Recovery in Demand Related to Network Solutions
First written in FY2018-Q3. 10 of 31 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The communications cable business benefited from a substantial increase in demand for the strategic e-Ribbon® product in the second half, against a backdrop of active investment in U.S. data centers.」
Demand related to network solutions expanded substantially in the second half, with e-Ribbon demand driven by investment in US data centers, and its contribution to sales and profit was explicitly noted. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the communications cable business, demand for e-Ribbon® expanded beyond initial expectations against a backdrop of active investment in US data centers.」
Demand for e-Ribbon® related to network solutions expanded beyond initial expectations against a backdrop of investment in US data centers. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the effects of revising selling prices, demand for communications cables for construction-related applications, including data centers, and automotive applications remained firm.」
In communications cables, in addition to the effects of revising prices, demand for construction-related applications, including data centers, and automotive applications remained firm. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the effects of revising selling prices, demand for communications cables for construction-related applications, including data centers, and automotive applications remained firm.」
In addition to the effects of revising selling prices, demand for communications cables for construction-related applications, including data centers, and automotive applications remained firm. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the effects of the reorganization of domestic production sites and sales at appropriate prices, domestic communications cables benefited from firm demand for construction-related applications, and high-speed communications cables for automotive applications also entered full-scale operation.」
In addition to the improvement in domestic communications cables, high-speed communications cables for automotive applications entered full-scale operation. - FY2024-Q3Firm domestic communications cables coexisted with lower profit for the business as a wholeAnnual report
「Demand for industrial devices partly recovered in the office segment, but wire harnesses were affected by economic deterioration in China and Vietnam and weak domestic demand for home appliances. Domestic communications cables benefited from the reorganization of domestic production sites and sales at appropriate prices, as well as firm demand for construction-related applications. As a result, net sales in this business were ¥23.507 billion, down 9.1% year on year, while operating profit was ¥974 million, down 3.2%.」
While the effects of the reorganization of production sites and sales at appropriate prices, together with firm construction-related demand, continued to support domestic communications cables, the communications and industrial devices business as a whole reported lower sales and lower profit due to the impact of wire harnesses and other products. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Wire harnesses and industrial devices were affected by the fading of some COVID-related demand, but domestic communications cables benefited from the reorganization of domestic production sites and sales at appropriate prices, as well as firm demand for construction-related applications. As a result, net sales in this business were ¥14.994 billion, down 8.5% year on year, while operating profit was ¥686 million, up 48.0%.」
For domestic communications cables, the effects of the reorganization of production sites and sales at appropriate prices, together with firm construction-related demand, resulted in a 48.0% year-on-year increase in operating profit for the business. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Industrial devices were affected by the fading of some COVID-related demand, but domestic communications cables benefited from the reorganization of domestic production sites and sales at appropriate prices, as well as firm demand for construction-related applications. As a result, net sales in this business were ¥7.016 billion, down 10.2% year on year, while operating profit was ¥293 million, up 67.2%.」
For domestic communications cables, the effects of the reorganization of production sites and sales at appropriate prices, together with firm construction-related demand, resulted in a 67.2% year-on-year increase in operating profit for the business as a whole. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「Domestic communications cables were affected through the first half by delays in launching part of the reorganization of domestic production sites and delays in revising selling prices in response to soaring prices for raw materials and other inputs, but improved in the second half.」
Domestic communications cables improved in the second half after being affected in the first half by delays in launching the reorganization and revising prices. - FY2023-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Domestic communications cables were affected through the second quarter by delays in launching part of the reorganization of domestic production bases and delays in reviewing selling prices in response to soaring raw-material and other costs, but conditions improved from the third quarter onward.」
Domestic communications cables were affected through the second quarter by delays in launching the reorganization of production sites and delays in passing through higher costs, but improved from the third quarter onward. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Domestic communications cables remained sluggish due in part to delays in launching part of the reorganization of domestic production bases and delays in reviewing selling prices in response to soaring raw-material and other costs.」
The disclosure newly cites delays in launching part of the reorganization of domestic production sites, which, together with delays in revising selling prices to reflect soaring raw material prices, contributed to weak performance in domestic communications cables. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Domestic communications cables remained sluggish, despite the effects of the reorganization of domestic production bases carried out in the previous fiscal year beginning to emerge, due in part to delays in reviewing selling prices in response to soaring raw-material and other costs.」
Although the effects of the reorganization of domestic production sites began to emerge, domestic communications cables performed weakly because the revision of selling prices to reflect soaring raw material prices was delayed. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although domestic communications cables benefited from factors including the expansion of communications infrastructure, demand for construction-related applications declined and the business was affected by higher raw material prices. As a result, net sales in this business were ¥22.0 billion, up 11.8% year on year, while operating profit was ¥1.319 billion, down 13.2%.」
While the expansion of communications infrastructure provided support, the decline in demand for construction-related applications and the impact of higher raw material prices continued. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Domestic demand for communications cables benefited from factors including the expansion of communications infrastructure, but was affected by soaring material costs.」
While the expansion of communications infrastructure supported demand, the impact of soaring material costs emerged, with support for demand in the communications cable business coexisting with a higher cost burden. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Domestic demand for communications cables benefited from factors including the expansion of communications infrastructure, but demand for construction-related applications declined.」
While the expansion of communications infrastructure provided support, demand for communications cables for construction-related applications declined, resulting in continued divergence in the demand environment. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Demand for domestic communications cables, including demand related to 5G services, gradually began to recover, and the global supply chain disruptions affecting industrial devices eased while the Chinese market recovered. However, demand had not reached the level of the previous year, resulting in net sales of ¥19.680 billion, down 14.1% year on year, and operating profit of ¥1.521 billion, down 23.2%.」
Demand related to 5G services gradually began to recover, and the supply chain disruptions eased while the Chinese market recovered, but demand did not reach the level of the previous year, resulting in lower sales and lower profit. - FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Demand for communications cables for the domestic market, including demand related to 5G services, gradually began to recover, while although the global supply chain disruptions affecting industrial devices began to ease and the market in China recovered, demand had not returned to the level of the previous year」
Demand related to 5G services for domestic communications cables gradually began to recover, indicating signs of a recovery in demand. However, demand for the business as a whole had not reached the level of the previous year. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Domestic demand for communications cables benefited from factors including the expansion of communications infrastructure, but demand for construction-related applications declined due to the impact of construction project delays resulting from measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.」
While the expansion of communications infrastructure provided support, demand for communications cables for construction-related applications declined because construction projects were postponed as a result of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Although the decline in overseas optical fiber demand reduced sales, the production structure was shifted toward firm domestic demand for communications cables for construction-related applications and data centers, improving profitability.」
The divergence between declining overseas optical fiber demand and firm domestic demand for construction-related applications and data centers continues. Operating profit improved as a result of the shift in the production structure. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although overseas optical fiber demand declined, continued firm demand in Japan for communications cables for construction-related applications and data centers resulted in net sales of ¥22.911 billion, down 8.2% year on year, and operating profit of ¥1.979 billion, up 18.3%.」
While the decline in overseas optical fiber demand continued, firm domestic demand for communications cables for construction-related applications and data centers supported profit. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although overseas optical fiber demand declined, increased demand for domestic communications cables for construction-related applications resulted in net sales of ¥16.869 billion, down 4.4% year on year, and operating profit of ¥1.318 billion, up 26.1%.」
While the decline in overseas optical fiber demand continued, operating profit increased year on year due to higher demand for domestic communications cables for construction-related applications. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the decline in overseas optical fiber demand and other factors resulted in lower sales, firm sales of rollers for copiers and other products, together with increased domestic communications cable sales for construction-related applications, resulted in net sales of ¥8.337 billion, down 3.0% year on year, and operating profit of ¥581 million, up 49.5%.」
The slowdown in overseas optical fiber demand emerged as lower demand and lower sales. Rollers for copiers and domestic communications cables partly offset this, and operating profit increased. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「Although overseas demand for optical fiber slowed in the fourth quarter, firm domestic communications cable demand and increased orders for high-value-added accessories and other products resulted in higher sales. Profit declined, however, due to a substantial drop in prices for optical fiber for overseas markets and the impact of inventory write-downs」
In communications and network-related products, domestic demand and high-value-added accessories provided support, while overseas optical fiber demand slowed from the fourth quarter. Price declines and inventory write-downs became actual factors behind the decline in profit. - FY2019-Q3Signs of a decline in overseas demandAnnual report
「Although overseas demand began to show signs of a slight decline in the third quarter, increased domestic communications cable sales and higher sales of high-value-added accessories and other products resulted in net sales of ¥16.074 billion, up 3.6% year on year, and operating profit of ¥1.073 billion, up 20.3%.」
While growth in domestic communications cables and high-value-added accessories continued, the disclosure states that overseas demand began to show signs of a slight decline from the third quarter. - FY2019-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「Although demand for domestic communications cables edged down, increased sales of high-value-added accessories and other products resulted in net sales of ¥10.338 billion, up 2.9% year on year, and operating profit of ¥658 million, up 37.5%.」
Compared with the explanations through the previous quarter of firm and recovering demand for communications cables, domestic communications cable demand itself edged down this quarter, while higher sales of high-value-added accessories resulted in increases in both sales and operating profit. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Firm demand for domestic communications cables and accessories resulted in net sales of ¥4.938 billion, up 10.4% year on year, and operating profit of ¥189 million, up 58.2%.」
The continued strength of demand for communications cables and accessories, together with the resulting increases in sales and operating profit, has been reconfirmed. - FY2018-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Demand for communications cables remained firm, while demand related to network solutions continued to recover, resulting in net sales of ¥15.51 billion, up 12.7% year on year, and operating profit of ¥892 million, up 115.5%.」
The disclosure describes firm demand for communications cables, a recovery trend in demand related to network solutions, and the resulting increases in sales and operating profit.