OREANDA-NEWS. NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced that its non-consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 (FY2012) saw net income increase 12.0% year on year to 65.3 billion yen, operating revenues decrease 3.7% to 944.8 billion yen and operating income increase 11.7% to 118.1 billion yen. Operating expenses shrank 5.6% to 826.6 billion yen. All results are based on Japanese accounting principles.

Operating revenues declined again in FY2012 compared to FY2011. Voice transmission service revenues decreased 9.4% year on year to 293.9 billion yen, IP service revenues declined 0.7% to 371.8 billion yen and data communications service revenues were down 13.6% to 67.6 billion yen. Solution services revenues, which have been declining continuously in recent years, increased 2.4% to 183.9 billion yen. Total operating revenues decreased 3.7% to 944.8 billion yen.

On the positive side, tighter cost controls lowered expenses for purchases of goods and services by 6.7% to 400.6 billion yen. Access charges decreased 9.7% to 213.5 billion yen due to lower voice transmission service charges. Total operating expenses declined 5.6% to 826.6 billion yen.

As a result, operating income increased 11.7% to 118.1 billion yen and net income was up 12.0% to 65.3 billion yen, which included the booking of special profits of 24.0 billion yen on the settlement of interconnection charges and sales of real estate, as well as special losses of 31.8 billion yen on the write-off of investments made by affiliated companies.