Profit decline due to R&D and maintenance and inspection expenses in the Automated Machinery Division
First written in FY2018-Q2. 14 of 30 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: 2026-05-15.
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- 2026-05-15WorsenedEarnings
「On the other hand, profit margins improved as packaging services, centered on the maintenance and modification of packaging machines, remained solid in addition to ongoing efforts to improve productivity.」
Although net sales and profit in the Automated Machinery segment declined, profit margins improved owing in part to the solid performance of packaging services. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥8,893 million, down 33.6% year on year, while segment profit was ¥2,126 million, down 27.3% year on year.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, segment profit was ¥2,126 million, down 27.3% year on year, in line with the decline in sales. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥25,331 million, up 43.3% from the previous fiscal year, while segment profit was ¥5,489 million, up 85.2%, as the effects of the sales mix were added to improved profitability.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, full-year revenue and segment profit increased substantially, driven by higher sales of pharmaceutical packaging machines and lithium-ion battery manufacturing systems, as well as improved profitability and the effects of the sales mix. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥13,386 million, up 87.1% year on year, while segment profit was ¥2,925 million, up 300.3% year on year, as the effects of the sales mix were added to improved profitability.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, segment profit increased 300.3% year on year due to improved profitability and the effects of the sales mix. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥17,674 million, up 13.5% from the previous fiscal year, while segment profit was ¥2,964 million, up 47.6%, as the effects of the sales mix were added to improved profitability.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, full-year revenue and segment profit increased due to improved profitability and the effects of the sales mix. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥11,811 million, up 13.2% year on year, while segment profit was ¥1,786 million, up 68.0% year on year, due to changes in the sales mix and improved profitability.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue increased 13.2% year on year, while segment profit increased 68.0% due to changes in the sales mix and improved profitability. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥7,154 million, down 8.9% year on year, while segment profit was ¥730 million, up 8.4% year on year, due to improved profitability.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue declined, while improved profitability increased segment profit 8.4% year on year. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥2,796 million, down 22.6% year on year, while segment profit was ¥67 million, down 75.9% year on year, due to lower revenue and changes in the sales mix.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, segment profit fell 75.9% year on year due to lower revenue and changes in the sales mix. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥15,566 million, down 7.4% from the previous fiscal year, while segment profit was ¥2,008 million, down 16.8%, due to changes in the sales mix.」
Full-year revenue in the Automated Machinery segment declined, and segment profit also fell 16.8% from the previous fiscal year due to changes in the sales mix. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥10,432 million, down 10.2% year on year, while segment profit was ¥1,063 million, down 37.1% year on year, due to changes in the sales mix.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue fell 10.2% year on year, and segment profit also fell 37.1% due to changes in the sales mix. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, sales totaled ¥7,856 million (up 8.4% year on year), while segment profit was ¥674 million (down 32.7% year on year) due to a change in the sales mix.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue increased, but profit fell 32.7% year on year due to changes in the sales mix, and the decline in profit continued. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥3,613 million, up 10.8% year on year, while segment profit was ¥280 million, down 12.8% year on year, due to changes in the sales mix and higher development costs.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue increased, while segment profit fell 12.8% year on year due to changes in the sales mix and higher development costs. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥16,808 million, up 18.7% from the previous fiscal year, while segment profit was ¥2,413 million, up 45.4%, due to higher revenue.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, higher revenue increased segment profit 45.4% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥11,621 million, up 11.3% year on year, while segment profit was ¥1,689 million, up 50.4% year on year, due to higher revenue.」
Although there were declines by product in the Automated Machinery segment, higher revenue increased segment profit 50.4% year on year. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥7,248 million, down 5.0% year on year, while segment profit was ¥1,001 million, up 16.9% year on year, due to the effects of improved profitability.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue fell 5.0% year on year, while improved profitability increased segment profit 16.9%, representing an improvement from the profit decline in the previous fiscal year. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥14,163 million, down 10.3% from the previous fiscal year, while segment profit was ¥1,659 million, down 43.3%, due to changes in the sales mix and higher development costs for new equipment for the Chinese market.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, segment profit fell 43.3% from the previous fiscal year due to changes in the sales mix and higher development costs for equipment for the Chinese market. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥10,441 million, down 3.6% year on year, while segment profit was ¥1,123 million, down 44.6% year on year, due to changes in the sales mix and higher development costs for new equipment for the Chinese market.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue declined, while segment profit fell 44.6% year on year due to changes in the sales mix and higher development costs for equipment for the Chinese market. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥7,633 million, up 15.2% year on year, while segment profit was ¥856 million, down 19.1% year on year, due to changes in the sales mix and higher development costs for new equipment for the Chinese market.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue increased, while segment profit fell 19.1% year on year due to changes in the sales mix and higher development costs for equipment for the Chinese market. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥22,027 million, up 7.6% year on year, while segment profit was ¥2,038 million, up 95.9% year on year, due to the effects of improved productivity and cost reductions.」
The effects of improved productivity and cost reductions were identified in the Equipment segment, with segment profit up 95.9% year on year. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥15,792 million, down 1.5% from the previous fiscal year, while segment profit was ¥2,925 million, up 105.7%, due to the effects of improved profitability.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue declined, while improved profitability increased segment profit 105.7% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, sales totaled ¥10,831 million (down 7.7% year on year), while segment profit increased to ¥2,026 million (up 276.1% year on year) due to improved profitability.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue declined year on year, while improved profitability increased segment profit from ¥538 million to ¥2,026 million. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥6,626 million, down 6.8% year on year, while segment profit was ¥1,057 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥99 million in the same quarter of the previous year, due to improved profitability and cost reductions.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue fell 6.8%, while improved profitability and cost reductions resulted in a shift from a loss of ¥99 million in the same quarter of the previous year to profit of ¥1,057 million. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, sales totaled ¥2,793 million (up 13.2% year on year), while segment profit, reflecting improved profitability, was ¥308 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥127 million in the same period of the previous year.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, improved profitability resulted in a shift from a loss of ¥127 million in the same quarter of the previous year to profit of ¥308 million. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit was ¥1,422 million, up 20.9% from the previous fiscal year, due to improved profitability.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue fell 1.9%, while segment profit increased 20.9% due to improved profitability, improving from the profit decline in the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q3Profit decline continued, but the segment returned to profitabilityAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥11,739 million, up 2.6% year on year, while segment profit was ¥538 million, down 14.4% year on year, due to lower order prices.」
Although profit in the Automated Machinery segment continued to decline year on year, it recovered from a segment loss in the previous quarter to profit of ¥538 million. - FY2019-Q2Narrower segment lossAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥7,106 million, down 3.7% year on year, while the segment loss was ¥99 million, compared with segment profit of ¥391 million in the same quarter of the previous year, due to increasingly severe domestic order prices and the impact of strategically accepting overseas projects with a view to the future.」
The Automated Machinery segment moved from profit of ¥391 million in the same quarter of the previous year to a loss of ¥99 million. Meanwhile, the loss narrowed from ¥127 million in the previous quarter. - FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥2,468 million, up 17.7% year on year, while the segment loss was ¥127 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥98 million in the same quarter of the previous year, due to increasingly severe domestic order prices and the impact of strategically accepting overseas projects with a view to the future.」
The Automated Machinery segment’s loss expanded from ¥98 million in the same quarter of the previous year to ¥127 million. The factors behind the loss changed from the previous R&D and maintenance and inspection costs to difficult domestic order prices and strategically accepting overseas projects. - FY2018Full-year earnings decline continuesAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥16,344 million, down 11.1% from the previous fiscal year, while segment profit was ¥1,176 million, down 44.1%, due partly to lower revenue, higher R&D costs and the impact of maintenance and inspection costs incurred in the second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, the impact of higher R&D costs and maintenance and inspection costs remained in the full year, and segment profit fell 44.1% year on year. - FY2018-Q3Profit decline continuesAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥11,442 million, down 4.0% year on year, while segment profit was ¥629 million, down 48.7% year on year, partly due to higher R&D costs and the impact of maintenance and inspection costs incurred in the second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year.」
Revenue in the Automated Machinery segment fell 4.0% year on year and segment profit fell 48.7%. The decline in profit due to higher R&D costs and maintenance and inspection costs continued. - FY2018-Q2First statedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue was ¥7,376 million, up 3.8% year on year, while segment profit was ¥391 million, down 60.9% year on year, partly due to higher R&D costs and the impact of temporary maintenance and inspection costs.」
In the Automated Machinery segment, revenue increased, while segment profit fell 60.9% year on year due to higher R&D costs and temporary maintenance and inspection costs.