Strengthening the Operating Structure for the Environmental Equipment-Related Business
First written in FY2020-Q3. 8 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 2 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the environmental equipment business, sales of piston pump units and large maintenance projects for government customers, along with completion of improvement work to increase the existing capacity of water-granulation equipment, brought revenue for the related business to ¥3,087 million, an increase of ¥1,228 million (66.1%) from the previous consolidated fiscal year. Segment profit was ¥753 million, up ¥382 million (103.4%), as the increase in parts and maintenance projects contributed to higher gross profit.」
Sales of piston pumps to government customers, large maintenance projects, improvement work on water-granulation equipment, and an increase in parts and maintenance projects resulted in 66.1% revenue growth and 103.4% profit growth in the environmental equipment business. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the environmental equipment business, demand for parts and maintenance of large piston pumps remained firm, and improvement work on existing equipment at a steel mill's water-granulation facility was completed. As a result, revenue for the related business was ¥1,538 million, an increase of ¥888 million (136.7%) from the same period of the previous year. Segment profit also increased to ¥303 million on higher revenue, up ¥246 million (438.5%) from the same period of the previous year.」
Demand for parts and maintenance of large piston pumps and improvement work on existing water-granulation equipment contributed to 136.7% revenue growth and 438.5% profit growth in the environmental equipment business. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In the environmental equipment business, parts and maintenance projects for piston pumps at biogas plants increased, but sales of high-pressure pump units declined and water-granulation projects for environmental measures aimed at reducing CO2 also decreased. Revenue for the related business was ¥1,858 million, down ¥51 million (2.7%) from the previous consolidated fiscal year. Meanwhile, segment profit was ¥370 million, up ¥19 million (5.5%), as the increase in parts and maintenance projects contributed to higher gross profit.」
In the environmental equipment business, parts and maintenance projects for biogas plants increased, and higher gross profit from those projects drove profit growth despite the decline in revenue. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In environmental equipment, although private-sector piston pump projects had run their course, demand for maintenance remained firm among both government and private-sector customers. In addition, sales of control components for peripheral equipment around coke ovens at steel mills contributed in the water-granulation business. Revenue in the related segment was ¥1,327 million, up ¥72 million (5.8%) from the same quarter of the previous year. Segment profit was ¥194 million, up ¥37 million (23.6%).」
Maintenance demand and sales of control components for water-granulation equipment offset the completion of piston pump projects, resulting in 5.8% revenue growth and 23.6% profit growth in the environmental equipment business. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although demand for maintenance of major equipment related to water-granulation facilities was sluggish, large maintenance orders for overseas equipment for private-sector customers overlapped. Revenue in the related segment was ¥718 million, up ¥36 million (5.3%) from the same quarter of the previous year. Segment profit was ¥73 million, up ¥32 million (80.2%).」
In the environmental equipment business, large maintenance projects for overseas equipment sold to private-sector customers offset weak demand for water-granulation equipment maintenance, resulting in 5.3% revenue growth and 80.2% profit growth. - FY2024-Q1Weak demand for water-granulation equipment maintenanceAnnual report
「In the environmental equipment business, sales of pump bodies and parts for overseas machinery for private-sector customers were strong, but demand for maintenance of core equipment related to water-granulated slag declined. Sales in the related segment amounted to ¥264 million, down ¥64 million, or 19.6%, from the same quarter of the previous year. The segment recorded a loss of ¥2 million, compared with profit of ¥9 million in the same quarter of the previous year, due to the decrease in revenue.」
In the environmental equipment business, sales of overseas machinery pumps and components were strong, but the decline in demand for maintenance of key water-granulation equipment resulted in lower revenue and a loss. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the environmental equipment business, sales of large pumps and orders for related construction for private-sector demand remained firm. Although water-granulation plant projects declined, sales of key equipment were strong, bringing revenue for the related business to ¥1.8 billion, an increase of ¥112 million (6.7%) from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Sales of large pumps and related construction, as well as key water-granulation equipment, offset the decline in water-granulation plant projects, resulting in 6.7% revenue growth in the environmental equipment business. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the environmental equipment business, sales in the related segment amounted to ¥1,255 million, up ¥312 million, or 33.1%, from the same quarter of the previous year, as sales of large pumps for private-sector customers and pump parts for the power and water-granulated slag equipment sectors remained strong. Segment profit increased by ¥51 million, or 48.3%, to ¥156 million, mainly due to higher revenue.」
In the environmental equipment business, sales of large pumps for private-sector customers and pump components for power-generation and water-granulation equipment were strong, increasing revenue and segment profit. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the environmental equipment business, sales of water-granulated slag production equipment declined, but a large sludge treatment equipment modification project contributed to sales of ¥682 million, up ¥29 million, or 4.5%, from the same quarter of the previous year.」
A large sludge-treatment equipment modification project contributed to performance in the environmental equipment business, indicating progress on a specific project. - FY2020-Q3First statedAnnual report
「However, due to higher costs associated with strengthening the organization, segment profit was ¥120 million, a decrease of ¥12 million (9.5%) from the same quarter of the previous year.」
The company disclosed for the first time that it was strengthening its organization for environmental equipment and that this was increasing its associated costs.