Explaining productivity improvements as a profit driver
First written in FY2021-Q3. 9 of 11 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-07-27.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 3 of 25 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Softened".
- 2026-07-27SoftenedEarnings
「We are working to adjust selling prices appropriately in response to higher prices for key raw materials. However, during the cumulative first-quarter period, the price revisions took a certain amount of time to take effect, and we were therefore unable to fully absorb the impact of higher raw material prices.」
Although the company is implementing price revisions, it stated that it was unable to fully absorb the impact of higher raw material prices in the first quarter. - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「The Company will promote cost reductions and review its logistics system to achieve further cost savings.」
The Company continues to explain that it will improve profitability through production efficiency gains, cost reductions, and a review of its logistics system. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, in addition to higher sales of high-performance, high-value-added products, initiatives to improve production efficiency and other measures resulted in operating profit of ¥1,975 million, up 117.9% year on year.」
The Company continues to explain that higher sales of high-value-added products and improved production efficiency were factors behind the earnings improvement. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, in addition to higher sales of high-performance, high-value-added products, initiatives to improve production efficiency and other measures resulted in operating profit of ¥1,473 million, up 216.3% year on year.」
The Company continues to explain that higher sales of high-value-added products and initiatives to improve production efficiency were factors behind the earnings improvement. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Costs increased because raw material and procurement prices rose more than expected. The Company sought to improve profit margins by passing these increases through to selling prices and improving production efficiency, but was unable to absorb the full increase.」
The Company explained that passing cost increases through to selling prices and improving production efficiency were measures to improve profit margins, but that it was unable to absorb all of the cost increases. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The Company worked to improve profitability through cost reductions resulting from productivity improvements and expense reductions, but continued to face extremely severe cost conditions due to higher procurement prices accompanying prolonged increases in the prices of copper alloys and other key raw materials, a yen depreciation trend in exchange rates, and rising prices,」
The Company continues to pursue cost reductions through productivity improvements and expense reductions to improve profitability, but has been affected by higher raw material costs, exchange rates, and prices. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, the Group's consolidated results for the cumulative third quarter ended period under review were sales of ¥17,049 million, up 6.3% year on year. In terms of earnings, severe cost conditions continued due to prolonged price increases for copper alloys and aluminum ingots, a yen depreciation trend in exchange rates, and higher ocean freight rates, but operating profit was ¥1,135 million, up 5.2% year on year, ordinary profit was ¥1,152 million, up 8.1%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥761 million, up 16.3%, due to higher sales and initiatives to improve productivity, among other factors.」
As cost pressures from higher raw material prices, exchange rates, and ocean freight rates continued, the Company continued to explain that higher sales and initiatives to improve productivity were factors supporting earnings. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, severe cost conditions have continued due to more than six months of price increases for copper alloys and aluminum ingots, a yen depreciation trend in exchange rates, and higher ocean freight rates, but operating profit was, as a result of higher sales and initiatives to improve productivity,」
Despite continued cost increases, the Company continues to explain that higher sales and initiatives to improve productivity are factors supporting earnings. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, operating profit was ¥354 million, ordinary profit was ¥333 million, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥211 million, due to higher sales and productivity improvements, among other factors.」
The Company cited productivity improvements as a profit driver in the first quarter, as it did in the previous fiscal year. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The main factors were higher sales, initiatives to improve productivity, lower selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from voluntary restrictions on sales activities and limits on travel to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and initiatives to reduce expenses.」
The Company continues to cite initiatives to improve productivity and reduce expenses as factors behind the increase in operating profit. - FY2021-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Through productivity improvements and relatively low raw material prices, among other factors」
The Company cited productivity improvements and the trend of low raw material prices as profit drivers for the cumulative period under review.