R&D Expenditures / Plant and Equipment Investment / Depreciation and Lease Expense
R&D expenditures / Ratio of R&D expenditures to net sales
Plant and equipment investment / Depreciation and lease expense
(Billions of yen)
| 2014/3 | 2015/3 | 2016/3 | 2017/3 | 2018/3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&D expenditures | 32.0 | 35.0 | 35.9 | 34.9 | 35.6 |
| Ratio to net sales (%) | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Plant and equipment investment (including leases)*1 |
26.9 | 29.0 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 26.5 |
| Ratio to net sales (%) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Depreciation and lease expense*2 | 29.7 | 31.7 | 27.3 | 25.9 | 26.6 |
| Ratio to net sales (%) | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Number of employees (people) | 25,524 | 25,740 | 26,508 | 26,503 | 27,009 |
| Number of consolidated subsidiaries | 48 | 48 | 69 | 68 | 70 |
| Number of equity-method associates | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
- *1 Plant and equipment investment is the total of investment in tangible fixed assets and acquisition amounts for lease contracts.
- *2 Depreciation and lease expense is the total of depreciation expense for tangible fixed assets and lease expense related to manufacturing equipment.
