Hedging Foreign Exchange, Commodity Price and Interest Rate Fluctuation Risks
First written in FY2016. 4 of 7 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-05-14.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-05-14AdvancedEarnings
「Our group will work to absorb higher costs through measures including supply-chain efficiencies and revisions to selling prices.」
The response to higher costs has been expanded beyond selling-price revisions to include supply-chain efficiencies. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In particular, at the company, revenue and profit performed steadily as the recovery in demand in the foodservice industry, together with the increase in purchase prices resulting from the weaker yen, led to higher selling prices.」
The company passed higher purchase prices resulting from the weaker yen through to higher selling prices, which, together with the recovery in foodservice demand, led to higher revenue and profit. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「While foodservice demand has recovered in the post-COVID period and sales to the foodservice sector have increased, sales volume has declined following price increases in response to the earlier surge in coffee prices and the weaker yen.」
The company continues its policy of raising prices in response to higher coffee prices and the weaker yen. It also reports a decline in sales volume despite the pricing measures. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In response to higher raw material procurement costs caused by soaring coffee prices and the weaker yen, we proceeded with revisions to selling prices, resulting in higher net sales.」
In response to higher sourcing costs resulting from higher coffee prices and the weaker yen, the company is revising selling prices, contributing to higher revenue. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased after selling prices were revised in response to the surge in coffee prices.」
It specifically states that selling prices were revised and costs were passed through in response to the surge in coffee prices. It is also working to improve customers’ understanding of the rise in ocean freight costs. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「To avoid such market risks, the company enters into forward foreign exchange and coffee futures transactions, maintains multiple sourcing countries and passes the costs through to selling prices.」
It describes a policy of responding to market fluctuations through foreign exchange forwards, coffee futures, diversified sourcing and passing costs through to selling prices. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Forward foreign exchange contracts and commodity futures are used within the scope of actual demand to avoid market fluctuation risks associated with ordinary operating transactions. Interest rate swaps are used to avoid interest rate fluctuation risk. None of these transactions is conducted for speculative purposes.」
The company uses foreign exchange forwards, coffee futures and interest rate swaps to manage risks based on actual demand and states that it does not enter into these transactions for speculative purposes.