Cost reductions for existing products and expanded sales of new products
First written in FY2016. 14 of 21 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 8 of 49 companies on the "Worse" side.
25 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Turn customers' problems into value and improve customer satisfaction ・Improve technological development capabilities and expand the product range for new market sectors ・Improve production technology capabilities for the future and reduce costs and expand profitability ・Strengthen and digitalise production and procurement management」
The company continues to pursue customer satisfaction, product development for new markets, stronger production technology capabilities, cost reduction, and the strengthening and digitalisation of production and procurement management as strategies for its existing businesses. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Reducing losses and improving activities to lower costs and enhance profitability」
To expand sales of existing core products and improve profitability, the company continues to pursue loss reduction, improvement activities, and cost reduction as initiatives. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Overall, the company was able to conduct efficient production activities and implemented various cost-reduction initiatives.」
The company cited continued efficient production activities and cost-reduction initiatives as factors behind the increase in operating profit. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥355 million, an increase of ¥34 million, or 10.6%, year on year, owing to customers' acceptance of price increases for some products in response to soaring material prices, including brass, a key raw material, and the ability to conduct efficient production activities against a backdrop of solid orders.」
The company continues to address selling prices amid soaring material costs, conduct efficient production activities against a backdrop of solid orders, and pursue its existing initiatives to improve productivity and profitability. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, revenue in the LPG cylinder valve segment, a core product segment of the Group, increased year on year as a result of price increases for products in response to various cost increases, including soaring prices for brass, the main material, and the acquisition of new customers.」
The company explained that initiatives to expand sales of existing products and broaden sales channels led to the acquisition of new customers for LPG cylinder valves and, together with price increases, resulted in higher revenue. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, revenue in the LPG cylinder valve segment, a core product segment of the Group, increased year on year, reflecting the acquisition of new customers for household-cylinder valves and the effect of price increases implemented in response to various cost increases, including soaring brass material costs.」
The company explained that initiatives involving sales channels and new customer acquisition led to the acquisition of new customers for household-cylinder valves and, together with the effect of price increases, resulted in higher year-on-year revenue. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue in the piping valve segment increased year on year, as orders continued to rise from the semiconductor industry and other strong-performing industries. Revenue in the high-pressure gas valves and gas-related equipment segment also increased year on year, supported by strong semiconductor-industry demand and new orders arising from it.」
Orders continued to increase in the piping valve segment as a result of initiatives involving sales channels and new customer acquisition, while the high-pressure gas-related segment received new orders arising from semiconductor demand. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales in the pipe-valve segment increased year on year, driven by the growing impact of price increases, strong performance in parts of the industrial sector including semiconductor-related industries, and the development of new customers.」
New customer acquisition was explicitly identified as a revenue growth driver for the piping valve segment, which reported a 28.7% year-on-year increase in revenue. Specific results from initiatives to expand existing sales channels and develop new customer bases are described. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Reducing losses and improving activities to lower costs and enhance profitability」
To expand sales of existing core products and improve profitability, the company continues to pursue loss reduction, improvement activities and cost reductions. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, in terms of earnings, high brass prices, a key raw-material cost, have persisted, pushing up the cost ratio and substantially reducing profitability. The company also worked to improve the efficiency of corporate activities and reduce costs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and to improve profitability at its consolidated subsidiary Hamai Korea, but」
The company continues to improve the efficiency of corporate activities, reduce costs and improve profitability at Hamai Korea. However, these efforts did not fully offset the increase in the cost ratio caused by soaring brass prices, resulting in lower operating profit. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company also worked to improve the efficiency of corporate activities and reduce costs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and to improve profitability at its consolidated subsidiary Hamai Korea, although」
The company continues to improve the efficiency of corporate activities, reduce costs and improve profitability at Hamai Korea. However, these efforts did not fully offset the increase in the cost ratio caused by the sharp rise in brass prices, resulting in lower operating profit. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company’s efforts to improve the efficiency of corporate activities and reduce costs, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and social and economic conditions, helped contain the increase in the cost ratio.」
The company explains that it continued to improve the efficiency of corporate activities and reduce costs, containing the increase in the cost ratio even as raw-material prices rose. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The company will reduce costs for its existing core products by improving production efficiency at its manufacturing sites and work to enhance market competitiveness and profitability. It will also expand sales channels by broadening its product range to meet customer needs and strengthening consultative sales.」
Improving production efficiency and reducing costs for existing core products, expanding the product range and expanding sales channels through consultative sales remain challenges. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, brass prices, a key raw-material cost, eased somewhat, and efforts to improve the efficiency of corporate activities in light of social and economic conditions had a certain effect. In addition, profitability at consolidated subsidiary Hamai Korea showed signs of improvement. Operating profit was ¥349 million, an increase of ¥233 million year on year, or 200.9%.」
The company explains that, in addition to more stable raw-material prices, efforts to improve the efficiency of corporate activities had a certain effect, and that measures to improve productivity, reduce costs and increase efficiency are continuing. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, brass prices, a key raw-material cost, eased somewhat. In addition, company-wide efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs continuously, together with efforts to improve the efficiency of corporate activities in light of the COVID-19 situation, had an effect. Operating profit was ¥208 million, an increase of ¥115 million year on year, or 124.6%.」
The company explains that continued efforts to improve productivity, reduce costs and improve the efficiency of corporate activities in response to the COVID-19 situation resulted in a 124.6% year-on-year increase in operating profit. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales in the high-pressure gas valve and gas-related equipment segment increased year on year, supported by the results of new customer development, the impact of strong performance in certain industries and the relatively limited decline in domestic economic conditions.」
Regarding its existing measures to expand sales channels and develop new customer entry points, the company explains that the results of new customer development contributed to a 3.6% year-on-year increase in sales in the high-pressure gas valve and gas-related equipment segment. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although demand related to semiconductors declined in the pipe-valve segment, the expansion of new customer entry points and other measures proved effective, resulting in higher sales year on year. Sales in the pipe-valve segment were ¥884 million, up 2.7% year on year.」
The company explains that, despite declining demand related to semiconductors, the expansion of new customer entry points and other measures contributed to a 2.7% year-on-year increase in sales in the pipe-valve segment. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although demand related to semiconductors declined in the pipe-valve segment, sales increased year on year as the expansion of new customer entry points and other measures proved effective.」
The company explains that measures previously aimed at expanding sales channels, including the development of new customer entry points, contributed to a 14.5% year-on-year increase in sales in the pipe-valve segment. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The company will reduce costs for its existing core products by improving production efficiency at its manufacturing sites and work to enhance market competitiveness and profitability. It will also expand sales channels by broadening its product range to meet customer needs and strengthening consultative sales.」
The company continues to reduce costs by improving production efficiency for existing core products, expand its product range and broaden sales channels through consultative sales. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The company will revisit cost reductions for its existing core products by improving production efficiency and seek to expand sales channels by broadening the range of existing products.」
Cost reductions for existing core products, expansion of the existing product range, expanded sales of new products and expansion of sales channels remain priority challenges this fiscal year. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The company will revisit cost reductions for its existing core products and seek to expand sales channels by broadening the range of existing products.」
Cost reductions for existing core products, expansion of the existing product range, expanded sales of new products and expansion of sales channels have been identified as priority challenges.