Reducing Construction Costs through Construction Improvements
First written in FY2016. 20 of 30 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-07-31.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 2 of 23 companies on the "Worse" side.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-07-31AdvancedEarnings
「Under these circumstances, the Company's operating results for the same period were revenue of ¥9,722 million, operating income of ¥548 million, ordinary income of ¥593 million and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥322 million, as a result of the steady execution of work on hand and the promotion of cost-reduction measures. Revenue and income increased year on year.」
The Company explicitly referred to the promotion of cost-reduction measures and reported that operating income increased from ¥78 million in the prior-year period to ¥548 million. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The company's results for the fiscal year were net sales of ¥44,234 million, operating income of ¥3,893 million, ordinary income of ¥4,015 million and profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥2,832 million. This represented higher revenue and higher earnings year on year, mainly as a result of steadily executing construction projects on hand, increased sales and higher gross profit from cost reduction measures continued from previous periods.」
Operating income, ordinary income and net income exceeded the previous year, partly owing to higher gross profit from ongoing cost reduction measures. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Toward achieving its full-year consolidated earnings forecast, the company will continue implementing various measures, including steadily executing projects on hand, securing repair and maintenance work and small- and medium-sized projects, reducing costs and managing expenses efficiently.」
The company continues to identify executing projects on hand, securing repair and maintenance work and small- and medium-sized projects, reducing costs and managing expenses efficiently as measures. The interim-period disclosure does not indicate a new completion milestone for cost reductions themselves. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, results for the period were revenue of ¥17,304 million, operating profit of ¥855 million, ordinary profit of ¥871 million and interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥501 million, mainly due to the steady execution of a high level of work on hand and improvements in gross margins resulting from cost-reduction efforts.」
The company identifies improved gross margins resulting from cost reduction efforts as a primary driver of improved performance and reports specific interim results, including operating income of ¥855 million and ordinary income of ¥871 million. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the short term, toward achieving its full-year consolidated earnings forecast, the company is implementing measures including steadily executing projects on hand, accumulating small- and medium-sized projects, reducing costs and managing expenses efficiently. These measures steadily translated into performance during the cumulative third quarter consolidated period. Accordingly, net sales were ¥24,363 million, operating income was ¥23 million, ordinary income was ¥127 million and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥13 million.」
The company states that, by executing projects on hand, accumulating small- and medium-sized projects, reducing costs and managing expenses efficiently, operating income and other measures improved from losses in the year-earlier period to profitability in the cumulative third quarter. It presents both the measures and measurable performance results. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the short term, toward achieving its full-year consolidated earnings forecast, the company is implementing measures including steadily executing projects on hand, accumulating small- and medium-sized projects, reducing costs and managing expenses efficiently. These measures steadily translated into performance during the cumulative second quarter consolidated period. Accordingly, net sales were ¥15,562 million, operating income was ¥57 million, ordinary income was ¥123 million and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥88 million.」
The company states that, by executing projects on hand, accumulating small- and medium-sized projects, reducing costs and managing expenses efficiently, operating income and other measures improved from losses in the year-earlier period to profitability in the cumulative second quarter. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company will secure short-term performance and seek to achieve its full-year consolidated earnings forecast by implementing various measures, including accumulating small- and medium-sized projects, reducing costs and managing expenses effectively.」
The company continues to pursue measures to secure performance by accumulating small- and medium-sized projects, reducing costs and managing expenses. No specific cost reduction amount or achievement is reported. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Focus on strengthening proposal-based sales capabilities and cost competitiveness and improve gross margins on medium-sized renovation projects and repair and maintenance work」
The company continues to identify strengthening proposal-based sales capabilities and cost competitiveness and improving gross margins on medium-sized renovation projects and repair and maintenance work as measures. No specific results from gross margin improvements are reported. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「However, because the timing of construction has shifted as a result of deferred orders for large new-build projects, small- and medium-sized renovation projects, repair and maintenance work and other projects that had been expected to be awarded, it became difficult to secure the level of sales anticipated at the beginning of the fiscal year. Although measures such as cost reductions are being implemented,」
The company states that it is implementing measures such as cost reductions to address the shortfall in sales caused by deferred project orders. No new achievement in reducing construction costs through improvements to construction management and construction methods is reported. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Improve gross margins on medium-sized renovation projects and repair and maintenance work in the construction business」
The company states that it intends to improve gross margins on medium-sized renovation projects and repair and maintenance work in the construction business. As no specific gross margin or improvement results are provided, this is recorded as a continuation of existing cost and profitability improvement measures. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The company is focusing on strengthening its proposal-based sales capabilities and cost competitiveness in its electrical equipment construction business, comprising indoor wiring, social infrastructure and power transmission, and its product sales business,」
Although the company continues to identify strengthening cost competitiveness as a priority, no new completed achievement in reducing construction costs through improvements to construction management and construction methods is reported. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, consolidated results for the cumulative second quarter period fell below the year-earlier period, with net sales of ¥14,460 million, operating income of ¥254 million, ordinary income of ¥302 million and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥193 million, owing to declines in repair and maintenance work and large projects and the contraction in sales activities caused by the spread of COVID-19. Meanwhile, with regard to the consolidated earnings forecast for the cumulative second quarter period announced on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 7 August 2020, the company steadily implemented planned improvement measures and reassessed all expenditure items in light of the difficult sales environment, resulting in operating income, ordinary income and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeding the forecast.」
The company states that it exceeded its earnings forecast on a profit basis by implementing planned improvement measures and reassessing expenditure items. However, no new specific achievement related to improvements in construction management or construction methods or reductions in construction costs is reported. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company is focusing on strengthening its proposal-based sales capabilities and cost competitiveness in its electrical equipment construction business, comprising indoor wiring, social infrastructure and power transmission, and its product sales business, while working to expand business opportunities through coordination across its businesses as a measure under its growth strategy,」
The company continues to identify strengthening cost competitiveness as a priority. No new achievement in reducing construction costs through improvements to construction management and construction methods is reported for the quarter. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the company focused on strengthening proposal-based sales capabilities and cost competitiveness in its electrical installation business, comprising building wiring, social infrastructure, and power transmission, as well as its product sales business, while working to expand business opportunities through cooperation across businesses, positioned as a growth strategy initiative.」
The company continues to strengthen its proposal-based sales capabilities and cost competitiveness and promote coordination across its businesses. No new completion milestone for the construction cost reduction program is reported. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although gross profit exceeded the year-earlier period, operating income declined 4.2% year on year to ¥661 million, ordinary income declined 7.2% to ¥672 million, and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent declined 9.5% to ¥423 million, owing to investments in ICT and other areas aimed at improving operations. However, as a result of actively pursuing efforts to reduce construction costs by improving construction management and construction methods, all three figures significantly exceeded the earnings assumptions for the cumulative second quarter consolidated period announced by the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 26 April 2019.」
Although earnings declined year on year, the company actively pursued efforts to reduce construction costs by improving construction management and construction methods, and significantly exceeded its earnings forecast for the cumulative second quarter period on all profit measures. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, as a result of efforts to reduce construction costs, including improvements to construction management and construction methods, the operating loss improved by ¥48 million to ¥61 million, the ordinary loss improved by ¥51 million to ¥44 million, and the quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent improved by ¥7 million to ¥56 million. The results therefore exceeded the year-earlier period.」
As a result of efforts to reduce construction costs, including improvements to construction management and construction methods, the operating loss, ordinary loss and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent each improved from the year-earlier period. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, as a result of efforts to reduce construction costs, including improvements to construction management and construction methods, operating income was ¥2,724 million, up 60.9% year on year; ordinary income was ¥2,826 million, up 64.8%; and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,961 million, up 70.3%. All three significantly exceeded the previous fiscal year.」
As a result of efforts to reduce construction costs, including improvements to construction management and construction methods, operating income, ordinary income and profit attributable to owners of the parent all significantly exceeded the previous year. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, as a result of efforts to reduce construction costs, including material cost reductions achieved by improving construction management and construction methods, operating income was ¥1,462 million, up 164.6% year on year; ordinary income was ¥1,515 million, up 162.7%; and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥984 million, up 179.6%. All three significantly exceeded the year-earlier period.」
As a result of efforts to reduce construction costs by improving construction management and construction methods and compressing material costs, operating income, ordinary income and profit attributable to owners of the parent for the quarter significantly exceeded the year-earlier period. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profits, construction cost reduction activities, including reducing material costs through improvements in construction management and methods, resulted in operating profit of ¥690 million, up 78.3% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥724 million, up 81.3%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥468 million, up 87.9%, all exceeding the prior-year period.」
As a result of efforts to reduce construction costs by improving construction management and construction methods and compressing material costs, operating income, ordinary income and profit attributable to owners of the parent for the quarter significantly exceeded the year-earlier period. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of actively pursuing construction cost reduction activities, including reducing material costs through improvements in construction management and methods, the company exceeded the profit forecasts in its full-year earnings outlook announced on 31 October 2017 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.」
The company states that it actively implemented construction cost reduction activities and that operating profit, ordinary profit, and net income attributable to owners of the parent exceeded the full-year earnings forecasts even as revenue and other figures fell below the prior year. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profits, construction cost reduction activities, including reducing material costs through improvements in construction management and methods, resulted in operating profit of ¥552 million, up 12.9% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥576 million, up 6.6%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥351 million, up 0.5%.」
As a result of construction cost reduction activities through improvements in construction management and methods and reductions in material costs, operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent exceeded the prior-year period. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profits, construction cost reduction activities, including reducing material costs through improvements in construction management and methods, resulted in operating profit of ¥387 million, up 48.0% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥399 million, up 34.3%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥249 million, up 28.3%, all exceeding the prior-year period.」
As a result of improvements in construction management and methods and reductions in material costs, operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent exceeded the prior-year period. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profits, construction cost reduction activities, including reducing material costs through improvements in construction management and methods, improved operating profit by ¥152 million to ¥83 million, ordinary profit by ¥158 million to ¥97 million, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent by ¥89 million to ¥53 million, all exceeding the prior-year period.」
As a result of continuing improvements in construction management and methods and reductions in material costs, operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent each improved from a loss in the prior-year period. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profits, construction cost reduction activities, including reducing material costs through improvements in construction management and methods, resulted in operating profit of ¥489 million, up 88.9% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥541 million, up 80.8%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥350 million, up 128.9%, all substantially exceeding the prior-year period.」
The company continued to improve construction management and methods and reduce material costs, with operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent all substantially exceeding the prior-year period. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profits, the company continued activities to reduce construction costs, including reducing material costs through improvements in construction management and methods, and benefited from higher completed construction revenue. Operating profit improved by ¥495 million to ¥261 million, ordinary profit improved by ¥506 million to ¥297 million, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent improved by ¥375 million to ¥194 million, all substantially exceeding the prior-year period.」
As a result of continuing construction cost reduction activities, the company reports both the year-on-year improvement amounts and actual figures for operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of continuing activities to reduce construction costs, including reducing material costs through improvements in construction management and methods, the operating loss improved by ¥137 million to ¥68 million, the ordinary loss improved by ¥133 million to ¥60 million, and the net loss attributable to owners of the parent for the quarter improved by ¥113 million to ¥35 million, all exceeding the prior-year period.」
As a result of continuing construction cost reduction activities, the operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent each improved by specific amounts year on year. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The company thoroughly and vigorously pursued activities to reduce construction costs, including reducing material costs through improvements in construction management and methods. Operating profit increased 186.1% year on year to ¥1,211 million, ordinary profit increased 163.6% to ¥1,253 million, and net income attributable to owners of the parent increased 252.9% to ¥800 million, resulting in substantial profit growth.」
The company describes improvements in construction management and methods and reductions in material costs together with the profit figures for the fiscal year under review.