Stabilizing the Earnings Base through Cost Management and Fixed-Cost Restraint
First written in FY2016. 19 of 36 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-19.
91 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-08-19AdvancedEarnings presentation
「Although the situation in the Middle East had an impact, we offset it by maintaining firm prices for domestic mushrooms and securing profitability through price revisions in the chemical products business, resulting in operating profit of ¥200 million above the previous year.」
Despite external factors, the company secured profitability through firm domestic mushroom prices, price revisions in the chemical products business, and control of selling, general and administrative expenses. - FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「We will work to reduce costs by promoting energy management, improving efficiency through DX and labor-saving measures, and optimizing production materials.」
The company is giving concrete form to its existing cost management and fixed-cost controls through energy management, DX and labor-saving measures, and cost reductions from optimizing production materials. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the production division, we will continue working to reduce costs,」
The policy of continuing efforts to reduce costs in the production division remains in place. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to increased net sales, labor costs included in manufacturing costs rose, while production material, depreciation, and electricity costs declined from the previous fiscal year. As a result, gross profit increased by ¥3,971 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥23,760 million, up 20.1% year on year.」
Despite higher labor costs, gross profit increased 20.1% year on year due to lower production material, depreciation and electricity costs, demonstrating further progress in cost management and stabilizing the earnings base. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The Company is working to reduce costs amid significant increases in manufacturing costs, including raw material, electricity, packaging, and labor costs.」
The Company continues its policy of reducing costs amid rising manufacturing costs. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to increased net sales, production material and electricity costs included in manufacturing costs declined from the previous fiscal year. As a result, gross profit increased by ¥6,821 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥19,789 million, up 52.6% year on year.」
Under its cost reduction and management initiatives, the Company reduced production material and electricity costs year on year, resulting in a 52.6% year-on-year increase in gross profit. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Company is working to reduce costs amid significant increases in manufacturing costs, including raw material, electricity, and packaging costs.」
The Company continues its policy of reducing costs amid rising manufacturing costs. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Company is working to reduce costs amid significant increases in manufacturing costs, including raw material, electricity, and packaging costs.」
The Company continues its policy of reducing costs amid rising manufacturing costs. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company worked to strengthen sales and earnings by responding to successive price increases for packaging materials and pursuing proposal-based sales of lower-priced alternative products that meet customers' expected quality standards.」
In addition to responding to price increases for materials, the Company pursued proposal-based sales of lower-priced alternative products and worked to strengthen sales and earnings. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The First Division, whose main business is packaging materials, used the effects of price increases for various products to secure sales and earnings, while strengthening proposal-based sales aimed at solving customers' problems.」
The Packaging Materials Division worked to secure sales and earnings through price increases for various products and solution-based sales aimed at solving customers' problems. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the Second Division, which focuses on the production and sale of the Company's own products and the sale of agricultural materials, the Company focused on securing new orders for its own products and worked to prevent shortages of growing media and other products for mushroom growers amid rising raw material prices and increasingly unstable procurement, while thoroughly pursuing sales that meet customers' expectations.」
The Company continues initiatives to address rising raw material prices and increasingly unstable procurement by securing new orders for its own products and ensuring a stable supply of growing media and other products. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The First Division, whose main business is packaging materials, focused on providing customers with appropriate information and ensuring a stable supply of materials amid unstable procurement of imported materials and a trend toward price increases due to soaring crude oil prices.」
Amid procurement concerns and soaring crude oil prices, the Company specifically advanced the provision of information to customers and the stable supply of materials. Segment profit in the Chemicals Business also turned to a profit of ¥109 million from a loss in the previous fiscal year. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this challenging environment, the Company focused on sales centered on special promotions and expense reductions, but net sales fell below plan.」
In response to challenging overseas sales conditions, the Company continues special promotions and expense reductions, but sales in Malaysia fell below plan. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The First Division, whose main business is packaging materials, worked to increase sales and earnings by strengthening sales from every angle, including proposals for environmentally friendly packaging materials, industrial materials, and labor-saving machinery that contribute to the SDGs, amid the impact of soaring crude oil prices on material prices.」
Amid the impact of soaring crude oil prices on material prices, the Company strengthened proposal-based sales of environmentally friendly packaging materials, industrial materials, and labor-saving machinery. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company worked to strengthen orders for its own products and improve productivity at its factories, while also strengthening sales of labor-saving machinery that contributes to higher productivity in agricultural cultivation.」
The Company strengthened orders for its own products, improved productivity at manufacturing sites, and strengthened sales of labor-saving machinery. Segment profit in the Chemicals Business turned to a profit of ¥21 million from a loss of ¥56 million in the same period of the previous year. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company implemented thorough expense reductions and controls, achieving its first operating profit since its founding.」
The Company states that its Malaysian subsidiary achieved the specific result of generating an operating profit for the first time since its founding through rigorous expense reductions and controls. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Amid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the core Packaging Materials Division worked to ensure a stable supply of various products, including hygiene products, and focused on proposal-based sales that contribute to reducing customers' costs.」
The Company continues initiatives supporting the earnings base of the Chemicals Business through a stable supply of packaging materials and proposal-based sales that contribute to reducing customers' costs. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In the Packaging Materials Division of the Chemicals Business, the Company focused on proposal-based sales under its mission of delivering safe and reliable food to consumers through packaging materials. The Agricultural Materials Division also strengthened consulting services for agricultural cultivation, alongside the stable supply of raw materials and other materials.」
The Company continues initiatives supporting the earnings base of the Chemicals Business, including proposal-based sales in the Packaging Materials Division, a stable supply of agricultural materials, and cultivation consulting. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To minimize the impact of the disaster, the core Packaging Materials Division further strengthened solution-based sales to address customers' latent needs and focused on sales that would benefit customers. The Agricultural Materials Division strengthened consulting services for agricultural cultivation, as well as the stable supply of materials, including raw materials.」
The Company continues initiatives supporting the earnings base of the Chemicals Business, including solution-based sales, a stable supply of materials, and agricultural cultivation consulting. - FY2020-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「In the Chemicals Business, the core Packaging Materials Division strengthened solution-based sales to address customers' latent needs and focused on sales that would benefit customers. The Agricultural Materials Division strengthened the stable supply of materials, including raw materials, as well as consulting services for agricultural cultivation. The New Strategic Headquarters focused on improving operating rates and quality in the manufacturing division and strengthened efforts to secure orders for new products.」
The Company has moved from an emphasis on efficiency and improved profit margins to more specific initiatives, including solution-based sales, a stable supply of materials, cultivation consulting, and improvements in manufacturing operating rates and quality, as well as stronger efforts to secure new orders. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales in the Chemicals Business were ¥10,226 million, up 2.4% year on year.」
The Company improved sales efficiency and profit margins and acquired new business partners in the Packaging Materials Division, resulting in a 2.4% year-on-year increase in Chemicals Business net sales. The segment loss also narrowed from ¥235 million to ¥185 million. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company conducted sales activities aimed at acquiring new customers and improving profit margins amid the challenging environment created by price increases for products in response to rising crude oil prices. In the Agricultural Materials Division, it actively pursued large projects. At the New Strategic Headquarters, the Toyono Plant was operating smoothly in its third year, while efforts were also made to strengthen sales and improve profit margins.」
The Packaging Materials Division pursued new customer acquisition and improved profit margins, while the Agricultural Materials Division secured large projects. The Toyono Plant also worked to strengthen sales and improve profit margins. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company conducted sales activities aimed at acquiring new customers and improving profit margins amid the challenging environment created by price increases for products in response to rising crude oil prices.」
The Packaging Materials Division responded to product price increases amid rising crude oil prices and pursued new customer acquisition and improved profit margins. The Company states that profit margins improved across the Chemicals Business. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company worked to improve efficiency and profit margins and focused on strengthening sales.」
The Packaging Materials Division continues initiatives to strengthen its earnings base through greater efficiency, improved profit margins, and stronger sales. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company reviewed its sales strategy to improve efficiency and profit margins and focused on strengthening sales.」
The Packaging Materials Division continues initiatives to strengthen its earnings base through a revised sales strategy, greater efficiency, improved profit margins, and stronger sales. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company focused on developing new customers and improving profit margins.」
The Packaging Materials Division continues initiatives to strengthen its earnings base by developing new customers and improving profit margins. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company focused on developing new customers and improving profit margins.」
The Packaging Materials Division continues initiatives to strengthen its earnings base by developing new customers and improving profit margins. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company worked to improve efficiency and profit margins and focused on strengthening sales.」
The Packaging Materials Division continues efforts to stabilize its earnings base through greater efficiency, improved profit margins, and stronger sales. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company reviewed its sales strategy to improve efficiency and profit margins and focused on strengthening sales.」
The Packaging Materials Division continues to review its sales strategy, improve efficiency and profit margins, and strengthen sales. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company reviewed its sales strategy to improve efficiency and profit margins and focused on strengthening sales.」
The Company continues efforts to stabilize its earnings base through a revised sales strategy, greater efficiency, improved profit margins, and stronger sales. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company reviewed its sales strategy to improve efficiency and profit margins and focused on strengthening sales.」
The Company continues efforts to stabilize its earnings base through a revised sales strategy, greater efficiency, improved profit margins, and stronger sales. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the core Packaging Materials Division, the Company reviewed its sales strategy to improve efficiency and profit margins and focused on strengthening sales.」
The Company continues efforts to stabilize its earnings base through a revised sales strategy, greater efficiency, improved profit margins, and stronger sales. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Company also worked to stabilize and expand its earnings base by implementing thorough cost management and controlling fixed costs.」
The Company uses cost management and fixed-cost control, primarily in the Chemicals Business, to stabilize its earnings base.