Renesas Electronics Revises Full-Year Forecasts

TOKYO --(Business Wire)--

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today revised its consolidated financial forecasts for the full year (the period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013), which it disclosed on December 10, 2012.

1. Revised forecasts for the full-year consolidated financial results

(For the year ending March 31, 2013)					In millions of yen
	Net Sales	(Reference) Sales from Semiconductors	Operating Income (Loss)	Ordinary Income (Loss)	Net Income (Loss)	Net Income (Loss) per Share (Yen)
Previous forecasts (As of December 10, 2012)	820,000	760,000	21,000	10,000	(150,000)	(359.60)
Revised forecasts (As of February 8, 2013)	770,000	711,000	(26,000)	(34,000)	(176,000)	(421.94)
Increase (decrease)	(50,000)	(49,000)	(47,000)	(44,000)	(26,000)	-
Percent change	(6.1)	(6.4)	-	-	-	-
Reference: Results for the year ended March 31, 2012	883,112	786,033	(56,750)	(61,228)	(62,600)	(150.08)

Background to the revision of full-year forecasts

As for the sales forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013: net sales are expected to be 770.0 billion yen, 50.0 billion yen down from the previous forecast (announced on December 10, 2012); sales from semiconductors are expected to be 711.0 billion yen, 49.0 billion yen down from the previous forecast.

Sales from semiconductors for the three months ended December 31, 2012, were lower than the expectation. This was mainly due to a decline in demand of semiconductors for automotive and industrial applications which were expected to recover the demand at certain level in the second half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 as well as semiconductors for consumer electronics whose sales were expected to be steady through a large-scale custom project, influenced by production decrease at customers due to the prolonged downturn of the global economy. In addition to this, production decrease of automotive, electronic and other equipment for China also brought further impact on demand of semiconductors through the period. Moreover, the Group expects sales from semiconductors for the three months ending March 31, 2013 also to fall below its original expectation due to the same factors at the previous quarter. For these reasons, the Group has made a downward revision to its forecasts for both net sales and sales from semiconductors. The Group expects the sales from three product areas; MCUs, Analog & Power Devices and SoC solutions; to be lower than the previous forecasts respectively.

As for the earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, despite the Group's efforts on holding down costs including personnel expenses, lower profit is expected along with decrease in sales from semiconductors and production decrease. Therefore, the Group has revised the earnings forecasts as follow: operating loss is expected to be 26.0 billion yen, 47.0 billion yen down from the previous forecast; ordinary loss is expected to be 34.0 billion yen, 44.0 billion yen down from the previous forecast; net loss is expected to be 176.0 billion yen, 26.0 billion yen down from the previous forecast.

The consolidated financial forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 are based on the rate of 83 yen per USD and 109 yen per Euro for the average of the second half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, 82 yen per USD and 106 yen per Euro for the average of the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.

Details will be explained in Renesas' announcement of financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2012 on February 8, 2013.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this press release with respect to the plans, strategies and financial outlook of Renesas Electronics and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively "we") are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. We caution you in advance that actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements due to several important factors including, but not limited to, general economic conditions in our markets, which are primarily Japan, North America, Asia, and Europe; demand for, and competitive pricing pressure on, products and services in the marketplace; ability to continue to win acceptance of products and services in these highly competitive markets; and fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly between the yen and the U.S. dollar. Among other factors, downturn of the world economy; deteriorating financial conditions in world markets, or deterioration in domestic and overseas stock markets, may cause actual results to differ from the projected results forecast.

About Renesas Electronics Corporation

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), the world's number one supplier of microcontrollers, is a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions and a broad-range of analog and power devices. Business operations began as Renesas Electronics in April 2010 through the integration of NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) and Renesas Technology (News - Alert) Corp., with operations spanning research, development, design and manufacturing for a wide range of applications. Headquartered in Japan, Renesas Electronics has subsidiaries in 20 countries worldwide. More information can be found at www.renesas.com.