Passing on Rising Raw Material Costs Through Selling Prices and Cutting Internal Costs
First written in FY2023. 1 of 6 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 2 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Cost increases and the time lag in passing them through to prices continue.Annual report
「We continue to adjust product prices appropriately to reflect rising manufacturing costs. However, conditions remained challenging as inflation continued and there was a time lag before the increases were reflected in selling prices.」
The company continues to adjust product prices appropriately, while reporting that the ongoing lag between inflation and its reflection in selling prices continues to pressure profitability. - 2026-05-12OtherEarnings
「We will continue to adjust product prices appropriately to reflect higher manufacturing costs.」
The company continues to respond to higher manufacturing costs by adjusting product prices appropriately. - FY2026-H1Continued lag in passing through price increasesAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, we continue to optimize product prices in response to higher manufacturing costs. However, given the time lag before implementation and the prospect of further increases in prices going forward, conditions remain difficult.」
The company states that, while continuing to optimize product prices, difficult conditions are likely to persist because of the time lag before implementation and expected future price increases. - FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「In response to higher energy, material and labor costs, we advanced the optimization of product prices through sales activities focused on profitability.」
Although delays in passing through higher costs with some customers put pressure on profits during the interim period, the company states that it pursued profitability-focused sales activities and optimized product prices for the full fiscal year. - FY2025-H1A partial delay in passing through higher costs to selling prices has emergedAnnual report
「We are negotiating to pass higher energy, logistics and labor costs through to selling prices, leveraging our good relationships with customers, but delays occurred with some customers, becoming a factor that squeezed profits.」
The company states that, while continuing to pass through higher costs, delays with some customers put pressure on profits. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「We will continue to implement price increases after ensuring that customers fully understand them. However, given the severe competitive environment in the industry, passing through 100% of the increases is difficult in practice.」
Alongside price increases, the company says it will advance digital transformation, work-style reform, talent development and the elimination of waste, unevenness and overburden.