Securing Profits Through Cost Reductions and Reviews of Various Expenses
First written in FY2017-Q1. 14 of 34 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: 2026-08-12.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- 2026-08-12WorsenedEarnings
「As described above, with a view to the growth strategy from the next medium-term management plan onward, we are making upfront investments by actively increasing investment in human capital. In the first quarter, manufacturing labor costs included in manufacturing costs, salaries and allowances included in selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses and other costs increased year on year.」
The Company identified increases in labor costs, salaries and allowances, R&D expenses and other costs associated with upfront investment as factors behind the decline in first-quarter profit. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit for the fiscal year was ¥547 million, compared with ¥433 million in the same period of the previous year. This was mainly due to higher factory utilization and strong performance by high-margin products.」
Higher factory utilization and strong performance by high-margin products increased gross profit from ¥433 million to ¥547 million. The effects of profit-generation measures and improved production efficiency are reflected in the full-year results. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, the substantial increase in sales, higher factory utilization, and contributions from high-margin products improved the gross profit margin. Selling, general and administrative expenses are expected to be incurred in the second half of the year rather than during the initially anticipated period. As a result, operating profit substantially exceeded the forecast.」
The substantial increase in sales, higher factory utilization, and contributions from high-margin products improved the gross profit margin, and operating profit substantially exceeded the forecast. Operating profit was ¥113 million, with the effects of profit-generation measures and improved production efficiency reflected in the interim results. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit for the fiscal year was ¥433 million, compared with ¥391 million in the same period of the previous year. This was mainly due to higher factory utilization, strong performance by high-margin products, and contained manufacturing costs.」
Higher factory utilization, strong performance by high-margin products, and contained manufacturing costs increased gross profit by ¥42 million year on year. The effects of profit-generation measures and operating improvements are reflected in the full-year results. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, sales increased slightly and manufacturing expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses were contained. However, gross profit declined because production volume in the macro-technology-related business, which had performed strongly in the same period of the previous year, decreased, and segment profit in the nano/micro-technology-related business fell year on year.」
The company continues efforts to contain manufacturing expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses, but gross profit fell below the same period of the previous year due to lower production volume in the macro business and lower profit in the nano/micro business. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit for the fiscal year was ¥391 million, compared with ¥368 million in the same period of the previous year. This was mainly because increases in raw material prices and electricity charges leveled off, manufacturing expenses were contained, and higher production in the macro-technology-related business improved the gross profit margin.」
The leveling off of increases in raw material prices and electricity charges, control of manufacturing expenses, and higher production in the macro business increased gross profit from ¥368 million to ¥391 million, with the effects of profit-generation measures reflected in the full-year results. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, although sales declined slightly year on year, increases in raw material prices and electricity charges leveled off, manufacturing expenses were contained, and substantially higher production in the macro-technology-related business led to substantial improvements in operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net income.」
Despite a slight decline in sales, the leveling off of increases in raw material prices and electricity charges, control of manufacturing expenses, and higher production in the macro-technology-related business substantially improved operating profit to ¥47 million, ordinary profit to ¥48 million, and quarterly net income to ¥35 million. The effects of profit-generation measures are reflected in the cumulative third-quarter results. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, although selling, general and administrative expenses increased, increases in raw material prices and electricity charges leveled off, manufacturing expenses were contained, and higher production in the macro-technology-related business led to substantial improvements in operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net income.」
The leveling off of increases in raw material prices and electricity charges, control of manufacturing expenses, and higher production in the macro-technology-related business improved operating profit to ¥33 million, ordinary profit to ¥34 million, and quarterly net income to ¥26 million. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, although selling, general and administrative expenses increased, increases in raw material prices and electricity charges leveled off, manufacturing expenses were contained, and higher production in the macro-technology-related business led to substantial improvements in operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net income. As a result, sales for the cumulative first-quarter period were ¥216 million, up 3.5% year on year, operating profit was ¥23 million, up 376.1%, ordinary profit was ¥24 million, up 353.2%, and quarterly net income was ¥16 million, up 560.1%.」
The leveling off of increases in raw material prices and electricity charges, control of manufacturing expenses, and higher production in the macro business led to substantial improvements in operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net income. While the effects of profit-generation measures are reflected in the results, sufficient cost reductions have yet to materialize for some capital investments. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and net income all deteriorated substantially due to lower profit accompanying the decline in forecast sales, factors reducing production efficiency in the nano/micro-technology-related business, increased depreciation expenses, higher manufacturing costs resulting from rises in raw material prices and electricity charges, delays in ramping up full-scale production for capital investment and automation investments, insufficient cost-reduction effects, and higher selling, general and administrative expenses.」
In addition to higher raw material costs, electricity charges, depreciation expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses, delays in ramping up automation investments prevented sufficient cost-reduction effects from being realized, worsening the environment for profit generation. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Profitability deteriorated significantly, with operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income all declining sharply. This was due to lower profit accompanying the decline in net sales, factors reducing production efficiency in the nano- and microtechnology-related businesses, higher depreciation, increased manufacturing costs resulting from higher raw material prices and electricity charges, insufficient cost reduction benefits from capital expenditures and automation investment because the start-up of full-scale production was delayed, and higher selling, general and administrative expenses.」
With the effects of cost reductions still insufficient, increases in manufacturing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses compounded lower production efficiency, resulting in substantial deterioration in operating profit, ordinary profit, and quarterly net income. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Operating profit deteriorated substantially as higher depreciation expenses, increased manufacturing costs due to rises in raw material prices and electricity charges, and factors reducing production efficiency in the nano/micro-technology-related business compounded one another.」
Higher depreciation expenses, manufacturing costs driven by raw material prices and electricity charges, and lower production efficiency compounded one another, resulting in a 58.8% year-on-year decline in operating profit. Cost and efficiency pressures affecting profit generation have become apparent. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Operating profit declined due to a decrease in the gross profit margin resulting from changes in the product mix in the nano/micro-technology-related business, increased manufacturing costs, and higher selling, general and administrative expenses. As a result, sales for the first quarter were ¥209 million, down 0.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥5 million, down 77.5%.」
Operating profit declined 77.5% year on year due to a lower gross profit margin resulting from changes in the product mix and increases in manufacturing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses. Cost pressures affecting profit generation have become apparent. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit for the fiscal year was ¥383 million, compared with ¥289 million in the same period of the previous year. This was mainly attributable to higher sales and the promotion of cost reductions for individual products.」
As a result of pursuing cost reductions for individual products, gross profit increased by ¥94 million year on year to ¥383 million, contributing to improved profitability, including operating profit of ¥100 million. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, the company actively pursued cost reductions as part of its efforts to strengthen production capacity and develop human resources, and the results have begun to emerge. As a result, consolidated results for the fiscal year were sales of ¥736 million, down 11.8% year on year, gross profit of ¥289 million, down 3.3%, operating profit of ¥34 million, up 31.1%, ordinary profit of ¥37 million, up 28.3%, and net income of ¥31 million, up 55.9%.」
The company stated that the results of its cost-reduction efforts had begun to emerge, recording operating profit of ¥34 million, ordinary profit of ¥37 million, and net income of ¥31 million despite lower sales. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, the company has actively pursued cost reductions as part of its efforts to strengthen production capacity and develop human resources, and the results have begun to emerge.」
The company has actively pursued cost reductions as part of its measures to strengthen production capacity and develop human resources, and reports that the results have begun to emerge. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter period, the company actively pursued cost reductions as part of its efforts to strengthen production capacity and develop human resources.」
The company is actively pursuing cost reductions as part of its measures to strengthen production capacity and develop human resources. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although the company is concerned about the impact on the imaging equipment field, centered on digital cameras, and the leisure field amid declining global consumption, it will continue to actively pursue ongoing development projects with customers and develop new business in other fields, while continuing efforts to reduce costs.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of continuing efforts to reduce costs while pursuing new business in other fields. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit for the fiscal year was ¥299 million, compared with ¥287 million in the same period of the previous year. This was mainly attributable to a review of manufacturing costs.」
Following a review of manufacturing costs, gross profit increased by ¥12 million from ¥287 million to ¥299 million. The effects of cost-reduction and rationalization measures are reflected in the results. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the macro-technology-related field, sales of both resin-molded products and resin composite materials increased slightly. However, profit margins on resin-molded products remain extremely tight, partly due to soaring raw-material costs, although the effects of initiatives to improve profitability launched this fiscal year are gradually emerging.」
The company reports progress in its profit-improvement efforts launched this fiscal year, with their effects gradually becoming apparent. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, and continuing from the previous year, the company is pursuing the following specific measures under its business policy of providing resin products specializing in high precision and advanced functionality and its initiatives to address key challenges: strengthening sales capabilities by leveraging its strengths, improving its ability to make proposals to customers and development efficiency, and strengthening production capabilities and developing human resources.」
As in the previous year, the company is pursuing the improvement of sales capabilities, customer proposal capabilities, and development efficiency, together with the strengthening of production capacity, as specific measures. - FY2020-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, and continuing from the previous year, the company is pursuing the following specific measures under its business policy of providing resin products specializing in high precision and advanced functionality and its initiatives to address key challenges: strengthening sales capabilities by leveraging its strengths, improving its ability to make proposals to customers and development efficiency, and strengthening production capabilities and developing human resources.」
“Strengthening production capacity and developing human resources” has been listed as a specific measure in place of “reducing expenses and developing human resources,” which had been explicitly stated through the previous year, shifting the focus of the measures to strengthening production capacity. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「However, given the difficulty of achieving a substantial increase in sales going forward, the company will further advance the review, efficiency improvements, and rationalization of manufacturing costs.」
In light of the difficult prospects for a substantial increase in sales, the company has indicated a policy of more aggressively pursuing the review, efficiency improvements, and rationalization of manufacturing costs. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the company continues to pursue the following specific measures under its business policy of providing resin products specializing in high precision and advanced functionality and its initiatives to address key challenges: strengthening sales capabilities by leveraging its strengths, improving its ability to make proposals to customers and development efficiency, reducing expenses, and developing human resources.」
The company continues to pursue the strengthening of sales capabilities, improving customer proposal capabilities and development efficiency, reducing expenses, and developing human resources as specific measures. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the company continues to pursue the following specific measures under its business policy of providing resin products specializing in high precision and advanced functionality and its initiatives to address key challenges: strengthening sales capabilities by leveraging its strengths, improving its ability to make proposals to customers and development efficiency, reducing expenses, and developing human resources.」
The company continues to pursue the strengthening of sales capabilities, improving customer proposal capabilities and development efficiency, and reducing expenses, while reviewing the composition of its measures, including human-resource development. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the company continued to pursue its business policy of providing resin products specialized in high precision and advanced functionality, together with the specific measures addressing the issues identified at the beginning of the fiscal year: ① strengthening sales capabilities, ② improving development efficiency, and ③ reducing expenses.」
The company continues to pursue the strengthening of sales capabilities, improving development efficiency, and reducing expenses as specific measures. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the company continued to pursue its business policy of providing resin products specialized in high precision and advanced functionality, together with the specific measures addressing the issues identified at the beginning of the fiscal year: ① strengthening sales capabilities, ② improving development efficiency, and ③ reducing expenses.」
The company continues to pursue the strengthening of sales capabilities, improving development efficiency, and reducing expenses as specific measures. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the company pursued its business policy of providing resin products specialized in high precision and advanced functionality, together with the specific measures addressing the issues identified at the beginning of the fiscal year: ① strengthening sales capabilities, ② improving development efficiency, and ③ reducing expenses.」
The company continues to pursue the strengthening of sales capabilities, improving development efficiency, and reducing expenses as specific measures identified at the beginning of the fiscal year. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the company pursued its business policy of providing resin products specialized in high precision and advanced functionality, together with the specific measures addressing the issues identified at the beginning of the fiscal year: ① strengthening sales capabilities, ② improving development efficiency, and ③ reducing expenses.」
The company is pursuing the strengthening of sales capabilities, improving development efficiency, and reducing expenses as specific measures identified at the beginning of the fiscal year. Existing expense-reduction measures are continuing. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of its expense reduction efforts, the company will implement a substantial cut in executive compensation from April this year, amounting to approximately 35% in total. It will also review and reduce other expenses.」
The company has outlined specific measures to reduce expenses, including a total reduction of approximately 35% in executive compensation from April this year and a review of other expenses. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company is also continuing measures and efforts to secure profit through cost reductions and reviews of various expenses.」
The company continues to pursue measures to secure profits through cost reductions and a review of various expenses. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「The company is also continuing measures and efforts to secure profit through cost reductions and reviews of various expenses.」
The company explicitly disclosed for the first time measures to secure profit through cost reductions and reviews of various expenses.