Soaring material, labor and other costs
First written in FY2018. 10 of 20 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-11-12.
Candeal moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2021, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 32 of 48 companies on the "Worse" side.
30 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Against a backdrop of yen depreciation, companies continue to face a challenging operating environment due to higher raw material prices, labor costs and logistics costs.」
The company continues to cite higher raw material prices, labor costs and logistics costs as factors driving higher costs. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, prices have continued to rise due to soaring raw material and energy prices, as well as higher labor and logistics costs. Many companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, have been unable to pass on rising costs to prices quickly enough and face a challenging operating environment.」
The company cites raw material and energy prices, higher labor and logistics costs, and delays in passing on costs to prices, providing greater specificity on the scope of the risk of higher costs. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, construction costs are trending higher due to persistently high building material prices and rising labor costs, creating a challenging environment.」
The company stated that construction costs are trending higher due to persistently high building material prices and rising labor costs. Its analysis of operating results states that it was unable to fully pass on higher material and subcontracting costs to selling prices, resulting in a lower gross profit margin. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Material prices also remain elevated, although their rate of increase has slowed, leaving the industry in a challenging situation.」
Although the rate of increase in material prices has moderated, price inflation itself continues, and the risk of higher costs is reiterated. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Material prices also remain elevated, although their rate of increase has slowed, leaving the industry in a challenging situation.」
Although the rate of increase in material prices has moderated, price inflation itself continues, and the risk of higher costs continues to be disclosed. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although lumber prices are trending downward from the sharp increase caused by the wood shock, the overall price of materials continues to rise, leaving the industry in a challenging situation.」
While lumber prices are trending downward following the wood shock, it continues to identify the ongoing increase in overall material prices as a cost-inflation risk. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「We face an even more challenging operating environment due in part to pressure from soaring material and energy prices.」
Regarding the conventional soaring material and energy prices, it states that the pressure from price increases has intensified and that the operating environment is more challenging than before. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Amid a challenging operating environment, including soaring crude oil and energy prices and intensifying competition for talent,」
It explicitly identifies soaring crude oil and energy prices and intensifying competition for talent as factors contributing to a challenging operating environment. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「There are also numerous downside risks to the economy, including soaring energy and material prices, the weakening yen, and a decline in foreign workers in Japan,」
In addition to the conventional rise in labor costs per worker, it explicitly identifies soaring energy and material prices, yen depreciation, and a decline in foreign workers in Japan as new cost and supply-related concerns. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Rising labor costs per worker in recent years and the imbalance between labor supply and demand in the era of living with COVID-19」
Regarding conventional cost-inflation risks, it specifically describes the recent rise in labor costs per worker. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the impact of the spread of COVID-19 is expected to gradually subside, the operating environment remains challenging, with various changes stemming indirectly from the pandemic, including soaring raw material prices due to a sharp rise in crude oil prices, soaring prices for infrastructure such as gasoline, electricity and gas, and disruptions to global logistics networks.」
In addition to the conventional increases in material and labor costs, it specifies higher crude oil prices, gasoline, electricity and gas prices, and disruptions to global logistics networks as concerns regarding costs and supply conditions. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Prices remain elevated against the backdrop of soaring construction material and labor costs due to disaster recovery and the decision to host the Tokyo Olympics, as well as higher land acquisition costs resulting from competition with non-residential facilities such as hotels,」
It specifically identifies soaring construction material and labor costs and higher land acquisition costs as factors behind persistently high prices for newly built condominiums in urban areas. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The challenging operating environment is expected to continue amid soaring material, labor and other costs and rapid changes in the market.」
It continues to identify soaring material, labor and other costs as an operating-environment risk. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「In the construction industry, our Group's core business, the challenging operating environment is expected to continue, including soaring costs such as material and labor costs.」
It identifies rising material and labor costs in the construction industry as operating-environment risks.