Achieving Low-Cost Operations
First written in FY2016. 15 of 35 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
40 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2027-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In particular, labor costs have risen, including base-pay increases, to secure personnel in Japan, while subcontracted processing costs have remained high to make up for labor shortages. Raw material costs and various expenses have also risen due to inflation. We are therefore continuing efforts to reduce costs and continuing to ask customers to accept price increases reflecting inflation, as we work to maintain profitability.」
Amid rising labor, subcontracted processing and raw material costs, the Company continues efforts to maintain profitability through cost reductions and passing higher costs on to prices. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The company continues to reduce various costs and work to maintain and improve profitability.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of continuing cost-cutting efforts despite rising raw material costs, personnel expenses and other expenses. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The company continues to reduce various costs and work to maintain and improve profitability.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of continuing to reduce costs and work to maintain and improve profitability despite continued increases in raw material costs, personnel expenses and other expenses. - FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company continues to reduce various costs and work to maintain and improve profitability.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of continuing cost-cutting efforts despite rising raw material costs, personnel expenses and other expenses. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company is continuing efforts to maintain and restore profitability through ongoing cost-cutting measures and recorded operating profit for the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of continuing various cost-cutting efforts despite rising raw material costs, outsourced processing costs and other expenses. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company is continuing efforts to maintain and restore profitability through ongoing cost-cutting measures and recorded operating profit for the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The company continues various cost-cutting efforts despite rising raw material costs, outsourced processing costs and other expenses. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite continued higher expenses related to the Phase 3 expansion at the Tsukuba plant and the impact of rising prices for raw materials, utilities and other expenses, operating profit was ¥170 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥83 million in the same period of the previous year, supported by higher revenue and various cost-cutting efforts.」
Despite rising prices and higher expansion-related expenses, higher revenue and various cost-cutting efforts led to a return from an operating loss to operating profit. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit for the fiscal year rose ¥582 million, or 72.5%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥1,387 million, supported by higher revenue from the recovery in orders and various cost-cutting efforts, although the company continued to be unable to fully utilize the production capacity created through capital investment, including the Phase 3 expansion at the Tsukuba plant.」
The recovery in orders and various cost-cutting efforts increased gross profit 72.5% from the previous period and contributed to a return to operating profitability. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Although expenses continued to rise due to the Phase 3 expansion at the Tsukuba plant, operating profit was ¥82 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥267 million in the same period of the previous year, supported by higher revenue and various cost-cutting efforts.」
Higher revenue and various cost-cutting efforts improved results from an operating loss of ¥267 million to operating profit of ¥82 million. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although expenses continued to rise due to the Phase 3 expansion at the Tsukuba plant, operating profit was ¥35 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥190 million in the same period of the previous year, supported by higher revenue and various cost-cutting efforts.」
Higher revenue and various cost-cutting efforts improved results from an operating loss of ¥190 million to operating profit of ¥35 million. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The operating loss was ¥83 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥218 million in the same period of the previous year, as higher revenue and various cost-cutting efforts reduced the loss.」
It states that various cost-cutting efforts, together with higher revenue, contributed to the year-on-year narrowing of the operating loss. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit for the fiscal year rose ¥401 million, or 99.8%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥804 million, despite the impact of sluggish revenue and higher expenses associated with the Phase 3 expansion at the Tsukuba plant, supported by various cost-cutting efforts.」
Various cost-cutting efforts increased gross profit 99.8% from the previous period and also narrowed the operating loss. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Although revenue declined while expenses increased in connection with completion of Phase 3 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant, and the company was also affected by a COVID-19 cluster at the Zama plant, cost-cutting efforts and other measures reduced the operating loss to ¥251 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥570 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Cost-cutting efforts and other measures narrowed the Japan business's operating loss from ¥570 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥251 million. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the company posted an operating loss as revenue declined while expenses increased in connection with completion of Phase 3 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant, cost-cutting efforts and other measures reduced the loss to ¥158 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥330 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Cost-cutting efforts and other measures narrowed the Japan business's operating loss from ¥330 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥158 million. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the company posted an operating loss as revenue declined while expenses increased in connection with completion of Phase 3 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant, cost-cutting efforts and other measures reduced the loss to ¥158 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥172 million in the same period of the previous year.」
In the domestic business, cost-cutting efforts and other measures narrowed the operating loss from ¥172 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥158 million in the current quarter. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「⑤ Reform of the cost structure, greater production efficiency and cost reductions through higher productivity」
The company has reaffirmed reform of its cost structure through greater production efficiency and higher productivity as a priority measure during the pandemic. - FY2021-Q3Operating loss due to a pandemic-driven sharp decline in revenue and expansion-related costsAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, operating loss was ¥414 million, due to the sharp decline in net sales and higher various expenses associated with completion of Phase 3 of the Tsukuba Plant expansion」
Although the company promotes low-cost operations, the sharp decline in revenue and higher expenses following the plant expansion became factors behind the operating loss. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At its domestic sites, the company focused on reducing various costs while operations remained sluggish due to a decline in orders caused by the spread of COVID-19 shortly after production capacity was expanded.」
The company continues to focus on reducing various costs in response to lower orders and weak capacity utilization. - FY2021-Q1Operating loss due to a sharp decline in revenue and expansion-related costsAnnual report
「The company posted an operating loss of ¥96 million, reflecting a sharp decline in revenue as well as higher expenses associated with completion of Phase 3 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant.」
Although the company promotes low-cost operations, the sharp decline in revenue and higher expenses following completion of the Phase 3 expansion work became factors behind the operating loss. - FY2020Full-year profit decline due to production start-up costs following completionAnnual report
「Gross profit for the fiscal year fell ¥581 million, or 25.3%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥1,711 million, as sales slowed in the fourth-quarter consolidated accounting period and expenses increased in connection with starting production after completion of Phase 3 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant.」
Higher expenses associated with starting production after the Phase 3 expansion work were cited as a factor behind the full-year decline in gross profit. - FY2020-Q3Lower profit due to production start-up costs following completion of the expansion workAnnual report
「Operating profit fell 38.7% year on year to ¥409 million, partly because of higher expenses associated with starting production in certain processes after completion of Phase 3 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant.」
Higher expenses associated with starting production in certain processes after the Phase 3 expansion work became a factor behind the decline in operating profit. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit fell 16.0% year on year to ¥324 million, partly because of higher upfront costs for expanding production after completion of Phase 3 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant.」
Higher upfront costs for expanding production after completion of the Phase 3 expansion work remain a factor behind the decline in operating profit. - FY2020-Q1Higher upfront costs to expand production after the expansionAnnual report
「Operating profit fell 8.2% year on year to ¥175 million, partly because of higher upfront costs for expanding production after the Phase 3 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant.」
Higher upfront costs to expand production after the Phase 3 expansion work became a factor behind the decline in operating profit. - FY2019-Q2Lower SG&A expenses contributed to profit improvement in the Japan businessAnnual report
「Operating profit rose 3.9% year on year to ¥342 million, supported by higher revenue and lower selling, general and administrative expenses.」
In the domestic business, lower selling, general and administrative expenses, together with higher revenue, contributed to the year-on-year increase in operating profit. For the consolidated group as a whole, however, profit declined. - FY2018Lower profit due to personnel and depreciation costsAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥646 million, down 19.2% from the previous period, due mainly to higher personnel costs and other expenses amid tight labor supply in Japan, as well as increased depreciation and other expenses following completion of Phase 2 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant.」
Although the company promotes low-cost operations, personnel and other costs resulting from tight labor supply, together with depreciation and other expenses following completion of the Phase 2 expansion work, emerged as factors behind the decline in profit. - FY2018-Q3Higher costs due to tight labor supply and depreciation chargesAnnual report
「Operating profit fell 29.5% year on year to ¥507 million, reflecting higher depreciation charges following completion of Phase 2 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant, as well as increased outsourcing due to tight labor supply.」
In addition to depreciation charges associated with the Phase 2 expansion work, increased outsourcing due to tight labor supply emerged as a factor behind the 29.5% year-on-year decline in operating profit. - FY2018-Q2Higher costs following completion of the expansion pressured profitAnnual report
「Operating income fell 27.6% year on year to ¥412 million, due mainly to higher depreciation and related expenses following completion of Phase 2 of the Tsukuba Plant expansion.」
Higher depreciation and related expenses associated with the Phase 2 expansion work emerged as specific factors behind the year-on-year decline in operating profit. - FY2018-Q1Higher cost burden due to labor shortages and the expansion workAnnual report
「Revenue and profit declined from the previous period.」
It states that in the domestic business, the increase in outsourcing to address labor shortages and higher expenses related to Phase 2 expansion work at the Tsukuba plant contributed to the declines in revenue and profit. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Achieve low-cost operations through cost reductions and improve the operating margin」
The company continues to pursue improved profitability through cost reductions and low-cost operations. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Amid these economic conditions, the group continued to promote proposal-based sales and work to expand sales, while also focusing on improving production efficiency.」
The company reiterates its continued focus on improving production efficiency. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The group continued to promote proposal-based sales while also focusing on improving production efficiency.」
The company states that it continued to focus on improving production efficiency. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The group continued to promote proposal-based sales and work to expand sales, while also focusing on improving production efficiency.」
The company states that it continued to focus on improving production efficiency rather than explicitly targeting cost reductions. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Achieving low-cost operations through cost reductions」
This describes company-wide expense reductions as a measure to achieve low-cost operations.