating, 
ventilating and air-conditioning) segment in North America. Through the busi-
ness combination, the Group’s sales are expected to grow substantially with an 
outstanding and complementary product portfolio covering not only ducted and 
ductless air-conditioning systems but also furnace and heat-pump systems in 
the world’s largest HVAC market, and to consolidate its position as a leading 
company in the global air-conditioning market.
November 1, 2012
 Merger with a special purpose company for acquisition which was set up in the 
United States by Daikin Holdings (Houston), Inc., the Company’s newly estab-
lished subsidiary in the United States.

(3)  Date of the business combination: 
(4)   Legal form of the business combination: 

(5)  Name of the acquiree after business combination:

(6)  Ratio of voting rights acquired: 

(7)   Basis for determination of the acquirer: 

Goodman Global Group, Inc.
Ratio of voting rights held just before the business combination:   —%
 Ratio of additional voting rights acquired 
  on the date of business combination:  
Ratio of voting rights held after the business combination: 
 Goodman Global Group, Inc. merged with the special purpose company for 
acquisition which was set up in the United States by Daikin Holdings (Houston), 
Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, and Daikin Holdings (Houston), Inc. held 
100% of the voting rights of Goodman Global Group, Inc.

100%
100%

2. Period of operating result of the acquiree included in the consolidated financial statements:

 The operating result of the acquiree was not included in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 
2013, because the Company deemed the acquisition date as December 31, 2012, and used the financial statements of the 
subsidiary as of December 31, 2012, in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

3. Amount and breakdown of the acquisition costs:
  Payment for acquisition of shares: USD2,200 million
  Expenses related directly to the acquisition, including mainly advisory expenses: ¥2,824 million
4. Amount of goodwill recognized, reason for recognition, and method and period for amortization of goodwill:

(1)  Amount of goodwill recognized:  USD2,260 million
(2)  Reason for recognition:  Future business activities are expected to generate excess profitability.
(3)  Method and period for amortization of goodwill:  Straight-line method over 20 years

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5. Amount and breakdown of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:

Year Ended March 31, 2013

Current assets
Fixed assets
  Total assets

Current liabilities
Long-term liabilities
  Total liabilities

Millions of USD

$   795
4,190
$4,985

$2,005
744
$2,749

In the purchase price allocation, those allocated to intangible assets other than goodwill mainly include customer relationships 

of USD1,218 million and rights of trademarks of USD425 million, and the amortization periods for these assets are determined 
individually based on their useful lives.

6. Unaudited summaries of estimated impact on consolidated financial statement of income:

 Estimated impact on the consolidated financial statement of income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, which provide 
the effects of the acquisition as if it had been completed on April 1, 2012, are as follows:

Net sales
Operating income
Income before income taxes and minority interests
Net income

Amount per common share

Millions of Yen

¥159,599
21,219
12,355
7,607

Yen

¥26.13

   These summaries of estimated impact were based on the hypothesis that this business combination had been completed 
on April 1, 2012, the beginning of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.  Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets 
arising from this acquisition for the period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, is not reflected in the estimated impact.
  These summaries have not been audited by an independent auditor.

Acquisition of an entity during the year ended March 31, 2012
1. Outline of the business combination:

(1) Name and business contents of the acquiree
  Name: 
  Business contents: 
(2)  Main reason for the business combination:   To strengthen product offering and sales network in the Turkish market 

A˙IRFEL ISITMA VE SO ˘GUTMA S˙ISTEMLER˙I SANAY˙I VE T˙ICARET A.ÇS.
Manufacture and distribution of air-conditioning equipment

(3) Date of the business combination: 
(4) Legal form of the business combination: 
(5)  Name of the acquiree after business combination: 

and expand the business in the Middle East, Africa and CIS 
July 8, 2011
The issued shares were acquired for cash 

(6)  Ratio of voting rights acquired: 

(7)   Basis for determination of the acquirer: 

A˙IRFEL ISITMA VE SO ˘GUTMA S˙ISTEMLER˙I SANAY˙I VE T˙ICARET A.ÇS.
 (Corporate name was changed to DAIKIN ISITMA VE SO ˘GUTMA S˙ISTEMLER˙I 
SANAY˙I VE T˙ICARET A.ÇS.)
Ratio of voting rights held just before the business combination:  —%
Ratio of additional voting rights acquired on the date of 
  business combination: 
Ratio of voting rights held after the business combination: 
 Daikin Europe N.V., a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, acquired 
the shares by cash and held 100% of voting rights of the acquiree.

100%
100%

2. Period of operating result of the acquiree included in the consolidated financial statements:
  From July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
3. Amount and breakdown of the acquisition costs:

Year Ended March 31, 2012

Payment for acquisition of shares
Acquisition costs

Millions of EUR

178
178

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4. Amount of goodwill recognized, reason for recognition, and method and period for amortization of goodwill

(1)  Amount of goodwill recognized: 
(2)  Reason for recognition: 
(3)  Method and period for amortization of goodwill:  Straight-line method over 10 years

TRY178 million 
Future business activities are expected to generate excess profitability.

5. Amount and breakdown of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:

Year Ended March 31, 2012

Current assets
Fixed assets
  Total assets

Current liabilities
Long-term liabilities
  Total liabilities

Millions of TRY

201
190
391

119
30
149

6.  Even if this business combination had been completed as of April 2011, the beginning of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, 
the Company believes the effect of consolidating this company on the financial statements would be minor. Therefore, the unau-
dited pro forma financial statements are omitted.

6.  Investment Securities

The acquisition costs and aggregate fair values of marketable available-for-sale securities included in investment securities 
at March 31, 2013 and 2012, were as follows:

Securities classified as available-for-sale:
  Equity securities
  Debt securities

  Total

Securities classified as available-for-sale:

  Equity securities
  Debt securities
  Other

  Total

Millions of yen

2013

Unrealized
Gains

Unrealized
Losses

Fair
Value

¥29,193
4
¥29,197

¥(2,415)

¥(2,415)

¥93,611
129
¥93,740

Cost

¥66,833
125
¥66,958

Millions of yen

2012

Cost

Unrealized
Gains

Unrealized
Losses

Fair
Value

¥74,570
150
396
¥75,116

¥12,396
4
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¥12,445

¥(12,353)

(4)
¥(12,357)

¥74,613
154
437
¥75,204

  The information of available-for-sale securities which were sold during the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, is as follows:

March 31, 2013

Available-for-sale: 
  Equity securities

March 31, 2012
Available-for-sale: 
  Equity securities

Millions of yen

Proceeds

Realized 
Gains 

Realized 
Loss

¥518

¥117

Millions of yen

Proceeds

Realized 
Gains 

Realized 
Loss

¥1,892

¥1,437

  The impairment losses on marketable available-for-sale securities for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were 
¥12,651 million and ¥1,874 million, respectively. 

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7. Goodwill

Amortization of goodwill is ¥12,077 million and ¥12,147 million for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012,  respectively, which 
is included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

8.  Related Party Transactions

Material transactions and balances with related individuals for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, were as follows:

(1) 2013
(a) The Company

Name

Description of Post

Chiyono Terada

Outside Director/
Chief Executive 
Officer (CEO) 
and President of 
Art Corporation 

(b) The Company’s consolidated subsidiaries

Name

Description of Post

Chiyono Terada

Outside Director/CEO 
and President of 
Art Corporation 

Ownership of 
the Company
(%)

0.00

Ownership of 
the Company
(%)

0.00

Millions of yen

Transactions

Resulting Account Balances

Description of Transaction

Commission for moving 
business and delivery business

2013

¥488

Account

Other current
liabilities

2013

¥39

Millions of yen

Transactions

Resulting Account Balances

Description of Transaction

Commission for moving 
business and delivery business

2013

¥70

Account

Other current
liabilities

2013

¥  4

Sales of products and other 

77

Accounts receivable

16

  The terms and conditions applicable to the above-mentioned transactions have been determined on the basis of arm’s length 
and by reference to the normal market price.

(2) 2012
(a) The Company

Name

Description of Post

Chiyono Terada

Outside Director/CEO 
and President of 
Art Corporation 

(b) The Company’s consolidated subsidiaries

Name

Description of Post

Chiyono Terada

Outside Director/CEO 
and President of 
Art Corporation 

Ownership of 
the Company
(%)

0.00

Ownership of 
the Company
(%)

0.00

Millions of yen

Transactions

Resulting Account Balances

Description of Transaction

Commission for moving 
business and delivery business

2012

¥470

Account

Other current
liabilities

2012

¥42

Millions of yen

Transactions

Resulting Account Balances

Description of Transaction

Commission for moving 
business and delivery business

2012

¥72

Account

Other current
liabilities

2012

¥  4

Sales of products and other 

  71

Accounts receivable

  13

  The terms and conditions applicable to the above-mentioned transactions have been determined on the basis of arm’s length 
and by reference to the normal market price.

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9.  Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt

Short-term borrowings of the Group at March 31, 2013 and 2012, consisted of the following: 

Bank overdrafts and notes to banks

Commercial paper

  Total

Millions of yen

2013

¥63,408

1,927

¥65,335

2012

¥67,395

23,054

¥90,449

  Unused short-term bank credit lines were ¥150,000 million at March 31, 2013. Weighted-average interest rates of bank 
overdrafts and notes to banks at March 31, 2013 and 2012 were 1.37% and 0.89%, respectively. 
  Weighted-average interest rates of commercial paper at March 31, 2013 and 2012 were 0.25% and 0.13%, respectively.

  Long-term debt at March 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:

1.00% unsecured bonds, due 2014
1.42% unsecured bonds, due 2016
0.46% unsecured bonds, due 2017
1.86% unsecured bonds, due 2019
0.72% unsecured bonds, due 2019
1.20% unsecured bonds, due 2022
Unsecured loans from government-sponsored banks, with interest 1.75%, due through 2019
Collateralized loans from banks and others, payable in foreign currencies, with interest 4.75% (2013) 
  and 7.63% (2012), due through 2016
Unsecured loans from banks and others, payable in foreign currencies, with interest ranging from 
  0.71% to 5.90% (2013) and from 0.71% to 5.99% (2012), due through 2022
Unsecured loans from banks and others with interest ranging from 0.30% to 3.59% (2013) and from 
  0.39% to 3.63% (2012), due through 2026

  Total

Less current portion

  Long-term debt, less current portion

  Annual maturities of long-term debt outstanding at March 31, 2013, were as follows:

Year Ending March 31

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019 and thereafter
  Total

Millions of yen

2013

¥  30,000
30,000
10,000
40,000
10,000
30,000
20,000

2012

¥  30,000
30,000

40,000

20,000

28

26

152,088

13,318

315,043
637,159
(4,126)
¥633,033

162,054
295,398
(57,290)
¥238,108

Millions of yen

¥    4,126
94,697
35,170
70,233
65,106
367,827
¥637,159

  At March 31, 2013, property, plant and equipment; trade accounts receivables; inventories; and other with a book value of 
¥39,212 million, ¥15,952 million, ¥8,241 million and ¥4,220 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral for short-term borrow-
ings and long-term debt.
  Certain loan agreements provide that the lender may require the Group to submit proposals for paying  dividends, issuing addi-
tional long-term debt and certain other matters, for prior approval. As is customary in Japan, security must be given if requested 
by a lending bank. Banks have the right to offset cash deposited with them against any debt or obligation that becomes due, or, 
in case of default and certain other specified events, against all other debt payable to them. To date, none of the lenders has 
ever exercised these rights with respect to debt of the Group. 

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Under the Group’s severance indemnities and pension plans, employees terminating their employment are, in most circum stances, 
entitled to severance and pension payments based on their average pay during their employment, length of service and certain 
other factors.
  For the year ended March 31, 2013, one domestic consolidated subsidiary implemented a defined contribution pension plan 
and then terminated a part of its defined benefit pension plan.  In addition, the subsidiary withdrew from the employees’ pension 
fund.  The effect of this implementation and this withdrawal were to decrease income before taxes and minority interests by ¥346 
million and were included in other-net of other expenses of the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 
2013.
  The liabilities for employees’ retirement benefits at March 31, 2013 and 2012, consisted of the following:

Projected benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
Unrecognized prior service cost
Unrecognized actuarial gain
  Net assets
Prepaid pension cost (included in other assets of investments and other assets)
Liabilities for retirement benefits

Millions of yen

2013
¥84,071
(80,088)
225
(10,816)
(6,608)
(10,568)
¥3,960

2012
¥69,387
(66,632)
10
(10,976)
(8,211)
(10,227)
¥  2,016

  The components of net periodic benefit costs for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, are as follows:

Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of prior service cost
Recognized actuarial loss
  Net periodic benefit costs
Contribution to defined contribution pension plan and other
  Total

  Assumptions used for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, are set forth as follows:

Millions of yen

2013
¥4,015
1,856
(2,210)
(46)
557
4,172
2,922
¥7,094

2012
¥3,543
1,912
(2,186)
(24)
1,400
4,645
2,766
¥7,411

Discount rate
Expected rate of return on plan assets
Amortization period of prior service cost
Recognition period of actuarial gain/loss

11. Equity

2013

Mainly 1.2%
Mainly 2.5%
Mainly 10 years
Mainly 10 years

2012

Mainly 2.0%
Mainly 2.5%
Mainly 10 years
Mainly 10 years

Japanese companies are subject to the Companies Act of Japan (the “Companies Act”). The significant provisions in the 
Companies Act that affect financial and accounting matters are summarized below:

(a) Dividends
Under the Companies Act, companies can pay dividends at any time during the fiscal year in addition to the year-end dividend 
upon resolution at the Shareholders’ meeting. For companies that meet certain criteria, the Board of Directors may declare 
dividends (except for dividends in kind) at any time during the fiscal year if the company has prescribed so in its articles of 
incorporation. However, the Company cannot do so because it does not meet all the above  criteria. 
  The Companies Act permits companies to distribute dividends-in-kind (non-cash assets) to shareholders subject to a certain 
limitation and additional requirements.
  Semiannual interim dividends may also be paid once a year upon resolution by the Board of Directors if the articles of incor-
poration of the Company so stipulate. The Companies Act provides certain limitations on the amounts available for dividends 
or the purchase of treasury stock. The limitation is defined as the amount available for distribution to the shareholders, but the 
amount of net assets after dividends must be maintained at no less than ¥3 million.

(b)  Increases/Decreases and Transfer of Common Stock, Reserve and Surplus
The Companies Act requires that an amount equal to 10% of dividends must be appropriated as a legal reserve (a component of 
retained earnings) or as additional paid-in capital (a component of capital surplus), depending on the equity account that was charged 
upon the payment of such dividends, until the aggregate amount of legal reserve and additional paid-in capital equals 25% of the 
common stock. Under the Companies Act, the total amount of additional paid-in capital and legal reserve may be reversed without 
limitation. The Companies Act also provides that common stock, legal reserve, additional paid-in capital, other capital surplus 
and retained earnings can be  transferred among the accounts under certain conditions upon resolution of the shareholders.

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(c)  Treasury Stock and Treasury Stock Acquisition Rights
The Companies Act also provides for companies to purchase treasury stock and dispose of such treasury stock by  resolution 
of the Board of Directors. The amount of treasury stock purchased cannot exceed the amount available for  distribution to 
the shareholders which is determined by specific formula.
  Under the Companies Act, stock acquisition rights are presented as a separate component of equity.
  The Companies Act also provides that companies can purchase both treasury stock acquisition rights and treasury stock. 
Such treasury stock acquisition rights are presented as a separate component of equity or deducted directly from stock 
acquisition rights.

12.  Stock Options 

The stock options outstanding for the year ended March 31, 2013, were as follows:

Number of
Options Granted

298,000 shares

Date of Grant

Exercise Price

Exercise Period

2006.7.18

¥3,790

Stock Option

2006 Stock Option

2007 Stock Option

2008 Stock Option

2009 Stock Option

2010 Stock Option

2011 Stock Option

2012 Stock Option

Persons
Granted

9 directors
44 employees
9 directors
42 employees
8 directors
44 employees
8 directors
42 employees
8 directors
41 employees
10 directors
39 employees
10 directors
41 employees

  The stock option activity was as follows:

292,000 shares

2007.7.17

¥4,640

308,000 shares

2008.7.14

¥5,924

 294,000 shares

2009.7.13

¥3,250

 290,000 shares

2010.7.14

¥3,050

 296,000 shares

2011.7.14

¥2,970

300,000 shares

2012.7.13

¥2,186

From July 19, 2008
to July 18, 2012
From July 18, 2009
to July 17, 2013
From July 15, 2010
to July 14, 2014
From July 14, 2011
to July 13, 2015
From July 15, 2012
to July 14, 2016
From July 15, 2013
to July 14, 2017
From July 14, 2014
to July 13, 2018

2005
Stock 
Option

2006
Stock 
Option

2007
Stock 
Option

2008
Stock 
Option

2009
Stock 
Option

2010
Stock 
Option

2011
Stock 
Option

2012
Stock 
Option

Shares

308,000

88,800

262,000

254,700

(9,000)
(79,800)

(20,000)
242,000

(20,000)
234,700

Year Ended March 31, 2012
Vested
April 1, 2011—Outstanding
  Granted
  Exercised
  Canceled
March 31, 2012—Outstanding
Year Ended March 31, 2013
Vested
April 1, 2012—Outstanding
  Granted
  Exercised
  Canceled
March 31, 2013—Outstanding
Exercise price
Average stock price at exercise
Fair value price at grant date
The assumptions used to measure fair value of 2012 Stock Option
Black-Scholes option pricing model
  Estimate method: 
  Volatility of stock price: 
47.5%
  Estimated remaining outstanding period:  4 years
  Estimated dividend: 
  Risk-free interest rate: 

(40,000)
202,000
¥4,640

¥36 per share
0.1%

¥2,852
¥2,792

(234,700)

234,700

242,000

¥1,035

¥3,790

¥   736

(42,000)
266,000

266,000

(46,000)
220,000
¥5,924

¥   803

294,000

290,000

296,000

294,000

290,000

296,000

294,000

290,000

296,000

300,000

(16,000)
(66,000)
212,000
¥3,250
¥3,756
¥   899

(39,000)

251,000
¥3,050
¥3,756
¥1,113

296,000
¥2,970

300,000
¥2,186

¥   935

¥   676

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The Company and its domestic subsidiaries are subject to Japanese national and local income taxes that, in the  aggregate, result-
ed in a normal effective statutory tax rate of approximately 37.9% for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 40.6% for the year 
ended March 31, 2012.
  The tax effects of significant temporary differences and tax loss carryforwards that resulted in deferred tax assets and liabilities, 
at March 31, 2013 and 2012, were as follows:

Deferred tax assets: 
  Tax loss carryforwards
  Provision for product warranties

Inventories
Investment securities

  Accrued bonus
  Software and other intangible assets
  Foreign income tax credit
  Allowance for doubtful receivables
  Liabilities for retirement benefits
  Other
  Less valuation allowance

  Total deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities: 
Intangible assets

  Undistributed earnings of consolidated subsidiaries
  Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
  Prepaid pension cost
  Deferred gains on sales of property 
  Other 

  Total deferred tax liabilities

  Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets 

Millions of yen

2013

2012

¥ 15,325
11,583
9,474
7,434
3,430
3,243
1,436
1,352
878
17,112
(21,927)
¥ 49,340

¥ 47,895
14,197
8,346
3,697
1,961
7,772
¥ 83,868
¥(34,528)

¥18,511
5,576
5,202
2,924
3,146
3,045
1,048
737
1,140
7,793
(16,094)
¥33,028

¥     895
9,965
86
4,288
1,906
4,532
¥21,672
¥11,356

  A reconciliation between the normal effective statutory tax rates and the actual effective tax rates reflected in the accompanying 
consolidated statement of income for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, is as follows:

Normal effective statutory income tax rate
Difference in foreign subsidiaries’ tax rate
Tax and tax effect on dividends from foreign subsidiaries
Amortization of goodwill 
Consolidation adjustment for gain on sales of shares of a subsidiary
Valuation allowance
Income taxes—prior years
Unrecognized tax effect on unrealized profit
Unrecognized tax effect on foreign income tax credit
Foreign taxes on royalties and other
Amendment of deferred tax assets by change in the income tax rates
Other—net
  Actual effective income tax rate

2013

37.9%
(13.5)
7.0
5.2
5.0
3.2
(2.1)
(1.8)
1.3

(0.1)
42.1%

2012

40.6%
(16.4)
4.3
5.4

7.3

0.2

1.3
1.0
0.9
44.6%

  On December 2, 2011, new tax reform laws were enacted in Japan, which changed the normal effective statutory tax rate from 
approximately 40.6% to 37.9% effective for the fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2015, and to 
35.6% afterward.
  During the current year, the Company received a refund notice from the Japanese tax authority informing that they reached an 
agreement with the Chinese tax authority regarding the taxation of the Company’s intercompany transactions. The refund amount 
to ¥1,841 million is presented as income taxes-prior years in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 
2013.

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  At March 31, 2013, the Company and certain consolidated subsidiaries had tax loss carryforwards aggregating approximately 
¥35,679 million, which are available to be offset against taxable income of the Company and such subsidiaries in future years. 
These tax loss carryforwards, if not utilized, will expire as follows:

Year Ending March 31

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019 and thereafter
  Total

Millions of yen

¥     137
113
68
861
2,903
31,597
¥35,679

14. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The Group acquired Goodman Global Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries during the year ended March 31, 2013.
  A reconciliation between cash paid for the shares of Goodman Global Group, Inc. and payment for the acquisition of these newly 
consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired, was as follows:

Current assets
Fixed assets
Goodwill
Current liabilities
Long-term liabilities
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Cash paid for the shares
Cash and cash equivalents of consolidated subsidiary
  Payment for acquisition of shares of newly consolidated subsidiary, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired

Millions of yen

2013

¥  68,866
166,943
195,711
(173,607)
(64,386)
(17,879)
175,648
(11,996)
¥163,652

The Group acquired A˙IRFEL ISITMA VE SO ˘GUTMA S˙ISTEMLER˙I SANAY˙I VE T˙ICARET A.ÇS. during the year ended March 
31, 2012.
  A reconciliation between cash paid for the shares of A˙IRFEL ISITMA VE SO ˘GUTMA S˙ISTEMLER˙I SANAY˙I VE T˙ICARET A.ÇS. 
and payment for the acquisition of this newly consolidated subsidiary, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired, was as follows:

Current assets
Fixed assets
Goodwill
Current liabilities
Long-term liabilities
Cash paid for the shares
Cash and cash equivalents of consolidated subsidiary
  Payment for acquisition of shares of newly consolidated subsidiary, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired

Millions of yen

2012

¥  9,991
9,422
8,826
(5,915)
(1,500)
20,824
(124)
¥20,700

15.  Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs included in cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses were ¥33,569 million 
and ¥32,987 million for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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16. Leases

The Group leases certain computer equipment and other assets.
  Obligations under finance leases and future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases as of March 31, 2013, 
were as follows:

Due within one year
Due after one year
  Total

Millions of yen

Finance Leases

Operating Leases

¥1,464
1,912
¥3,376

¥11,138
19,542
¥30,680

Pro Forma Information for the Years Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012
As discussed in Note 2, the Company and its consolidated domestic subsidiaries account for leases which existed at the transition 
date of ASBJ Statement No. 13 and do not transfer ownership of the leased property to the lessee as operating lease transac-
tions. Pro forma information of such leases existing at the transition date, such as acquisition cost, accumulated depreciation, obli-
gations under finance leases and depreciation expense on an “as if capitalized” basis for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 
2012, were as follows:

Acquisition cost
Accumulated depreciation
  Net leased property

  Obligations under finance leases:

Due within one year
Due after one year
  Total

Millions of yen

Furniture 
and Fixtures

¥147
120
¥  27

2013

Others

¥111
86
¥  25

Total

¥258
206
¥  52

Furniture 
and Fixtures

¥669
580
¥  89

2012

Others

¥249
198
¥  51

Total

¥918
778
¥140

Millions of yen

2013

¥27
25
¥52

2012

¥  88
52
¥140

  The amounts of acquisition cost and obligations under finance leases include the imputed interest expense portion.
  Lease payments and depreciation expense under finance leases:

Lease payments
Depreciation expense

Millions of yen

2013

¥87
87

2012

¥260
260

  Depreciation expense, which is not reflected in the accompanying consolidated statement of income, was computed using the 
straight-line method.

17. Financial Instruments and Related Disclosures

Group Policy for Financial Instruments
The Group uses financial instruments, mainly bank loans and bonds, based on its capital financing plan. Short-term bank loans 
and commercial paper are used to fund the Group’s ongoing operations, and cash surpluses are invested in low-risk financial 
assets. Derivatives are used not for speculative purposes, but to manage exposure to financial risks as described below. 

Nature and Extent of Risks Arising from Financial Instruments, and Risk Management 
for Financial Instruments 
Receivables, such as trade notes and trade accounts are exposed to customer credit risk. The Group manages its credit risk from 
receivables on the basis of the internal policies, which include monitoring of payment term and balances of major customers to 
identify the default risk of the customers.
  Payment terms of payables, such as trade notes and trade accounts, are less than one year.
  Although receivables and payables in foreign currencies are exposed to the market risk of fluctuation in foreign currency 
exchange rates, the net position of receivables and payables in each foreign currency is hedged by using mainly forward foreign 
currency contracts and currency swaps. In addition, receivables and payables in foreign currencies which are expected from 
forecasted transactions are hedged by using forward foreign currency contracts and currency swaps.

Investment securities, mainly equity instruments of customers and suppliers of the Group, are exposed to the risk of market price 

fluctuations. Investment securities are periodically managed by monitoring market values and financial position of issuers.

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  Short-term bank loans and commercial paper are mainly used to fund the Group’s ongoing operations. Long-term bank loans 
and bonds are used mainly for capital expenditures. Although the payables such as trade notes and trade accounts, bank loans 
and bonds, are exposed to liquidity risk, the Group manages its liquidity risk along with adequate financial planning by the corpo-
rate treasury department and has short-term bank credit lines. A part of long-term bank loans, which are exposed to market risks 
from change in interest rates, is hedged by using mainly interest rate swaps.
  Derivatives mainly include forward foreign currency contracts, interest rate swaps, and commodity future contracts, which are 
used to manage exposure to market risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates of receivables and payables, from 
changes in interest rates of bank loans, and from changes in market value fluctuation of the raw materials. 
  Derivative transactions entered into by the Group have been made in accordance with internal policies which regulate the 
 authorization and credit limit amount.
  Because the counterparties to these derivatives are limited to financial institutions with high creditworthiness, the Group does 
not anticipate any losses arising from credit risk.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The carrying amount, fair value and unrealized loss of significant financial instruments were as follows. Fair values of financial instru-
ments are based on quoted price in active markets. If a quoted price is not available, another rational valuation technique is used 
instead. Instruments whose fair value cannot be readily determined are not included in the following:

Cash and cash equivalents
Trade notes and accounts receivable
Investment securities
  Total
Trade notes and accounts payable
Short-term borrowings
Income taxes payable
Long-term debt
  Total
Derivatives

Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Trade notes and accounts receivable
Investment securities
  Total
Trade notes and accounts payable
Short-term borrowings
Income taxes payable
Long-term debt
  Total
Derivatives

Millions of yen

March 31, 2013

Fair
Value

¥185,571
263,323
93,740
¥542,634
¥127,364
65,335
14,694
647,497
¥854,890
¥       893

Millions of yen

March 31, 2012

Fair
Value

¥135,427
221
209,077
75,204
¥419,929
¥110,108
90,449
9,836
305,991
¥516,384
¥         51

Carrying
Amount

¥185,571
263,323
93,740
¥542,634
¥127,364
65,335
14,694
637,159
¥844,552
¥       893

Carrying
Amount

¥135,427
221
209,077
75,204
¥419,929
¥110,108
90,449
9,836
295,398
¥505,791
¥         51

Unrealized 
Loss

¥10,338
¥10,338

Unrealized 
Loss

¥10,593
¥10,593

Assets
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments approximate fair value because of their short 
maturities.
Trade notes and accounts receivable
The carrying values of trade notes and accounts receivable approximate fair value because of their short maturities. 
Investment securities
The fair values of equity securities are measured at the quoted market price of the stock exchange for the equity instruments, 
the fair value of debt securities are measured at the amount to be received through maturity discounted at the Group’s assumed 
corporate discount rate, and the fair values of investment trusts are measured at the constant value. The information related 
to the fair value of the investment securities by classification is included in Note 6.

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Trade notes and accounts payable, short-term borrowings, and income taxes payable
The carrying values of trade notes and accounts payable, short-term borrowings, and income taxes payable approximate fair value 
because of their short maturities.
Long-term debt
The fair values of bonds are determined at the quoted market price of the over-the-counter market for the corporate bonds, 
and the fair values of long-term loans are determined by discounting the cash flows related to the loans at the Group’s assumed 
corporate borrowing rate. The fair values of long-term loans with floating interest, which are hedged by the interest rate swaps 
which qualify for hedge accounting and meet specific matching criteria, are determined by discounting the cash flows related to 
the loans and the interest rate swaps at the Group’s assumed corporate borrowing rate.

Derivatives
The fair value of derivatives is measured at quoted price obtained from the financial institution.
  The contracts or notional amounts of derivatives that are shown in the below table do not represent the amounts exchanged by 
the parties and do not measure the Group’s exposure to credit or market risk. 

Derivative transactions to which hedge accounting is not applied

Millions of yen

March 31, 2013

Contract 
Amount 
Due after 
One Year

Fair 
Value

Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

¥   29
(169)
970
42
(12)
(9)
78
29

53
(4)
(127)
27

(8)
70

¥   29
(169)
970
42
(12)
(9)
78
29

53
(4)
(127)
27

(8)
70

Contract 
Amount

¥     920
42,962
17,233
3,887
1,556
866
5,457
1,215
188
2,183
1,667
8,826
1,692
164
303
752

¥  1,278

¥  (47)

¥  (47)

Forward exchange contracts:
  Selling:  GBP
EUR
USD
AUD
NZD
ZAR
CZK
HKD
PLN
SGD
MYR
TRY
BRL
  Buying: EUR
CNY
USD

Commodity future contracts:
  Metal

  Buying

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Forward exchange contracts:
  Selling:  GBP
EUR
USD
AUD
NZD
ZAR
CZK
HKD
PLN
SGD
MYR
TRY
MXN
INR
  Buying: EUR
USD

Currency swaps:
  Receive JPY/Pay HKD
Commodity future contracts:
  Metal

  Buying

Millions of yen

March 31, 2012

Contract 
Amount 
Due after 
One Year

Fair 
Value

Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

¥    (2)
250
(129)
66
(4)
1
(13)
(7)

(8)
20
(26)
(2)
(21)
32
84

¥    (2)
250
(129)
66
(4)
1
(13)
(7)

(8)
20
(26)
(2)
(21)
32
84

¥   18

¥   18

Contract 
Amount

¥     583
24,023
12,058
4,647
269
778
3,547
953
301
1,997
1,641
6,274
180
468
6,551
1,232

¥       83

¥  1,706

¥(134)

¥(134)

Derivative transactions to which hedge accounting is applied

Forward exchange contracts:
  Selling:  GBP
EUR
USD
AUD
ZAR
CZK
PLN
TRY
  Buying: CNY 
USD

Millions of yen

March 31, 2013

Contract 
Amount 
Due after 
One Year

Hedged Item

Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Payables
Payables

Contract 
Amount

¥    5,953
25,013
630
630
588
8,469
893
4,650
32
12,550

Interest rate swaps:
  Fixed rate payment, floating rate receipt
  Fixed rate payment, floating rate receipt*

Long-term debt
Long-term debt

¥  80,000
215,000

¥  80,000
215,000

Fair
Value

¥   21
(426)
(16)
(50)
(7)
247
(2)
(105)
(7)
440

¥(126)

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EUR
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PLN
TRY
  Buying: USD
Interest rate swaps:
  Fixed rate payment, floating rate receipt
  Fixed rate payment, floating rate receipt*

Millions of yen

March 31, 2012

Contract 
Amount 
Due after 
One Year

Hedged Item

Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Receivables
Payables

Contract 
Amount

¥    5,171
20,873
1,306
673
631
8,013
910
1,599
2,464

Long-term debt
Long-term debt

¥  30,000
122,000

¥97,000

Fair
Value

¥ (75)
174
13
(27)
(9)
(241)
(28)
(56)
218

¥ (43)

* The above interest rate swaps that qualify for hedge accounting and meet specific matching criteria are not remeasured at market value, but the differential paid or received 

under the swap agreements is recognized and included in interest expense or income. In addition, the fair value of such interest rate swaps is included in long-term debt.

Financial instruments whose fair value cannot be reliably determined

Nonlisted equity securities
Investments in limited partnerships and other investments

  Total

Maturity analysis for financial assets and securities with contractual maturities

Cash and cash equivalents
Trade notes and accounts receivable
Investment securities:

 Available-for-sale securities with contractual maturities
  (Corporate Bond)
  Total

Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Trade notes and accounts receivable
Investment securities:

 Available-for-sale securities with contractual maturities
  (Corporate Bond)
  Total

Please see Note 9 for annual maturities of long-term debt. 

Due in 
One Year 
or Less

¥185,571
263,290

25
¥448,886

Due in 
One Year 
or Less

¥135,427
221
209,073

25
¥344,746

Millions of yen

Carrying Amount

2013

¥8,180
668
¥8,848

2012

¥8,235
780
¥9,015

Millions of yen

March 31, 2013

Due after 
One Year 
through 
Five Years

Due after 
Five Years 
through 
Ten Years

Due after 
Ten Years

¥  33

100
¥133

Millions of yen

March 31, 2012

Due after 
One Year 
through 
Five Years

Due after 
Five Years 
through 
Ten Years

Due after 
Ten Years

¥    4

100
¥104

¥25
¥25

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18.  Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

At March 31, 2013, the Group had the following commitment: 

Capital expenditures

At March 31, 2013, the Group had the following contingent liabilities:

Trade notes endorsed

Millions of yen

¥14,451

Millions of yen

¥3,536

19.  Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, were as follows:

Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities:
  Gains (losses) arising during the year
  Reclassification adjustments to profit or loss
  Amount before income tax effect

Income tax effect
  Total

Deferred (loss) gain on derivative under hedge accounting: 

(Losses) gains arising during the year

  Reclassification adjustments to profit or loss
  Amount before income tax effect

Income tax effect
  Total

Foreign currency translation adjustments:
  Adjustments arising during the year

Share of other comprehensive income in affiliates accounted for using the equity method:
  Adjustments arising during the year

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

Millions of yen

2013

2012

¥14,173
12,534
26,707
(8,273)
¥18,434

¥    (191)
90
(101)
29
¥      (72)

¥  (8,380)
437
(7,943)
3,301
¥  (4,642)

¥      376
(298)
78
(61)
¥        17

¥64,782

¥(12,968)

¥  1,483

¥       (78)

¥84,627

¥(17,671)

20.  Net Income Per Share

Reconciliation of the differences between basic and diluted net income per share (“EPS”) for the years ended March 31, 2013 and 
2012, was as follows:

Year Ended March 31, 2013

Basic EPS:
  Net income available to common shareholders
Effect of dilutive securities
  Stock options
Diluted EPS:
  Net income for computation

Year Ended March 31, 2012

Basic EPS:
  Net income available to common shareholders

Millions of yen

Thousands of shares

Net Income

Weighted 
Average Shares

Yen

EPS

¥43,585

291,089

¥149.73

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291,128

¥149.71

Millions of yen

Thousands of shares

Net Income

Weighted 
Average Shares

Yen

EPS

¥41,172

291,242

¥141.37

  Diluted net income per share for the year ended March 31, 2012, is not disclosed because there were no dilutive shares.

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Under ASBJ Statement No. 17, “Accounting Standard for Segment Information Disclosures” and ASBJ Guidance No. 20, 
“Guidance on Accounting Standard for Segment Information Disclosures,” an entity is required to report financial and descriptive 
information about its reportable segments. Reportable segments are operating segments or aggregations of operating  segments 
that meet specified criteria. Operating segments are components of an entity about which separate financial information is avail-
able and such information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in 
assessing performance. Generally, segment information is required to be reported on the same basis as is used internally for eval-
uating operating segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources to operating segments. 

1. Description of Reportable Segments 
The Group’s reportable segments are those for which separate financial information is available and regular evaluation by the 
Company’s Board of Directors is being performed in order to decide how resources are allocated among the Group. Therefore, the 
Group’s reportable segments consist of the “Air Conditioning” segment and the “Chemicals” segment.
  The “Air Conditioning” segment manufactures, distributes and installs air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. The 
“Chemicals” segment manufactures and distributes chemicals.

2.  Methods of Measurement for the Amounts of Sales, Profit, Assets and Other Items 

for Each Reportable Segment

The accounting policies of each reportable segment are generally consistent with those disclosed in Note 2, “Summary of 
Significant Accounting Policies”.

3. Information about Sales, Profit, Assets and Other Items

Reportable Segment

Millions of yen

March 31, 2013

Air 
Conditioning

Chemicals

Total

Other

Total

Reconciliations Consolidated

¥1,119,972
855
1,120,827
70,905
1,445,186

¥124,436
5,804
130,240
16,491
150,099

¥1,244,408 ¥46,495
225
46,720
1,229
29,719

6,659
1,251,067
87,396
1,595,285

¥     27,614
12,051

¥    9,696
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¥     37,310 ¥  2,099

12,077

¥1,290,903
6,884
1,297,787
88,625
1,625,004

¥     39,409
12,077

¥   (6,884)
(6,884)
2
110,832

¥1,290,903

1,290,903
88,627
1,735,836

¥     39,409
12,077

8,436

5,605

14,041

14,041

14,041

36,944

15,549

52,493

1,830

54,323

54,323

Sales:
  Sales to external customers

Intersegment sales
  Total

Segment profit
Segment assets
Other:
  Depreciation 
  Amortization of goodwill
 Investment balance in 
   unconsolidated subsidiaries 
and associated companies 
accounted for using 
the equity method
 Investment in property,  
   plant and equipment  
and intangible assets

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Millions of yen

March 31, 2012

Air 
Conditioning

Chemicals

Total

Other

Total

Reconciliations Consolidated

¥1,041,387
1,193
1,042,580
60,175
903,203

¥132,931
10,071
143,002
20,172
130,213

¥1,174,318 ¥44,383
232
44,615
852
28,788

11,264
1,185,582
80,347
1,033,416

¥     26,152
12,098

¥    9,832
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¥     35,984 ¥  2,263

12,147

¥1,218,701
11,496
1,230,197
81,199
1,062,204

¥     38,247
12,147

¥(11,496)
(11,496)
(6)
98,360

¥1,218,701

1,218,701
81,193
1,160,564

¥     38,247
12,147

7,202

6,287

13,489

763

14,252

14,252

37,485

9,151

46,636

1,713

48,349

48,349

Sales:
  Sales to external customers

Intersegment sales
  Total

Segment profit
Segment assets
Other:
  Depreciation 
  Amortization of goodwill
 Investment balance in 
   unconsolidated subsidiaries 
and associated companies 
accounted for using 
the equity method
 Investment in property,  
   plant and equipment  
and intangible assets

Notes: 1.  The “Other” segment is the aggregation of other operating segments which are not included in the reportable segments and consists of “Oil Hydraulics” segment, 

“Defense” segment, and “Electronics” segment.

2.  “Reconciliations” include unallocated items and intersegment eliminations. The unallocated corporate assets included in “Reconciliations” amount to ¥118,702 mil-

lion and ¥105,756 million at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which consisted mainly of the Company’s cash, time deposits, short-term investments and 

investment securities.

3. The aggregated amount of segment profit equals to operating income in the consolidated statements of income.

4. Intersegment sales are recorded at values that approximate market prices.

4. Supplemental Information

(1) Information about Geographical Areas

a. Sales

Japan

China

Europe

Millions of yen

March 31, 2013

Asia and
Oceania

Americas

Other

¥494,284

¥234,774

¥195,053

¥186,219

¥137,479

¥43,094

Consolidated

¥1,290,903

Japan

China

Europe

Millions of yen

March 31, 2012

Asia and
Oceania

Americas

Other

Consolidated

¥474,572

¥215,655

¥205,656

¥163,502

¥127,268

¥32,048

¥1,218,701

Note: Sales are classified in countries or regions based on location of customers.

b. Property, Plant and Equipment

Millions of yen

March 31, 2013

Japan

¥91,759

China

¥69,951

USA

¥42,717

Europe

¥31,460

Millions of yen

March 31, 2012

Japan

¥93,585

China

USA

¥45,108

¥24,573

Europe

¥28,630

Asia and
Oceania

¥32,615

Asia and
Oceania

¥27,450

Other

¥5,699

Consolidated

¥274,201

Other

¥5,011

Consolidated

¥224,357

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Millions of yen

March 31, 2012

Air 
Conditioning

Chemicals

Other

¥356

Eliminations 
and Corporate

Consolidated

¥356

Impairment losses on noncurrent assets

(3) Information about Goodwill

a. Balance of Goodwill by Reportable Segment
Goodwill for each reportable segment at March 31, 2013 and 2012, was as follows:

Goodwill

Goodwill

Millions of yen

2013

Chemicals

Other

Eliminations 
and Corporate

Millions of yen

2012

Chemicals

Other

Eliminations 
and Corporate

Air 
Conditioning

¥348,411

Air 
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¥166,276

Consolidated

¥348,411

Consolidated

¥166,276

22.  Subsequent Events

Resolutions approved by the Company’s Board of Directors at the meeting held on May 8, 2013, are subject to approval 
at the general shareholders’ meeting planned to be held on June 27, 2013.

Appropriations of Retained Earnings
Payment of a year-end cash dividend of ¥18 per share to holders of record at March 31, 2013, totaling ¥5,241 million was 
approved.

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Corporate Data 
(As of March 31, 2013)

Head Office

Umeda Center Bldg., 2-4-12, Nakazaki-Nishi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8323, Japan

Phone: 81-6-6373-4312 

URL: http://www.daikin.com/

Tokyo Office

JR Shinagawa East Bldg., 2-18-1, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan 

Fiscal Year-End Date

March 31 on an annual basis

Phone: 81-3-6716-0111   

Date of Founding 

Date of Establishment 

Paid-in Capital 

October 25, 1924

February 11, 1934

¥85,032 million

Number of Shares of Common 

293,113 thousand

Stock Issued 

Number of Shareholders 

41,662

Major Shareholders

(cid:129)  The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account)

(cid:129)  Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account) 

(cid:129)  Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Retirement Benefit Trust Account for Nippon Steel 

& Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.)

(cid:129)  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 

(cid:129)  SSBT OD05 OMNIBUS ACCOUNT-TREATY CLIENTS 

(cid:129)  Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Retirement Benefit Trust Account 

for The Norinchukin Bank)

(cid:129)  The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. 

(cid:129)  Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account 9)

(cid:129)  Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account 4)

(cid:129)  Mellon Bank, N.A. as Agent for Its Client Mellon Omnibus U.S. Pension

Number of Subsidiaries and 

Subsidiaries: 207  Affiliates: 10

Affiliated Companies

Number of Employees

51,398 (Consolidated)

Stock Exchange Listing

Tokyo

Advertising Method

The Company uses the electronic advertising method, posting advertisements on its 

website (http://www.daikin.co.jp/e-koukoku/). However, when electronic advertising is 

not possible due to technical problems or other circumstances, the Company will post 

advertisements in the Nikkei Shimbun.

Shareholder Register 

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

Administrator

3-6-3, Fushimicho, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8502, Japan

Ordinary General Meeting of 

June

Shareholders

Auditor 

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC

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