Fluctuations in Prices of Petroleum-Based Materials, Natural Rubber and Other Raw Materials
First written in FY2016. 10 of 27 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-11-12.
Nichiban moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018, 3 years before the typical company in this theme (2021).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 126 of 167 companies on the "Worse" side.
55 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「Operating profit decreased 12.2% year on year to ¥2.27 billion due to lower sales of high-gross-margin products in the healthcare field and higher cost of sales in the tape business resulting from surging raw material prices and other factors.」
Surging raw material prices materialized as higher cost of sales in the tape business, and operating profit decreased 12.2% year on year. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The segment recorded a loss of ¥25 million, compared with segment profit of ¥884 million in the same period of the previous year, due to higher raw material unit prices resulting from rising naphtha prices and other factors.」
Raw material price fluctuation risk continued to materialize in performance, with segment profit in the tape business deteriorating from ¥884 million in profit in the same period of the previous year to a loss of ¥25 million. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The segment recorded a loss of ¥203 million, compared with segment profit of ¥637 million in the same period of the previous year, due to higher costs resulting from increased raw material unit prices caused by higher naphtha prices and other factors.」
Raw material price fluctuation risk continued to materialize as higher costs in the tape business, with segment performance deteriorating from profit in the same period of the previous year to a loss of ¥203 million. - FY2024-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although costs increased due to higher raw material unit prices and selling, general and administrative expenses rose due in part to higher business travel expenses following the easing of COVID-19 measures, operating profit increased 71.7% year on year to ¥346 million due to higher sales and other factors.」
The increase in raw material unit prices continued to materialize as higher costs. Meanwhile, operating profit increased 71.7% year on year due to higher sales. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Although production at the tape business plant increased in line with higher sales, operating profit decreased 43.4% year on year to ¥884 million due to higher costs resulting from increased raw material unit prices caused by higher naphtha prices and other factors, as well as increases in electricity and fuel costs.」
In addition to higher naphtha and other raw material prices, electricity and fuel costs also increased, with the impact of fluctuations in raw material and energy prices continuing to affect performance, including a 43.4% year-on-year decline in operating profit in the tape business. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Although production at the manufacturing plant for the medical business increased in line with higher sales, operating profit decreased 11.1% year on year to ¥1.968 billion due to higher costs resulting from increased raw material unit prices caused by higher naphtha prices and other factors, as well as increases in electricity and fuel costs.」
In addition to higher raw material prices, increases in electricity and fuel costs materialized as higher costs, causing operating profit in the medical business to decrease 11.1% year on year. Operating profit in the tape business also decreased 37.6% year on year due to similar cost increases. - FY2023-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Operating profit decreased 66.6% year on year to ¥201 million, due to higher costs resulting from increases in raw material unit prices caused by higher naphtha prices and other factors, as well as increases in electricity and fuel costs, and higher selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from increased maintenance and depreciation expenses associated with the new core system.」
In addition to higher raw material prices for naphtha and other materials, increases in electricity and fuel costs materialized as actual cost increases and were factors behind the 66.6% year-on-year decline in operating profit. - FY2022MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although raw material unit prices increased due to naphtha and other factors,」
The likelihood of raw material price fluctuation risk was assessed as "medium" and its impact as "high." Higher raw material unit prices for naphtha and other materials affected tape business profit by materializing as an actual increase in costs. - FY2022-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although raw material unit prices increased due to naphtha and other factors,」
The increase in raw material unit prices due to naphtha and other factors continued to materialize as higher costs in the tape business. - FY2022-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although raw material unit prices increased due to naphtha and other factors,」
The increase in raw material unit prices due to naphtha and other factors materialized as higher costs in the tape business. - FY2022-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Costs increased due to higher raw material unit prices resulting from rising naphtha prices and other factors. In addition, selling, general and administrative expenses increased due to higher depreciation expenses associated with the launch of a new core system and higher advertising expenses under the Cellotape SDGs Strategy. As a result, operating profit was ¥500 million, compared with ¥544 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The increase in raw material unit prices resulting from higher naphtha prices and other factors materialized as an actual increase in costs and was a factor behind the decline in operating profit in the tape business. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「To mitigate risks related to surging raw material prices, the Group has implemented various measures, including purchasing from multiple suppliers, gathering information on raw material market trends, maintaining appropriate inventories, and reducing costs through productivity improvements.」
The raw material price fluctuation risk was reorganized with assessments of its likelihood and impact, and the response measures of purchasing from multiple suppliers, information gathering, maintaining appropriate inventories, cost reduction, and price pass-through were specified. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the fiscal year, there were no significant changes in the occurrence of the major risks that management recognizes as potentially having a material impact on the financial position, operating results and cash flows of the consolidated companies, among the matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the "Business and Other Risks" described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes to its major risks, including fluctuations in the prices of petroleum-based materials and natural rubber. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Despite higher revenue, operating profit fell 27.9% year on year to ¥2,862 million due to higher depreciation expense associated with the start-up of the new plant, increased cost of sales resulting from higher raw material prices and energy costs, and a temporary increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.」
In addition to the previously cited rise in raw material prices, higher energy costs were explicitly identified as a factor behind the increase in cost of sales, and operating profit was stated to have declined 27.9% year on year. - FY2019-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Operating profit decreased 24.0% year on year to ¥1.745 billion. Although sales increased, cost of sales rose due to higher depreciation expenses associated with the launch of a new plant and rising raw material prices, while selling, general and administrative expenses also temporarily increased.」
The increase in cost of sales due to rising raw material prices was cited as an actual factor behind the decline in operating profit, showing the impact of raw material price fluctuation risk on performance. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes concerning matters described in the quarterly securities report that could materially affect investors' decisions, or to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes to the business and other risks disclosed in the previous fiscal year, including fluctuations in raw material prices. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that could materially affect investors’ decisions, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes to the business and other risks disclosed in the previous fiscal year, including fluctuations in raw material prices. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「If the Group cannot appropriately pass on increases in procurement costs resulting from surging commodity prices to product prices, its operating performance and financial condition may be adversely affected.」
The document reiterates the risks of rising prices for raw materials such as petroleum and natural rubber and the inability to pass on these increases to product prices. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The recovery in personal consumption has stalled, while the impact of foreign exchange and crude oil price fluctuations on the economy and share prices, as well as political and economic risks overseas, continues. The outlook remains uncertain.」
External price fluctuations, including crude oil prices, continue to be cited as previously identified factors making the outlook uncertain. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that could materially affect investors’ decisions, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes to the business and other risks disclosed in the previous fiscal year, including fluctuations in raw material prices. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes concerning matters described in the quarterly securities report that could materially affect investors' decisions, or to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes to the business and other risks disclosed in the previous fiscal year, including fluctuations in raw material prices. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Many of the Group's products use petroleum-based materials such as plastic film, or raw materials such as natural rubber whose prices are affected by market conditions. If the Group cannot appropriately pass on increases in procurement costs resulting from surging commodity prices to product prices, its operating performance and financial condition may be adversely affected.」
The Group identifies rising raw material prices and insufficient pass-through to product prices as risks.