Pressure on revenue from lower system throughput and a pullback in spot orders
First written in FY2016-Q2. 15 of 26 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2016. Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
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- FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「While working to improve productivity by establishing a new structure for outsourced services, the company increased revenue by accepting new operations.」
Revenue expanded through the new structure for outsourced services and the acceptance of new operations, offsetting the previous revenue pressure from contract terminations and declining outsourced volumes. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「The Imported Produce Supply Chain Business established a new structure for outsourced services, including reviewing the allocation of internal operations and stabilizing the acceptance of new outsourced work, while also acquiring new customers and expanding outsourced operations, thereby increasing revenue and profit.」
Establishing a new structure for outsourced services, acquiring new customers and expanding outsourced operations reduced the previous revenue pressure from contract terminations and other factors. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue from the Imported Produce Supply Chain Business expanded through the acquisition of new customers and increased outsourced operating volumes, as the company worked to streamline existing operations and establish a new structure for outsourced services.」
Acquiring new customers, establishing a new structure for outsourced services and increasing outsourced operating volumes reduced the previous revenue pressure from contract terminations and other factors. - FY2023MaterialisedAnnual report
「The main factors behind the changes were the following: in the operations support business, some customers reviewed their contracts for the e-supportlink system and outsourced services provided to fresh-produce supply chains; for the Fresh MD System, deployment to group companies and subsidiaries of major chain stores expanded and transaction volumes increased; and in the agricultural support business, sales volumes declined because adverse weather prevented the company from procuring and securing sufficient merchandise.」
The review of contracts by some customers and insufficient procurement of agricultural products were reflected in actual results as a 5.9% decline in company-wide revenue from the previous consolidated fiscal year. - FY2023-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although demand for related services remained strong, the company focused on winning orders and implementations and worked to expand sales of its existing systems and services, but was unable to sufficiently offset the impact of the termination of contracts with some customers in the previous fiscal year, resulting in lower revenue.」
It was reflected in actual results that lower revenue from the termination of contracts with some customers could not be sufficiently offset by new orders and implementations or by expanding sales of existing services. - FY2023-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although demand for related services remained strong and the company focused on winning orders and implementing services, it was unable to sufficiently offset the impact of the termination of contracts with some customers in the previous fiscal year, resulting in lower revenue.」
The cumulative second-quarter revenue decline reflected the fact that lower revenue from the termination of contracts with some customers could not be sufficiently offset by new orders and service implementations. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥3,238 million, down 15.9% year on year, while operating profit was ¥1,219 million, up 14.2%.」
Against a backdrop of some customers reviewing their contracts, revenue from the operations support business declined 15.9% from the previous fiscal year, and full-year revenue pressure from lower volumes handled by the systems and outsourced operations businesses was confirmed. - FY2022-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Revenue from the Imported Produce Supply Chain Business declined following the termination of contracts with some customers.」
The termination of contracts with some customers continued to be reflected in actual results as lower revenue from the Imported Produce Supply Chain Business. - FY2022-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Revenue from the Imported Produce Supply Chain Business declined due to the termination of contracts with existing customers.」
The termination of contracts with existing customers was reflected in actual results as lower revenue from the Imported Produce Supply Chain Business. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「Because sales activities were constrained during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other factors, the revenue decline in the Imported Produce Supply Chain Business could not be sufficiently offset by other businesses, resulting in challenging conditions for both revenue and earnings.」
The revenue decline in the Imported Produce Supply Chain Business could not be sufficiently offset by other businesses, and its impact on company-wide revenue and earnings became clear over the full year. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the company continued discussions and other efforts, the initiative was not realized, and the decline in revenue was greater than expected.」
New initiatives with existing customers were not realized despite continuing discussions, and the decline in revenue from the Imported Produce Supply Chain Business exceeded expectations. - FY2021-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Revenue from the Imported Produce Supply Chain Business declined due to the expiration of contracts with existing customers, although the company continued preparing its structure to improve productivity through the introduction of RPA and other measures.」
The expiration of contracts with existing customers continued to be reflected in actual results as lower revenue from the Imported Produce Supply Chain Business. - FY2021-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The contracts that ended upon expiration of their contractual terms during the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year are as follows.」
Contract terminations upon expiration continued to be reflected in actual results, confirming the termination of customer contracts associated with pressure on operating volumes and revenue. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「As of the consolidated balance-sheet date for the current fiscal year, 54.2% of trade receivables were attributable to specific major customers.」
The disclosure stated that 54.2% of trade receivables were concentrated among specific major customers, up from 48.4% in the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Operating volumes also declined because an outsourcing agreement with one importer of imported produce ended.」
The termination of an outsourced operations agreement with a customer continued to be reflected in results in the second quarter as lower operating volumes. - FY2020-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The company continued deploying the Fresh MD System to group companies and subsidiaries of major mass retailers, increasing the volume of chargeable transactions. However, revenue from the e-supportlink system Ver.2, provided for fresh-produce supply chains, and from outsourced services declined following the termination of outsourced services for some customers.」
The termination of outsourced services for some customers was reflected in actual results as lower revenue from the e-supportlink system Ver.2 and outsourced services. - FY2019MitigatedAnnual report
「Existing businesses progressed broadly in line with plan, excluding extraordinary losses such as impairment losses, due to the optimization of service pricing and an increase in transaction volumes handled.」
The disclosure stated that existing businesses progressed broadly in line with plan, excluding extraordinary losses, due to optimized service pricing and increased transaction volumes, reducing the previous revenue pressure from declining operating volumes. - FY2018-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the volume of outsourced operations provided to customers in the imported produce supply chain declined from the year-earlier period, partly because major customers reviewed some of the operations they outsourced to the company.」
The decline in outsourced operating volumes against a backdrop of major customers reviewing some outsourced operations was also reflected in results for the cumulative third quarter. - FY2018-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the volume of outsourced operations provided to customers in the imported produce supply chain declined from the year-earlier period, partly because major customers reviewed some of the operations they outsourced to the company.」
The decline in outsourced operating volumes against a backdrop of major customers reviewing some outsourced operations was also reflected in results for the cumulative second quarter. - FY2018-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The volume of outsourced operations provided to customers in the imported produce supply chain declined from the year-earlier period, partly because major customers reviewed some of the operations they outsourced to the company.」
The decline in outsourced operating volumes emerged in the current quarter's results against a backdrop of major customers reviewing some outsourced operations. - FY2017MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue exceeded the previous year, due mainly to growth in the volume of data processed by the Fresh MD System and the recovery in outsourced operating volumes for bananas and other products, which was greater than the company had expected.」
The disclosure stated that outsourced operating volumes for bananas and other products, which had previously been declining, recovered more than expected, reducing revenue pressure. Meanwhile, full-year revenue from the outsourced operations business remained below the previous year. - FY2017-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue exceeded the year-earlier level, due mainly to growth in the volume of data processed by the Fresh MD System and the recovery in outsourced operating volumes for bananas and other products.」
The disclosure stated that outsourced operating volumes for bananas and other products, which had previously been declining, had begun to recover, reducing revenue pressure. However, cumulative revenue from the outsourced operations business itself remained below the year-earlier level. - FY2017-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Revenue fell below the year-earlier level because the volume of outsourced operations declined.」
The decline in outsourced operating volumes continued to be reflected in actual results as a factor behind the revenue decline in the cumulative second quarter. - FY2017-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although usage fees for the Fresh MD System increased, profit declined due to lower operating volumes in the imported produce supply chain and higher depreciation and amortization.」
Lower operating volumes in the imported produce supply chain continued to emerge in actual results as a factor behind the decline in profit in the current quarter. - FY2016MaterialisedAnnual report
「Profit declined due to lower volumes of outsourced operations in the imported produce supply chain.」
The decline in outsourced operating volumes emerged in actual full-year results as a factor behind the decline in profit. - FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report
「In addition to lower throughput on the e-supportlink system, revenue fell below the year-earlier level because one-off orders were received in the previous fiscal year.」
Lower system throughput and the reversal of one-off orders received in the previous fiscal year emerged as factors behind the revenue decline in the current quarter.