Securing Profits Through Expense Reduction
First written in FY2020-Q3. 4 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: FY2025.
23 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2025Change toward higher selling, general and administrative expensesAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 11.4% year on year to ¥431.776 million, mainly due to the impact of higher audit fees and other factors.」
The trend shifted from the previous fiscal year’s decline in SG&A expenses resulting from company-wide cost reductions, with SG&A expenses increasing 11.4% year on year in the current fiscal year due to higher audit fees and other factors. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 9.9% year on year to ¥387.465 million, as a result of efforts to reduce costs across the company.」
Company-wide cost reductions led to a 9.9% year-on-year decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. However, the impact of lower revenue could not be fully offset, and operating profit fell 83.8% year on year. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, despite efforts to reduce costs across the company, the impact of the decline in revenue could not be fully offset,」
Although the company states that company-wide cost reductions continued, it could not fully offset the impact of lower revenue and recorded operating loss and other losses. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, despite efforts to reduce costs across the company, the impact of the decline in revenue could not be fully offset. Operating loss was ¥17.715 million, compared with operating profit of ¥109.405 million in the first quarter of the previous fiscal year; ordinary loss was ¥16.837 million, compared with ordinary profit of ¥109.174 million; and net loss for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent was ¥14.945 million, compared with net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥71.815 million.」
Although the company states that it implemented company-wide cost reductions, it could not fully offset the impact of lower revenue, resulting in operating loss, ordinary loss and net loss. - FY2023DroppedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 7.0% year on year to ¥429.967 million, reflecting investment in human capital to drive the Group’s future business growth and sustained enhancement of corporate value.」
This filing does not expressly mention the previously stated measures to secure profits through cost reductions and cost controls, and identifies the increase in SG&A expenses from investment in human capital as a factor behind the decline in profit. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Although expenses related to the acquisition of shares through M&A and personnel expenses from investment in human resources with a view to the future increased, efforts to control expenses with an emphasis on cost effectiveness resulted in operating profit of ¥117,851 thousand, up 5.4% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥126,464 thousand, up 14.4% year on year, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥80,409 thousand, up 6.8% year on year.」
The Company continued to control expenses amid higher costs from M&A-related expenses and investment in human resources, and full-year operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit increased from the previous year. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, although expenses related to the acquisition of shares through M&A and personnel expenses from investment in human resources with a view to the future increased, efforts to control expenses with an emphasis on cost effectiveness resulted in operating profit of ¥98,341 thousand, up 11.3% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥107,580 thousand, up 21.3% year on year, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥62,910 thousand, up 16.7% year on year.」
The Company continued to control expenses with an emphasis on cost effectiveness, and operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased year on year despite higher M&A-related expenses and personnel expenses from investment in human resources. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, although the Company emphasized cost effectiveness and worked to control expenses, higher expenses related to the acquisition of shares through M&A and increased personnel expenses from investment in human resources with a view to the future resulted in,」
The Company continued to control expenses with an emphasis on cost effectiveness, but stated that M&A-related expenses and higher personnel expenses from investment in human resources reduced profit. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, in addition to higher gross profit from increased revenue, efforts to control expenses with an emphasis on cost effectiveness resulted in operating profit of ¥78,611 thousand, up 616.1% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥84,577 thousand, up 673.3% year on year, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥56,826 thousand, up 683.2% year on year.」
The Company continued to control expenses with an emphasis on cost effectiveness, and stated that this, together with higher gross profit, led to substantial increases in operating profit and other profit measures. - FY2020-Q3First statedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, although personnel expenses increased due to additional staffing to strengthen the plant business and depreciation increased due to the construction of new production facilities, including a continuous distillation column, efforts to reduce expenses resulted in operating profit of ¥88,342 thousand, ordinary profit of ¥88,721 thousand and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥53,930 thousand.」
The Company stated for the first time that reducing expenses was a measure to secure profit amid increases in personnel expenses and depreciation.