Pressure on profitability from rising prices for imported products and materials
First written in FY2017-Q1. 12 of 22 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-20.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 122 of 167 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「Gross profit for the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥1,535 million, compared with ¥1,662 million for the previous consolidated fiscal year. As a result of the impact of higher raw material and procurement prices, the gross profit margin was 28.2%.」
It explains that higher raw material and procurement prices led to lower gross profit and a gross profit margin of 28.2%, quantifying their impact as a factor weighing on earnings. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, while material prices remained high, the company worked to establish production and procurement systems aimed at reducing costs.」
While high material prices continue, it again confirmed its efforts to reduce costs by establishing production and procurement systems. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although energy and raw material prices have remained elevated, the company pursued efficient production and sales activities, advanced cost reductions and worked to secure profits.」
While elevated energy and raw material prices continue, it again confirmed its response of seeking to secure profits through efficient production and sales activities and cost reductions. - FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although energy and raw material prices have remained elevated, the company pursued cost reductions and worked to secure profits.」
While elevated energy and raw material prices continue, it again confirmed its response of seeking to secure profits through cost reductions. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although overall costs have remained elevated due to soaring energy and raw material prices, the company has been pursuing cost reductions and has been implementing sales price revisions sequentially for orders received from June last year onward.」
It explains that overall costs have continued to remain elevated due to soaring energy and raw material prices. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although overall costs have remained elevated due to soaring energy and raw material prices, the company has been pursuing cost reductions, but」
It explains that overall costs have continued to remain elevated due to soaring energy and raw material prices. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although overall costs have remained elevated due to higher raw material and fuel prices, among other factors, and the company has been pursuing cost reductions, it will implement price revisions sequentially for orders received from June onward.」
It explains that overall costs have continued to remain elevated due to higher raw material and fuel prices, again specifically identifying factors weighing on earnings. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The company remained in an uncertain environment due to concerns over soaring raw material and energy prices, foreign exchange trends including the weaker yen, and rising prices.」
In addition to elevated costs resulting from high raw material and fuel prices and the sharp depreciation of the yen, it identified soaring energy prices and rising prices as factors worsening the earnings environment. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, overall costs have remained elevated due to higher raw material and fuel prices, as well as the prolonged sharp depreciation of the yen.」
It specifically identified elevated overall costs, resulting from higher raw material and fuel prices and the prolonged sharp depreciation of the yen, as factors weighing on earnings. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「The company remained in an uncertain environment due to the risk of a renewed spread of infections resulting from new variants, rising raw material prices and soaring crude oil prices.」
In addition to higher raw material prices, it explicitly identified soaring crude oil prices as a factor weighing on earnings in the business environment. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「If steel and other raw material prices rise due to supply-and-demand trends or other factors, manufacturing costs may increase and affect business performance.」
It again confirmed the risk that higher prices for steel and other raw materials could affect manufacturing costs and business performance. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「If steel and other raw material prices rise due to supply-and-demand trends or other factors, manufacturing costs may increase and affect business performance.」
It again confirmed the risk that higher prices for steel and other raw materials could affect manufacturing costs and business performance. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「If steel and other raw material prices rise due to supply-and-demand trends or other factors, manufacturing costs may increase and affect business performance.」
It again confirmed the risk that higher prices for steel and other raw materials could affect manufacturing costs and business performance. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Profit was also affected by higher procurement prices for raw materials and products, among other factors, but」
It again confirmed for the full year that higher raw material and procurement prices affected profits. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥787 million, down 13.9% from the previous consolidated fiscal year, due to upfront investment in opening the Eastern Distribution Center and the impact of higher procurement prices for raw materials and products, among other factors.」
Higher raw material and procurement prices continue to emerge as a factor behind lower profits. - FY2017-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Profit growth was sluggish due to increased construction costs resulting from higher material prices and prolonged construction periods caused by adverse weather conditions, among other factors.」
It explains that higher material prices increased construction costs, resulting in sluggish profit growth in the environmental business. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Earnings were sluggish compared with the same quarter of the previous year due to the impact of higher prices for imported products and materials, among other factors.」
It states that higher prices for imported products and materials led to sluggish earnings growth.