Securing a Stable Order Pipeline
First written in FY2016. 15 of 38 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-08-12.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- 2026-08-12OtherEarnings
「The bridge business fell short of its target, while orders for target projects in the steel structures business were finalized, enabling it to substantially exceed the same quarter of the previous year.」
In the first quarter, the bridge business fell short of its target, while orders for target projects in the steel structures business were finalized. Because the two businesses moved in different directions, this is not treated as uniform progress in securing stable company-wide orders. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Both the bridge and steel structure businesses fell short of their targets, but despite the challenging environment, we secured order intake above the previous fiscal year's level and achieved at least the minimum result needed to support a recovery in performance from the next fiscal year onward.」
Order intake in both the bridge and steel structure businesses exceeded the previous fiscal year's results, totaling ¥15,316.919 million, up 8.3% year on year. However, the stated order intake target was not achieved. - 2026-05-15AdvancedEarnings
「In the bridge business, we secured orders slightly above the previous fiscal year after winning several large-scale projects. In the steel structures business, we also exceeded the previous fiscal year’s results, although contracts for target projects were pushed back to the following fiscal year and beyond. Both the bridge and steel structures businesses fell short of their targets, but even under difficult conditions we secured orders above the previous fiscal year’s results and achieved a minimum level of results toward a recovery in performance from the following fiscal year onward.」
Both the bridge and steel structures businesses secured orders above the previous fiscal year, although both also fell short of their targets. - FY2026-H1Higher Bridge orders and lower Steel Structures ordersAnnual report
「Against these difficult conditions, we made securing orders our top priority this fiscal year as well and conducted sales activities making maximum use of limited management resources. The Bridge business won several large-scale projects, achieving a certain level of results despite the challenging order environment. In the Steel Structures business, orders received remained sluggish because the targeted projects were scheduled to be awarded at the fiscal year-end.」
The Bridge business won several large-scale projects, with orders received up 37.3% year on year and the order backlog up 6.3%. In contrast, in the Steel Structures business the targeted projects were scheduled to be awarded at the fiscal year-end, with orders received down 38.3% and the order backlog down 37.2%. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「We conducted sales activities using limited management resources to secure more orders than in the previous fiscal year in both the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses. Orders received in the Bridge business exceeded the previous fiscal year because we also accepted projects with challenging profitability. In the Steel Structures business, however, orders received fell below the previous fiscal year because contracts for targeted projects were delayed until the following fiscal year, and total orders received for the fiscal year fell short of the previous fiscal year's level.」
Orders received in the Bridge business increased 3.8% year on year, while those in the Steel Structures business decreased 22.0%. Company-wide orders received were ¥14,146.243 million, down 3.3%, and the order backlog was ¥17,957.097 million, down 19.4%, weakening the stable order pipeline company-wide. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against these difficult conditions, we made securing orders our top priority and conducted sales activities using limited management resources efficiently. We secured more orders than in the previous year in both the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses, but some projects had challenging profitability, adversely affecting performance.」
Efficient sales activities using limited management resources secured more orders than in the previous year in both the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses. However, some projects had challenging profitability, affecting performance. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「Orders received for the fiscal year were ¥10,617.515 million in the Bridge business and ¥4,007.674 million in the Steel Structures business, for a total of ¥14,625.189 million, down 34.0% from the previous fiscal year.」
Full-year orders received totaled ¥14,625.189 million, down 34.0% from the previous fiscal year. Order acquisition weakened in both the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Against these difficult conditions, we made securing orders our top priority and worked to strengthen sales activities. In the Bridge business, we selectively bid on projects mainly in regions where we had a track record and sought to use limited management resources efficiently, but results fell short of the strong performance in the same quarter of the previous year. In the Steel Structures business, the contract timing for targeted projects was delayed further, and orders remained sluggish. Orders received in the Bridge business for the third-quarter cumulative period were ¥7,484.149 million, down 46.0% year on year, and the order backlog at the end of the third quarter was ¥16,906.951 million, down 18.0%.」
Although selective sales activities continued with securing orders as the top priority, orders received and the order backlog in the Bridge business fell below the previous year, while the contract timing for targeted projects in the Steel Structures business was delayed further. - FY2024-Q2Bridge orders declined, but the order backlog increasedAnnual report
「Against these difficult conditions, we made securing orders our top priority and worked to strengthen sales activities. In the Bridge business, we selectively bid on projects mainly in regions where we had a track record and secured a certain level of orders by using limited management resources efficiently, but the result fell short of the strong performance in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The company made securing orders its top priority and continued to select projects, mainly in regions where it had a track record, while using management resources efficiently. Orders received in the Bridge business were ¥4,334.219 million, down 39.1% year on year, while the order backlog was ¥17,601.780 million, up 2.7%. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against these difficult conditions, we made securing orders our top priority and steadily accumulated orders in the Bridge business regardless of project size, resulting in performance above the same quarter of the previous year.」
Orders received in the Bridge business were ¥3,240.710 million, up 85.5% year on year, and the order backlog was ¥20,534.870 million, up 38.2%, indicating progress in securing orders. In contrast, orders received in the Steel Structures business were below the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite these difficult conditions, we made securing orders our top priority. In the Bridge business, we strengthened our technical proposals and improved estimating accuracy, while also seeking to contribute to local communities and regions and pursuing customer-focused sales activities. As a result, we secured orders substantially above the previous fiscal year.」
Orders received for the fiscal year ending March 2023 totaled ¥22,168.730 million, up 57.7% year on year. Orders accumulated in both the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses, indicating progress in securing a stable order pipeline. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, we made securing orders our top priority and, by thoroughly strengthening our technical proposals and improving estimating accuracy in the Bridge business, achieved results above the previous fiscal year in the third-quarter cumulative period. Orders received in the Bridge business were ¥13,855.217 million, up 32.3% year on year, and the order backlog at the end of the third quarter was ¥20,624.194 million, up 9.1%.」
Orders received in the Bridge business increased 32.3% year on year and the order backlog increased 9.1%, securing orders above the previous fiscal year's level. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Orders received in the Bridge business for the second-quarter cumulative period were ¥7,118.764 million, up 130.3% year on year, and the order backlog at the end of the second quarter was ¥17,131.144 million, up 22.6%.」
Orders received and the order backlog in the Bridge business exceeded the previous year. The Steel Structures business also recorded orders received of ¥1,441.959 million and an order backlog of ¥5,250.476 million, indicating progress in overall orders from the first quarter. - FY2023-Q1Bridge orders increased, but overall results remained sluggishAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Bridge business worked to secure orders by focusing on projects where limited management resources could be used most effectively. However, the small number of projects on which to bid limited our ability to accumulate orders, and we did not achieve the desired results in the first quarter. In the Steel Structures business, orders received in the first quarter were sluggish because the targeted projects were scheduled to be awarded in the second quarter or later.」
Orders received in the Bridge business increased 78.7% year on year, but the small number of projects on which to bid prevented the desired results. In the Steel Structures business, orders received in the first quarter were sluggish because the targeted projects were scheduled to be awarded in the second quarter or later. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, orders received for the fiscal year were ¥11,079.011 million in the Bridge business and ¥2,982.423 million in the Steel Structures business, for a total of ¥14,061.434 million, just over 60% of the previous fiscal year's level.」
Full-year orders received in the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses totaled ¥14,061.434 million, just over 60% of the previous fiscal year's level. The recovery in Bridge orders through the third quarter weakened for the full year, while Steel Structures remained sluggish. - FY2022-Q3Recovery in Bridge orders; sluggish Steel Structures ordersAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Bridge business gradually increased orders by continuing selective bidding to make maximum use of limited management resources. In the Steel Structures business, we continued sales efforts aimed at securing factory utilization and improving profitability to offset the loss of targeted projects in the first half, but these efforts failed to bear fruit and orders received remained extremely sluggish.」
Orders received in the Bridge business were ¥10,474.887 million, up 4.5% year on year, and the order backlog was ¥18,902.110 million, up 15.3%, indicating an improvement in orders. In contrast, orders received in the Steel Structures business were ¥182.000 million, down 92.8%, and extremely sluggish, widening the gap between the businesses. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Bridge business we continued selective bidding and made maximum use of limited management resources, but results did not follow, including narrowly losing targeted projects, and we were unable to increase orders received. In the Steel Structures business, sales efforts aimed at securing factory utilization and improving profitability failed to bear fruit, including the loss of targeted projects because we could not accommodate changes in their construction schedules, and orders received were extremely sluggish.」
The Bridge business narrowly lost targeted projects, with orders received down 52.3% year on year and the order backlog down 11.7%. The Steel Structures business also lost targeted projects, with orders received down 95.3%, further weakening the stable order pipeline. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「However, the shortage of management resources was insurmountable, and the Bridge business had only a few projects on which to bid, producing no results in the first quarter.」
Although selective bidding continued, a shortage of management resources limited the Bridge business to only a few projects on which to bid, and it produced no results in terms of orders in the first quarter. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, we won the targeted large-scale maintenance project and achieved favorable results, mainly on Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism projects, in maintaining orders for new steel bridges despite the very limited volume of projects awarded. Orders received for the fiscal year were ¥15,747.143 million in the Bridge business and ¥6,400.427 million in the Steel Structures business, for a total of ¥22,147.570 million, substantially above the previous fiscal year.」
The company secured total orders of ¥22,147.570 million through winning a large-scale maintenance project, maintaining orders for new steel bridges, and increasing orders in the Steel Structures business. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Bridge business, we won a reasonable number of new construction and maintenance projects, but could not offset the weak first quarter, leaving orders received below the previous year. In the Steel Structures business, however, we emerged from the downturn of the past several years and secured a certain level of orders, resulting in total orders received above the previous year.」
Orders received in the Bridge business fell below the previous year, while the Steel Structures business emerged from its downturn of the past several years and total orders received increased year on year. Although progress in securing a stable order pipeline differed by business, tangible progress was evident overall. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, we continued selective bidding in the second-quarter cumulative period and worked to secure orders by making effective use of limited management resources. In the Bridge business, in addition to a reasonable number of new orders, we steadily accumulated increases from design changes to projects already received, resulting in figures above the same quarter of the previous year. In the Steel Structures business, we won several projects in the Kansai region, gaining a foothold for recovery from the prolonged downturn. As a result, the order backlog at the end of the second quarter was ¥18,451.860 million, above the level at the end of the same quarter of the previous year.」
While continuing selective bidding, the company accumulated orders in both the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses, bringing the company's order backlog to ¥18,451.860 million, above the level at the end of the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, we continued selective bidding in the new fiscal year and worked to secure orders to make effective use of limited management resources. However, partly because of the industry conditions described above, the Bridge business had only a few projects on which to bid and produced no results in the first quarter. Orders received in the Bridge business for the first-quarter cumulative period were ¥280.713 million, down 50.6% year on year, and the order backlog at the end of the first quarter was ¥12,637.662 million, down 8.7%.」
Although selective bidding continued, the Bridge business had only a few projects on which to bid, and orders received and the order backlog fell below the previous year. The Steel Structures business also failed to conclude any large projects, weakening the stable order pipeline across both businesses. - FY2020-Q3Accelerating growth in Bridge orders and declining order backlog; sluggish Steel Structures ordersAnnual report
「Orders received in the Bridge business for the third-quarter cumulative period were ¥10,954.040 million, up 72.6% year on year, and the order backlog at the end of the third quarter was ¥16,636.928 million, down 6.2%. Orders received in the Steel Structures business were ¥645.370 million, up 5.7%, and the order backlog at the end of the third quarter was ¥608.702 million, down 58.1%.」
Orders received in the Bridge business increased 72.6% year on year, while the order backlog decreased 6.2%. Orders received in the Steel Structures business turned upward, increasing 5.7%, but the order backlog remained low, down 58.1%. - FY2020-Q2Higher orders received and lower order backlog in the Bridge business; sluggish orders in Steel StructuresAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, we made maximum use of limited management resources, continued selective bidding, and worked to secure orders. In the Bridge business, we achieved favorable results, mainly on projects for local governments, despite the limited number of projects awarded. In the Steel Structures business, we failed to win the targeted large projects, and orders received in the second-quarter cumulative period remained sluggish, as in the same period of the previous year.」
Selective bidding continued. Orders received in the Bridge business increased 11.5% year on year, while the order backlog decreased 26.2%. In the Steel Structures business, orders received increased 20.5%, but the targeted large projects were not secured and the order backlog decreased 58.9%. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, we continued selective bidding focused on an even narrower range of projects to make effective use of limited management resources, and worked to secure orders. However, neither the Bridge nor Steel Structures business produced results on the target projects, and orders received in the first-quarter cumulative period were substantially below the result recorded in the same period of the previous year.」
Although the company continued selective bidding focused on an even narrower range of projects, neither the Bridge nor Steel Structures business achieved results on its target projects, and orders received were substantially below the same quarter of the previous year. Securing a stable order pipeline deteriorated on a quarterly basis. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「However, we were unable to secure a stable volume of orders, and it is extremely difficult to achieve results comparable to those of the current fiscal year in the fiscal year ending March 2020.」
The company failed to achieve its target for a stable volume of orders for the full year and indicated that it would be difficult to match the current year's results in the following fiscal year. - FY2019-Q3Decline in orders received and order backlog in both businessesAnnual report
「Orders received in the Bridge business for the third-quarter cumulative period were ¥6,346.663 million, down 48.7% year on year, and the order backlog at the end of the third quarter was ¥17,742.897 million, down 10.8%. In the Steel Structures business, orders received were ¥610.515 million, down 20.2%, and the order backlog at the end of the third quarter was ¥1,453.659 million, down 66.0%.」
Orders received in both the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses were below the previous year, and order backlogs also declined year on year. Securing a stable order pipeline remained weak across both businesses. - FY2019-Q2Weak orders in both businessesAnnual report
「In the Bridge business, we worked to maintain and improve the level of our technical proposals and estimating accuracy, but won few projects, and orders received in the second-quarter cumulative period were substantially below the strong result recorded in the same period of the previous year. In the Steel Structures business, our focus on region, production timing and profitability meant that we were unable to secure any large projects, resulting in an even weaker performance than the already sluggish result in the same period of the previous year.」
Although selective bidding continued, neither the Bridge nor Steel Structures business secured large or sufficient projects, and order acquisition deteriorated. Orders received were ¥4,792.481 million in the Bridge business, down 51.8% year on year, and ¥318.365 million in the Steel Structures business, down 46.5%. - FY2019-Q1Quarterly decline in orders receivedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, we continued selective bidding focused on a narrower range of projects and concentrated on increasing orders received to make effective use of management resources. However, although the Bridge business maintained high standards in both technical proposals and estimating accuracy, this did not translate into results, and orders received in the first-quarter cumulative period were substantially below the strong result recorded in the same period of the previous year. In the Steel Structures business, efforts to prioritize profitability meant that we were unable to win large projects in the Tokyo metropolitan area, resulting in an even weaker performance than in the same period of the previous year.」
Selective bidding continues, but orders received in the first quarter fell year on year in both the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses, weakening the track record of securing a stable order pipeline on a quarterly basis. - FY2018AchievedAnnual report
「In the fiscal year ending March 2018, the first year of the plan, we achieved our targets of securing a stable volume of orders and maintaining segment profitability. Although we fell short of the Fifth Medium-Term Management Plan's final numerical targets of net sales of ¥20 billion and ordinary profit of ¥1 billion, we posted an ordinary profit margin of 5.7%, above plan. However, matching the results of this fiscal year in the fiscal year ending March 2019 will by no means be easy. In the new fiscal year, our objective is to secure order volume by steadily accumulating orders, maintain high factory utilization, and sustain segment profitability by ensuring safe and reliable construction at worksites.」
The company explicitly states that it secured a stable volume of orders and maintained segment profitability in the first year of the Fifth Medium-Term Management Plan. While order volume in the Bridge business exceeded the previous year by more than 20%, the ultimate net sales and ordinary profit targets were not achieved, and the company aims to accumulate orders and maintain high utilization in the following year. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Net sales in the Bridge business for the third-quarter cumulative period were ¥9,502.177 million, up 2.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥813.138 million, up 239.9%. Orders received were ¥12,380.799 million, up 159.0%, and the order backlog at the end of the third quarter was ¥19,883.106 million, up 62.5%.」
In the Bridge business, orders received increased 159.0% year on year and the order backlog increased 62.5%, confirming continued progress in securing a stable order pipeline in the third quarter. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, following a strong first quarter, we secured 2 large projects in the second quarter: the Gyotoku Bridge from the Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the left bank of the Tobishima Ohashi Bridge from its Chubu Regional Development Bureau. Orders received in the Bridge business were substantially higher than in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The Bridge business won 2 large projects in the second quarter. Cumulative orders received were ¥9,951.875 million, up 113.9% year on year, and the order backlog was ¥20,876.264 million, up 36.6%. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Net sales in the Bridge business for the first-quarter cumulative period were ¥2,610.716 million, up 9.3% year on year, while segment profit was ¥63.194 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥24.293 million in the same period of the previous year. Orders received during the first-quarter cumulative period were ¥5,266.722 million, compared with ¥176.574 million in the same period of the previous year, and the order backlog at the end of the first quarter was ¥19,660.490 million, up 35.3% year on year.」
Orders received in the Bridge business were substantially higher than in the same quarter of the previous year, while the order backlog increased 35.3% year on year. The stable order pipeline continued into the first quarter. - FY2017AchievedAnnual report
「Ultimately, we fell short of both target figures, net sales of ¥20 billion and ordinary profit of ¥600 million. However, achieving a stable order pipeline in the Bridge business enabled us to post an ordinary profit margin above plan.」
Although the overall targets of the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan were not achieved, the company explicitly states that it achieved a stable order pipeline in the Bridge business. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Bridge business we further strengthened our technical proposals, narrowed the projects on which we bid, and worked to improve bid-price accuracy. Orders received remained sluggish in the third quarter, but orders from local governments and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism were confirmed in the fourth quarter, and we are aiming to add further orders toward the fiscal year-end. Despite limited growth in project awards in both the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses, we steadily accumulated orders and secured an order backlog of ¥19,043.615 million, up 5.8% year on year.」
Orders from local governments and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism were confirmed despite limited growth in project awards, and the order backlog increased 5.8% year on year. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Bridge business we continued the selective bidding activities pursued since the previous fiscal year but one, while working to strengthen our technical proposals and improve bid-price accuracy. As a result, during the first half we secured orders from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and expressway companies.」
In addition to selective bidding, the company worked to strengthen its technical proposals and improve bid-price accuracy, securing orders from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and expressway companies in the second quarter. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, we continued the selective bidding activities we had pursued since the previous fiscal year but one, focusing on a narrower range of projects, and concentrated on increasing orders received.」
The company continues to select target projects and pursue higher orders received to secure a stable order pipeline. Results differed between the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses, but the objective itself remains unchanged. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We made securing a stable order pipeline our top priority and achieved steady results.」
The company has made securing a stable order pipeline in both the Bridge and Steel Structures businesses its top priority. It has positioned the fiscal year ending March 2017 as the year in which to lay the foundation for a new medium-term management plan.