Losses in the Inspection Systems Business Due to a Rising Sales Mix of Low-Margin Products
First written in FY2017-Q1. 11 of 13 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-07-30.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 5 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- 2026-07-30MitigatedEarnings
「セグメント損失33百万円（前年同期は70百万円のセグメント損失）となりました。」
テストシステム事業の損失が前年同期から縮小し、低採算製品構成による損失影響は結果面で緩和した。 - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, the Company posted a loss due to the impact of lower net sales. As a result, net sales were ¥450 million, down 35.4% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥33 million, compared with segment profit of ¥22 million in the same period of the previous year.」
As the mitigation of the low-margin product mix risk from sales of higher-margin products was not sustained, the Test Systems business deteriorated from profit to a ¥33 million loss. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company returned to profitability due to the impact of higher net sales and an increase in the gross profit margin resulting from sales of higher-margin products. As a result, net sales were ¥697 million, up 65.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥22 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥94 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Increased sales of higher-margin products and higher revenue mitigated the impact of the low-margin product mix, and the Test Systems business returned to profitability. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company returned to profitability due to the impact of higher net sales, an increase in the gross profit margin resulting from sales of higher-margin products, and a decline in selling, general and administrative expenses, including personnel and advertising expenses.」
Sales of higher-margin products and lower SG&A expenses mitigated the impact of the low-margin product mix in the results, and the Test Systems business returned to profitability. - FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company returned to profitability due to the impact of higher net sales and an increase in the gross profit margin resulting from sales of higher-margin products.」
Sales of higher-margin products and higher revenue mitigated the earnings impact of the low-margin product mix, and the Test Systems business returned to profitability. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, the loss narrowed due to the impact of higher net sales and an increase in the gross profit margin resulting from sales of higher-margin products.」
Sales of higher-margin products and higher revenue mitigated the impact of the low-margin product mix in the results. - FY2021-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, the loss narrowed due to the impact of higher net sales. As a result, net sales were ¥548 million, up 20.4% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥36 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥97 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The Test Systems business increased net sales by 20.4%, while the segment loss narrowed from ¥97 million to ¥36 million. The impact of the low-margin product mix was mitigated in the results. - FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「The loss narrowed due to the impact of higher net sales.」
In the test systems business, higher net sales narrowed the segment loss, mitigating the impact of the low-margin product mix compared with the previous quarter. - FY2021-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company returned to profitability by promoting sales of high-value-added products, including highly profitable products.」
As sales of high-value-added products expanded, the business returned to profitability from a segment loss in the previous year, mitigating the impact of the low-margin product mix on the results. - FY2018-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「The loss narrowed because, partly as a result of lower material costs and other factors, the Company was able to sell highly profitable inspection systems. As a result, net sales were ¥19 million, down 25.4% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥4 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥7 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Sales of highly profitable inspection systems narrowed the loss from ¥7 million to ¥4 million, mitigating the impact of the low-margin product mix on the results. - FY2017-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「The loss narrowed because the Company was able to sell highly profitable inspection systems. As a result, net sales were ¥84 million, down 4.5% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥6 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥7 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Sales of highly profitable inspection systems narrowed the inspection systems business's loss from ¥7 million to ¥6 million. - FY2017-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue increased as the company secured orders for system upgrades from existing customers and new visual inspection equipment projects. The loss narrowed due to the impact of higher sales. As a result, revenue was ¥68 million, up 54.3% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥1 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥9 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Net sales in the inspection systems business increased 54.3%, while the segment loss narrowed from ¥9 million to ¥1 million. The impact of the low-margin product mix was mitigated in the results. - FY2017-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although higher net sales had a positive impact on earnings, the business posted a loss because the sales mix shifted toward products with lower profit margins, among other factors.」
In the inspection systems business, the sales mix of low-margin products actually increased, and the Company recorded a segment loss of ¥7 million despite higher net sales.