Medium-term Management Plan
FY2016-FY2018 Medium-Term Management Plan
Goals under the Brand-new Deal 2017
- Build a solid earning base to generate ¥400 billion net profit by progressing a growth strategy especially focused on non-resource sector.
- Pursue to consistently exceed ROE of 13%, whilst further accumulating Stockholders’ Equity.
Basic Policies under the Brand-new Deal 2017
Investment Policy under the Brand-new Deal 2017
- Aggressively pursue synergetic profit derived from the strategic alliance with CITIC and CP Group, especially in China and Asian regions.
- Cap new investments to be made only within the aggregate amount generated by core operating cash flow (*1) and withdrawal from existing projects.
⇒ Consecutively generate in excess of ¥100 billion of positive core free cash flow (*2) each fiscal year.
- 「Operating Cash Flow」 － 「increase/decrease of working capital」
- Exclude investment into CITIC Limited and increase/decrease of working capital
FY2018 Quantitative Plan
(Unit:billion yen)
| P/L | FY2017 Annual Result | FY2018 Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Gross trading profit |
1,093.5 |
1,230.0 |
| Equity in earnings of associates and joint ventures |
185.2 |
190.0 |
| Net profit attributable to ITOCHU |
352.2 |
400.0 |
(Unit:billion yen)
| B/S | FY2017 Annual Result | FY2018 Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets |
8,122.0 |
8,600.0 |
| Net interest-bearing debt |
2,330.7 |
2,350.0 |
| Total shareholders' equity |
2,401.9 |
2,650.0 |
| NET DER |
0.97times |
0.9times |
| ROE |
15.3% |
15.8% |
(Unit:billion yen)
| Assumptions | FY2017 Annual Result | FY2018 Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Exchange Rate(YEN/US$) |
108.37 |
110 |
| Interest(%) YEN TIBOR(¥) |
0.061% |
0.10% |
| Crude Oil(US$/BBL)* |
49.88 |
50 |
- The price of crude oil is the price of Brent crude oil.
FY2018 Net Income attributable to ITOCHU by segments
FY2018 Dividend Policy remains unchanged from Brand-new Deal 2017 dividend policy, as below.
- For FY2018, with the intention of increasing shareholder returns, based on the high probability of achievement of business plan and expected cash flow, we will guarantee a minimum dividend per share of ￥64, our record high dividend.
- FY2018 Dividend Policy remains unchanged from Brand-new Deal 2017 dividend policy(*), and we will continue to make our best efforts to share the growth and generated profit with our shareholders and to increase shareholder returns. (*)Brand-new Deal 2017 dividend policy Payout ratio of 20% for Net profit attributable to ITOCHU up to ￥200.0 billion and approx. 30% on the portion of Net profit attributable to ITOCHU exceeding ￥200.0 billion.
Forward-Looking Statements
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