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Cleanup Corporation

Tokyo Stock Exchange,

1st Section, Code 7955

Announcement of FY 2009

Interim Results

November 16, 2009

(2)
(3)

Net Sales

Operating

Income

Ordinary

Income

Interim

Net Income

Interim Net Income Per Share

48,482

1,362

1,278

1,134

24.10 yen

2009/9

(Actual Results)

51,000

350

300

0

0.00 yen

2009/9

(Initial Plan)

10.5

- %

Change From Prev. Period

Compared To Revised Plan

4.9

289.1

326.0

- %

- %

- %

2008/9

(Actual Results)

54,193

606

652

1,020

20.91 yen

1. Outl i ne of Consol i dated Resul ts for Inter i m Per i od Ended Septem ber 2009

(Units: millions of yen)

*Initial Plan: Announced May 11, 2009

(4)

0

2008/9 2009/9

Net Sales

Cost of Sales

Gross Profit

48.48

31.66

16.81

34.7

65.3

Cost of Sales Ratio

△ 5.71 billion yen

△ 4.53 billion yen

1.5

△ 1.17 billion yen

54.19

36.20

17.98

33.2

66.8

2. Consol i dated Pr ofi ts Net Sal es, Gr oss Pr ofi t

(Units: billions of yen) Increased/Decreased Values (Rates) Main Increase/Decrease Factors

● System Kitchens △3.57 billion yen ・SS 1.23 billion yen CLEANLADY 2.63 billion yen Growth seen in RAKUERA

● System Bathrooms

△1.10 billion yen

Decrease Due to Decreased Earnings

△3.81 billion yen

Decrease Due to Decreased Cost of Sales Ratio 0.72 billion yen

Increase in System Bathroom Cost Ratio 0.3 points

● Sales Route Distribution Ratio △0.2 points

Decrease in Cost of Raw Materials 0.8 points

Cost Decrease 0.8 points

Decrease Due to Decreased Earnings

1.89 billion yen

● Increase in Gross Profit Ratio 0.72 billion yen

(5)

Gross Profit

SGA Expenses

Operating Income

16.81

15.45

1.36

2.8

31.9SGA Ratio

△ 1.17 billion yen

△ 3.14 billion yen

2.4

+ 1.96 billion yen

17.98

18.59

0.60

(△ 1.1

34.3

2. Consol i dated Pr ofi ts SGA Expenses, Oper ati ng Inc om e

(Units: billions of yen)

Increased/Decreased Values (Rates)

●Sales Expenses 0.67 billion yen

●Distribution Expenses 0.32 billion yen

●Personnel Expenses 1.04 billion yen

●Administrative Expenses 1.09 billion yen

●Sales Expenses 1.0 points

●Personnel Expenses 0.5 points

●Administrative Expenses 0.9 points

●Change in Gross Profit 1.17 billion yen

●Change in SGA Expenses 3.14 billion yen

【 Main Increase/Decrease Factors 】

(6)

2008/9 2009/9 2009/3 2010/3

41,190 10,721 2,282

77,146 17,714

4,140

85,131 19,615 4,459

36,993 9,480 2,008

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000

Other

Bathtubs & Washstands Kitchen Equipment

77.9 17.9

4.2

54,193

109,205

2008/9

76.0

19.8

4.2

Ki tc hen Equi pment Bathtubs &

Washstands

Other

2009/9

76.3

19.6

4.1

Ki tc hen Equi pment Bathtubs &

Washstands

Other

48,482

77.9 18.0

4.1 99,000

3. Sal es Com posi ti on By Segm ent (Consol i dated)

(Units: millions of yen)

(Current Interim Period) Term-End Forecast

(7)

2007/9 2008/9 2009/9

0

Di rect-Sales (Condomi ni um owners) Housi ng Constructors

General Routes (Constructi on Contractors - Home Renovati on)

2008/3 2009/3 2010/3

0

78.9 16.1

5.0 72.0

73.6

17.1 17.1

10.9 9.3

75.5 18.1

6.4 76.3

15.9 7.8

76.4 17.6 6.0

3. Sal es Com posi ti on By Sal es Route (Non-Consol i dated)

【First-Half Base

【Full-Term Base

(Current Interim Period) Term-End Forecast

(8)

29.64 28.24 27.74

5.38 4.84

3.20 3.94

39.88

39.26 39.36

6.56 4.71

0

2008/9 2009/3 2009/9

Total Assets

Cash and Deposits Notes and Accounts Receivable

Inventory

Fixed Assets

△ 0.20 billion yen

+ 0.09 billion yen

+ 0.74 billion yen

△ 0.49 billion yen

●Negotiable Securities

0.49 billion yen

△ 0.53 billion yen

Other Current Assets

(Units: billions of yen)

【Increased/Decreased Values】

4. Consol i dated Bal anc e Sheet Sum m ar y – 1/ 2

Main Increase/Decrease Factors

●Current Assets 0.29 billion yen

●Fixed Assets 0.49 billion yen

●Cash and Deposit 1.84 billion yen

●Notes and Accounts Receivable

1.75 billion yen

●Increase in Direct-Sales Inventory (Condominiums)

●Tangible Fixed Assets

0.48 billion yen

Intangible Fixed Assets (Software) 0.25 billion yen

Securities Investments

0.48 million yen

75.90

76.10

80.81

Assets

Current Assets

(9)

54.33

51.26 51.67

6.06

6.00 6.77

20.41

18.83 17.44

0. 00

2008/9 2009/3 2009/9

Current Liabilities

Total Assets

△ 1.38 billion yen

+ 0.77 billion yen

+ 0.41 billion yen

Long-Term Liabilities

4. Consol i dated Bal anc e Sheet Sum m ar y – 2/ 2

(Units: billions of yen)

【 Increased/Decreased Values 】

【 Main Increase/Decrease Factors 】

●Accounts Payable 0.22 billion yen

●Short-Term Debt 1.19 billion yen

●Other Accounts Payable 0.82 billion yen

●Advance Receipts 0.83 billion yen

●Long-Term Debt 0.54 billion yen

●Accrued Retirement Benefits 0.19 billion yen

●Retained Earnings 0.89 billion yen

●Treasury Shares 0.59 billion yen

● Unrealized Gain on Securities

0.10 billion yen

75.90

76.10

80.81

【Liabilities・Minority Interests・Assets】

(10)

5. Consol i dated Cash Fl ow Statem ent Sum m ar y

1.14

3.69

△ 1 . 1 7 △ 0 . 9 7

0.14

△ 1 . 0 7 16.47

18.32

△ 5. 00 0. 00 5. 00 10. 00 15. 00 20. 00

Cash Flow from Operating Activities Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Cash Flow from Financing Activities Interim (Year-End) Cash & Cash Equivalents Balance

2008/9 2009/9

0.20

1.64

16.67

2009/3

2.54

1.22

(Units: billions of yen)

Compared to Year-End Balance

(11)

2008/9 2009/9 2009/3 2010/3

0.62 1.71

2.00

3.65

2.25

1.20 4.13 3.78

1.27

0.54 1.23

1.77

0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5. 00

R&D Costs

Capital Investment

Deprecation Costs

First-Half Results

Second-Half Plans

(Units: billions of yen)

6 Capi tal Investm ents (Consol i dated)

(Current Interim Period) (Term-End Forecast)

FY2009 Major Capital Investment Details

① Dies for New Products

0.27 billion yen

②Showroom Models, etc.

0.68 billion yen

③ Information Investment

0.22 billion yen

① Production-Related

0.14 billion yen

② Operations-Related

0.60 billion yen

③ Information-Related

0.16 billion yen

(12)

Net Sales

Operating

Income

Ordinary

Income

Interim

Net Income

Interim Net Income

Per Share

46,803

1,016

1,165

1,109

23.57 yen

2009/9

(Actual Results)

49,500

150

300

50

1.04 yen

2009/9

(Initial Plan)

10.6

- %

Change From Prev. Period

Compared To Revised Plan

5.4

577.3

288.3

2119.3

- %

*Initial Plan: Announced May 11, 2009

- %

- %

- %

2008/9

(Actual Results)

52,341

899

706

950

19.48 yen

(Unit: millions of yen)

7. Outl i ne of Non-Consol i dated Resul ts for Inter i m Per i od Ended Septem ber 2009

(13)

2008/9 2009/9 2009/3 2010/3

37,516 8,395

2,326 963 3,141

68,842 13,207

4,507 1,485 7,459

75,732 14,904

4,711 1,774 8,501

33,819 7,279

2,202 613 2,890

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000

Other

Industrial Kitchen Equipment Washstands

Bathrooms

Kitchen Equipment

52,341

Term-End Forecast (Current Interim Period)

71.7 14.1

4.5%

46,803

105,622

2008/9

71.7 16.0 Ki tc hen Equi pment Bathr ooms

Other

2009/9

1.7 8.0

Washstands Industr i al

Ki tc hen Equi pment

4.4

72.3 15.6

Ki tc hen Equi pment Bathr ooms

Other

Washstands Industr i al

Ki tc hen Equi pment

4.7

6.0 1.8

6.2 1.3

72.1 13.8%

4.7% 1.6 7.8

95,500

8. Non-Consol i dated Sal es Com posi ti on by Segm ent

(Unit: millions of yen)

(14)

1,1311,1861,181

1,2471,228

1,138

480 15.9 16.3 17.4 17.5 17.0

15.2 15.2

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400

04/3 05/3 06/3 07/3 08/3 09/3 09/9 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 Demand Volume Cleanup Share

74.2

83.4 82.7 82.1

72.5 70.8

64.1 173 162

186.5 211.5

207 206

184

0 20 40 60 80 100

04/3 05/3 06/3 07/3 08/3 09/3 10/3 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Monetary Value Volume

Complete System Kitchen Sales Results

(%)

Demand Trends and Market Share

9. Sal es Resul ts for Maj or Pr oduc ts and Cl eanup Mar ket Shar e - 1/ 4

(Billions of yen) (Thousands

of Sets)

(Planned) (Current Interim Period)

(Thousands of Sets)

31.4 76

Current Interim Period

(15)

547 559 546

515

438

402

191 15.2 14.7 15.1

13.4 14.5 13.3

14.8

0 200 400 600

04/3 05/3 06/3 07/3 08/3 09/3 09/9 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 Demand Volume Cleanup Share

7.2

6.5 6.2 6.1

5.5

5.0 4.7

61 59 65

73 75 74

81

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0

04/3 05/3 06/3 07/3 08/3 09/3 10/3 0 30 60 90 120 Monetary Value Volume

Sectional System Kitchen Sales Results Demand Trends and Market Share

(%)

9. Sal es Resul ts for Maj or Pr oduc ts and Cl eanup Mar ket Shar e - 2/ 4

(Billions of yen)

(Thousands of Sets)

(Thousands of Sets)

(Planned) (Current Interim Period)

2.4 29

Current Interim Period

(16)

645 667

770 767

333 718 695

5.4 4.4

4.9

4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3

0 200 400 600 800 1,000

04/3 05/3 06/3 07/3 08/3 09/3 09/9 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 Demand Volume Cleanup Share

16.3 15.9

15.1 14.8 14.9

14.5

12.8 27 30.5 30

32 33 32

35

0 5 10 15 20

04/3 05/3 06/3 07/3 08/3 09/3 10/3 0 10 20 30 40 50 Monetary Value Volume

Modular System Bathroom Sales Results Demand Trends and Market Share

(%)

9. Sal es Resul ts for Maj or Pr oduc ts and Cl eanup Mar ket Shar e - 3/ 4

(Planned) (Current Interim Period)

Note: Total number of companies increased from 11 to 15 in FY2005

(Billions of yen) (Thousands

of Sets)

(Thousands of Sets)

16.3 15.9

15.1 14.8 14.9

14.5

12.8 27 30.5 30

32 33 32

35

0 5 10 15 20

04/3 05/3 06/3 07/3 08/3 09/3 10/3 0 10 20 30 40 50 Monetary Value Volume

7.1

15

Current Interim Period

(17)

1,813 1,786 1,844 1,834

1,750

1,637

726

6.2

5.2 5.6 5.4 5.3

5.7 5.5

0 400 800 1,200 1,600 2,000

04/3 05/3 06/3 07/3 08/3 09/3 09/9 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 Demand Volume Cleanup Share

5.3 5.3 5.2

5.1 5.0

4.7 4.5

91 92 96 91

99 100 103

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0

04/3 05/3 06/3 07/3 08/3 09/3 10/3 0 30 60 90 120 150 Monetary Value Volume

Washstands/Vanities Demand Trends and Market Share

(%)

9. Sal es Resul ts for Maj or Pr oduc ts and Cl eanup Mar ket Shar e - 4/ 4

(Thousands of Sets)

(Thousands of Sets) (Billions of yen)

(Planned) (Current Interim Period)

2.2 45

Current Interim Period

(18)

85 87

95 101 104

107 109 109 105 105

451 440 456

255

314

380

450

480 495

460

0 40 80 120 160 200 240

01/3 02/3 03/3 04/3 05/3 06/3 07/3 08/3 09/3 10/3

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Number of Showrooms Number of Visitors

Prev. Interim Period 229 thousand groups

Current Interim Period 228 thousand groups

(-0.6%)

(Planned)

(Locations) (Thousands of groups)

10. Showr oom s and Vi si tor Num ber s

(19)

Operating

Income

109,205

1,100

1,163

3,317

104,500

1,000

900

100

1.0

1.1

3.0

1.0

0.9

0.1

Ordinary

Income

Net Income

Net Sales 99,000

1,000

900

300

2010/3

(Full-Term Forecast)

2009/3

(Actual Results)

2010/3

(Initial Plan)

9.3

- %

- %

- %

Change From Prev. Period

Operating Margin

Ordinary Income Margin

Net Income Margin

1.0

0.9

0.3

-

-

-

5.3

- %

- %

200.0

Compared to Plan

-

-

-

11. For ec ast Consol i dated Resul ts for the Per i od Endi ng Mar c h 2010

(Unit: millions of yen)

(20)

105,622

1,751

1,547

3,131

101,000

550

650

50

1.7

1.5

3.0

0.5

0.6

0.0

2010/3

(Full-Term Forecast)

2009/3

(Actual Results)

2010/3

(Initial Plan)

Change From Prev. Period

Compared to Plan

95,500

550

650

200

9.6

- %

- %

- %

0.6

0.7

0.2

-

-

-

5.4

- %

- %

300.0

-

-

-

Operating

Income

Ordinary

Income

Net Income

Net Sales

Operating Margin

Ordinary Income Margin

Net Income Margin

12. For ec ast Non-Consol i dated Resul ts for the Per i od Endi ng Mar c h 2010

(Unit: millions of yen)

(21)
(22)

1. Oper ati ng Envi r onm ent for FY2009

The kitchen equipment market, along with new home and renovation demand, continues to be

shaky, and a double-digit decrease in system kitchen shipments can be seen compared to the

same period of the previous year.

Economic Recession That Began Last Fall Continues

(Thousands of Homes) (%)

2009 2008

(23)

2. Basi c Managem ent Pol i c y for the Cur r ent Year

Tr ansfor mati on to a pr ofi t focus

● Thorough minimization of selling, general

and administrative expenses

● Strategic personnel allocation and

installation of posts

Secur i ng pr ofi t by addi ng val ue

1

2

● Creating added value within core products

● Creating added value from a standpoint

nearer to the consumer

(24)

Sales expense reductions

0.67

Distribution expense reductions

0.32

Personnel expense reductions

1.04

Administrative expense reductions

1.09

1.5 pt. cost ratio reduction

0.72

3. Basi c Managem ent Pol i c y – Devel opm ent of

Transformation to a

profit focus

● Thorough minimization of SGA expenses

● Strategic personnel allocation and

post installation

1

0.60

1.36

2nd Quarter

Totals

(Prev. Year)

Operating

Loss

2nd Quarter

Totals

Operating

Income

Loss due to reduced

net sales

1.89

(Units: billion yen)

Profitability Improvement Factors

(25)

【 Major Efforts in the First Half

4. Basi c Managem ent Pol i c y – Devel opm ent of

Securing profit by

adding value

●Creating added value within core products

●Creating added value from a standpoint nearer to that of the customer

2

● Complete renewal of mid-level/luxury “CLEANLADY” system kitchen line

● Complete renewal of “COLTY” compact system kitchen line

● Roll out of new “Tiaris” bathroom vanity series

Product Development

Communication Measures

● Launch of brand magazine “Smile !dea”, etc.

(26)

5. Str engtheni ng System Ki tc hen Pr oduc ts

NEW BRAND STATEMENT

Let’s Make Smiles,

Starting From the Kitchen

Strengthen the overall product lineup as “ The Kitchen Company ” by

means of innovation focused on core products

Low Price

Widespread Products

High-Value-Added Products

High Price

Popular System Kitchen

“RAKUERA”

On Sale March 2008

A branded product allowing consumers to experience Cleanup’s high-quality.

Company System Kitchen

“COLTY”

Full MC June 2009 Highly functional, stylish, product designed for urban life with limited space.

Mid/High-Quality System Kitchen

“CLEANLADY”

Products aimed at customers who want both financial savings and added value.

“CLEANLADY

Light Package”

On Sale September 2008 Full MC June 2009

Full MC June 2009

“S.S. Light Package”

On sale May 2008

A model allowing consumers to experience the beauty of stainless at a reasonable price.

Apr 2009: 100,000 yen price decrease

Luxury System Kitchen

“S.S.”

Full MC Sept 2007

Our standard brand as

“The Kitchen Company”

A package allowing consumers to access Cleanlady at an affordable price

(27)

“S.S. Light Package”

798,000

PRICE DOWN

698,000

“CLEANLADY”

598,000

“LADY Light Package”

498,000

Synergy from Araeru

Range Hoods, Tottemo

Clean Hoods, and

IH Cooking Heaters

6. Dem onstr ati ng Added Val ue i n S.S./ CLEANLADY

Complete Renewal of the “CLEANLADY” Line

Improved Pricing

Fully loaded with new functions and designs, such as the “Uki-Uki

Pocket” and “flower white” synthetic marble countertops.

Creating Renovation Demand

(28)

7. A Pr oduc t Cr eati on System Suppor ti ng Added Val ue

Aiming to create “products you can trust”…

Cleanup’s Product Creation

“Products You Can Trust”

Compliance with Laws/Systems 3R Efforts

●Housing Function Display System (Quality Assurance Law)

Effective Resource Use Promotion Law

●Long-Term Quality Housing Promulgation and Promotion Law, etc.

Reduce

(Reduce creation of waste products)

Reuse (Reuse waste products)

Recycle (Reuse as raw materials)

●Recycling “S.S.” stainless material

●High water conservation in “Araeru Range Hoods”

【The Foundation of Product Creation

CPS (Cleanup Production System), based on Cleanup’s unique quality management beliefs

●Strong insulation/Recyclable wall panels

●Full-support bars for barrier-free use, etc. Examples of

Recent Efforts

System Kitchens System Bathrooms

CSR Environmental

Compliance

(29)

15.9 17.0

15.2 15.2

15.1 15.2 14.5 14.7

10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0

2007/3 2008/3 2009/3 2010/3

System Kitchens Sectional Kitchens

8. Cl eanup Pr oduc t Mar ket Shar e

Market share is recovering in every department

(%)

Changes in Market Share by Department

2Q Totals

4.3 4.4 4.2 4.2

6.2 5.6

5.2 5.3

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0

2007/3 2008/3 2009/3 2010/3

System Bathrooms Bathroom Vanities

(%)

2Q Totals

(30)

20.6

16.9 16.5

13.9

16.0

14.7 16.8 15.5

10.7 9.3 9.7

11.3

4.0 8.0 12.0 16.0 20.0 24.0

2007/3 2008/3 2009/3 2010/3

Luxury Mid-Level Entry-Level

8. Cl eanup Pr oduc t Mar ket Shar e

(%)

Other shares (special orders) FY 2007 27.3%

FY 2008 27.7%

FY 2009 2Q total 29.0%

Share increase for all types of our main product, the system kitchen

Changes in System Kitchen Market Share

2Q Totals

(31)

9. Im por tant Sal es-Foc used Measur es

Refor m str ategy

Str engthen custom er

contact

Expand r etai l busi ness

Holding cooking classes in

showrooms, etc.

Increasing business demand,

primarily in the “Retail Business

Development Department”

Expanding sales opportunities

through “Mizu-mawari

Workshops”

By continuously

pursuing these

goals

we can promote the

production of

added-value

from the customer’s

point of view

(32)

10. Other Im por tant Measur es

● Current year: Two times (10,000 copies each in May and November)

● From next year: One publication/year planned

Smile !dea ” brand magazine launched in May

Goal

Tar gets

Fr equenc y of publ i c ati on

Provide information on corporate activities, delivered

both inside and outside the company, as one

measure to strengthen the corporate brand

Individual customers, business partners, investors,

the media, students (distributed free at exhibitions,

sponsored events, showrooms, sales locations and

universities nationwide)

(33)

11. Futur e Managem ent Managem ent Based on New Cor por ate Phi l osophy

Establishing a “New

Corporate Philosophy”

for our 60th

anniversary and

challenging ourselves

to achieve innovation

in our “Second

Founding”.

Founder ’s Pr i nc i pl e

“The 5 Spi r i ts”

Cor por ate Pr i nc i pl e

“Cr eate Your Fam i l y’s Sm i l es”

Behavi or al Pr i nci pl es

“We create a spiritually rich food and shelter culture”

“We stick to fair and honest corporate activity”

“We build a company that makes our families proud”

New Br and Statem ent

“Let’s Make Sm i l es fr om the Ki tchen" Acti on Pl an

- Foundi ng Spi r i t - Lovi ng Spi r i t - Inventi ve Spi r i t - Tec hnol ogi c al Spi r i t - Chal l engi ng Spi r i t

Founder ’s Pr i nc i pl e

“The 5 Spi r i ts”

(34)

Let’s Make Sm i l es,

Star ti ng Fr om the Ki tc hen

12. Long Ter m Vi si on

【 NEW BRAND STATEMENT

To Be

Easi l y the No.1

i n Ki tc hens

To Bui l d a Reputati on as the

Onl y Nam e i n

Ki tc hens

【 Business Objective Customer-focused Objective

(35)

please contact:

Cleanup Corporation

Public Relations Section

Tel 03-3810-8241

Fax 03-3893-9577

URL http://www.cleanup.jp/english/index.html

(36)

This material is intended to provide information regarding FY2009

Interim Results (April 2009 September 2009) and does not

constitute a solicitation to invest in Cleanup Co., Ltd.-issued securities.

Furthermore, this material was created based upon data current as of

November 16, 2009. Opinions and forecasts contained within this

material were the subjective judgments of Cleanup Co., Ltd. at the time

of creation. No guarantee or promise is made as to the accuracy or

completeness of this information. Additionally, this information is subject

to change without prior notice.

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