Finally, let's look at the performance of the Mitsumi business segment.
Net sales increased 36% quarter on quarter to hit 100.6 billion yen. Sales in all products were increased, primary in mechanical components.
Operating income reached 7.5 billion yen to put the operating margin at 7.4%. These figures reflect the temporal expenses in semiconductor business from the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake.
Operating income rose 2.5-fold quarter on quarter while the operating margin grew 3.3 percentage points.