Growth in Overseas Markets Driven by Infrastructure Demand in Asian Countries
First written in FY2017-Q1. 11 of 34 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-20.
Super Tool moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020, 3 years before the typical company in this theme (2023).
96 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1Improvement in the lifting-clamp businesses in Asia and EuropeAnnual report
「Outside Korea, the lifting-clamp businesses in Asia and Europe performed steadily. In other regions as well, we strengthened promotional strategies for overseas markets for the best-selling lifting-clamp models in Japan, deepened relationships with key business partners based on the safety of Japanese products, and worked to develop new markets.」
Outside Korea, the lifting-clamp businesses in Asia and Europe performed steadily, while the company continued to strengthen overseas promotions and develop new markets. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In the United States, the lifting-clamp business has performed steadily as a result of proactive sales activities, and we will strengthen our promotional strategy, as in Japan.」
The lifting-clamp business in the United States, which began in the previous interim period, has performed steadily and is moving to the next stage of strengthening promotions. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, we highlighted safety and the fact that the products are made by a Japanese company, worked to strengthen cooperation with key business partners, developed a solutions business aimed at expanding sales of our core lifting-clamp products, worked to develop new markets, and pursued proactive sales activities, including launching the lifting-clamp business in the United States.」
The company indicates concrete progress in overseas sales, including developing new markets and launching the lifting-clamp business in the United States. Meanwhile, sales remain sluggish in the Korean market. - FY2025-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, as in Japan, we focused on selling our core lifting-clamp products, advanced sales strategies based on market analysis, highlighted safety and the fact that the products are made by a Japanese company, and worked to strengthen cooperation with key business partners, thereby pursuing proactive sales activities including the expansion of lifting-clamp sales. However, in Korea, our main market, domestic-demand industries such as shipbuilding and construction remained in difficult conditions. Although we pursued sales activities leveraging the strengths of our local subsidiary, sales remained sluggish.」
While the company continues measures to expand overseas sales, sales remained sluggish in Korea, its main market, weakening somewhat the previous description of steady overseas-market performance. - FY2024-Q3Steady performance of overseas-market salesAnnual report
「In other regions as well, we highlighted safety and Japanese manufacturing, made timely approaches to customers and held repeated discussions, worked to strengthen relationships, and pursued proactive sales activities, including effective sales initiatives based on accurate analysis of market conditions. As a result, revenue performed steadily.」
The company explains that revenue performed steadily in overseas regions outside Korea as a result of emphasizing safety and Japanese manufacturing, strengthening customer relationships, and pursuing sales initiatives based on market analysis. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In other regions as well, we highlighted safety and Japanese manufacturing, held repeated discussions with customers and worked to strengthen relationships, and pursued proactive sales activities, including effective sales initiatives based on accurate analysis of market conditions.」
The company continues to emphasize safety and Japanese manufacturing, strengthen customer relationships, and pursue sales initiatives based on market analysis in overseas regions outside Korea. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, sales in overseas markets remained resilient.」
The company reconfirms that overseas-market sales remained resilient despite the situation in Ukraine and concerns about a global economic recession. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, sales in overseas markets remained resilient.」
The company explains that overseas sales remained resilient despite uncertainty surrounding the situation in Ukraine and the renewed spread of infections. - FY2022Increase and steady performance of overseas salesAnnual report
「In South Korea, we pursued sales activities leveraging the strengths of the local subsidiary. In other regions as well, we pursued persistent sales activities by actively promoting lifting clamps and similar products and building relationships of trust through close communication with customers, while highlighting safety and the fact that our products are made by a Japanese company. As a result, overseas sales remained firm.」
The company explains that overseas sales increased from ¥467 million in the previous year to ¥616 million, and that overseas markets, including Korea, performed steadily. - FY2022-Q3Communicating with overseas customers via web conferencingAnnual report
「In other regions as well, we highlighted safety and the fact that the products are made by a Japanese company, used web conferencing systems and other tools to build trust through close communication with customers, and pursued persistent, proactive sales activities. As a result, overseas sales performed steadily.」
The company explicitly identifies customer communication and relationship-building using web conferencing systems and other tools as overseas sales initiatives, in addition to its previous emphasis on safety and Japanese manufacturing. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although signs of economic recovery emerged in Korea and regions where vaccination had progressed, sales in overseas markets, including Korea, performed steadily even as other regions remained in difficult conditions.」
The company reconfirms the partial recovery of overseas economies and the steady performance of overseas sales, including Korea. - FY2022-Q1Recovery and improvement in overseas marketsAnnual report
「Although signs of economic recovery emerged in Korea and regions where vaccination had progressed, sales in overseas markets, including Korea, performed well even as other regions remained in difficult conditions.」
The company explains that, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, overseas sales including Korea performed well against the backdrop of economic recovery in Korea and some other regions. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「We worked to secure revenue by highlighting safety and the fact that the products are made by a Japanese company, implementing new promotional initiatives aimed at improving brand awareness and image, and establishing an organizational structure to strengthen sales capabilities, but sales remained sluggish because of the impact of COVID-19, among other factors.」
The company states that, despite implementing measures to strengthen overseas sales, overseas sales remained sluggish because of the impact of COVID-19. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In other regions as well, we worked to secure revenue by highlighting safety and Japanese manufacturing as selling points, implementing new promotional initiatives aimed at improving brand awareness and image, and establishing an organizational structure to strengthen sales capabilities, but sales remained sluggish because of the impact of COVID-19, among other factors.」
The company continued to strengthen overseas sales in regions outside Korea through promotional activities and organizational development, but reconfirms that sales remained sluggish because of the impact of COVID-19. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In other regions as well, we worked to secure revenue by highlighting safety and Japanese manufacturing as selling points and pursuing new promotional initiatives, but sales remained sluggish because of the impact of COVID-19, among other factors.」
The company continued sales activities in regions outside Korea by highlighting safety and Japanese manufacturing, but reconfirms that overseas sales remained sluggish because of the impact of COVID-19. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, the sales subsidiary in South Korea, our main market, conducted sales initiatives leveraging the strengths of the local subsidiary. In other regions as well, we worked to expand sales by promoting safety and the fact that our products are made in Japan, including to major corporate groups, but sales remained sluggish due to the spread of COVID-19 and other factors.」
The company explains that, despite its previous efforts to expand overseas sales, sales in Korea and other regions actually remained sluggish because of the spread of COVID-19. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, we focused on expanding product sales and acquiring new customers through proactive sales activities highlighting the products' Japanese origin and through participation in trade shows. In Korea, our main market, the sales subsidiary deployed sales initiatives leveraging the strengths of the local subsidiary and worked to secure revenue, but sales remained sluggish because of the boycott of Japanese products resulting from the deterioration in Japan-Korea relations and the impact of COVID-19, among other factors.」
Although the company pursued overseas sales expansion and acquired new customers, overseas sales remained sluggish because of the deterioration in Japan-Korea relations and the impact of COVID-19 in Korea. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, amid concerns that the Japan-South Korea issue could become protracted, our South Korean subsidiary conducted sales initiatives leveraging the strengths of the local subsidiary. In other regions as well, we worked to expand product sales and acquire new business partners through proactive sales activities, including participation in trade shows, and various promotional measures.」
Rather than directly stating that overseas markets performed steadily, the company explains that it worked to expand sales and acquire new customers amid concerns that the Japan-Korea issue would be prolonged. - FY2020-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, amid worsening Japan-South Korea relations, our South Korean subsidiary conducted sales initiatives leveraging the strengths of the local subsidiary. In other regions as well, we worked to expand product sales and acquire new business partners through attentive sales activities and various promotional measures highlighting the advantages of Japanese products.」
The explanation has shifted from the previous description of steady overseas-market performance to explicitly acknowledging the worsening Japan-Korea relationship and stating that activities were undertaken to expand sales. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In other parts of Asia as well, sales performed steadily as we worked to expand sales by highlighting safety and Japanese manufacturing as selling points, including to major group companies.」
The company reconfirms the expansion of overseas sales and steady revenue performance in Asia, including Korea, by highlighting safety and Japanese manufacturing. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, we promoted sales growth by highlighting our diverse product lineup and the fact that our products are made in Japan.」
The company continues to expand overseas sales by highlighting its diverse product lineup and the fact that its products are made in Japan. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, sales remained firm as we worked to expand sales through the launch of the South Korean subsidiary established in September 2018 and detailed sales activities.」
The company reconfirms that overseas markets performed steadily, supported by the launch of its Korean subsidiary and attentive sales activities. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, we worked to expand sales channels through broad-based sales activities, including responding to diverse customer needs, and business performed steadily in emerging Asian markets showing signs of recovering demand and in Korea, our main market.」
The company reconfirms the recovery in demand in emerging Asian markets and Korea and the steady performance of overseas markets. - FY2018-Q3Recovery and improvementAnnual report
「In overseas markets, we worked to expand sales channels through attentive sales activities, and business performed steadily in emerging Asian markets showing signs of recovery and in Korea, our main market.」
The company explains that, while expanding sales channels in overseas markets, it saw signs of recovery in emerging Asian markets and steady performance in Korea. - FY2018-Q2Partial recovery in demandAnnual report
「In overseas markets, we worked to expand sales channels by leveraging our broad product lineup, and some Asian countries, including South Korea, showed signs of recovering demand.」
Rather than a uniform recovery across overseas markets, the company indicates a recovery in demand in some Asian countries, including Korea. - FY2018-Q1RecoveryAnnual report
「In overseas markets, signs of a gradual recovery have emerged as infrastructure demand expanded in Asian countries」
The description has changed from the previous year's statement that overseas markets were around the previous year's level to one indicating a gradual recovery driven by infrastructure demand in Asia. - FY2017SoftenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, in overseas markets, we actively pursued opportunities in emerging Asian markets, but revenue remained around the previous year's level because of the downturn in the Korean economy, stagnant investment activity in some regions affected by lower resource prices, and unstable exchange rates.」
Although the company continues to actively develop overseas markets, the explanation remains limited to revenue being around the previous year's level. - FY2017-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, we actively developed markets in emerging Asian countries and elsewhere, but sales remained in a difficult environment, partly due to the deterioration of the South Korean economy and unstable foreign exchange rates.」
While the company is developing emerging markets in Asia, overseas-market growth is still described as limited because of the deterioration of the Korean economy and exchange-rate instability. - FY2017-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, demand showed signs of recovery in some Asian countries, but exports to South Korea, a key market, remained sluggish.」
The description has shifted from the previous characterization of broad-based growth across Asian markets to a more limited situation involving a recovery in demand in some areas and sluggish exports to Korea. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, business performed steadily as infrastructure demand expanded in Asian countries.」
The business conditions indicate that overseas markets performed steadily as infrastructure demand expanded in Asian countries.