Nidec reports FY2026 net loss as PwC Japan disclaims opinion
For the fiscal year ended March 2026, Nidec Corporation reported revenue up 2.4% year over year, but operating and net profit fell sharply after impairment losses and settlement costs. The company recorded a JPY 632.135 billion non-financial-asset impairment and a JPY 564.624 billion consolidated net loss. PwC Japan issued disclaimers of opinion on Nidec's financial statements and internal controls while Nidec remained designated on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Special Alert list.
This is a valid, newly disclosed financial-reporting development rather than a market-price update. The supplied context supports Nidec's 2.4% year-over-year revenue increase, sharply weaker profitability, a JPY 632.135 billion non-financial-asset impairment, a JPY 564.624 billion consolidated net loss, and PwC Japan disclaimers of opinion on the financial statements and internal controls. These facts have material forward implications for Nidec's balance sheet, financing capacity, governance, and listing position. The development remains classified as business_performance because its central subject is a material results and audit disclosure, not a standalone enforcement or default event. Importance is high because of the scale of the loss and audit disclaimer, while surprise is moderated because Nidec's accounting problems and large impairment had been previously telegraphed. Confidence is strong because multiple supplied contexts corroborate the core facts, although the exact real-world disclosure time is not provided, so the occurrence timestamp is recorded at date-level precision. Nidec and the two explicitly named lending groups are approved stakeholders; competitors and other counterparties are excluded because no actual order transfer or direct economic impact is evidenced.
Revenue rose 2.4% year-over-year, but operating and net profits fell sharply due to impairment losses and settlement costs.
The company remains under special monitoring for governance issues, with its auditor declining to express an opinion on the financials.
The Japanese maker of electric motors and other equipment said after Wednesday's market close that it recorded a net loss of 564.62 billion yen, equivalent to $3.59 billion, for the year ended March.
The company booked a Y632 billion impairment loss, citing a deterioration in its electric-vehicle motor business and excessive competition for motors used in household appliances in China, among other reasons.
Nidec's auditor, PwC Japan, declined to state its views on the financial statements. It said some of the officers and employees involved with previously disclosed irregular accounting still hold positions of responsibility in the financial reporting process.
Nidec said PwC Japan issued a disclaimer of opinion on its FY2026 consolidated and non‑consolidated financials and a disclaimer on its internal control audit.