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38 CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
3. Elimination or unallocated amounts of costs and expenses principally consisted of administrative expenses and R&D
expenses for fundamental research of the parent company, which amounted to ¥5,525 million ($55,250 thousand) and
¥5,032 million for the years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
4. Elimination or unallocated amounts of total assets principally consisted of cash and time deposits, marketable securi-
ties, investments in securities and administrative assets of the parent company, which amounted to ¥111,201 million
($1,112,010 thousand) and ¥114,864 million for the years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
5. As explained in Note 2, in accordance with recent revisions to Japanese income tax law, with effect from the reporting
period the Company and its consolidated domestic subsidiaries have changed their method of depreciation. Compared
with the depreciation method applied hitherto, the application of the new method to the reporting term caused operating
expenses recognized to increase by ¥655 million ($6,550 thousand) for the Electronics segment, by ¥496 million ($4,960
thousand) for the Electronic Components and Others segment, and by ¥12 million ($120 thousand) for elimination or
unallocated amount. Operating income declined by the corresponding amounts.
6. Impairment loss amounts are included in loss on transfer of business.
(2) Geographical segments
Millions of Yen
For 2008 Japan North America Europe Asia Total Elimination Consolidated
Net sales:
Outside customers ............... ¥448,686 ¥55,280 ¥90,583 ¥ 28,501 ¥623,050 ¥ — ¥623,050
Inside Group ........................ 133,354 374 3 130,051 263,782 (263,782) —
Total .................................... 582,040 55,654 90,586 158,552 886,832 (263,782) 623,050
Costs and expenses ................... 549,867 55,870 87,533 156,077 849,347 (264,050) 585,297
Operating income (loss) ............ ¥ 32,173 ¥ (216) ¥ 3,053 ¥ 2,475 ¥ 37,485 ¥ 268 ¥ 37,753
Total assets ............................... ¥409,516 ¥17,710 ¥32,570 ¥ 41,040 ¥500,836 ¥ (49,001) ¥451,835
Thousands of U.S. Dollars
For 2008 Japan North America Europe Asia Total Elimination Consolidated
Net sales:
Outside customers ............... $4,486,860 $552,800 $905,830 $ 285,010 $6,230,500 $ — $6,230,500
Inside Group ........................ 1,333,540 3,740 30 1,300,510 2,637,820 (2,637,820) —
Total .................................... 5,820,400 556,540 905,860 1,585,520 8,868,320 (2,637,820) 6,230,500
Costs and expenses ................... 5,498,670 558,700 875,330 1,560,770 8,493,470 (2,640,500) 5,852,970
Operating income (loss) ............ $ 321,730 $ (2,160) $ 30,530 $ 24,750 $ 374,850 $ 2,680 $ 377,530
Total assets ............................... $4,095,160 $177,100 $325,700 $ 410,400 $5,008,360 $ (490,010) $4,518,350
Millions of Yen
For 2007 Japan North America Europe Asia Total Elimination Consolidated
Net sales:
Outside customers ............... ¥450,762 ¥61,095 ¥84,029 ¥ 24,883 ¥620,769 ¥ — ¥620,769
Inside Group ........................ 127,274 87 48 120,826 248,235 (248,235) —
Total .................................... 578,036 61,182 84,077 145,709 869,004 (248,235) 620,769
Costs and expenses ................... 538,543 57,986 80,599 143,253 820,381 (247,686) 572,695
Operating income (loss) ............ ¥ 39,493 ¥ 3,196 ¥ 3,478 ¥ 2,456 ¥ 48,623 ¥ (549) ¥ 48,074
Total assets ............................... ¥475,494 ¥24,205 ¥35,359 ¥ 42,977 ¥578,035 ¥ (52,552) ¥525,483
Notes: 1. Segments of countries and areas were classified by the geographical factor.
2. The main countries and the areas which belong to each segment except for Japan were as follows:
(1) North America ......... U.S.A., Canada, Mexico
(2) Europe .................... U.K., Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Norway
(3) Asia ......................... Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand
3. As explained in Note 2, in accordance with recent revisions to Japanese income tax law, with effect from the reporting
period the Company and its consolidated domestic subsidiaries have changed their method of depreciation. Compared
with the depreciation method applied hitherto, the application of the new method to the reporting term caused operating
expenses recognized to increase by ¥1,163 million ($11,630 thousand) for the Japan segment. Operating income declined
by the same amount.