Financial highlights

Net sales Sales by product Trend in sales by product 1210.8 Capacitors Financial highlights （Billion yen） Sales of products that contain modules and small, high performance component parts to 367.3（ 30.4%） 1,200 “connect” society are growing by leaps and bounds. Piezoelectric Components Net sales 161.9（ 13.4%） 1,000 Accelerating the evolution of society through Capacitors Communication modules 1,207 Other Components 800 （billion yen） 231（ 19.2%） Sales increased for our super-miniature capacitors The number of components per unit is increasing “connectivity” technology Communication Modules 600 and small, high capacity capacitors that are used in along with the improved communication speed, 395.2（ 32.7%） smartphones and other communication devices. In multi-functionalization, and multiband capabilities Sales of Murata’s small, thin, high performance, highly reliable elec- 400 the field of automotive electronics, the need for high in smartphones. The trend is progressing toward Power Supplies and Other Modules 51.7（ 4.3%） tronic components are growing more than ever before. reliability capacitors is growing right along with the modularization, in which a plurality of components Trend in sales by product 200 advancing electrification of vehicles. is integrated for such purposes as reducing the area Smartphones currently account for 80% of the mobile phones world- occupied by the RF section, and sales of RF and con- （Billion yen） 0 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15 nectivity modules increased sharply. 1,200 wide, and even more high-performance, multifunctionality is anticipat- Piezoelectric components 1,100 ed in the future in line with the spread of multiband LTE-compatible Sales of SAW filters expanded greatly in accordance 1,000 with the multiband functionality of smartphones. Power supplies and other modules 900 units. In the field of automotive electronics, along with the increasing Operating income 800 The demand for ultrasonic sensors in automotive Sales for servers and automotive electronics grew. number of electronics components, improved safety features like 700 driver assistance applications is increasing as well. 600 Electronic Stability Control（ ESC） and the growth of built-in vehicle （Billion yen） 300 275.4 500 communication functions like infotainment is forecast. Other components 400 250 300 The demand for electronic components is also trending toward Sales of high frequency coils and connectors for 200 smaller and thinner dimensions, higher performance, and higher 200 smartphones grew, sales of EMI suppression filters 100 reliability. Murata is accelerating the introduction and launch of new for the automotive electronics and smartphone 0 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15 150 markets trended well, and, in automotive electronics, Capacitors Communication Modules products, and, in addition to component products and the monolithic sales of MEMS sensors used for Electronic Stability ceramic capacitors and piezoelectric components that are our core 100 Control（ ESC） expanded as well. The sales of metal Piezoelectric Components Power Supplies and Other Modules coils is also trending upward through the synergy Other Components products, we are expanding our lineup of communication modules that 50 with TOKO Inc., which has recently become one of are compiled through multi-component integration and multi-layer 0 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15 our subsidiaries. process technologies. Trend in sales by application Net income Net sales Operating income Audio-Visual Sales by application 47.6（ 3.9%） 203.8 （Billion yen） This broad range of products contributes to convenience, enjoyment and safety, and wit- Communications Billion yen Billion yen 728.4（ 60.4%） 1210.8 275.4 200 nessed a good level of sales in the communications and automotive electronics markets. Net sales Computers and Peripherals 1,207 166.6（13.8% ） 150 Communications Automotive electronics （billion yen） Net income Total assets Automotive Electronics The spread of LTE smartphones increased worldwide, As the use of electronics in automobiles advances, 152.8（ 12.7%） 100 and related demand expanded over a wide product sales of high-reliability capacitors, the MEMS sensors Home and Others range, including component parts like super-minia- used in Electronic Stability Control（ ESC） systems, 111.6（ 9.2%） Billion yen Billion yen ture capacitors and small, high-capacity, high-end and the ultrasonic sensors employed in driver assis- Trend in sales by application 203.8 1517.8 50 capacitors, SAW filters, high frequency chip coils, and tance functions are increasing, and the demand for （Billion yen） connectors, as well as modular components such as such automotive electronic components has shown 1,200 0 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15 RF and connectivity modules. an even greater potential than the actual growth in 1,100 sales. 1,000 900 Computers and peripherals 800 Audio-visual, home and others Total assets Despite the somewhat sluggish sales in tablet com- 700 puters due to the affect of increasing display sizes on Despite a slowdown in the market for connectivity 600 500 （Billion yen） smartphones, the demand for notebook and desktop modules for portable media players, sales grew for 1517.8 PCs has remained steady. capacitors and EMI suppression filters for game con- 400 1,600 300 soles. 1,400 200 100 1,200 0 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15 1,000 Audio-Visual Automotive Electronics 800 New applications Communications Home and Others 600 Computers and Peripherals 400 Automotive, energy, healthcare and medical... 200 With an IoT society in view, Murata will continue to propose new value in all of these new markets, and more. 0 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15

Murata is currently concentrating on ①The automo- to electronics in medical technologies. tive market where the demand for electronic com- From a more long-term perspective, the spread of ponents is expanding rapidly due to the advancing an IoT society, where all devices and all things will be electronification of automobiles, the diffusion of ad- connected to the Internet, is expected. By taking ad- vanced driver assistance systems, and the expansion vantage of the technology（ the realization of smaller of wireless communication, ②The energy market sizes and reduced thickness, sensors, and the core where the realization of efficient energy utilization technology of wireless communications） and know- and an energy-saving society is aimed at and con- how in electronics that we have cultivated to-date, stantly advancing, and ③The healthcare and medical Murata is bringing change to these markets by pro- markets where growth is expected as a result of more viding new value in our ongoing efforts to contribute, and more generations being conscious of health, as more than ever before, towards the realization of a well as from the introduction of IT and the conversion new society, a better society.

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