Higher sales promotion expenses associated with customer-base expansion and pressure on profit
First written in FY2018-Q1. 11 of 15 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-12.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 5 of 16 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「We worked to reduce various expenses through more efficient customer acquisition costs, lower manufacturing costs resulting from higher utilization rates of plant equipment, and the development of a logistics network that contributes to stable logistics costs.」
The Company is pursuing greater efficiency in customer acquisition costs, lower manufacturing costs and cost reductions through development of its logistics network, addressing the cost burden including customer acquisition-related expenses. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Although higher logistics costs, selling expenses and other costs are weighing on the Group's profits, the Group has worked to reduce various costs by lowering manufacturing costs through higher utilization rates at its plants and developing a logistics network to stabilize logistics costs.」
Higher logistics and selling expenses remain a factor weighing on profit, while cost-reduction measures involving higher plant utilization and development of a logistics network continue. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Although higher personnel expenses resulting from increased staffing and other growth investments, as well as higher customer acquisition costs, continued to weigh on profit, operating profit improved significantly to ¥7,249 million, up 19.5% year on year, due to continued cost reviews and control of logistics costs, as well as proceeds from the sale of shares in a subsidiary.」
The Company states that higher personnel expenses from increased staffing and customer acquisition costs continued to weigh on profit, but operating profit improved significantly due to cost reviews, control of logistics costs and proceeds from the sale of shares in a subsidiary. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Higher personnel expenses resulting from increased staffing and other growth investments, as well as higher customer acquisition costs, continued to weigh on profit, but profit improved significantly in the second quarter through cost reviews and control of logistics costs」
Higher personnel expenses from increased staffing and customer acquisition costs continued to weigh on profit, while cost reviews and control of logistics costs contributed to improvement in the second quarter. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Although higher logistics costs, selling expenses and other costs are weighing on the Group's profits, the Group has worked to reduce various costs by lowering manufacturing costs through higher utilization rates at its plants and developing a logistics network to stabilize logistics costs.」
Higher logistics and selling expenses remain a factor weighing on profit, while the Company continues measures to absorb costs through lower manufacturing costs and development of its logistics network. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The period from July to August was designated as the summer sales season. While selling expenses and other costs increased as the Company expanded sales activities and strengthened various promotions while taking measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it worked to reduce various costs by lowering manufacturing costs through higher utilization rates at its plants and developing a logistics network to stabilize logistics costs.」
Selling expenses associated with the summer sales season continued to increase, while cost-reduction measures involving higher plant utilization and development of a logistics network continued. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although higher logistics costs, selling expenses and other costs are weighing on the Group's profits, the Group has worked to reduce various costs by lowering manufacturing costs through higher utilization rates at its plants, including its PET bottle manufacturing plant, developing a logistics network to stabilize logistics costs, and changing its product shipping methods.」
Higher logistics costs, selling expenses and other costs remain a factor weighing on profit, while the Company continues cost-reduction measures involving higher plant utilization, development of its logistics network and changes to shipping methods. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although higher logistics costs, selling expenses and other costs are weighing on the Group's profits, the Group has worked to reduce various costs by lowering manufacturing costs through higher utilization rates at its plants, including its PET bottle manufacturing plant, developing a logistics network to stabilize logistics costs, and changing its product shipping methods.」
Higher logistics costs, selling expenses and other costs continue to weigh on profit, while the Company also describes cost-reduction measures involving higher plant utilization and reviews of its logistics network and shipping methods. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although higher logistics costs, selling expenses and other costs continued to weigh on the Group's profits, selling, general and administrative expenses rose to ¥22,938 million, up 32.4% year on year. The increase in gross profit absorbed the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, enabling the Company to secure operating profit of ¥675 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥1,106 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The Company continues to explain that higher logistics costs, selling expenses and other costs are weighing on profit, but that the increase in gross profit absorbed the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, enabling it to secure operating profit. - FY2019-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses were ¥7,137 million, up 37.1% year on year. Although higher logistics costs, selling expenses and other costs continued to weigh on the Group's profits, the increase in gross profit absorbed these costs, enabling the Group to secure operating profit of ¥41 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥419 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Higher logistics costs, selling expenses and other costs continued to pressure profit, but the impact was partly mitigated because the increase in gross profit absorbed them and the Company secured operating profit. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although these measures have generated some cost reductions, the increase in selling expenses and other costs associated with the steady acquisition of new customers to strengthen the customer base is weighing on the profits of the Group.」
The Company continues to explain that, while new customer acquisition is progressing steadily, higher selling expenses and other costs are weighing on profit. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although these measures have generated some cost savings, the increase in sales promotion expenses and other costs resulting from the expansion of sales activities to strengthen the customer base is weighing on the Group’s profit.」
The Company continues to explain that higher selling expenses and other costs associated with strengthening the customer base are weighing on profit. The deterioration in earnings itself is shown separately in t32. - FY2018-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Although these measures have generated some cost savings, the increase in sales promotion expenses and other costs resulting from the expansion of sales activities to strengthen the customer base is weighing on the Group’s profit.」
The Company explicitly stated for the first time that higher sales promotion expenses associated with expanded sales activities to strengthen the customer base were weighing on profit.