Intensifying Price Competition and Lower Order Prices
First written in FY2023. 4 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Sasatoku Printing moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, 7 years after the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 41 of 85 companies on the "Worse" side.
34 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「Business remained sluggish, partly due to declining print media volumes and intensifying price competition.」
The company links intensifying price competition to sluggish performance in the print media field. - 2026-08-07WorsenedFinancial results presentation
「Sales declined due in part to the decrease in print media volumes and intensified price competition.」
Intensified price competition was linked to the full-year decline in sales in the print media business. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, paper media has contracted due to the shift from print media to digital media and the progress of digital transformation in office operations accompanying changes in lifestyles, while sluggish prices caused by intensifying competition and revisions to production systems due to labor shortages, among other factors, have resulted in a challenging business environment, and」
It has reconfirmed the continuing situation of intensified competition and sluggish prices, together with the contraction of paper media and labor shortages. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the decline in demand for paper media caused by the digital shift in information media, intensifying competition and sluggish prices have persisted, and the operating environment remains difficult, but」
It has reconfirmed its recognition that intensified competition and sluggish prices are likely to persist for an extended period. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the decline in demand for paper media caused by the digital shift in information media, intensifying competition and sluggish prices have persisted, and the operating environment remains difficult, although」
It has reconfirmed its recognition that intensified competition and sluggish prices are likely to persist for an extended period. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The combination of intensifying competition and sluggish prices has continued for an extended period, resulting in a challenging business environment.」
It has reconfirmed its recognition that intensified competition and sluggish prices are likely to persist for an extended period. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「Price competition has intensified, resulting in lower order prices.」
It states a policy of absorbing price declines through cost reductions, pursuing greater efficiency, and developing and proposing high-value-added products.