Mazda is in a bit of a strange situation when you look at their 2015 Q1 report. Though sales have increased over the first three months of 2015, profits have fallen. This is largely due to more being spent on marketing and factory startup costs, as well as foreign exchange losses.
Mazda should be able to bounce back from this since marketing costs will subside moving forward, and sales should increase, as they did in North America by 2% in the fourth quarter.
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Mazda spent quite a bit of money promoting the Mazda2 hatchback and the CX3 crossover. And its not like Mazda can do much about the value of the yen.Mazda released a statement that in the fiscal fourth quarter that ended March 31, its global operating profit dropped by 11% to 50.9 billion yen ($425.5 million). In the quarter, the Japanese brand’s net income slipped 53% to 27.3 billion yen ($228.2 million).
Mazda should be able to bounce back from this since marketing costs will subside moving forward, and sales should increase, as they did in North America by 2% in the fourth quarter.
Much more detail here --> Mazda?s profits fall in Q1 2015 due to high marketing, startup costs