Komori
Kitagawa (6317) · InitiativeAdvanced

Strengthening the profitability structure through quality establishment and supply chain restructuring

First written in FY2020-Q1. 9 of 16 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2027-H1.

16entries
8years
1from disclosures
Share on X
How it moved
ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseRestatedFY2020-Q1 – FY2023-Q3AdvancedFY2024 – FY2026-H12019: 220192020: 120202021: 320212022: 220222023: 220232024: 220242025: 120252026: 32026
Same theme, other companies

5 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

Ridges = years it wrote progress, valleys = years it wrote worse. Most hopeful companies at the back. Drag to turn, scroll to zoom, right-drag to pan. On a phone, two fingers turn and pinch to zoom; one finger scrolls the page.
Full recordFilings, disclosures and news, newest first
  1. FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Segment profit (operating profit) was ¥674 million, up 500.7% year on year, driven by revised selling prices, a lower defect rate, cost-structure reforms and improved profitability at the Mexican subsidiary, among other factors.」

    Efforts to strengthen the earnings structure through selling price revisions, improvements in the defect rate, cost structure reforms and improved profitability at the Mexican subsidiary resulted in segment profit increasing 500.7% year on year.
  2. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「Through improved fixed-cost efficiency from higher line utilization, cost-structure reforms including yield improvements and process rationalization, and more efficient indirect operations, segment profit was ¥606 million, compared with a segment loss (operating loss) of ¥128 million in the previous fiscal year.」

    Efforts to strengthen the earnings structure by improving production line utilization, yield rates, processes and indirect operations resulted in a shift from a loss of ¥128 million to a profit of ¥606 million.
  3. 2026-05-13ReframedResults

    「Centered on the next fiscal year's basic management policy of selection and concentration, the Company will decisively expand products into growth industries and review its product strategy, vigorously promote appropriate pricing in low-profitability businesses and shift resources to high-value-added operations, and pursue fundamental improvements in quality, costs and delivery times through advances in FX (factory transformation) and DX.」

    Broadens the description of business portfolio optimization beyond the three-business and four-business structure discussions to focus on selection and concentration, appropriate pricing in low-profitability businesses, and shifting to high-value-added operations.
  4. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Segment profit was ¥112 million as we worked to secure profits through cost-reduction initiatives and selling-price revisions, compared with a segment loss (operating loss) of ¥242 million in the same period of the previous year.」

    Efforts to strengthen the earnings structure through cost reductions and selling price revisions resulted in a shift from a loss of ¥242 million in the same period of the previous year to a profit of ¥112 million.
  5. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「Under these circumstances, the Company worked to pass on the higher costs of raw materials and energy to selling prices and to reduce production costs in order to secure earnings. At our Mexican subsidiary, we also focused on winning orders for drivetrain components, for which demand is expected to remain steady even as the shift to electric vehicles progresses. As a result, earnings improved and the Company returned to profitability.」

    By working on price pass-through, production cost reductions and orders for drivetrain components, the metal castings and forgings business turned from a segment loss in the previous fiscal year to a profit of ¥102 million.
  6. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Under these circumstances, the Company worked to secure earnings by advancing the pass-through of surging raw material and energy costs to selling prices and reducing production costs.」

    We continue to strengthen our earnings structure through price pass-through and production cost reductions.
  7. FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Under these circumstances, the Company worked to secure earnings by advancing the pass-through of surging raw material and energy costs to selling prices and reducing production costs.」

    Measures to secure earnings by implementing price pass-through and reducing production costs have progressed. In the metal castings and forgings business, profit turned from a loss in the same period of the previous year.
  8. FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Under these circumstances, the Company worked to pass higher raw material and energy costs on to product prices, strengthen competitiveness through productivity improvements, enhance profitability by reviewing its product strategy, and develop new customers and secure orders for new components in anticipation of the transition to a decarbonized society.」

    We continue to strengthen earnings capacity by passing on raw material and energy costs, improving productivity, reviewing our product strategy, and developing new customers and new components.
  9. FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Under these circumstances, the Company worked to pass higher raw material and energy costs on to product prices, strengthen competitiveness through productivity improvements, enhance profitability by reviewing its product strategy, and develop new customers and secure orders for new components in anticipation of the transition to a decarbonized society.」

    We continue to strengthen earnings capacity through passing on raw material and energy costs, improving productivity, reviewing our product strategy, and developing new customers and new components.
  10. FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Under these circumstances, the Company worked to improve profitability by strengthening cooperation among production sites in Japan and overseas and improving productivity through automation, while considering ways to address business challenges, including identifying business opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a decarbonized society and developing high-value-added materials.」

    It continues to strengthen coordination among production sites in Japan and overseas, improve productivity through automation, identify opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a decarbonized society, and develop materials.
  11. FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Under these circumstances, the Company worked to improve profitability by strengthening cooperation among production sites in Japan and overseas and improving productivity through automation, while considering ways to address business challenges, including identifying business opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a decarbonized society and developing high-value-added materials.」

    It continues to strengthen profitability through coordination among production sites, productivity improvements through automation, identification of opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a decarbonized society, and development of high-value-added materials.
  12. FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Under these circumstances, the Company worked to improve profitability by strengthening cooperation among production sites in Japan and overseas and improving productivity through automation, while considering ways to address business challenges, including identifying business opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a decarbonized society and developing high-value-added materials.」

    It continues to strengthen profitability through coordination among production sites, productivity improvements through automation, identification of opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a decarbonized society, and materials development.
  13. FY2021RestatedAnnual report

    「Under these circumstances, our company has actively worked to strengthen coordination among production sites in Japan and overseas, improve production efficiency and increase the added value of components, while also identifying business risks associated with the transition to a decarbonized society and improving profitability through focused quality improvements in key components.」

    It continues to strengthen coordination among production sites, improve production efficiency and added value, identify risks associated with the transition to a decarbonized society, and improve the quality of key components.
  14. FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, our Group pursued growth in each business segment and worked to strengthen earnings capacity through measures including quality improvements, product development, and improvements to production management systems.」

    It continues to strengthen profitability through quality improvements, product development and improvements to its production management system.
  15. FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, the business continued to strengthen customer visits, rebuild the supply chain and pursue initiatives to improve operating efficiency in order to enhance its ability to serve customers.」

    It continues to strengthen its profitability structure and customer service capabilities through more frequent customer visits, supply chain restructuring and improved operational efficiency.
  16. FY2020-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「In this business, we strengthened our earnings structure by establishing quality and rebuilding the supply chain in each category, while providing products and services that accurately capture customer needs in order to improve customer satisfaction.」

    It explicitly outlined for the first time measures to strengthen the profitability structure across each category of the industrial machinery business by establishing quality and restructuring the supply chain.
Moved together

"Securing profits through improved production efficiency and quality control and cost reductions" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 5 of its 16 moves.

533333★123456
  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Securing profits through improved production efficiency and quality control and cost reductions5×
  3. 2Establishing an Overseas Business Base3×
  4. 3Production capacity expansion at the Mexican subsidiary3×
  5. 4Expansion, rationalization and renewal of manufacturing facilities3×
  6. 5Delivery of cranes for wind-turbine construction and development of an automated crane operation system3×
  7. 6Entry into the semiconductor business through the acquisition of ケメット・ジャパン and システム精工3×

★ is this thread; numbers match the list above. The number on a line is how many documents both moved the same way in; lines between the other threads count the documents they moved together in too. Threads that move together often sit closer.

When this could move next
No upcoming earnings preview for Kitagawa yet. It last moved in the Results of 2026-05-13: "Reframed".
News
No news is linked to this thread yet. When an article touches it, it will appear here by date.
Strengthening the profitability structure through quality establishment and supply chain restructuring | Kitagawa Corporation (6317) | Komori