Risk of Rising Procurement Prices for Printing Paper
First written in FY2016. 4 of 11 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-04-14.
Chiikishinbunsha moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, 4 years after the typical company in this theme (2022).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 6 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- 2026-04-14WorsenedShare Issuance and Disposal
「近時の中東情勢の影響等により、製紙原料価格及び物流の燃料価格の変動リスクが高まっており、当社の主要事業であるフリーペーパー発行事業に係るコストの不確実性が増しております。」
印刷用紙・原材料価格の上昇リスクに加え、製紙原料価格及び物流燃料価格の変動リスクが高まったと記載している。 - FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company revised its inserted-flyer rates from September 2024. The impact of the resulting decline in demand was limited, and the revision has helped strengthen earnings power while maintaining high competitiveness.」
The filing states that inserted-flyer rates were revised in response to higher printing and raw-material costs, with the impact of lower demand limited and the revision contributing to stronger earnings power. - FY2023MaterialisedAnnual report
「Newsprint used for “Chiiki Shimbun” is procured from suppliers (manufacturers) through the printing companies commissioned to print the Company's newspapers. The Company seeks to secure a stable supply of newsprint and maintain optimal procurement prices by comprehensively comparing and evaluating printing costs and newsprint from multiple printing companies.」
The filing describes continuing increases in printing costs and newsprint prices, and identifies comparison of multiple suppliers to manage procurement prices and supply as a response. - FY2023-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「The Company revised advertising rates from January 2023 as a measure to address higher printing costs driven by soaring raw-material and transportation costs.」
The filing continues to describe higher printing costs driven by soaring raw-material and transportation costs as an actual business environment. The Company has implemented advertising-rate revisions as a response. - FY2023-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「The Company remains in a difficult situation in the cumulative second quarter due to higher newspaper printing costs driven by soaring raw-material and transportation costs. At the same time, it revised advertising rates from January 2023 and launched a campaign for recurring contracts to restore operating performance.」
The filing describes higher newspaper printing costs driven by soaring raw-material and transportation costs as an actual business environment, and states that the Company is responding by revising advertising rates and running a recurring-contract campaign. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「However, if printing costs and newsprint procurement prices rise sharply in the future due to unexpected fluctuations in the prices of papermaking raw materials or other factors, this may adversely affect the Company's business, operating results or financial condition, as its principal business is the publication of print media.」
The Company reconfirms the risk of higher printing costs and newsprint procurement prices, and its response of comparing multiple printing companies to manage pricing and supply. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「However, if the procurement price of newsprint rises sharply in the future due to unexpected fluctuations in the prices of papermaking raw materials or other factors, this may adversely affect the Company's business, operating results or financial condition, as its principal business is the publication of print media.」
The Company reconfirms the risk of higher newsprint procurement prices and efforts by printing companies to mitigate it through price negotiations. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「In the flyer distribution business, revenue has remained sluggish due to factors including market maturity, intensifying competition from web services and soaring paper prices. Nevertheless, we will provide services at both 地域新聞社 and ショッパー社 that use proprietary geographic information systems (GIS) customized for each region to clarify advertisers’ customer targets, improve efficiency and maximize advertising effectiveness.」
The increase in paper prices previously identified as a risk is now cited as an actual factor behind the sluggish growth in revenue from the inserted flyer distribution business. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「However, if the procurement price of newsprint rises sharply in the future due to unexpected fluctuations in the prices of papermaking raw materials or other factors, this may adversely affect the Group's business, operating results or financial condition, as its principal business is the publication of print media.」
The Group reiterates the risk that newsprint procurement prices will rise due to unexpected fluctuations in papermaking raw-material prices, and efforts by printing companies to mitigate it through price negotiations. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「However, if the procurement price of newsprint rises sharply in the future due to unexpected fluctuations in the prices of papermaking raw materials or other factors, this may adversely affect the Group's business, operating results or financial condition, as its principal business is the publication of print media.」
The Group reiterates the risk of higher newsprint procurement prices and efforts to mitigate it through price negotiations between printing companies and manufacturers. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「However, if the procurement price of newsprint rises sharply in the future due to unexpected fluctuations in the prices of papermaking raw materials or other factors, this may adversely affect the Group's business, operating results or financial condition, as its principal business is the publication of print media.」
While stating that newsprint prices are currently stable, the Group identifies cost increases resulting from unexpected fluctuations in papermaking raw-material prices as a risk.