Thorough Cost Reduction
First written in FY2016. 4 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2018.
- FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「At the same time, we will continue to promote reviews of operating efficiency and thorough cost reductions in each business division.」
Thorough cost reductions and cost-down measures have been explicitly stated again as ongoing initiatives in each business division. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As office building occupancy improved and the Group worked to reduce expenses, both net sales and segment income exceeded the same period of the previous year.」
The disclosure continues to refer only to expense reductions in the real estate leasing business, rather than thorough cost reductions as a Group-wide measure to improve profitability. - FY2018-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「As office building occupancy improved and the Group worked to reduce expenses, both net sales and segment income exceeded the same period of the previous year.」
Thorough cost reductions as a Group-wide measure to improve profitability were not highlighted in this performance explanation; instead, expense reductions were mentioned only in connection with the real estate leasing business. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group focused on thorough cost reductions, the development and proposal of high-value-added products, and sales expansion, with the aim of further improving profitability.」
The Group continues to pursue thorough cost reductions as a means of improving profitability. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid uncertainty over the economic outlook, machinery orders declined as domestic and overseas electronic component and automotive component manufacturers took a cautious approach to capital investment. Consequently, net sales decreased from the same period of the previous year, but the segment loss narrowed as the Group pursued cost reductions and reviewed production efficiency. As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter, net sales were ¥432 million, down 10.6% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥23 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥489 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The Group continued cost reductions and its review of production efficiency, narrowing the segment loss in the surface treatment machinery business from ¥489 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥23 million. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Amid uncertainty over the economic outlook, machinery orders declined as domestic and overseas electronic component and automotive component manufacturers took a cautious approach to capital investment. Consequently, net sales decreased from the same period of the previous year, but the segment loss narrowed as the Group pursued cost reductions and reviewed production efficiency. As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter, net sales were ¥266 million, down 31.1% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥46 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥184 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The Group continued cost reductions and its review of production efficiency, narrowing the segment loss from ¥184 million to ¥46 million year on year. As the measures themselves were materially unchanged from the previous quarter, this was classified as REAFFIRMED. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid uncertainty over the economic outlook, machinery orders declined as domestic and overseas electronic component and automotive component manufacturers took a cautious approach to capital investment. Consequently, net sales decreased from the same period of the previous year, but segment income improved as the Group pursued cost reductions and reviewed production efficiency. As a result, for the three months ended the first quarter, net sales were ¥169 million, down 8.6% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥0 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥78 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The disclosure states that cost reductions and a review of production efficiency improved the loss in the surface treatment machinery business from ¥78 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥0 million. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Thorough Cost Reduction」
This is presented as a specific measure to improve profitability.