3rd Quarter Results 4/6
Toyota Motor Corporation
07 February 2006
February 7, 2006
Highlights of Consolidated Financial Results
for FY2006 Third Quarter
(October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005)
(All financial information has been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America)
(Billions of yen unless otherwise specified)
FY2005 Third Quarter FY2006 Third Quarter FY2006 Forecast
(Oct. 2004 through (Oct. 2005 through % of change (Apr. 2005 through
Dec. 2004) Dec. 2005) from FY2005 Mar. 2006)
Third
Quarter
Vehicle sales 1,839 1,980 7.6% 7,950
(Thousand units)
Net revenues 4,644.0 5,333.3 14.8%
Operating income 422.9 482.2 14.0%
<9.1%> <9.0%>
Income before income taxes, 447.1 639.9
minority interest and equity in
earnings of affiliated <9.6%> <12.0%> 43.1%
companies
Net income 296.5 397.5 34.1%
<6.4%> <7.5%>
Factors contributing to Operating income increased by
increases and decreases in
operating income 59.3 billion yen
(Increase)
Effects of changes in
exchange rates 130.0
Marketing efforts 60.0
Cost reduction efforts 30.0
(Decrease)
Decrease in the gains
recognized on the
transfer
of the substitutional
portion
of the employee pension -28.5
fund to the Government -132.2
Increases in expenses
Exchange rates JPY106/US$ JPY117/US$
JPY137/Euro JPY139/Euro
Capital investment 207.4 365.0 1,400.0
(excluding leased vehicles)
Depreciation expenses 184.1 236.2 880.0
Performance evaluation Increases in net revenues, operating
income, income before income taxes,
minority interest and equity in
earnings of affiliated companies,
and net income
Note: Toyota prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Cautionary Statement with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements that reflect Toyota's plans and
expectations. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause Toyota's actual results, performance, achievements or financial
position to be materially different from any future results, performance,
achievements or financial position expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements. These factors include: (i) changes in economic conditions and
market demand affecting, and the competitive environment in, the automotive
markets in Japan, North America, Europe and other markets in which Toyota
operates; (ii) fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly with
respect to the value of the Japanese yen, the U.S. dollar, the Euro, the
Australian dollar and the British pound; (iii) Toyota's ability to realize
production efficiencies and to implement capital expenditures at the levels and
times planned by management; (iv) changes in the laws, regulations and
government policies in the markets in which Toyota operates that affect Toyota's
automotive operations, particularly laws, regulations and policies relating to
trade, environmental protection, vehicle emissions, vehicle fuel economy and
vehicle safety, as well as changes in laws, regulations and government policies
that affect Toyota's other operations, including the outcome of future
litigation and other legal proceedings; (v) political instability in the
markets in which Toyota operates; (vi) Toyota's ability to timely develop and
achieve market acceptance of new products; and (vii) fuel shortages or
interruptions in transportation systems, labor strikes, work stoppages or other
interruptions to, or difficulties in, the employment of labor in the major
markets where Toyota purchases materials, components and supplies for the
production of its products or where its products are produced, distributed or
sold.
A discussion of these and other factors which may affect Toyota's actual
results, performance, achievements or financial position is contained in
Toyota's annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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