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Mitsui Kinzoku (5706) · FactWorsened

Firm Demand for Hydrogen-Storage Alloys and Higher Sales Volumes

First written in FY2023-Q1. 3 of 5 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2023. Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseFirst statedFY2023-Q1WorsenedFY2023 – FY2024-Q1MitigatedFY20242022: 120222023: 220232024: 120242025: 020252026: 12026
Same theme, other companies
Product-specific demand divergence and earnings volatility in the functional materials businessA theme 12 companies write about · 4 as a headwind · 8 as a tailwind

Mitsui Kinzoku moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, 3 years after the typical company in this theme (2023).

The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 6 of 12 companies on the "Worse" side.

2 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".

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  1. FY2026WorsenedAnnual report

    「水素吸蔵合金は、自動車メーカーにおいて、当社製品の搭載車種の生産が減少したことから販売量は減少したものの、リチウムイオン電池用のマンガン酸リチウムは、海外向けの販売量が増加しました。」

    水素吸蔵合金は搭載車種の生産減少により販売量が減少し、前年度の販売量回復から反転した。一方、マンガン酸リチウムの海外販売量は増加した。
  2. FY2024MitigatedAnnual report

    「水素吸蔵合金は、半導体等の部材不足の緩和に伴い自動車メーカーの生産が回復したことから販売量は増加しました。」

    前年度に販売量が減少していた水素吸蔵合金について、自動車メーカーの生産回復を背景に販売量が増加した。
  3. FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report

    「機能材料部門は、在庫調整の長期化を背景に電子部品需要の回復が遅れていることから、主要製品の販売量は総じて減少しました。」

    機能材料部門全体で電子部品需要の回復が遅れ、主要製品の販売量が総じて減少した。水素吸蔵合金について新たな言及はないが、同部門の需要低迷が継続している。
  4. FY2023WorsenedAnnual report

    「水素吸蔵合金は、半導体等の部材不足に伴う自動車メーカーの生産調整の影響により販売量は減少したものの、販売価格は原料代高騰の影響により上昇しました。」

    前年度第1四半期に販売量増加を記載していた水素吸蔵合金について、自動車メーカーの生産調整により通期販売量が減少した。
  5. FY2023-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「Sales volumes of carrier-supported ultrathin copper foil and hydrogen-storage alloys increased.」

    For hydrogen-storage alloys, the company newly disclosed that steady demand led to higher sales volumes in the first quarter, contributing to higher revenue and profit in the functional materials segment.
Moved together

"Return to Operating and Ordinary Profitability as Inventory Factors Improved" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 3 of its 5 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Return to Operating and Ordinary Profitability as Inventory Factors Improved3×
  3. 2Profit Growth Driven Mainly by Higher Sales Volumes of Key Functional-Materials Products3×
  4. 3International Commodity Markets, Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates and Supply-Demand Fluctuations3×
  5. 4Risk Associated with Guarantees of Debt for Affiliates and Other Parties3×
  6. 5Expanding Sales of Ultra-Thin Copper Foil and Shifting Toward Higher-Value-Added Products2×
  7. 6Operating Profit Increased, but Equity-Method Investment Losses Weighed on Ordinary Profit and Net Income Attributable to Owners of the Parent2×

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