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Establishing an Earnings Base Through Productivity Gains and Lower Costs

First written in FY2023. 4 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in 2026-05-14. Latest entry: 2026-08-25.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseRestatedFY2023 – FY20252023: 220232024: 120242025: 120252026: 42026
Same theme, other companies
Improving the Operating Profit Margin through Gross Profit Margin Improvement and SG&A ManagementA theme 36 companies write about · 1 as a headwind · 33 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 3 of 19 companies on the "Worse" side.

19 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

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  1. 2026-08-25AdvancedEarnings presentation materials

    「We worked on “improving profitability,” including timely and appropriate revisions to selling prices, and “strengthening the business structure,” including lower manufacturing costs through optimized electrolysis operations, resulting in a ¥310 million year-on-year increase in ordinary profit.」

    Explained that revisions to selling prices and lower manufacturing costs through optimized electrolysis operations were implemented, resulting in a ¥310 million year-on-year increase in ordinary profit.
  2. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「Gross profit increased as product price corrections took hold and manufacturing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses were reduced.」

    Product price corrections and reductions in manufacturing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses were reported as results, with gross profit up 8.5% year on year and operating profit up 30.2% year on year.
  3. FY2025RestatedAnnual report

    「We will work to strengthen our business structure by promoting greater efficiency across all operations.」

    The company continues to strengthen its business and earnings bases through greater efficiency.
  4. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「For basic chemicals, we worked to correct product prices while securing sales volumes and controlling costs.」

    The company continued to pursue product price corrections, secure sales volumes, and control costs. The extent of improvements in productivity and cost ratios was not disclosed.
  5. FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Improving productivity through efficient management」

    The company continues to implement productivity improvements as a measure under its medium-term management plan.
  6. FY2023First statedAnnual report

    「“Establishing a business base through higher productivity and lower cost ratios”」

    We will strengthen initiatives with suppliers and customers, improve productivity, and maintain an appropriate earnings base.
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"Stable Dividends and Growth Investment of Retained Earnings" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 4 of its 8 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Stable Dividends and Growth Investment of Retained Earnings4×
  3. 2Revenue, Ordinary Profit and ROE Targets for Fiscal 20233×
  4. 3Pricing and cost pass-through in response to soaring raw material costs3×
  5. 4Initiatives Toward Production Shutdown and Liquidation of 富士アミドケミカル3×
  6. 5Review of the Business Portfolio and Allocation of Resources to Growth Markets2×
  7. 6Establishing Growth Areas Through Circular-Economy Businesses2×

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