Stabilizing and Improving Ink Quality
First written in FY2021. 5 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 5 of 46 companies on the "Worse" side.
30 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-08-07AdvancedFinancial results presentation
「The cost of sales improved due to improvements in the product mix of ink and printer units and the effects of cost-reduction initiatives. The operating margin was 11.7%, an improvement of 1.7 percentage points.」
The company stated that improvements in the product mix of ink and printer units and cost-reduction initiatives contributed to improvements in the cost of sales ratio and operating margin. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The decrease in costs related to market response contributed to the improvement in product quality.」
The company states that progress in improving product quality, including ink quality, reduced market-response costs and contributed to improved profitability. - 2026-05-13AdvancedEarnings
「Although investments in development, including research and development expenses and personnel expenses to support future growth, were actively made as planned, selling, general and administrative expenses declined as costs related to market responses fell with improvements in product quality. The positive impact of foreign exchange also contributed, and the operating margin remained high at 11.3%.」
The decline in costs related to market responses as product quality improved was cited as a factor behind the improvement in profitability. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The effects of measures to reduce costs, including improving ink quality, contributed to an improvement in the cost-of-sales ratio.」
The company states that cost-reduction measures, including ink-quality improvement, contributed to an improvement in the cost-of-sales ratio, demonstrating a specific link between quality improvement and improved profitability. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The effects of measures to reduce costs, including improving ink quality, contributed to an improvement in the cost-of-sales ratio.」
The company states that cost-reduction measures, including ink-quality improvement, contributed to an improvement in the cost-of-sales ratio. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The company will achieve a rapid response by providing early feedback and visibility when quality issues arise in the market. In addition, as a prerequisite for these initiatives, it will further strengthen the process of collecting, accumulating and appropriately analyzing the extensive inspection data generated at each stage, from receipt of raw materials through production and shipment, so that the causes of defects can be identified more accurately and quickly and appropriate corrective measures can be implemented.」
The company continues its quality-control initiatives for stabilizing and improving ink quality, including early feedback on market problems and the collection, accumulation and analysis of inspection data. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, the company steadily advanced the establishment of a foundation for improved profitability, including ink-quality improvement.」
The company continues to steadily improve ink quality as part of establishing a foundation for improved profitability. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company also steadily advanced measures to improve profitability, including improving ink quality and controlling inventory.」
The company continues to pursue ink-quality improvement and inventory control as measures to improve profitability. No specific completed results or numerical targets have been presented. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「The company will review the development process for functional inks. Specifically, it will clarify the evaluation criteria for design, service and sales evaluations and review the evaluation items. At manufacturing sites, it will also improve product quality by strengthening quality checks at the individual ink-material level. In addition, it will enable a rapid response by providing early feedback and visibility when quality issues arise in the market.」
The company has presented, for the first time in a consolidated form, measures to improve quality by positioning functional inks as a source of competitiveness and through development evaluations, quality checks at the individual-material level, and early feedback on market problems.