Financial InformationR&D Expenditures / Plant and Equipment Investment / Depreciation and Lease Expense

(Billions of yen)

(Billions of yen)
	2018/3	2019/3	2020/3	2021/3	2022/3
R&D expenditures	35.6	33.7	34.5	33.6	33.8
Ratio to net sales (%)	4.0	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.7
Plant and equipment investment (including leases)*1	26.5	43.3	48.2	35.9	59.3
Ratio to net sales (%)	3.0	4.7	5.4	4.1	6.5
Depreciation and lease expense*2	26.6	27.5	29.1	32.4	36.0
Ratio to net sales (%)	3.0	3.0	3.2	3.7	4.0
Number of employees (people)	27,009	27,416	27,960	27,593	26,757
Number of consolidated subsidiaries	70	72	73	74	71
Number of equity-method associates	5	4	4	4	4

Plant and equipment investment is the total of investment in tangible fixed assets and acquisition amounts for lease contracts.
Depreciation and lease expense is the total of depreciation expense for tangible fixed assets and lease expense related to manufacturing equipment.