Enhancing Competitiveness in Product Quality and Cost

「また、販売価格改定および原価低減に取り組んだこと等により、利益は増加しました。」

「Profit also increased as a result of advancing sales-price revisions and cost reductions. As a result, for the current consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥7,768 million, up 3.4% from the previous fiscal year, and segment profit was ¥1,318 million, up 29.5%.」

「Against this backdrop, in addition to expanding sales of existing products and revising sales prices to reflect higher raw-material and other costs, the company worked to further improve production efficiency and secure earnings,」

「The company also actively pursued sales activities to secure sales volumes, revised sales prices to reflect higher raw-material and other costs, and continued to promote fundamental reforms, including quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction, at all locations to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group promoted fundamental reforms, including expanding product sales, revising sales prices and reducing manufacturing costs, and worked to improve earnings. As a result, for the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥10,056 million, up 13.7% year on year, operating profit was ¥563 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥93 million in the same period of the previous year, ordinary profit was ¥654 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥41 million, and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥497 million, compared with ¥33 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Amid this environment, the Company promoted fundamental reforms, including expanding product sales, revising selling prices and reducing manufacturing costs, and worked to improve earnings. As a result, net sales for the second quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period amounted to ¥6,537 million, up 13.9% year on year, operating profit was ¥260 million, up 483.8%, ordinary profit was ¥358 million, up 170.4%, and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥276 million, up 95.9%.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group reviewed its sales prices and worked to reduce manufacturing costs to strengthen its competitiveness. As a result, it improved profitability and achieved higher operating profit. As a result, for the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥3,332 million, up 22.3% year on year, operating profit was ¥82 million, up 96.7%, ordinary profit was ¥152 million, up 45.5%, and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥119 million, up 23.3%.」

「Against this backdrop, while all employees focused on preventing COVID-19 infections, the Group actively pursued sales activities and continued to promote fundamental reforms, including revising sales prices to reflect higher raw-material and other costs, and quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction at all locations, to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. It is also working to deepen cooperation with business partners and strengthen its improvement-proposal activities.」

「Against this backdrop, while all employees focused on preventing COVID-19 infections, the Group actively pursued sales activities and continued to promote fundamental reforms, including revising sales prices to reflect higher raw-material and other costs, and quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction at all locations, to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. It is also working to deepen cooperation with business partners and strengthen its improvement-proposal activities.」

「The company will continue to accelerate the fundamental reforms it has been pursuing at all plants, including quality improvement and productivity enhancement, and promote the establishment of a sales and production structure that improves profitability.」

「Against this backdrop, while all employees focused on preventing COVID-19 infections, the Group actively pursued sales activities and promoted fundamental reforms, including revising sales prices to reflect higher raw-material and other costs, and quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction at all locations, to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. However, the impact of sluggish sales volumes due to the spread of COVID-19 infections and other factors, together with higher raw-material and fuel prices, greatly exceeded initial expectations, and the effect on results was limited.」

「Against this backdrop, while all employees focused on preventing COVID-19 infections, the Group continued its sales activities and promoted fundamental reforms, including revising sales prices to reflect higher raw-material and other costs, and quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction at all locations, to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. However, the impact of sluggish sales volumes due to the spread of COVID-19 infections and other factors, together with higher raw-material and fuel prices, greatly exceeded initial expectations, and the effect on results was limited.」

「Against this backdrop, while all employees focused on preventing infection, the Group continued its sales activities and promoted fundamental reforms, including quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction, at all locations to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. However, the impact on results was limited.」

「At the same time, at all plants, the company will accelerate the fundamental reforms it has been pursuing, including quality improvement and productivity enhancement, and promote the establishment of a sales and production structure that will improve profitability.」

「Against this backdrop, while all employees focused on preventing infection, the Group continued its sales activities and promoted fundamental reforms, including quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction, at all locations to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. However, the impact on results was limited.」

「While all employees focused on preventing infection, the company continued its sales activities and promoted fundamental reforms, including quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction, at all locations to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. However, their contribution to results was limited.」

「In sanitary paper, the company focused on achieving stable operation of the newly installed sanitary paper production line, which began operating at the end of last year, while actively expanding sales of products for disposable diapers and pet sheets in the sanitary materials market, as well as products for various wipers. However, orders for products for oshibori towels and table napkins remained sluggish as the food-service market contracted, and net sales declined. On the other hand, profit increased as a result of efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs, together with the downward trend in pulp and fuel prices.」

「On the profit side, operating profit was ¥943 million, up 37.8% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥1,036 million, up 49.2%, as raw material and fuel prices remained below the previous fiscal year's levels and the company pursued further improvements in production efficiency and quality.」

「Revenue from pulp nonwoven products increased as sales of products for drip-absorbent sheets and cooking paper remained firm. Profit also increased as the company pursued cost reductions and raw material and fuel prices remained on a downward trend. As a result, revenue for the first nine months of the current consolidated cumulative period was ¥5,779 million, up 1.1% year on year, while segment profit was ¥996 million, up 1.4%.」

「Revenue from sanitary paper declined as sales of products for baby diapers to certain customers decreased, partly reflecting lower exports to China, despite solid sales of products for pet sheets. Profit increased as the company pursued cost reductions and pulp prices remained on a downward trend. As a result, revenue for the first six months of the current consolidated cumulative period was ¥2,717 million, down 3.0% year on year, while segment profit was ¥317 million, up 80.7%.」

「Revenue from sanitary paper declined due to lower sales of products for baby diapers to certain customers, partly reflecting a decrease in exports to China. Profit, however, increased as sales price adjustments advanced from the previous fiscal year took hold, pulp prices remained on a downward trend, and the company pursued cost reductions. As a result, revenue for the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period was ¥1,338 million, down 5.4% year on year, while segment profit was ¥136 million, up 26.8%.」

「Under these circumstances, the Group worked to expand sales of existing products, adjust sales prices and reduce costs.」

「Revenue and profit from synthetic fiber nonwoven products both increased as production efficiency improved and sales of products for cosmetics began, despite weakness in some products for diapers.」

「Revenue and profit from synthetic fiber nonwoven products both increased as production efficiency improved and sales of products for cosmetics began, despite weakness in some products for diapers.」

「The company is working to improve competitiveness in terms of product quality, costs and other factors. However, if competitors sell at lower prices or new competing manufacturers emerge, making it impossible to maintain the superiority of the Group's products, this could affect the Group's financial position and business performance.」

「Under these circumstances, the Group has worked to expand sales, primarily in the hygiene materials field, where the market continues to grow, while continuing to improve production efficiency.」

「Under these circumstances, the Group has worked to expand sales, primarily in the hygiene materials field, where the market continues to grow, while continuing to improve production efficiency.」

「Under these circumstances, the Group has worked to improve performance by actively expanding sales, primarily in the hygiene materials field, where the market continues to grow, while also improving production efficiency.」

「The company is working to improve competitiveness in terms of product quality, costs and other factors. However, if competitors sell at lower prices or new competing manufacturers emerge, making it impossible to maintain the superiority of the Group's products, this could affect the Group's financial position and business performance.」

「Under these circumstances, the Group has worked to improve performance by actively expanding sales, primarily in the hygiene materials field, where continued market growth is expected, while also improving production efficiency.」

「Under these circumstances, the Group has worked to improve performance by actively expanding sales, primarily in the hygiene materials field, where continued market growth is expected, while also improving production efficiency.」

「Under these circumstances, the Group has worked to improve performance by actively expanding sales, primarily in the hygiene materials field, where continued market growth is expected, while also improving production efficiency.」

「The company is working to improve competitiveness in terms of product quality, costs and other factors.」