Overview by Product Category (Quarter)

• Physiological Measuring Equipment: In Japan, sales of EEGs achieved double-digit growth and sales of ECGs increased favorably. Sales of polygraphs for cath lab also increased. Sales of diagnostic information systems decreased compared to the strong growth in the same period of FY2023. Internationally, sales of both EEGs and ECGs decreased in Asia & Other, mainly in China. Sales of EEGs in Latin America and Europe achieved double-digit growth and sales of ECGs in Europe also showed double-digit growth.
• Patient Monitors: In Japan, sales of telemetry systems and transmitters increased favorably and sales of consumables such as sensors also increased. Sales of clinical information systems decreased compared to the strong growth in the same period of FY2023. Internationally, sales in North America achieved double-digit growth and sales in Europe also increased. Sales in Asia & Other and Latin America decreased.
• Treatment Equipment: In Japan, sales of AEDs achieved double-digit growth. Sales of ventilators and defibrillators also increased. Internationally, sales of AEDs decreased due to the impact of a change in the fiscal term of Defibtech, LLC in FY2023, and inventory adjustments at distributors in each region. Sales of ventilators increased significantly in North America and Asia & Other.

• Other Medical Equipment: In Japan, sales of locally purchased products decreased as the Company focused on selling in-house products. Sales of hematology instruments and reagents, and maintenance services for medical devices increased favorably. Internationally, sales of hematology instruments and reagents achieved double-digit growth in Europe and Latin America.

 

*In the previous fiscal year, Defibtech, LLC changed its fiscal term from end on December 31 to end on March 31, according to the reorganization of U.S. subsidiaries. In the nine months of FY2023 ended December 31, 2023, Nihon Kohden consolidated the twelve months of Defibtech’s operating results from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.