Price Improvement Through High-Value-Added Engineering Proposals
First written in FY2016. 8 of 11 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2025Profit gains from price improvements offset by lower operating leverageAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥49,076 million, down 13.2% from the previous fiscal year. Although improved selling prices and foreign exchange effects had a positive impact, lower revenue, lower operating leverage associated with production adjustments and higher labor costs led to a decline.」
Although the positive effect of improved selling prices continued, full-year operating profit declined because of lower revenue, lower operating leverage associated with production adjustments and higher labor costs. - FY2025-H1Price improvement gains alongside lower operating leverageAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥23,171 million, down 15.0% year on year. Although improved selling prices had a positive effect on profit, this was offset by lower operating leverage associated with production adjustments, higher fixed costs and other factors.」
Although improved selling prices contributed to higher profit, operating profit declined because of lower operating leverage associated with production adjustments and higher fixed costs. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was affected by continued increases in material costs and higher labor costs resulting from wage increases, but rose to ¥56,507 million, up 13.3% from the previous fiscal year, owing to lower manufacturing costs, improved selling prices and the yen's depreciation.」
The company states that improved selling prices and lower manufacturing costs contributed to operating profit of ¥56,507 million, up 13.3% from the previous fiscal year, despite higher material and labor costs. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite continued increases in material and labor costs, operating profit rose to ¥40,256 million, up 15.0% year on year, owing to higher revenue, foreign exchange effects, cost-reduction activities, improved selling prices and other initiatives.」
Amid continued increases in material and labor costs, initiatives including cost-reduction activities and selling-price improvements contributed to higher operating profit, which rose 15.0% year on year. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit increased to ¥27,272 million, up 14.5% year on year, as improved selling prices and higher operating leverage offset increases in material and labor costs.」
Amid higher material and labor costs, improved selling prices and higher operating leverage contributed to higher profit, and operating profit rose 14.5% year on year. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit rose to ¥12,044 million, up 54.7% year on year, despite higher parts and materials prices resulting from shortages of energy and resources caused by supply chain disruptions and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as higher labor costs, particularly in Europe and the United States. The increase was supported by improved selling prices, higher production resulting from improved procurement conditions and the resulting operating leverage, as well as the yen's depreciation.」
While parts and materials prices and labor costs increased, improved selling prices, together with the effect of operating leverage and other factors, contributed to higher operating profit, which rose 54.7% year on year to ¥12,044 million. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite the impact of higher parts and materials prices, operating profit rose to ¥49,867 million, up 29.4% from the previous fiscal year, owing to higher revenue, improved operating leverage, higher gross profit from improved selling prices and the yen's depreciation.」
Improved selling prices, together with higher revenue and improved operating leverage, contributed to higher profit, and operating profit increased 29.4% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit increased to ¥35,000 million, up 31.8% year on year, owing to the effect of higher revenue, improved selling prices and the yen's depreciation.」
Improved selling prices, together with the effect of higher revenue and the yen's depreciation, contributed to higher operating profit, which rose 31.8% year on year to ¥35,000 million. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite the impact of higher parts and materials prices, operating profit increased through higher revenue, improved operating leverage and higher sales profit resulting from improved selling prices, as well as the yen's depreciation, to ¥38,538 million, up 44.3% from the previous fiscal year.」
Regarding measures to add value and improve prices, the company states that improved selling prices contributed to higher sales profit and that operating profit rose 44.3% from the previous fiscal year to ¥38,538 million. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「・A differentiation strategy based on high-value-added engineering proposals using solution proposal sales offices」
The company opened the Monterrey Technical Center in Mexico and the Incheon Technical Center in South Korea as locations for providing specific high-value-added proposal sales. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「・Improving selling prices through high-value-added engineering proposals」
In a competitive pricing environment, the company is pursuing measures to add value through engineering proposals.