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Candeal (1446) · FactRestatedLatest Financial results presentation (2026-11-12): "Worsened"

Labor shortages and the need to improve productivity in the construction industry

First written in FY2018. 12 of 19 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019. Latest entry: 2026-11-12.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseWorsenedFY2019 – FY2024-Q12018: 12019: 320192020: 020202021: 020212022: 220222023: 420232024: 320242025: 220252026: 42026
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Construction Industry Labor Shortages, Long Working Hours and Response to Working-Style RegulationsA theme 22 companies write about · 17 as a headwind · 5 as a tailwind

Candeal moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, 2 years before the typical company in this theme (2024).

The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 3 of 11 companies on the "Worse" side.

1 other company's latest entry also says "Worsened".

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  1. FY2025RestatedAnnual report

    「In the construction industry, the challenging operating environment is expected to continue, with chronic technician shortages, soaring construction costs such as construction material prices and labor costs, and the challenge of addressing the cap on overtime hours.」

    It continues to identify technician shortages, soaring construction costs, and the challenge of addressing the cap on overtime hours as issues facing the construction industry.
  2. FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report

    「In the construction industry, in addition to soaring construction material prices and labor costs and the challenge of addressing the cap on overtime hours, shortages and the aging of construction-site personnel, such as skilled workers and site supervisors, have become major issues, and the challenging operating environment is expected to continue.」

    It specifies rising construction material prices and labor costs, the challenge of addressing the cap on overtime hours, and shortages and aging among skilled workers and site supervisors as major issues.
  3. FY2024WorsenedAnnual report

    「In the construction industry, there are concerns that labor shortages will accelerate further going forward due to population decline and the aging of technicians.」

    In addition to conventional chronic labor shortages, it indicates concern that labor shortages will accelerate further going forward against the backdrop of population decline and the aging of technicians.
  4. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「In the construction industry, in addition to the challenge of chronic labor shortages, companies face the challenge of developing staffing structures to address the 2024 problem. To secure personnel, companies are increasingly improving employment conditions by raising wages and enhancing employee benefits, intensifying competition among companies for talent.」

    It continues to describe chronic labor shortages, the need to address the 2024 problem, and intensifying competition for talent, including wage increases and enhanced employee benefits.
  5. FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report

    「In the construction industry, in addition to the challenge of chronic labor shortages, companies need to develop staffing structures in preparation for the 2024 problem. To secure personnel, companies are increasingly improving employment conditions by raising wages and enhancing employee benefits, intensifying competition among companies for talent.」

    It states that, in addition to chronic labor shortages, action is needed to address the 2024 problem, further intensifying competition for talent, including wage increases and enhanced employee benefits.
  6. FY2023WorsenedAnnual report

    「In the construction industry, in addition to the challenge of chronic labor shortages, companies need to develop staffing structures in preparation for the 2024 problem. To secure personnel, companies are increasingly improving employment conditions by raising wages and enhancing employee benefits, intensifying competition among companies for talent.」

    It explicitly identifies chronic labor shortages, measures to address the 2024 problem, and competition over wage increases and employee benefits to secure personnel, indicating that labor shortages and competition for talent in the construction industry are becoming more severe.
  7. FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report

    「In the construction industry, competition among companies for talent is intensifying as companies raise wages and improve working conditions while chronic labor shortages persist.」

    It states that competition among companies for talent is intensifying further against the backdrop of wage increases and improved working conditions amid continuing chronic labor shortages.
  8. FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report

    「In addition to the current situation in which competition among companies for talent is intensifying and chronic labor shortages are progressing,」

    It explicitly identifies intensifying competition for talent and worsening chronic labor shortages against the backdrop of the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and base-pay increases.
  9. FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report

    「株式会社キャンディルテクト mainly provides repair services for multi-unit housing, but due to a shortage of technicians, revenue from its repair services was ¥205.653 million (91.2% year on year).」

    The shortage of technicians has manifested itself in repair services revenue at 株式会社キャンディルテクト falling below the same period of the previous year.
  10. FY2022WorsenedAnnual report

    「The worsening labor shortage due to population decline and the imbalance between labor supply and demand」

    It states that labor shortages are worsening due to population decline and the imbalance between labor supply and demand.
  11. FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report

    「Our Group's recruitment efforts have been challenging due to the imbalance between labor supply and demand in the era of living with COVID-19,」

    In connection with labor shortages and the need to improve productivity in the construction industry, it states that the imbalance between labor supply and demand has manifested itself in challenging recruitment efforts.
  12. FY2019WorsenedAnnual report

    「The factors include soaring labor costs accompanying work-style reforms and insufficient construction capacity due to a lack of successors.」

    In addition to conventional labor shortages and the need to improve productivity in the construction industry, it explicitly identifies business closures due to a lack of successors, the contraction of regional dealer networks, and insufficient construction capacity as issues.
  13. FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Capital investment has remained firm, driven not only by the recovery in production and improved corporate earnings, but also by increased IT investment to address labor shortages.」

    It continues to identify the expansion of IT investment to address labor shortages as part of the operating environment.
  14. FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Capital investment has remained firm, driven not only by the recovery in production and improved corporate earnings, but also by increased IT investment to address labor shortages.」

    It continues to identify the expansion of IT investment to address labor shortages as a structural feature of the operating environment.
  15. FY2018First statedAnnual report

    「Our Group is a corporate group that has developed through the gathering of companies providing services that address labor shortages in the construction industry and contribute to productivity improvements at worksites.」

    It explains labor shortages in the construction industry and the need to improve productivity at worksites as structural factors underlying the formation of the business.
Moved together

"Decline in new housing starts" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 10 of its 19 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Decline in new housing starts10×
  3. 2Sluggish personal consumption and uncertainty about the outlook due to overseas political and economic factors9×
  4. 3Impact of failure to secure and develop personnel, resignations and misconduct8×
  5. 4Soaring material, labor and other costs7×
  6. 5Borrowings, lending commitments and financial covenants3×
  7. 6Elevated prices and weak contract rates for newly built urban condominiums3×

★ is this thread; numbers match the list above. The number on a line is how many documents both moved the same way in; lines between the other threads count the documents they moved together in too. Threads that move together often sit closer.

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Candeal's next results are scheduled for 2026-11-12. Read the earnings preview It last moved in the Financial results presentation of 2026-11-12: "Worsened".
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