NEC Corporation


4. Investments in Affiliated Companies


The investees accounted for by the equity method together with percentage of the company's ownership are Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (42.2%), ANRITSU CORPORATION (25.6%), Toyo Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. (39.0%), NITSUKO CORPORATION (34.3%), Nippon Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (47.9%), Tokin Corporation (41.0%), NEC Leasing, Ltd. (50.0%), Sumitomo 3M Limited (25.0%), Packard Bell Electronics, Inc. (19.9%) and seven other companies at March 31, 1996.

Summarized financial information on 50 percent or less owned companies accounted for by the equity method is as shown below:

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                                                                                             In thousands of
                                                                   In millions of yen          U.S. dollars 
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March 31                                                          1995             1996            1996
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Current assets ..............................................Y   699,547      Y   885,983      $ 8,280,215
Other assets including property, plant and equipment ........    837,503          934,821        8,736,645
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   Total assets .............................................Y 1,537,050      Y 1,820,804      $17,016,860
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Current liabilities .........................................Y   601,126      Y   764,667      $ 7,146,420
Long-term liabilities .......................................    518,747          616,695        5,763,505
Shareholders' equity ........................................    417,177          439,442        4,106,935
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   Total liabilities and shareholders' equity ...............Y 1,537,050      Y 1,820,804      $17,016,860
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                                                                                             In thousands of
                                                           In millions of yen                  U.S. dollars
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Year ended March 31                              1994             1995             1996            1996
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Sales and operating revenue ................Y 1,042,256      Y 1,105,172      Y 1,342,154      $12,543,495
Net income .................................     16,584           28,022           13,420          125,421
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Of the 16 companies at March 31, 1996 (15 companies at March 31, 1995) included on the equity basis, the stocks of six companies carried at equity of 101,672 million yen and 106,575 million yen ($996,028 thousand) at March 31, 1995 and 1996, respectively, were quoted on the market at an aggregate value of 228,816 million yen and 298,180 million yen ($2,786,729 thousand), respectively, at those dates.

The balances and transactions with affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method are shown below:

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                                                                                             In thousands of
                                                                   In millions of yen          U.S. dollars 
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March 31                                                          1995             1996            1996
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Receivables, trade............................................ Y 46,020         Y 60,959        $ 569,710
Payables, trade ..............................................   37,078           60,897          569,131
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                                                                                             In thousands of
                                                           In millions of yen                 U.S. dollars
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Year ended March 31                              1994             1995             1996            1996
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Sales ....................................... Y 195,951        Y 180,385        Y 212,777      $ 1,988,570
Purchases ...................................   109,889          110,783          116,441        1,088,234
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