Controlling procurement costs, utilities and store opening expenses
First written in FY2016-Q2. 14 of 37 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2016-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-10-09.
Can Do moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 2 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2027-H1SoftenedAnnual report
「Although the company worked to reduce various expenses, including through strict labor-hour controls and the introduction of self-checkouts, personnel expenses, rent, fees for cashless payments, and depreciation and maintenance costs associated with increased investment in store revitalization and DX rose. As a result, selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales increased by 0.5 percentage points from the same period a year earlier.」
While advancing labor-hour controls, self-checkouts and expense reductions, the SG&A ratio rose by 0.5 percentage points year on year due to higher personnel costs, rent, payment-processing fees, and expenses related to store revitalization and DX investment. - 2026-07-09AdvancedEarnings
「Although costs such as rent associated with higher sales, cashless-payment fees, store-revitalization expenses, and depreciation and maintenance expenses associated with increased digital transformation investment rose from the same period of the previous year, the company pursued various expense reductions, including reviewing store-opening costs per store and strictly controlling labor hours and labor costs through self-checkout tills. As a result, the SG&A-to-sales ratio declined by 0.5 percentage points year on year.」
Despite various cost increases, expense reductions including store-opening costs, labor hours and labor costs through self-checkout tills lowered the SG&A-to-sales ratio. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit improved as the cost ratio declined amid continued higher raw material prices, resulting in a 0.5 percentage-point increase in the gross profit margin from the previous fiscal year. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from the previous fiscal year due to higher costs including variable rent accompanying sales growth, cashless payment fees, store revitalization expenses, and depreciation and maintenance expenses associated with increased DX investment. However, efforts to reduce various expenses, including a review of store-opening costs per store, rigorous labor-hour management, and personnel expense containment through the introduction of self-checkout registers, reduced the ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales by 0.3 percentage points from the previous fiscal year.」
The gross profit margin rose by 0.5 percentage points from the previous fiscal year due to the lower cost ratio, while the ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales declined by 0.3 percentage points through a review of store-opening costs, labor-hour management, and the introduction of self-checkout registers. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid continued higher raw material prices, the cost ratio declined as the company continued efforts to improve gross profit and the gross profit margin, resulting in a 1.1 percentage-point increase in the gross profit margin from the previous year. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 101.2% of the previous year's level due to higher costs from increased store openings and closures, as well as higher fees for cashless payments and sales promotion expenses. However, efforts to contain personnel expenses through a review of store-opening costs per store and labor-hour management, together with reductions in various expenses, reduced the ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales by 1.0 percentage point from the previous year.」
Despite continued higher raw material prices, the cost ratio declined and the gross profit margin rose by 1.1 percentage points from the previous year. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased, but a review of store-opening costs, labor-hour management, and expense reductions reduced the ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales by 1.0 percentage point. - FY2025-H1Lower cost ratio and higher selling, general and administrative expense ratioAnnual report
「Amid continued inflation driven by higher raw material prices and exchange-rate effects, the cost ratio declined by 0.7% year on year as the company continued efforts to reduce costs, mainly through products at other price points, and to maintain prices. Meanwhile, in addition to higher variable costs accompanying sales growth, the ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales increased by 0.3% year on year due to higher expenses resulting from increases in store openings, closures and remodels, as well as higher sales promotion expenses.」
Amid continued higher raw material prices and exchange-rate effects, cost-reduction and price-maintenance measures for products at other price points reduced the cost ratio by 0.7% year on year. Meanwhile, higher variable costs, store-opening, closure and remodeling expenses, and sales promotion expenses increased the selling, general and administrative expense ratio by 0.3%. - FY2024-Q2Lower cost ratio and higher selling, general and administrative expense ratioAnnual report
「Amid continued inflation driven by higher raw material prices and exchange-rate effects, the cost ratio declined by 0.8% year on year as the company continued efforts to reduce costs, mainly through products at other price points, and to maintain prices. Meanwhile, in addition to higher variable costs accompanying sales growth, the ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales increased by 0.6% year on year due to higher expenses resulting from increases in store openings, closures and remodels, as well as higher personnel and logistics costs.」
Amid continued higher raw material prices and exchange-rate effects, cost-reduction and price-maintenance measures for products at other price points reduced the cost ratio by 0.8% year on year. Meanwhile, higher expenses for store openings, closures and remodels, as well as higher personnel and logistics costs, increased the selling, general and administrative expense ratio by 0.6%. - FY2023-Q4Cost ratio 63.0%Annual report
「As a result, the cost ratio to net sales was 63.0%, as the company continued efforts to reduce costs through products at other price points and to maintain prices.」
The company continued efforts to reduce costs through products at other price points and to maintain prices, and disclosed a cost ratio of 63.0%. - FY2023-Q3Cost ratio 63.1%Annual report
「The cost ratio to net sales was 63.1%, as the company continued efforts to reduce costs through products at other price points and to maintain prices.」
The company continued efforts to reduce costs through products at other price points and to maintain prices, and the cost ratio declined from the previously reported 63.3% to 63.1%. - FY2023-Q2Cost ratio 63.3%Annual report
「The cost ratio to net sales was 63.3%, as the company continued efforts to reduce costs through products at other price points and to maintain prices.」
While the company continued efforts to reduce costs through products at other price points and to maintain prices, the cost ratio to net sales was 63.3%. - FY2023Cost ratio 62.4%Annual report
「The cost ratio to net sales was 62.4%, as the company continued efforts to reduce costs by expanding its range of products at other price points and to maintain prices.」
The company continued efforts to reduce costs by expanding its range of products at other price points and to maintain prices, and disclosed a cost ratio of 62.4%. - FY2022-Q4Cost ratio 62.3%Annual report
「The cost ratio to net sales was 62.3%, as the company continued efforts to reduce costs by expanding its range of products at other price points and to maintain prices.」
Although the company continued efforts to reduce costs through products at other price points and to maintain prices, the cost ratio was 62.3%, up from 62.0% in the previous quarter. - FY2022-Q3Cost ratio 62.0%Annual report
「The cost ratio to net sales was 62.0%, as the company continued efforts to reduce costs by expanding its range of products at other price points and to maintain prices.」
The company continued efforts to reduce costs by expanding its range of products at other price points and to maintain prices, and disclosed a cost ratio of 62.0%. This was up from 61.9% in the previous quarter. - FY2022-Q2Cost ratio 61.9%Annual report
「The cost ratio to net sales was 61.9%, as the company continued efforts to reduce costs by expanding its range of products at other price points and to maintain prices.」
The company continued efforts to reduce costs by expanding its range of products at other price points and to maintain prices, and reported a cost ratio of 61.9%. - FY2022-Q1Cost ratio 61.6%Annual report
「The cost ratio to net sales was 61.6%, as the sales mix shifted toward FC stores.」
The company disclosed a cost ratio to net sales of 61.6%, driven by the higher sales mix of FC stores. - FY2021SoftenedAnnual report
「The ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales increased by 0.8 percentage points year on year to 37.0% due to higher other selling, general and administrative expenses.」
The ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales rose by 0.8 percentage points year on year due to higher other selling, general and administrative expenses, weakening the previous emphasis on the results of cost control. - FY2021-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「The ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales increased by 0.6 percentage points year on year due to higher selling, general and administrative expenses.」
The ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales increased by 0.6 percentage points year on year, weakening the previous emphasis on the results of cost control. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales declined by 0.5 percentage points year on year due to lower personnel expenses.」
Lower personnel expenses reduced the ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales by 0.5 percentage points year on year. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales declined by 1.1 percentage points year on year due to lower personnel expenses.」
Lower personnel expenses reduced the ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales by 1.1 percentage points year on year. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, the ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales declined by 0.8 percentage points year on year due to higher sales and the containment of store-opening expenses following the postponement of store openings resulting from the spread of COVID-19.」
Higher sales and the containment of store-opening expenses following postponed store openings reduced the ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales by 0.8 percentage points year on year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, the ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales declined by 0.8 percentage points year on year due to higher sales and the containment of store-opening expenses following the postponement of store openings resulting from the spread of COVID-19.」
Higher sales and the containment of store-opening expenses following postponed store openings reduced the ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales by 0.8 percentage points year on year. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, the ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales declined by 0.2 percentage points year on year as sales increased.」
The ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales declined by 0.2 percentage points year on year. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales was 36.1%, unchanged from the same period of the previous year.」
The ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales was 36.1%, unchanged from the same period of the previous year, maintaining the expense burden ratio. - FY2019SoftenedAnnual report
「In addition, the ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales increased by 1 percentage point from the previous fiscal year, due in part to higher system-rebuilding costs.」
The ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales rose by 1 percentage point from the previous fiscal year due to higher system-rebuilding costs. - FY2019-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「In addition, the ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales increased by 0.9 percentage points from the previous fiscal year, due in part to higher system-rebuilding costs.」
The ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales rose by 0.9 percentage points from the previous fiscal year due to higher system-rebuilding costs, indicating continued pressure on expense containment. - FY2019-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「In addition, the ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales increased by 0.7 percentage points year on year, due in part to higher land and rent expenses and system-rebuilding costs.」
The ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales rose by 0.7 percentage points year on year due to higher land and rent expenses and system-rebuilding costs. - FY2019-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「In addition, the ratio of total selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales increased by 0.8 percentage points year on year, due in part to higher system-rebuilding costs.」
The ratio of selling, general and administrative expenses to net sales rose by 0.8 percentage points year on year due to higher system-rebuilding costs, indicating increased pressure on expense containment. - FY2017SoftenedAnnual report
「Operating profit for the consolidated fiscal year was ¥2,073 million, or 88.5% of the previous fiscal year's level. It declined from the previous consolidated fiscal year as selling, general and administrative expenses increased, including store-opening expenses, land and rent expenses, and personnel expenses.」
Higher selling, general and administrative expenses due to increased store openings, land and rent expenses, personnel expenses, and other costs weighed on operating profit, weakening the previous emphasis on the results of cost control. - FY2017-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥584 million (79.3% year on year), as selling, general and administrative expenses increased due to the concentration in the first quarter of costs including the ongoing renewal of the core system and replacement of ordering terminals, as well as increased store-closure costs, including the withdrawal from OHO!HO!.」
Operating profit declined to 79.3% of the year-earlier level due to higher costs associated with the system renewal, replacement of ordering terminals, and withdrawal from OHO!HO!. - FY2016AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥2,341 million (177.5% year on year), as the gross profit margin improved with progress in product replacements reflecting sales growth and exchange-rate trends, increasing gross profit, while the optimization of selling, general and administrative expenses also progressed.」
The company explained that the gross profit margin improved through product replacements and that selling, general and administrative expenses were optimized, with operating profit reaching ¥2,341 million, or 177.5% of the previous fiscal year's level. - FY2016-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥1,793 million (168.5% year on year), as sales exceeded the previous year and the gross profit margin improved, primarily due to tighter control of merchandise purchasing costs, increasing gross profit. In addition, the provision burden for retirement benefit obligations declined year on year, and selling, general and administrative expenses were contained.」
Operating profit was ¥1,793 million, or 168.5% of the year-earlier level, driven by tighter control of merchandise purchasing costs and containment of selling, general and administrative expenses. - FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥1,243 million (157.1% year on year), as sales exceeded the previous year and the gross profit margin improved, primarily due to tighter control of merchandise purchasing costs, increasing gross profit. In addition, the provision burden for retirement benefit obligations declined year on year, while utilities and store-opening expenses were contained.」
The company attributed the improvement in profitability to tighter control of merchandise purchasing costs and expense containment.