Pressure on existing businesses from weak demand and intensifying competition
First written in FY2017-Q1. 14 of 31 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-06.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 35 of 63 companies on the "Worse" side.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported lower sales because demand for printer materials declined in some overseas markets.」
After the previous year's increase in sales resulting from a recovery in overseas demand, lower demand in some overseas markets led to lower sales. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported a significant increase in sales as demand recovered, particularly overseas.」
The recovery in demand, particularly overseas, was confirmed in full-year results as a significant increase in sales, following the previous interim period. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported a significant increase in sales as demand for printer materials recovered, particularly overseas.」
After weak demand and significant sales declines, the recovery in overseas demand led to a significant increase in sales. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported a significant decline in sales as demand for printer materials remained weak, particularly overseas.」
Weak demand for printer materials, particularly overseas, and the resulting significant decline in sales continued. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported a significant decline in sales as demand for printer materials remained weak, particularly overseas.」
Weak demand for printer materials, particularly overseas, and the resulting significant decline in sales continued from the previous quarter. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported a significant decline in sales as demand for printer materials remained weak, particularly overseas.」
After previously strong overseas demand, weak demand for printer materials, particularly overseas, led to a significant decline in sales. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business continued to report strong demand for printer materials, particularly in overseas markets, resulting in a significant increase in sales.」
Strong demand for printer materials, particularly overseas, and the resulting significant increase in sales continued. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business continued to report strong demand for printer materials, particularly in overseas markets, resulting in a significant increase in sales.」
Results changed from sales broadly in line with the same period of the previous year in the first quarter to a significant increase in sales, driven by strong demand, particularly overseas, reducing the previous downward pressure from weak demand. - FY2023-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business remained supported by firm demand for printer materials, with sales broadly in line with the same period of the previous year.」
Demand for printer materials remained firm, but the impact on results weakened from higher sales for the previous full year to sales broadly in line with the same period of the previous year. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported a significant increase in sales as demand for printer materials recovered gradually.」
The gradual recovery in demand for printer materials and the resulting significant increase in sales continued from the previous quarter. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported a significant increase in sales as demand for printer materials recovered gradually.」
The gradual recovery in demand for printer materials and the resulting significant increase in sales continued from the previous filing. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported a significant increase in sales as demand for printer materials recovered gradually.」
The business progressed from lower sales caused by previously weak demand to a gradual recovery in demand for printer materials and a significant increase in sales. - FY2022-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported a significant increase in sales as demand for printer materials gradually recovered.」
The recovery in demand for printer materials reduced the downward pressure on sales caused by previously weak demand. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business reported lower sales as demand for printer materials remained sluggish and the shift to working from home accelerated due to COVID-19, reducing demand for printing.」
In addition to the existing weak demand, the acceleration of the shift to working from home reduced demand for printing, adding to the factors behind lower sales in the imaging materials business. - FY2020SoftenedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business continued to face sluggish demand for monochrome printer materials, but sales were broadly in line with the previous fiscal year due to the acquisition of new customers and other factors.」
Although demand remained weak, the impact on results eased from lower or significantly lower sales through the previous fiscal year to sales broadly in line with the previous fiscal year, owing to the acquisition of new customers and other factors. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business continued to face sluggish demand for printer materials, resulting in lower sales.」
Weak demand for printer materials and lower sales in the imaging materials business continued. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business continued to face sluggish demand for printer materials, resulting in lower sales.」
Weak demand for printer materials and lower sales in the imaging materials business continued. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business continued to face sluggish demand for printer materials, resulting in a significant decline in sales.」
Weak demand for printer materials and the resulting significant decline in sales continued to be disclosed. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business continued to face sluggish demand for printer materials, resulting in a significant decline in sales.」
Weak demand for printer materials and the resulting significant decline in sales continued to be disclosed for the full year. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business continued to face sluggish demand for printer materials, resulting in a significant decline in sales.」
Weak demand for printer materials and the resulting significant decline in sales continued to be disclosed from the previous quarter. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business continued to face sluggish demand for printer materials, resulting in a significant decline in sales.」
The impact of continued weak demand intensified from sales broadly in line with the same period of the previous year in the previous quarter to a significant decline in sales. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business continued to face sluggish demand for printer materials and remained broadly in line with the same period of the previous year.」
The continued weak demand for printer materials and the business's results remaining broadly in line with the same period of the previous year were restated. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the imaging materials business continued to face sluggish demand for printer materials, resulting in lower sales.」
Sales declined again after being broadly in line with the same period of the previous year in the previous quarter, showing the impact of continued weak demand for printer materials. Competition was not mentioned. - FY2018-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the imaging materials business remained affected by sluggish demand for printer materials and was broadly unchanged from the same period of the previous year.」
Demand for printer materials remained sluggish, but its impact on results eased from lower sales to sales broadly in line with the same period of the previous year. Competition was no longer mentioned. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the imaging materials business remained in a challenging environment due to sluggish demand for printer materials and intensifying competition, resulting in lower sales.」
The downward pressure on imaging materials sales from weak demand and intensifying competition continued to be disclosed. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business remained in a challenging environment due to sluggish demand for printer materials and intensifying competition, resulting in a significant decline in sales.」
The downward pressure on sales from weak demand for printer materials and intensifying competition continued. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The imaging materials business remained in a challenging environment due to weak demand for printer materials and intensifying competition, resulting in lower revenue.」
The revenue pressure on the imaging materials business from weak demand and intensifying competition continued to be disclosed from the previous quarter. - FY2017-Q1.Annual report
「The imaging materials business remained in a challenging environment due to weak demand for printer materials and intensifying competition, resulting in lower revenue.」
Weak demand and intensifying competition are identified as factors behind lower revenue in multiple businesses, with the segment revenue decline also disclosed.