The Q-value of the inductor 100 in Example 1 became higher probably because of the reason described below. To be specific, the inductor 500 in Comparative Example 1 has its coil conductor 36 electrically connected to the external electrodes 50, via the lead conductor parts 38, at the end faces 16 of the element body part 10. Under this constitution, the lead conductor parts 38, and the parts of the external electrodes 50 provided on the top face 12 of the element body part 10, are positioned so that they become roughly parallel with each other, and thus form a parallel plate, and therefore a relatively large parasitic capacitance generates. Similarly, the inductor 600 in Comparative Example 2 also generates a relatively large parasitic capacitance between the lead conductor parts 38 and the parts of the external electrodes 50 provided on the bottom face 14 of the element body part 10. In Example 1, on the other hand, the lead conductor parts 38 are connected to the parts of the external electrodes 50 provided on the top face 12 of the element body part 10, from a roughly vertical direction, and therefore the parasitic capacitance can be kept smaller than in Comparative Examples 1 and 2. This is probably why the Q-value became higher in Example 1 than in Comparative Example 1 or Comparative Example 2.