Strengthening Existing Businesses and Improving Productivity and Cost Competitiveness
First written in FY2016. 14 of 33 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
60 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「While improving the efficiency of our strength in high-mix, low-volume production and enhancing quality, we will identify the products and services sought by customers and seek to refine existing products by increasing their added value.」
For its existing businesses, the Company continues to identify improving the efficiency of high-mix, low-volume production, enhancing quality and increasing the added value of products as issues to address. - FY2025-H1Lower earnings due to higher raw material costs despite efforts to improve productivity and reduce costsAnnual report
「Regarding profit, although the Company worked to improve productivity and reduce costs, lower gross profit due to soaring raw material costs and other factors resulted in operating profit for the six-month interim period of ¥112 million, down ¥97 million, or 46.4%, year on year, ordinary profit of ¥111 million, down ¥98 million, or 46.8%, and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥75 million, down ¥61 million, or 44.7%.」
Despite efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs, lower gross profit due to soaring raw material costs caused operating profit, ordinary profit and interim net income to fall below the previous year's levels. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, reductions in cost of sales and expenses resulted in operating profit for the fiscal year of ¥342 million, up ¥67 million, or 24.6%, year on year, ordinary profit of ¥342 million, up ¥58 million, or 20.6%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥211 million, up ¥62 million, or 42.2%.」
Efforts to reduce cost of sales and expenses resulted in increases of 24.6% in operating profit, 20.6% in ordinary profit and 42.2% in net income attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, reductions in cost of sales and expenses resulted in operating profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year of ¥193 million, up ¥87 million, or 82.9%, year on year, ordinary profit of ¥198 million, up ¥79 million, or 67.1%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥126 million, up ¥58 million, or 84.5%.」
Reductions in cost of sales and expenses resulted in year-on-year increases of 82.9% in operating profit, 67.1% in ordinary profit and 84.5% in net income attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, reductions in cost of sales and expenses resulted in operating profit for the first six months of the fiscal year of ¥209 million, up ¥90 million, or 76.6%, year on year, ordinary profit of ¥209 million, up ¥82 million, or 65.4%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥137 million, up ¥59 million, or 77.7%.」
Reductions in cost of sales and expenses resulted in increases of 76.6% in operating profit, 65.4% in ordinary profit and 77.7% in net income attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2024-Q1Lower earnings despite efforts to improve productivity and reduce costsAnnual report
「Regarding profit, although the Company worked to improve productivity and reduce costs, operating profit for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥87 million, down ¥100 million, or 53.4%, year on year, ordinary profit was ¥95 million, down ¥100 million, or 51.3%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥59 million, down ¥71 million, or 54.5%.」
Despite efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs, operating profit decreased 53.4% year on year, ordinary profit decreased 51.3% and net income attributable to owners of the parent decreased 54.5%. - FY2023-Q3Lower earnings despite efforts to improve productivity and reduce costsAnnual report
「Regarding profit, although the Company worked to improve productivity and reduce costs, operating profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year was ¥105 million, down ¥313 million, or 74.8%, year on year, ordinary profit was ¥118 million, down ¥315 million, or 72.6%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥68 million, down ¥206 million, or 75.0%.」
Despite efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs, operating profit, ordinary profit and net income attributable to owners of the parent all fell below the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs resulted in operating profit for the first six months of the fiscal year of ¥118 million, up ¥116 million, or 5,400.4%, year on year, ordinary profit of ¥126 million, up ¥119 million, or 1,763.1%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥77 million, compared with a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥12 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Continued efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs resulted in operating profit increasing 5,400.4% year on year and ordinary profit increasing 1,763.1%; net income attributable to owners of the parent also turned from a loss in the same period of the previous year to a profit of ¥77 million. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, as a result of efforts to improve productivity against a backdrop of strong sales, operating profit for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥188 million, up ¥63 million, or 50.5%, year on year, ordinary profit was ¥196 million, up ¥65 million, or 50.1%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥130 million, up ¥50 million, or 62.5%.」
Efforts to improve productivity resulted in year-on-year increases of 50.5% in operating profit, 50.1% in ordinary profit and 62.5% in net income attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「In its core railway-related business, the Company will further accelerate efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs in response to high-mix, low-volume production and intensifying price competition.」
The Company continues to identify productivity improvement and cost reduction as issues to address in response to high-mix, low-volume production and price competition. Specific new measures are described in the equipment-renewal thread. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「There have been no material changes in the business and financial issues that the Group should address as a priority during the nine-month period ended this quarter.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the business and financial issues requiring priority attention, maintaining its recognition of existing issues including productivity improvement and earnings-base strengthening. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「There have been no material changes in the business and financial issues that the Group should address as a priority during the six-month period ended this quarter.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the business and financial issues requiring priority attention, maintaining its recognition of the existing issues. - FY2021Lower earnings despite efforts to improve productivity and reduce costsAnnual report
「Regarding profit, although the Company worked to improve productivity and reduce costs, operating profit for the fiscal year was ¥329 million, down ¥198 million, or 37.6%, year on year, ordinary profit was ¥340 million, down ¥191 million, or 36.1%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥204 million, down ¥76 million, or 27.2%.」
Despite efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs, operating profit, ordinary profit and net income attributable to owners of the parent all fell below the previous year's levels. - FY2021-Q3Lower earnings due to reduced production efficiencyAnnual report
「Regarding profit, because the Company was unable to produce efficiently, operating profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year was ¥83 million, down ¥49 million, or 37.1%, year on year, ordinary profit was ¥92 million, down ¥43 million, or 31.9%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥44 million, up ¥6 million, or 16.2%.」
Because the Company was unable to produce efficiently, operating profit decreased 37.1% year on year and ordinary profit decreased 31.9%. Production-efficiency issues and their impact on earnings continue. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, in addition to higher sales, mainly of electrical equipment for domestic commuter and suburban trains and Shinkansen trains, efforts to improve productivity resulted in operating profit for the first six months of the fiscal year of ¥130 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥70 million in the same quarter of the previous year; ordinary profit of ¥138 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥70 million; and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥81 million, compared with a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥96 million.」
Continued efforts to improve productivity resulted in operating profit, ordinary profit and net income attributable to owners of the parent turning from losses in the same quarter of the previous year to profits. - FY2021-Q1Lower production efficiency despite strong salesAnnual report
「Regarding profit, although sales were strong, the Company was unable to produce efficiently. Operating loss for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥2 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥16 million in the same quarter of the previous year; ordinary profit was ¥7 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥10 million; and net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥3 million, compared with a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥19 million.」
The Company explained that, although sales were strong, it was unable to produce efficiently. Operating loss narrowed from ¥16 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥2 million, but production-efficiency issues remain. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, to mitigate the impact of the economic environment on earnings, the Company is working to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base by promoting an integrated production system and supplying products that accurately reflect customer needs.」
The Company has reiterated measures involving an integrated production system, product supply aligned with customer needs, productivity improvement and earnings-base strengthening. Meanwhile, its performance explanation states that it was unable to produce efficiently and that operating profit decreased 54.7% year on year. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, to mitigate the impact of the economic environment on earnings, the Company is working to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base by promoting an integrated production system and supplying products that accurately reflect customer needs.」
The Company continues to cite an integrated production system, product supply aligned with customer needs, productivity improvement and earnings-base strengthening. Although it also worked to reduce manufacturing costs and fixed costs, it posted an operating loss for the quarter, so this is not treated as a new improvement achievement. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, efforts to reduce manufacturing costs and fixed costs resulted in operating profit for the first quarter of the fiscal year of ¥44 million, up ¥37 million, or 560.8%, year on year, ordinary profit of ¥50 million, up ¥32 million, or 184.5%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥22 million, up ¥5 million, or 30.6%.」
The Company continued to reduce manufacturing costs and fixed costs, resulting in increases of 560.8% in operating profit, 184.5% in ordinary profit and 30.6% in net income attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2019Lower production efficiency due to prioritizing delivery deadlinesAnnual report
「Regarding profit, the Company was unable to produce efficiently because it prioritized delivery deadlines. Operating profit for the fiscal year was ¥201 million, down ¥808 million, or 30.4%, year on year, ordinary profit was ¥197 million, down ¥803 million, or 29.8%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥144 million, down ¥65 million, or 31.1%.」
Because the Company prioritized delivery deadlines, it was unable to produce efficiently, and operating profit, ordinary profit and net income decreased year on year. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, to mitigate the impact of the economic environment on earnings, the Company is working to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base by promoting an integrated production system and supplying products that accurately reflect customer needs. Specifically, it will proactively introduce new turret punch press and laser processing machine models designed to improve operating efficiency and reduce power consumption, while reducing vibration and noise to address environmental considerations, and will systematically replace the aging machinery and equipment at the Ryugasaki Plant with state-of-the-art equipment in stages. It also aims to significantly improve the working environment and contribute to environmental conservation through measures including the conversion of lighting to LEDs and the renewal of in-house air-conditioning equipment.」
The Company continues to pursue an integrated production system, product supply aligned with customer needs, productivity improvement and earnings-base strengthening. It also continues to cite the introduction of turret punch presses and laser processing machines, the renewal of aging equipment, and improvements to lighting and air-conditioning equipment as measures. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, efforts to reduce manufacturing costs and fixed costs resulted in operating profit for the first six months of the fiscal year of ¥95 million, up ¥48 million, or 105.5%, year on year, ordinary profit of ¥100 million, up ¥56 million, or 129.6%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥61 million, up ¥31 million, or 101.3%.」
The Company continued efforts to reduce manufacturing costs and fixed costs, resulting in year-on-year increases of 105.5% in operating profit, 129.6% in ordinary profit and 101.3% in net income attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, efforts to reduce manufacturing costs and fixed costs resulted in operating profit for the fiscal year of ¥289 million, up ¥24 million, or 9.1%, year on year, ordinary profit of ¥281 million, up ¥20 million, or 8.0%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥209 million, up ¥58 million, or 38.3%.」
The Company continued efforts to reduce manufacturing costs and fixed costs, resulting in increases of 9.1% in operating profit, 8.0% in ordinary profit and 38.3% in net income attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Because the Company operates primarily on a made-to-order basis, its core railway-related business is significantly affected by replacement and new demand for domestic and overseas railcars. Accordingly, to mitigate the impact of the economic environment on earnings, the Company is working to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base by promoting an integrated production system and supplying products that accurately reflect customer needs.」
The Company continues to cite an integrated production system, product supply aligned with customer needs, productivity improvement and earnings-base strengthening as measures to address the impact of the economic environment on earnings. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Because the Company operates primarily on a made-to-order basis, its core railway-related business is significantly affected by replacement and new demand for domestic and overseas railcars. Accordingly, to mitigate the impact of the economic environment on earnings, the Company is working to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base by promoting an integrated production system and supplying products that accurately reflect customer needs. Specifically, it will systematically replace the aging machinery and equipment at the Ryugasaki Plant with state-of-the-art equipment in stages, including the proactive introduction of new turret punch press and laser processing machine models that improve operating efficiency and reduce power consumption, while reducing vibration and noise to address environmental considerations.」
The Company continues to cite its integrated production system, product supply aligned with customer needs, productivity improvement and earnings-base strengthening. It also continues to present the introduction of new turret punch press and laser processing machine models and the renewal of aging equipment as measures, but does not state that any such introduction was completed during the quarter. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, to mitigate the impact of the economic environment on earnings, the Company is working to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base by promoting an integrated production system and supplying products that accurately reflect customer needs.」
As measures to mitigate the impact of the economic environment on earnings, the Company continues to identify an integrated production system, product supply aligned with customer needs, productivity improvement and earnings-base strengthening. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In its core railway-related business, the Company will further accelerate efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs in response to high-mix, low-volume production and intensifying price competition.」
The Company continues to identify productivity improvement and cost reduction as issues to address. Although it worked to reduce manufacturing costs and fixed costs for the full year, operating profit decreased 4.1% year on year, so this is not treated as a new achievement. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Accordingly, to mitigate the impact of the economic environment on earnings, the Company is working to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base by promoting an integrated production system and supplying products that accurately reflect customer needs. Specifically, it introduced a new turret punch press model designed to improve operating efficiency and reduce power consumption, while also reducing vibration and noise to address environmental considerations. It will continue to systematically replace the aging machinery and equipment at the Ryugasaki Plant with state-of-the-art equipment in stages to improve productivity.」
The Company introduced a new turret punch press model intended to improve operating efficiency, power consumption, vibration and noise, while continuing its policies of integrated production, productivity improvement and earnings-base strengthening. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Company is working to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base by promoting an integrated production system and supplying products that accurately reflect customer needs. Specifically, it will systematically replace the aging machinery and equipment at the Ryugasaki Plant with state-of-the-art equipment in stages to improve productivity.」
The Company continues to cite its integrated production system, product supply aligned with customer needs, and the renewal of aging equipment as measures to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Company is working to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base by promoting an integrated production system and supplying products that accurately meet customer needs.」
The Company continued measures to improve productivity and strengthen its earnings base. Although it worked to reduce costs amid severe price competition during the quarter, it reported an operating loss, so this was not treated as evidence of securing profit. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Company will further strengthen its existing businesses. In its core railway-related business, it will continue to place greater emphasis on improving productivity and reducing costs in response to high-mix, low-volume production and intensifying price competition.」
For its existing businesses, particularly the railway-related business, the Company has identified improved productivity and cost reductions as priorities for responding to high-mix, low-volume production and price competition.