Expanding the Scale and Improving Efficiency of Overseas Operations
First written in FY2017-Q1. 19 of 32 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 2 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Sales diverged by region, with some regions reporting increases and others decreases.Annual report
「Full-year revenue was ¥58,979.5 million, up 0.2% year on year, an increase of ¥969 million.」
For the full year, revenue increased in Europe and Africa, while it declined in Japan, India, Asia and other regions, resulting in differing degrees of overseas expansion by region. - FY2026-H1Sales diverged by region, with some regions reporting increases and others decreases.Annual report
「Segment revenue was ¥7,994.8 million, down 2.4% year on year; ¥7,016.5 million, down 6.9%; ¥7,922.2 million, up 3.8%; ¥3,277.7 million, down 2.2%; ¥2,257.3 million, up 4.8%; and ¥453.5 million, down 16.9%.」
Revenue increased in some regions and declined in others, including overseas regions. Europe and Africa reported higher revenue, while India, Asia and other regions reported lower revenue, and consolidated revenue declined 1.6% year on year. - FY2025Sales diverged by region, with some regions reporting increases and others decreases.Annual report
「Overall revenue in India exceeded the previous year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥14,233.5 million, up 4.2% year on year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥15,646.9 million, up 15.1% year on year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥6,867.0 million, down 4.5% year on year.」
For the full year, revenue increased in Europe, Africa, India and other regions, while it declined in Asia and Japan, resulting in differing degrees of expansion by region. - FY2025-H1Sales diverged by region, with some regions reporting increases and others decreases.Annual report
「Segment revenue was ¥7,532.5 million, up 6.0% year on year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥7,631.1 million, up 18.0% year on year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥3,353.0 million, down 4.1% year on year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥2,154.1 million, up 14.2% year on year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥545.7 million, up 27.0% year on year.」
Overseas revenue increased in India, Europe, Africa, North America and other regions, while Asia reported lower revenue, resulting in differing degrees of expansion by region. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Group revenue for the consolidated fiscal year was ¥56,227.7 million, up 10.5% year on year.」
Consolidated revenue, including overseas operations, was ¥56,227.7 million, up 10.5% year on year, with overseas operations continuing to expand. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Group revenue for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥42,229.4 million, up 10.3% year on year.」
Revenue increased in each overseas region, including India, Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, and consolidated revenue also rose 10.3% year on year. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Overall revenue in India exceeded the previous year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥7,104.0 million, up 4.2% year on year. Overall revenue in Europe also exceeded the previous year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥6,468.5 million, up 18.8% year on year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥3,496.7 million, up 8.7% year on year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥429.6 million, up 31.3% year on year.」
Revenue increased in India, Europe, Asia and other regions including North America, confirming the expansion of overseas operations in numerical terms. Africa, meanwhile, reported a 1.2% year-on-year decline in revenue. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥3,656.9 million, up 5.7% year on year, and segment profit was ¥487.9 million, up 33.7%. As a result, segment revenue was ¥3,089.1 million, up 31.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥55.2 million, down 54.5%. As a result, segment revenue was ¥1,811.5 million, up 12.7% year on year, and segment profit was ¥324.8 million, up 49.8%. As a result, segment revenue was ¥992.8 million, up 7.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥69.3 million, up 41.0%. As a result, segment revenue was ¥208.9 million, up 31.7% year on year, and segment profit was ¥36.9 million, up 138.1%.」
Revenue exceeded the year-earlier level in overseas regions including India, Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Europe reported higher revenue but lower profit, while profit also increased in the other regions. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The overseas business has high profitability and growth potential and is positioned as a growth driver under the 17th Medium-Term Management Plan.」
Overseas operations were clearly positioned as a growth driver under the 17th Medium-Term Management Plan, and full-year overseas segment revenue increased to a level exceeding that of Japan. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment sales were ¥99,659 million, up 36.3% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥8,863 million, up 35.4%. As a result, segment sales were ¥84,124 million, up 32.6% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥1,312 million, down 74.8%. As a result, segment sales were ¥50,382 million, up 21.6% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥5,581 million, down 6.4%. As a result, segment sales were ¥30,483 million, up 17.9% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥1,027 million, down 3.7%. As a result, segment sales were ¥5,157 million, up 27.0% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥908 million, down 23.5%.」
Sales exceeded the previous year in each overseas region, including India, Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America, confirming numerically the expansion of the overseas business. However, profit declined in some regions due to higher raw material prices, energy costs, and other factors. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Consolidated sales for the six months ended the second quarter of the fiscal year were ¥250,700 million, up 23.3% year on year.」
Consolidated sales increased 23.3% year on year. Sales increased in Japan, India, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Other, providing a numerical indication of the expansion of the overseas business. In contrast, sales in China's automotive and industrial sectors declined. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the automotive and construction sectors, sales and profit exceeded the previous year because the previous year had been affected by lockdowns imposed to contain the spread of infection and because the Company worked to improve selling prices. As a result, segment sales were ¥34,613 million, up 63.7% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥3,571 million, up 60.0%.」
In major overseas regions, sales in India, Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America exceeded the previous year. The overseas business recovered and expanded following the impact of the pandemic, with sales in India up 63.7% and sales in Africa up 20.3%. In contrast, sales declined in China. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Total sales in Europe exceeded the previous year. As a result, segment sales were ¥63,447 million, up 29.5% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥5,212 million, up 44.6%.」
Sales increased across major overseas regions, with sales in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Other also exceeding the same period of the previous year. The expansion of the overseas business was confirmed numerically. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In India, sales in the automotive and construction sectors were affected by sluggish economic activity caused by the second wave of COVID-19, but exceeded the previous year because sales in the previous year had been heavily affected by lockdowns imposed at the beginning of the year to contain the spread of COVID-19.」
Sales in India, Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America all exceeded the previous year, indicating a recovery and expansion in the scale of the overseas business year on year. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In India, sales in the automotive and construction sectors were affected by sluggish economic activity caused by the second wave of COVID-19. However, because sales in the previous year had been heavily affected by lockdowns imposed at the beginning of the year to contain the spread of COVID-19, sales substantially exceeded the previous year, and total segment sales also substantially exceeded the previous year.」
Among major overseas regions, sales increased 130.8% year on year in India, 16.8% in Asia, 12.4% in Europe, 3.6% in Africa, and 3.9% in Other, indicating a recovery in the scale of the overseas business from the previous year's contraction. - FY2021Continued full-year sales decline across major overseas regionsAnnual report
「Sales fell below the previous fiscal year in all segments, including Japan, India, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Other, with sales also declining in major overseas regions.」
For the full fiscal year, sales declined 3.2% in Europe, 17.7% in Asia, 21.9% in Africa, and 15.1% in Other, with the overseas business remaining in a contractionary phase despite the focus on expanding its scale. - FY2021-Q3Continued decline in sales across major overseas regionsAnnual report
「As a result, segment sales were ¥34,627 million, down 22.6% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥2,772 million, down 32.5%.」
Sales and ordinary profit in Asia fell below the same period of the previous year, while sales also declined in Europe, Africa, and the Other segment. Major regions remained in a contractionary phase despite the focus on expanding the scale of the overseas business. - FY2021-Q2Declines in sales and profit across major overseas regionsAnnual report
「In China, although signs of recovery in automobile production were seen from April onward, production remained below the previous year, and sales in the automotive sector fell below the previous year. In the industrial sector, sales of coatings for construction machinery fell as demand from major customers declined. As a result, total sales in China fell below the previous year. In Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, automobile production fell below the previous year due to the spread of COVID-19, and sales also fell below the previous year.」
Sales declined year on year in Asia, India, Europe, Africa, and other overseas regions, with the overseas business remaining in a contractionary phase despite the theme of expanding its scale. - FY2021-Q1Continued decline in sales across major overseas regionsAnnual report
「As a result, segment sales were ¥12,842 million, down 16.0% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥1,225 million, down 26.4%.」
Sales and ordinary profit in Asia fell below the same period of the previous year, while sales also declined in India, Asia, Africa, and the Other segment, indicating continued declines across major overseas regions. - FY2020-Q3Continued decline in sales across major overseas regionsAnnual report
「Segment sales were ¥44,751 million, down 6.9% year on year.」
Sales continued to decline year on year in the major overseas segments of Asia, Africa, and Europe, with the overseas business remaining in a contractionary phase despite the focus on expanding its scale. - FY2020-Q2Decline in sales across major overseas regionsAnnual report
「As a result, total sales in China fell below the previous year. As a result, segment sales were ¥29,587 million, down 6.3% year on year. As a result, segment sales were ¥17,127 million, down 12.6% year on year. As a result, segment sales were ¥34,812 million, down 9.5% year on year.」
In the overseas business, sales in Asia, Africa, and Europe fell below the same period of the previous year. In contrast, the Other segment, which includes North America, increased, resulting in mixed performance by region across the overseas business. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「While domestic demand for coatings remained broadly flat, the Company actively expanded its overseas business, and the overseas sales ratio exceeded the domestic ratio. Overseas business activity is expected to continue expanding in scale.」
The Company confirmed for the full fiscal year that the overseas sales ratio exceeded the domestic ratio and indicated its outlook for expansion of the overseas business. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment sales were ¥19,597 million, up 35.8% year on year.」
Including the contribution from the consolidated East African companies, sales in Africa increased 35.8% year on year, providing a numerical indication of the expansion of the overseas business. European sales were also ¥38,459 million, up 68.9% year on year. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Overseas, the Group aims to further increase profits by expanding the scale of its business and improving efficiency.」
The Company again states its policy of increasing profits by expanding the scale and improving the efficiency of its overseas business. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「While domestic demand for coatings remained broadly flat, the Company actively expanded its overseas business, and the overseas sales ratio exceeded the domestic ratio. Overseas business activity is expected to continue expanding in scale.」
The Company disclosed a structure in which overseas sales exceeded domestic sales despite broadly flat domestic demand, with the scale of the overseas business expected to expand. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The results of the East African companies, which became consolidated subsidiaries in August 2017, contributed to sales exceeding the previous year. As a result, segment sales were ¥24,045 million, up 18.8% year on year, while ordinary results, including goodwill amortization, were an ordinary loss of ¥4,000 million.」
While the consolidation of the East African companies contributed to the expansion of sales, the Africa segment reported an ordinary loss, including goodwill amortization and other items. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「From the second quarter of the fiscal year, the results of the Kansai Helios Group, including goodwill amortization, were recorded. As a result, segment sales were ¥22,771 million, up 158.5% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥2,267 million, up 297.5%.」
The consolidation of the European business progressed, resulting in substantial increases in sales and ordinary profit in the European segment. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Sadolin Paints (Uganda) Limited Voting interest acquired on the business combination date 92.5% Consideration for the acquisition Cash USD 6 million」
The acquisitions of the Sadolin Group companies gave concrete form to the expansion of the East African business. Disclosed acquisition ratios ranged from 85.0% to 100.0% by company, with total consideration of USD 122 million. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Other segment, the results of the U.S. subsidiary that became a consolidated subsidiary during the fiscal year contributed to sales exceeding the previous year.」
The consolidation of the U.S. subsidiary contributed to full-year results, demonstrating the expansion of the overseas business. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The results of Malaysia-based SANCORA PAINTS INDUSTRIES SDN.BHD., which became a consolidated subsidiary in October 2016, were included in consolidated results from the current fiscal year.」
The inclusion of the Malaysian subsidiary in consolidated results advanced the expansion of the overseas business. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Goodwill arose because the Company acquired shares in U.S. Paint Corporation during the second quarter of the fiscal year and newly included it in the scope of consolidation. The increase in goodwill resulting from this transaction was ¥4,749 million.」
The Company acquired a 51.04% voting interest in U.S. Paint Corporation on 16 August 2016, giving concrete form to the expansion of its overseas business. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Overseas, the Group aims to further increase profits by expanding the scale of its business and improving efficiency.」
This is described as an operating approach for increasing profits from the overseas business.