Improving profitability through productivity gains and cost reductions
First written in FY2016. 15 of 16 entries say "Cited as achieved", first in FY2016. Latest entry: FY2025.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Cited as achieved".
- FY2025Cited as achievedAnnual report
「Sales increased as orders grew for carbon-neutral transition equipment for the steelmaking sector, while cost reductions, including more efficient procurement, had a positive impact on earnings」
The disclosure records that cost reductions, including more efficient procurement, contributed to improved profit in the Engineering Business, which moved from a ¥136 million loss in the previous year to a ¥433 million profit. - FY2025-H1Cited as achievedAnnual report
「Sales increased as orders grew for carbon-neutral transition equipment for the steelmaking sector. In addition, cost reductions, including more efficient procurement, had a positive impact on earnings, resulting in segment revenue of ¥1,422 million, up ¥347 million, or 32.3%, year on year, and segment profit of ¥91 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥127 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The disclosure records that cost reductions, including more efficient procurement, contributed to improved earnings in the Engineering Business. - FY2024-Q2Cited as achievedAnnual report
「Sales of aluminum building materials declined due to a decrease in housing starts, and segment revenue fell by ¥384 million, or 9.9%, year on year to ¥3,499 million. Segment profit, however, increased by ¥106 million, or 260.3%, to ¥147 million, owing to price revisions reflecting fluctuations in raw material prices and measures to control fixed costs.」
Improved profitability through fixed-cost controls and price revisions has been quantified in the Building Materials business results. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Segment sales declined by ¥205 million, or 6.4%, year on year to ¥3,030 million, due to a decrease in projects for the domestic market and other factors. Despite efforts to reduce manufacturing costs, the segment recorded a loss of ¥72 million, compared with segment profit of ¥54 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Although the policy of continuing efforts to reduce manufacturing costs remains in place, the Engineering Business has shifted from profit in the same period of the previous year to a loss, and this disclosure does not show any improvement. - FY2021Cited as achievedAnnual report
「Cost of sales declined by ¥3,723 million, or 11.3%, year on year to ¥29,115 million, due to cost reductions resulting from lower raw material prices, mainly in electronic and functional products and building materials products, as well as reductions in labor and other costs.」
The company reported that cost reductions from lower raw material prices and reductions in labor and other costs resulted in an 11.3% decline in cost of sales. - FY2020Cited as achievedAnnual report
「Cost of sales declined by ¥1,732 million, or 5.0%, year on year to ¥32,838 million, due to cost reductions resulting from lower raw material prices, mainly in electronic and functional products and building materials products, despite increases in labor and other costs.」
The company reported cost reductions resulting from lower raw material prices and other factors as a driver of the decline in cost of sales. - FY2020-Q3Cited as achievedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased to ¥386 million, up ¥252 million, or 188.1%, year on year, partly due to cost reductions resulting from lower aluminum ingot prices. Lower costs for additional construction and other factors resulted in segment profit of ¥144 million, up ¥116 million, or 414.3%, year on year.」
The company reported lower costs resulting from reduced aluminum ingot prices in Building Materials and lower costs for additional construction and other factors in Engineering as realized drivers of profit improvement. - FY2019Cited as achievedAnnual report
「As a result, segment sales declined by ¥817 million, or 14.5%, year on year to ¥4,808 million, but lower costs for additional construction and other factors resulted in segment profit of ¥93 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥259 million in the previous fiscal year.」
The company reported that lower costs for additional construction and other factors turned the Engineering business from a ¥259 million loss in the previous year to a ¥93 million profit. - FY2019-Q2Cited as achievedAnnual report
「In the design and construction of industrial plants, the number of completed projects for the domestic market decreased. As a result, segment sales declined by ¥563 million, or 20.4%, year on year to ¥2,198 million, but lower costs for additional construction and other factors resulted in segment profit of ¥7 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥296 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The company reported that lower costs for additional construction and other factors turned the Engineering business from a ¥296 million loss in the same period of the previous year to a ¥7 million profit. - FY2019-Q1Cited as achievedAnnual report
「As a result, segment sales increased by ¥43 million, or 0.9%, year on year to ¥4,863 million, while segment profit increased by ¥125 million, or 30.2%, to ¥539 million, due to cost reductions resulting from higher production and other factors.」
The company reported that cost reductions from higher production and other factors contributed to segment profit of ¥539 million in Electronic and Functional Products, up 30.2% year on year. - FY2018Cited as achievedAnnual report
「Cost of sales increased by ¥305 million, or 0.8%, year on year to ¥36,301 million, but the increase was limited by cost reductions resulting from higher production of electronic and optical products, despite the impact of higher raw material prices.」
The company reported cost reductions from higher production of electronic and optical products as a factor that contained the impact of rising raw material prices. - FY2017Cited as achievedAnnual report
「As a result, segment sales declined by ¥345 million, or 1.5%, year on year to ¥23,036 million, but segment profit increased by ¥467 million, or 18.7%, to ¥2,967 million, due to lower raw material prices and other factors.」
The company reported segment profit of ¥2,967 million in Functional Products, up 18.7% year on year, due to lower raw material prices and other factors. - FY2017-Q3Cited as achievedAnnual report
「As a result, segment sales declined by ¥726 million, or 4.2%, year on year to ¥16,631 million, but segment profit increased by ¥447 million, or 26.9%, to ¥2,111 million, due to lower raw material prices and other factors.」
Profit improvement in the Functional Products segment driven by lower raw material prices reached ¥2,111 million, up 26.9% year on year, on a cumulative nine-month basis. - FY2017-Q2Cited as achievedAnnual report
「As a result, segment sales declined by ¥654 million, or 5.6%, year on year to ¥10,976 million, but segment profit increased by ¥325 million, or 33.2%, to ¥1,307 million, due to lower raw material prices and reductions in expenses and other costs.」
Profit improvement in the Functional Products segment from lower raw material prices and expense reductions was reconfirmed at ¥1,307 million, up 33.2% year on year. - FY2017-Q1Cited as achievedAnnual report
「As a result, segment sales declined by ¥311 million, or 5.1%, year on year to ¥5,782 million, but segment profit increased by ¥143 million, or 23.4%, to ¥755 million, due to lower raw material prices and reductions in expenses and other costs.」
Profit improvement from lower raw material prices and expense reductions was recorded quantitatively in the quarter. - FY2016Cited as achievedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased to ¥2,660 million, up ¥380 million, or 16.6%, from the previous fiscal year, due to lower raw material prices, improved productivity and reductions in expenses and other costs.」
The company identified improved productivity and expense reductions as realized factors behind profit improvement in Functional Products.