Nidec Announces Fiscal First Quarter 2007 Results


KYOTO, Japan, July 27, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ) announced today its financial results under U.S.GAAP for the period of April 1, 2007, to June 30, 2007.

Following are the highlights:


 * Net Sales:            Up 18.1% Y/Y (Record High)
 * Operating Income:     Up 0.5% Y/Y
 * Income before Tax:    Up 20.0% Y/Y
 * Net Income:           Up 25.6% Y/Y
 * Record quarterly sales reflecting expanded scope of consolidation.
   All business segments except "Machinery" advanced Y/Y.
 * Operating Income up only slightly Y/Y due in part to continued
   revamp of newly acquired businesses.
 * Income before Tax and Net Income rose, reflecting weaker yen against
   the U.S. dollar.
 * Diluted EPS: 74.63 yen

Consolidated Financial Results


                                        Japanese yen (millions except
                                             per share amounts)
                                        ------------------------------
                                        Three months ended  Year ended
                                              June 30,       March 31,
                                        ------------------------------
                                          2007       2006       2007
                                        ------------------------------
 Net sales                              172,174    145,819    629,667
   Percent change from the
    previous period                        18.1%      19.0%      17.3%
 Operating income                        15,106     15,034     64,009
   Percent change from the
    previous period                         0.5%      56.6%      19.8%
 Income before income taxes and
  minority interests                     16,831     14,028     65,595
   Percent change from the
    previous period                        20.0%      17.3%       1.9%
 Net income                              11,116      8,849     39,932
   Percent change from the
    previous period                        25.6%       0.6%      (2.5%)
 Net income per share, primary            76.75      61.19     276.03
 Net income per share, diluted            74.63      59.45     268.25

Full copy of Nidec's earnings release: http://www.nidec.co.jp/english/ir/indexdata_e/2007/0727-001.pdf

An investor meeting regarding the Q1FY2007 results is scheduled for August 1, 2007. An audio webcast of the meeting will be available on Nidec website at http://www.nidec.co.jp/english/ir/information/FY07Q1

About Nidec Corporation

Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ) (Tokyo:6594) is a global leader in drive-technology products with a focus on brushless DC motors. Small precision motors and mid-size motors represented 64.2% of Nidec's total sales as of June 2007; machinery and other products comprised the remainder. Nidec currently has 140 group companies, employing 125,000 people. Nidec was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1973 by Shigenobu Nagamori, its current President and CEO.

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