Addressing higher processing costs through cost reductions and higher selling prices
First written in FY2019-Q2. 20 of 24 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-10.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-08-10RestatedResults
「利益面では、エネルギーコストの上昇や賃金のベースアップによる人件費の増加がありましたが、原価低減と適正料金での受託の推進を徹底する等により、前年同期に比べ増益となりました。」
エネルギーコスト・人件費の上昇に対し、原価低減と適正料金での受託を推進する方針を再確認している。 - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Cost of sales for the consolidated fiscal year increased by ¥363.740 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥11,497.791 million, up 3.3% year on year. The main factors were increases of ¥60.531 million in processing and purchasing costs due to higher waste volumes, ¥194.202 million in labor costs due to increases in regular pay and base salaries, and ¥109.006 million in other expenses due to higher prices and other factors.」
Despite increases in processing costs, labor costs and other expenses, continued thorough cost reductions resulted in operating profit increasing 0.2% year on year. - 2026-05-15RestatedResults
「In terms of profit, labor costs increased due to higher fuel costs and base pay increases, but revenue and profit increased year on year as a result of continued, thorough cost reductions and other measures.」
燃料費・人件費の増加に対し、徹底した原価低減を継続したと記載している。 - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although overall expenses, including processing costs, and labor costs resulting from wage increases both rose with domestic inflation, profit was almost unchanged from the same period of the previous year because the company continued thorough cost reductions, among other factors.」
It is stated that, amid higher processing costs, overall expenses and labor costs resulting from wage increases, the company continued thorough cost reductions. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although overall expenses, including processing costs, and labor costs resulting from wage increases both rose with domestic inflation, revenue and profit increased from the same period of the previous year because the company continued thorough cost reductions, among other factors.」
It is stated that revenue and profit increased as the company continued cost reductions amid higher processing costs, overall expenses and labor costs resulting from wage increases. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although overall expenses, including processing costs, and labor costs resulting from wage increases both rose with domestic inflation, revenue and profit increased from the same period of the previous year because the company continued thorough cost reductions, among other factors.」
It is stated that, amid higher processing costs, overall expenses and labor costs resulting from wage increases, the company continued thorough cost reductions. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, although overall expenses, including processing costs, and labor costs resulting from wage increases both rose with domestic inflation, revenue and profit increased from the same period of the previous year because the company was able to pass on a certain portion of the higher costs to prices and continued thorough cost reductions, among other factors.」
It is stated that, amid higher processing costs, overall expenses and labor costs resulting from wage increases, the company continued to pass on a certain portion of the higher costs to prices and pursue thorough cost reductions. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although resource prices fell compared with the same period of the previous year, reducing revenue from the recycling business, expenses overall, including personnel expenses, rose with inflation. However, revenue and operating profit increased year on year due to the continued implementation of thorough cost reductions and other factors.」
Amid falling resource prices and rising expenses, including labor costs, continued thorough cost reductions are cited as a factor behind higher revenue and profit. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「We will respond flexibly to future market conditions by expanding sales volumes and pursuing further cost reductions.」
In response to fluctuations in resource markets, the company is pursuing higher sales volumes and further cost reductions. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Furthermore, net sales and profit increased year on year due to higher resource prices, the continuation of thorough cost reductions and other factors.」
The rise in resource prices and thorough cost reductions are cited as factors behind higher revenue and profit, and cost-reduction measures are continuing. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「We will respond flexibly to future market conditions by expanding sales volumes and pursuing further cost reductions.」
Identifies increased sales volumes and further cost reductions as measures to address fluctuations in resource markets. No new explicit reference to higher selling prices is made in this section. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, revenue and operating profit increased substantially year on year due to the recovery in resource prices, the continued implementation of thorough cost reductions and other factors.」
Identifies the recovery in resource prices and thorough cost reductions as factors behind the increases in net sales and profit, and states that cost-reduction measures are continuing. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Furthermore, net sales and profit increased significantly year on year due to the recovery in resource prices, the continuation of thorough cost reductions and other factors. In the collection, transportation and disposal business, revenue amounted to ¥3,984,537 thousand, up 9.5% year on year, owing in part to an increase in waste collection volumes from the previous year and the partial pass-through to selling prices of higher waste-plastics processing costs.」
States that thorough cost reductions have continued and that part of the increase in waste-plastics processing costs was reflected in selling prices. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Furthermore, net sales and profit increased significantly year on year due to the recovery in resource prices and the continuation of thorough cost reductions.」
Identifies the recovery in resource prices and thorough cost reductions as factors behind the increases in net sales and profit, and states that cost-reduction measures are continuing. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued to pursue thorough cost reductions, but was affected by a decline in waste collection volumes caused by some customers suspending operations or shortening business hours due to the spread of COVID-19, as well as fluctuations in resource prices in the industry, among other factors.」
Reaffirms that, while continuing cost reductions, the business was affected by reduced collection volumes resulting from customer shutdowns and shorter operating hours, as well as fluctuations in resource prices. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued to pursue thorough cost reductions, but was affected by a decline in waste collection volumes caused by some customers suspending operations or shortening business hours due to the spread of COVID-19, as well as fluctuations in resource prices in the industry, among other factors.」
Reaffirms the measure of continuing thorough cost reductions, but states that the business was affected by reduced collection volumes resulting from customer shutdowns and shorter operating hours, as well as fluctuations in resource prices. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We continued to pursue thorough cost reductions, but were affected by some customers suspending operations in response to the government's state of emergency declaration and other measures associated with the spread of COVID-19, as well as fluctuations in resource prices in the industry.」
Reaffirms the measure of continuing thorough cost reductions, but states that the business was affected by customer shutdowns associated with the spread of COVID-19 and fluctuations in resource prices. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「We continued to pursue thorough cost reductions, but were affected by soaring waste-plastics processing costs and resource prices.」
Reaffirms that cost reductions are continuing in response to waste-plastics processing costs and resource prices. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued to pursue thorough cost reductions, but was affected by soaring waste plastic processing costs and fluctuations in resource prices.」
Reaffirms that thorough cost reductions are continuing in response to rising waste-plastics processing costs and other expenses. There is no new reference to higher selling prices. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued to pursue thorough cost reductions, but was affected by fluctuations in resource prices in the industry, among other factors.」
Reaffirms the measure of continuing thorough cost reductions, but makes no new reference to higher selling prices. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although we continued to pursue thorough cost reductions, we were affected by higher waste plastic treatment costs and fluctuations in resource prices in this industry, among other factors.」
Reaffirms the measure of continuing thorough cost reductions, but makes no new reference to higher selling prices. - FY2019SoftenedAnnual report
「We continued to pursue thorough cost reductions, but were materially affected by a sharp increase in waste-plastics processing costs and fluctuations in resource prices in the industry.」
States that continued cost reductions are a measure to address the situation, but makes no explicit reference to higher selling prices and states that the business was affected by rising processing costs. - FY2019-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「We continued to pursue thorough cost reductions, but were materially affected by a sharp increase in waste-plastics processing costs and fluctuations in resource prices in the industry.」
Compared with the previous discussion of “cost reductions and higher selling prices,” the measures explicitly identified this time are limited to cost reductions. However, no explicit withdrawal of the plan to raise selling prices has been stated. - FY2019-Q2First statedAnnual report
「While continuing to pursue thorough cost reductions and increase selling prices」
Identified, for the first time as a standalone theme, the combined use of cost reductions and higher selling prices to address rising costs for processing waste plastics and other materials.