松下電器預期利潤可以由低位回升

Recently the NHK News reported the following:
大手電機メーカーのパナソニックは、東日本大震災の影響で、来年３月期の最終利益が、前の年の同じ時期よりおよそ６割減少するという見通しを明らかにしました。
パナソニックの発表によりますと、ことし４月から９月までの今年度上半期の最終損益は、７００億円の赤字になると予想しています。これは東日本大震災の影響で、自動車の関連部品や液晶テレビなどの売り上げが大幅に落ち込むためです。震災の影響は次第に回復するとみて、今年度を通じた来年３月期の最終損益は３００億円の黒字になると予想していますが、前の年の同じ時期を５９％下回る水準にとどまります。上野山実常務取締役は「月を追うごとに震災の影響の度合いが低下してきているというのが実感だ」と述べ、今年度の下半期については、住宅や太陽電池などの分野で業績の回復を目指すという考えを示しました。
(試譯文)
Panasonic the major electric machine manufacturer clarified the prospect that their final profit for the period ending March next year would decrease by about 60 percent compared with the same time of the previous period due to the East Japan great earthquake.
According to the announcement of Panasonic, it was expected that the profit and loss in the first half of the year from April to September of the current year would be a deficit of 70 billion yen. The reason for this was that sales such as those related to car parts and LCD TVs had decreased greatly due to the East Japan great earthquake. It remained in the level that drop below the same time of the previous period by 59%, although current year's final profit and loss for the period ending March next year would become a surplus of 30 billion yen could be expected because a gradual recovery from the influence of the earthquake was anticipated. Mr. Ueno the managing director described that "It is actually felt that the degree of influence of the earthquake is decreasing month after month", and showed the idea of aiming at the recovery of achievements in the fields such as houses and solar batteries around the latter half of this year.
It is a good news that Panasonic is confident about their business will pick up gradually.