Nissan Hikes Forecasts On Weak Yen Despite Falling Unit Sales
Faizan Hashmi Published November 09, 2022 | 02:10 PM
Tokyo, Nov 9 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Nov, 2022 ) :Nissan on Wednesday upgraded its full-year profit forecasts, as the depreciating Yen helps inflate its overseas profits, despite ongoing challenges including Covid shutdowns and the global chip shortage.
The company now expects an annual net profit of 155 billion yen ($1.06 billion), up 5.0 billion yen from an earlier target for the year to March 2023.
It also hiked annual sales figures, but said it now expects to sell 3.7 million units in the business year, down from a previous forecast of 4.0 million and lower than its unit sales in the previous fiscal year.
In a statement, the firm cited "a severe business environment in the first half of the fiscal year, with raw material prices rising sharply and sales volume falling below the previous year's level due to semiconductor supply shortages and the impact of COVID-related lockdowns in Shanghai." It said it improved net revenue per car sold by slashing expenses but also benefited from the collapsing value of the yen against the Dollar.
"Our strong first half performance reflects our steadily improving profit structure and strong business foundations, as well as the exchange-rate impact of the historically weak yen," said Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida in a statement.
He said the business environment was expected to "remain challenging" in the second half of the year, with ongoing semiconductor shortages and increased raw material prices.
Nissan also reported a one-time loss in the period of approximately 100 billion yen "expected to be incurred in connection with the withdrawal from the Russian market".
The results come with all eyes on negotiations between Nissan and alliance partner Renault on a possible rebalancing of their sometimes fractious relationship.
The French automaker, which on Tuesday confirmed it will create a new electric car unit, Ampere, is believed to be discussing a sizable reduction of its stake in Nissan.
Nissan said in a statement last month that "trustful discussions" were underway with France's Renault as part of an effort to "reinforce the cooperation and the future" of their decades-long alliance.
The partnership is widely credited for Nissan's transformation from a money-losing carmaker in the late 1990s into one of the world's biggest industry giants.
Through the ongoing negotiation, Nissan officials reportedly want to rectify what they see as the uneven terms of their alliance, where Renault controls around 43 percent of Nissan but the Japanese automaker retains just a 15 percent share in its partner.
Uchida told reporters that "open and constructive" discussions were being held on the future of the alliance, which also groups Mitsubishi Motors, but declined to offer any details.
"Yesterday, the Renault group made an announcement about the new firm... we're looking into how this firm would benefit Nissan and how we should participate in it," he said.
"Based on the discussions going forward, we will consider an investment in this new firm."
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