Dependence on seasonal products and weather fluctuations
First written in FY2016. 18 of 34 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-11-12.
Asaka Industrial moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2016, 3 years before the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 24 of 49 companies on the "Worse" side.
26 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2026Higher revenue from seasonal products and agricultural and gardening toolsAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, amid a tendency to defer purchases due to the impact of further revisions to selling prices for some products and other factors, sales of snow-removal products, watering products driven by the extreme heat, and hand tools for agriculture and gardening increased. Sales were ¥4,478 million, up 6.3% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥5,311 million, up 5.3% year on year.」
Although revisions to selling prices led to deferred purchases, sales of snow-removal products, watering products driven by the extreme heat, and hand tools for agriculture and gardening increased, resulting in higher sales of lifestyle-related products. - FY2026-H1Increased seasonal demand driven by early orders and extreme heatAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, amid a tendency to defer purchases due to the impact of further revisions to selling prices for some product categories and other factors, sales of early orders for snow-removal products and watering products driven by the extreme heat increased. Sales were ¥2,466 million, up 4.8% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥2,854 million, up 4.2% year on year.」
Although there was a tendency to defer purchases, sales of early orders for snow-removal products and watering products driven by the extreme heat increased, with seasonal and weather-related factors reflected in higher sales of lifestyle-related products. - FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, although sales were affected by revisions to selling prices, signs of a gradual recovery emerged, and the Company proceeded with new product development and enhancements to its e-commerce site. However, despite a certain amount of snowfall during the period, the record summer heat and a substantial decline in early orders for snow-removal products due to the unusually mild winter in the previous fiscal year resulted in sales of ¥4,213 million, down 4.1% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products of ¥5,044 million, down 3.4% year on year.」
The record heat and the decline in early orders for snow-removal products due to the unusually mild winter in the previous fiscal year were reflected in a 4.1% decline in sales of outdoor products and related products and a 3.4% decline in sales of lifestyle-related products overall. - FY2025-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, although sales were affected by revisions to selling prices, signs of a gradual recovery emerged, as with shovels and related products. However, sales were affected by the record summer heat and a decline in early orders for snow-removal products due to the unusually mild winter in the previous fiscal year. Sales were ¥2,354 million, down 0.6% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥2,738 million, down 2.0% year on year.」
The record heat and a decline in early orders for snow-removal products due to the unusually mild winter in the previous fiscal year resulted in a 2.0% year-on-year decline in sales of lifestyle-related products. - FY2024MaterialisedAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, sales were affected by changes in consumer trends, unseasonable weather, the record summer heat, and the unusually mild winter. Sales were ¥4,394 million, down 6.6% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥5,221 million, down 8.3% year on year.」
Changes in consumer trends, unseasonable weather, the record heat, and the unusually mild winter were reflected in lower full-year sales of lifestyle-related products. - FY2024-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, sales were affected by changes in consumer trends, unseasonable weather, the record summer heat, and the unusually mild winter. Sales were ¥3,637 million, down 6.4% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥4,263 million, down 8.1% year on year.」
Changes in consumer trends, unseasonable weather, the record heat, and the unusually mild winter were reflected in lower sales of outdoor products and related products and lifestyle-related products overall. The original text quantifies the impact. - FY2024-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, sales were affected by changes in consumer trends, unseasonable weather, and the record summer heat. Sales were ¥2,368 million, down 4.1% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥2,794 million, down 4.3% year on year.」
Changes in consumer trends, unseasonable weather, and the record heat were reflected in lower sales of lifestyle-related products. - FY2024-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, sales were affected by revisions to selling prices due to soaring raw material costs and other factors, unseasonable weather, and changes in consumer trends. Sales were ¥1,193 million, down 5.6% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥1,422 million, down 5.4% year on year.」
Unseasonable weather and changes in consumer trends were reflected in lower sales of outdoor products, construction and agricultural equipment, and lifestyle-related products overall. - FY2023Full-year revenue growth driven by extreme heat and snow-removal demandAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, amid the impact of revisions to selling prices due to soaring raw material costs, as with shovels and related products, sales of watering and weed-control products increased due to the extreme heat. In addition, sales of snow-removal products remained solid, resulting in sales of ¥4,705 million, up 2.6% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products of ¥5,694 million, up 1.1% year on year.」
For seasonal and weather-sensitive lifestyle-related products, full-year sales increased year on year due to higher sales of watering and weed-control products during the extreme heat and solid sales of snow-removal products. - FY2023-Q3Revenue growth driven by extreme heat and snow-removal demandAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, amid the impact of revisions to selling prices due to soaring raw material costs, as with shovels and related products, sales of watering and weed-control products increased due to the extreme heat. In addition, sales of snow-removal products remained solid. Sales were ¥3,887 million, up 4.9% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥4,639 million, up 4.6% year on year.」
Sales of weather-sensitive lifestyle-related products increased year on year, driven by higher sales of watering and weed-control products due to the extreme heat and solid sales of snow-removal products. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, amid the impact of revisions to selling prices due to soaring raw material costs, as with shovels and related products, sales of watering and weed-control products increased due to the extreme heat. Sales were ¥2,470 million, up 1.4% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥2,920 million, down 0.3% year on year.」
Although sales of watering and weed-control products increased due to the extreme heat, total sales of lifestyle-related products fell 0.3% year on year. - FY2023-Q1Higher revenue from watering and weeding products due to extremely hot weatherAnnual report
「For outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, amid the impact of revisions to selling prices due to soaring raw material costs, as with shovels and related products, sales of watering and weed-control products increased due to the record heat in June. Sales were ¥1,263 million, up 1.3% year on year, and total sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥1,504 million, up 0.1% year on year.」
Sales of watering and weed-control products increased due to the record heat, and sales in the weather-sensitive lifestyle-related products category increased year on year. - FY2022Full-year revenue growth driven by sales expansion and snowfall demandAnnual report
「For shovels, as a result of launching the new aluminum pipe shovel, implementing vigorous sales expansion initiatives including sales promotions for shovels and spades, and steady sales of aluminum snow shovels and other products, domestic sales were ¥1,010 million, up 12.7% year on year.」
For snow-removal products affected by seasonal and weather conditions, higher full-year demand actually occurred due to sales promotion campaigns, early orders, and snowfall. - FY2022-Q3Continued higher seasonal demand driven by sales expansion and snowfallAnnual report
「Promotional sales of shovels, scoops and other products, early orders for snow-removal products in preparation for snowfall from October onward, and snowfall in various regions in December increased sales of snow-removal products. As a result, operating profit was ¥326 million (same period of the previous year: ¥192 million), ordinary profit was ¥348 million (same period of the previous year: ¥228 million), and net profit for the quarter was ¥239 million (same period of the previous year: ¥141 million).」
For snow-removal products dependent on seasonal and weather conditions, higher sales actually occurred due to early orders and snowfall in December. The impact has been quantified. - FY2021Higher seasonal demand driven by stay-at-home and snowfall-related special demandAnnual report
「Although the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to conduct sufficient face-to-face sales activities, sales increased due to special stay-at-home demand in the mass retail market, and there was also special demand from snowfall extending from the Tohoku region to the Sea of Japan coast. Net sales were ¥8,286 million (¥7,984 million in the previous fiscal year).」
Despite the risks associated with seasonal products and weather dependence, demand for lifestyle-related products increased during the fiscal year due to stay-at-home demand and snowfall-related special demand, and total Company net sales also increased year on year. - FY2021-Q3Higher demand for snow removal due to snowfallAnnual report
「In shovels, sales in the mass retail market increased as the COVID-19 pandemic led to more time spent at home as part of a new lifestyle. In addition, sales of snow-removal shovels and spades grew steadily due to snowfall, resulting in domestic net sales of ¥585 million (up 7.1% year on year).」
For seasonal products affected by weather, sales of snow-removal products increased during the quarter due to snowfall. However, the underlying dependence on weather remains unchanged. - FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report
「In shovels, despite implementing vigorous sales expansion initiatives, poor sales of snow-removal shovels and spades due to the record warm winter resulted in domestic net sales of ¥745 million (down 15.8% from the previous fiscal year).」
Poor sales of snow-removal products actually occurred due to the record warm winter, and domestic net sales of shovels declined 15.8% year on year. - FY2020-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「In shovels, despite implementing vigorous sales expansion initiatives, poor sales of snow-removal shovels and spades due to the warm winter resulted in domestic net sales of ¥546 million (down 20.6% year on year).」
Poor sales of snow-removal products due to the warm winter actually occurred, and domestic net sales of shovels declined 20.6% year on year. Unsettled weather also affected slower sales of outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Sales of outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment at major customers were significantly affected by slower sales due to unsettled weather, resulting in net sales of ¥2,304 million (down 6.1% year on year) and total net sales of lifestyle-related products of ¥2,726 million (down 7.6% year on year).」
Slower sales of outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment due to unsettled weather were reflected in actual results as a decline in net sales of lifestyle-related products. - FY2020-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Sales of outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment at major customers were significantly affected by slower sales due to unsettled weather, resulting in net sales of ¥1,129 million (down 10.3% year on year) and total net sales of lifestyle-related products of ¥1,329 million (down 11.5% year on year).」
Unsettled weather slowed sales of outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, and the risk was reflected in actual results as a decline in net sales of lifestyle-related products. The impact has been quantified. - FY2019-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「In outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, although there were sales from special demand caused by natural disasters, including snow-removal products, sales in the home improvement retail market slowed due to extremely hot weather, typhoons, and other unsettled weather, resulting in net sales of ¥3,649 million (down 1.1% year on year), while total net sales of lifestyle-related products were ¥4,426 million (up 0.7% year on year).」
While special demand arose following natural disasters, sales of outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment slowed due to extremely hot weather, typhoons, and other unsettled weather, and fluctuations in demand were reflected in actual results. - FY2019-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「In outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, there was special demand not only for shovels but also for hand tools needed to remove one-wheeled carts, rubble, soil, and other materials following the West Japan heavy rains and the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake. However, sales in the home improvement retail market slowed due to extremely hot weather, typhoons, and other unsettled weather, resulting in net sales of ¥2,454 million (down 5.4% year on year) and total net sales of lifestyle-related products of ¥2,951 million (down 3.9% year on year).」
While special demand arose for disaster preparedness and debris-removal products following heavy rain and earthquakes, sales of lifestyle-related products slowed due to extremely hot weather, typhoons, and other unsettled weather, and fluctuations in demand were reflected in actual results. - FY2019-Q1Special disaster-related demand alongside slower sales of lifestyle-related productsAnnual report
「Although there was special demand for disaster preparedness products following the northern Osaka earthquake, sales of outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment in the home improvement retail market slowed, resulting in net sales of ¥1,259 million (down 2.9% year on year) and total net sales of lifestyle-related products of ¥1,501 million (down 1.1% year on year).」
While special demand for disaster preparedness products arose following a disaster, sales of outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment slowed, and fluctuations in demand for lifestyle-related products continued. - FY2018MitigatedAnnual report
「In shovels, in addition to conducting proactive sales activities, sales of shovels progressed steadily as a result of record snowfall in the Hokuriku region and snowfall in the Kanto region, including Tokyo, and domestic net sales were ¥921 million (up 9.7% from the previous fiscal year).」
While snowfall increased demand for shovels, farm tools and gardening supplies also recovered through improving consumer sentiment and sales expansion initiatives, easing the sales stagnation caused by seasonal and weather dependence compared with the previous fiscal year. - FY2018-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「In outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, in addition to efforts to expand sales and increase revenue, the gradual improvement in consumer sentiment has brought signs of a gradual recovery in farm tools, gardening supplies, and other products in the home improvement retail market. Net sales were ¥3,689 million (up 2.6% year on year), while net sales of lifestyle-related products as a whole were ¥4,395 million (up 3.3% year on year).」
Sales expansion initiatives and improving consumer sentiment have sustained signs of recovery in farm tools and gardening supplies, which are affected by weather and consumer trends, and net sales also increased year on year. - FY2018-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「In outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, in addition to efforts to expand sales and increase revenue, the gradual improvement in consumer sentiment has brought signs of a gradual recovery in farm tools, gardening supplies, and other products in the home improvement retail market, and net sales were ¥2,594 million (up 2.4% year on year)」
Improving consumer sentiment and sales expansion initiatives have brought signs of recovery in farm tools and gardening supplies, which are affected by weather and consumer trends, and net sales also increased year on year. - FY2017MaterialisedAnnual report
「In outdoor products and construction and agricultural equipment, sales of snow-removal products became brisk due to snowfall, as with shovels, but farm tools and gardening supplies continued to sell slowly in the home improvement retail market due to weak consumer sentiment, and net sales were ¥4,475 million (down 1.7% from the previous fiscal year).」
Although some demand for snow-removal products increased, sales of farm tools and gardening supplies, which are affected by weather, continued to slow, and net sales declined 1.7% year on year. - FY2017-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Farm tools and gardening supplies continued to sell slowly in the home improvement retail market due to the effects of unsettled weather and weak consumer sentiment」
Unsettled weather and weak consumer sentiment actually resulted in slower sales of farm tools and gardening supplies during the nine-month period under review. - FY2017-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Farm tools and gardening supplies continued to sell slowly in the home improvement retail market due to the effects of unsettled weather and weak consumer sentiment, and net sales were ¥2,486 million (down 1.1% year on year)」
Unsettled weather actually resulted in slower sales of farm tools and gardening supplies during the six-month period under review. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「As sales of snow-removal products, including shovels, languished due to the warm winter, net sales were ¥8,229 million (¥8,887 million in the previous fiscal year).」
The business risk section identifies the weighting of seasonal products and such factors as heavy rain and low snowfall as risks. During the fiscal year, sluggish sales due to the warm winter actually occurred, and total sales of shovels declined 33.9% year on year.