Net sales were 1,106.7 billion yen for the nine months of the term ending March 2009, an increase of 1.4 billion yen (0.1%) compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year. An improvement of sales volume and mixture was 62.4 billion yen from overseas market mainly which compensated for a 55.7 billion yen loss on currency exchange due to the strong yen and a 5.3 billion yen decrease in sales of the three internal companies etc. Operating income was 9.9 billion yen. Its details will be explained later, but it decreased by 26.7 billion yen (-72.9%) because an improvement of the sales volume and mixture mainly in overseas market and reductions in research and development expenses could not compensate for the loss on foreign currency exchange due to rapid yen appreciation, and increased overhead costs such as fixed costs. Ordinary income was 9 billion yen, a decrease of 72.6% in comparison with the same period of the previous fiscal year, as foreign exchange losses decreased. Net income turned into a net loss of 14.8 billion yen owing to an increase in extraordinary losses and the fact that deferred tax was not appropriated.