Translation Consolidated Financial Results

July 27, 2016

for the First Three Months of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017

Company name: Alpine Electronics, Inc.

Listing: First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Code number: 6816

URL: http://www.alpine.com/e/investor/ Representative: Nobuhiko Komeya, President

Inquiries: Hitoshi Kajiwara, Managing Director, Administration TEL: +81-3-3494-1101 (from overseas)

Scheduled date to file Quarterly Securities Report: August 5, 2016

Scheduled date to commence dividend payments: - Preparation of supplementary material on quarterly earnings: Yes Holding of quarterly earnings performance review: None

(Millions of yen with fractional amounts discarded, unless otherwise noted)

  1. Consolidated performance for the first three months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 (from April 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016)
  2. Consolidated operating results (Cumulative) (Percentages indicate year-on-year changes.)

    Net sales

    Operating income

    Ordinary income

    Profit attributable to owners of parent

    First three months ended June 30, 2016

    June 30, 2015

    Millions of yen %

    62,483 (14.9)

    73,440 5.5

    Millions of yen %

    382 (79.8)

    1,892 (6.0)

    Millions of yen %

    (777) -

    2,640 35.9

    Millions of yen %

    (2,061) -

    1,128 36.0

    (Note) Comprehensive income

    For the first three months ended June 30, 2016: ¥(11,527) million [ -%] For the first three months ended June 30, 2015: ¥3,061 million [ -%]

    Basic earnings per share

    Diluted earnings per share

    First three months ended

    Yen

    Yen

    June 30, 2016

    (29.91)

    -

    June 30, 2015

    16.34

    16.34

  3. Consolidated financial position
  4. Total assets

    Net assets

    Equity ratio

    Net assets per share

    As of

    June 30, 2016

    March 31, 2016

    Millions of yen

    189,933

    205,182

    Millions of yen

    131,193

    143,805

    % 68.2

    69.2

    Yen 1,878.70

    2,059.72

    (Reference) Equity

    As of June 30, 2016: ¥129,512 million As of March 31, 2016: ¥141,983 million

  5. Cash dividends

    Annual dividends

    First quarter-end

    Second quarter-end

    Third quarter-end

    Fiscal year-end

    Total

    Fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 Fiscal year ending March 31, 2017

    Yen

    -

    -

    Yen 15.00

    Yen

    -

    Yen 15.00

    Yen 30.00

    Fiscal year ending

    March 31, 2017 (Forecast)

    15.00

    -

    15.00

    30.00

    (Note) Revisions to the forecasts of cash dividends most recently announced: None

  6. Consolidated earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 (from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017)
  7. (Percentages indicate year-on-year changes.)

    Net sales

    Operating income

    Ordinary income

    Profit attributable to owners of parent

    Basic earnings per share

    First six months ending September 30, 2016

    Millions of yen %

    Millions of yen %

    Millions of yen %

    Millions of yen %

    Yen

    125,000 (10.6)

    600 (83.1)

    (600) -

    (2,000) -

    (29.01)

    Fiscal year ending March 31, 2017

    255,600 (6.4)

    3,900 (28.2)

    2,700 (56.2)

    (900) -

    (13.06)

    (Note) Revisions to the consolidated earnings forecasts most recently announced: Yes

    * Notes
    1. Changes in significant subsidiaries during the period (changes in specified subsidiaries resulting in the change in scope of consolidation): None

    2. Application of a specific accounting procedure for preparing consolidated quarterly financial statements: None

    3. Changes in accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and restatement of prior period financial statements after error corrections

    4. Changes in accounting policies due to revisions to accounting standards: None

    5. Changes in accounting policies due to other reasons: Yes

    6. Changes in accounting estimates: None

    7. Restatement of prior period financial statements after error corrections: None

      (Note) For details, please refer to "(3) Changes in accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and restatement of prior period financial statements after error corrections (Changes in accounting policies)" under "2. Matters Regarding Summary Information (Notes)" on page 3 of the accompanying materials.

    8. Number of issued shares (common shares)

    9. Total number of issued shares at the end of the period (including treasury shares)

      As of June 30, 2016

      69,784,501 shares

      As of March 31, 2016

      69,784,501 shares

    10. Number of shares of treasury shares at the end of the period

      As of June 30, 2016

      847,008 shares

      As of March 31, 2016

      850,808 shares

    11. Average number of shares during the period (cumulative from the beginning of the fiscal year)

    12. For the first three months ended June 30, 2016

      68,934,959 shares

      For the first three months ended June 30, 2015

      69,057,399 shares

      • Indication regarding execution of quarterly review procedures

        This quarterly earnings report is not subject to the quarterly review procedures in accordance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. At the time of disclosure of this quarterly earnings report, the review procedures for quarterly financial statements in accordance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act are incomplete.

      • Proper use of earnings forecasts and other special matters

      The earnings forecasts are based on information currently available to the Company at the time of the release of these materials. Actual business results may differ from the forecasts due to various factors. For information regarding the assumptions on which earnings forecasts are based and points to note when using the earnings forecasts, please refer to "(3) Information regarding consolidated earnings forecasts and other forward-looking statements" under "1. Qualitative Information Regarding Settlement of Accounts for the First Three Months" on page 2 of the accompanying materials.

      (Method of accessing supplementary material on quarterly earnings)

      Supplementary material on quarterly earnings will be available on the Company's website, on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.

      1. Qualitative Information Regarding Settlement of Accounts for the First Three Months (1) Information regarding operating results

      In the global economy during the first three months ended June 30, 2016, US domestic demand was firm, and in Europe, economic activity continued to recover in spite of its patchy appearance from country to country.

      However, concerns intensified about a possible economic downturn in emerging countries, such as China, as well as resource producing countries, due to slowing of growth in those countries. In the Japanese economy, there were signs of a moderate recovery; however, a mood of uncertainty surrounded the future outlook due to the sharp yen appreciation caused by concerns about a slowdown in overseas economies and the issues regarding the U.K.'s leaving from the EU.

      In the car electronics industry, collaboration between the in-car IT field which centers on infotainment systems, and new fields such as the use of electronics in cars, vehicle automation, artificial intelligence (AI), etc. is expanding.

      Under these circumstances, the Alpine Group (the "Group") regards this fiscal year as a year to implement reforms in order to build the foundation for the growth described in VISION2020, its corporate vision targeting the 2020 fiscal year. To this end, it is working to enhance its corporate standing through means such as organizational reform of the R&D division, improving efficiency of R&D investment, and promoting to lower cost prices.

      Furthermore, on the growth front, Alpine Electronics, Inc. (the "Company") exhibited at motor shows in China, which is the world's largest automobile market where it presented its solutions tailored to specific vehicle models, revolving around navigation systems and premium sound systems. In addition, the Company will aim at expansion of sales by rolling out high value added new models, in the domestic and overseas aftermarket.

      Furthermore, the Company has focused on activities to receive new orders through proposals of technologies, such as the safe driving support system that utilizes a rear camera and was co-developed with domestic car manufacturers. Although the Company implemented measures based on these growth strategies, the effect of currency fluctuations was great, which led to a year on year decrease in sales and profit.

      As a result, during the first three months ended June 30, 2016, consolidated net sales decreased 14.9% compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, to ¥62.4 billion. Operating income decreased 79.8% to ¥0.3 billion, ordinary loss amounted to ¥0.7 billion and loss attributable to owners of parent amounted to ¥2.0 billion.

      Segment information is summarized below. Sales figures indicate sales to outside customers.

      In the Audio Products segment, although there was a trend toward a decline in sales to the aftermarket as well as to the OEM market as a result of audio functions being combined with information and communication equipment such as navigation systems and display products, the Company focused on sales expansion by conducting promotion activities for sound systems to the aftermarket, etc. Furthermore, in the OEM market, the Company focused on increasing orders for slim-line and lightweight speakers aid in vehicle's fuel consumption and environmental footprint, in addition to speakers and amplifiers that offer realistically reproduced high- quality audio tailored to luxury vehicle models with exceptionally quiet cabins. However, a harsh business environment in aftermarket as well as to the OEM market continued for the segment overall.

      Accordingly, segment sales decreased 18.8% compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, to ¥11.4 billion.

      In the Information and Communication Products segment, the Company worked to create differentiation by launching the Big X series of new 11-inch large-screen navigation systems in the domestic aftermarket, in which competition has intensified for large-screen navigation systems for minivans, as well as proposing to customers, total systems including rear monitors and front cameras, etc. Furthermore, the Company commenced sales of new products that is compatible with Apple's CarPlay and 9-inch screen in-dash systems in the U.S. aftermarket. However, the market environment was harsh both in Japan and overseas, which led to a decline in sales. In the OEM market, sales were robust for display products aimed at European automakers, which experienced favourable sales of new cars. However, sales decreased due to the continuation of the effects of model changeovers for some models produced by Japanese automakers from the latter half of the previous fiscal year.

      Accordingly, segment sales decreased 14.0% compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, to ¥51.0 billion.

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