Fujitsu has announced its results for the six months ended 30th September 2012. Net sales were 1,114.4bn yen ($14.2bn), which is flat over the same period last year. Sales outside of Japan fell by 3% on a constant currency basis, with infrastructure services in particular down, mostly due to economic conditions in Europe (read more about its position in the UK infrastructure services market here).
Operating income was 32.7bn yen ($419m), an 8.5bn yen increase on the previous year. For the half-year, operating profit increased 0.6bn yen to 7.6bn yen ($97m). Indeed, that represents an improvement of 2.6bn yen over figures projected in July.
Sales of devices and PCs dipped, while mobile phones and network products increased, which is of course in line with broader market trends.
In the Technology Solutions business segment (where Fujitsu’s services business ‘lives’) sales were down 1.8% over Q2 last year to 713.3bn yen ($9.1bn), with sales outside of Japan declining 7.6%.
The company has revised full-year forecasts downward citing the economic climate, in particular referencing sales in services outside of Japan.