Continued Deliveries of the NT Series Audio Consoles to Broadcasters
First written in FY2017-Q1. 11 of 29 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2020-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
Tamura moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「The severe capital investment environment continued across the broadcasting industry. Sales were ¥2.136 billion, down 25.4% from the previous fiscal year, and the segment loss was ¥566 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥181 million in the previous fiscal year.」
The information equipment business saw a wider decline in sales and a larger segment loss, reflecting the severity of the capital investment environment for broadcasting facilities in its results. - 2026-05-27DroppedGeneral Meetings of ShareholdersSuggests it is closing out
「On 8 April 2026, we resolved to transfer to a third party the information equipment business, which had earned high evaluations and trust from customers over many years in the broadcasting and audio fields.」
The planned transfer of the information equipment business on 1 October 2026 indicated the end of the phase in which the business was treated as a company growth theme. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition to the postponement of projects to upgrade audio equipment for broadcasters, the severe capital investment environment across the broadcasting industry continued. Sales were ¥2.865 billion, down 5.0% year on year, and the segment recorded a loss of ¥181 million, compared with segment profit of ¥474 million in the previous fiscal year.」
The profitability of the information equipment business deteriorated because upgrade projects for broadcasting facilities, including audio consoles, were postponed and the capital investment environment remained severe. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of audio mixing consoles and wireless communications equipment benefited from deliveries brought forward and other factors, rising substantially to ¥1.481 billion, up 68.7% from the same period of the previous interim fiscal year. The segment loss narrowed to ¥48 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥125 million in the same period of the previous interim fiscal year.」
In the information equipment business, sales increased 68.7% year on year due to deliveries brought forward of audio mixing consoles and wireless communications equipment, among other factors, while the segment loss narrowed from ¥125 million to ¥48 million. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Deliveries of the next-generation audio console scheduled for the fourth quarter were brought forward, resulting in sales and profit substantially exceeding those of the same quarter of the previous year.」
With deliveries of the next-generation audio console brought forward, the information equipment business recorded sales of ¥1.653 billion and segment profit of ¥88 million, returning to profitability from a loss in the same period of the previous year. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales declined because of seasonal fluctuations in demand for broadcasting equipment and the disappearance of one-off factors, including deliveries brought forward in the same quarter of the previous year of a wireless intercom system. As a result, sales were ¥205 million, down 51.2% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥170 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥104 million in the same quarter of the previous year, resulting in lower sales and a continued loss.」
In the information equipment business, sales declined 51.2% year on year because of the reversal of the one-off factor of deliveries brought forward in the previous fiscal year, as well as seasonal fluctuations, and the business remained loss-making. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, the loss narrowed substantially because development costs declined year on year following completion of development of the next-generation audio console.」
Development costs declined following completion of the next-generation audio console, narrowing the information equipment business's segment loss from ¥638 million to ¥6 million. - FY2023-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「The broadcasting industry, the main market for the information equipment business, continued to restrain capital investment, and sales remained sluggish. In terms of profit, development costs declined year on year as development of the next-generation audio console was completed, but the business remained loss-making because of weak demand. As a result, sales were ¥1.406 billion, up 12.1% from the same period of the previous year, and the segment loss was ¥178 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥614 million in the same period of the previous year.」
While restrictions on capital investment and weak demand in the broadcasting industry continued, development costs declined following completion of the next-generation audio console, narrowing the segment loss from ¥614 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥178 million. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「The same quarter of the previous year recorded a substantial loss because development costs were recognized for a next-generation audio console designed with future technological changes, including networking, in mind. In the second quarter, however, sales and profit increased, partly because sales of telecommunications equipment scheduled for the second half were brought forward.」
Although restrictions on capital investment in the broadcasting industry continued, sales and profit increased as telecommunications equipment sales were brought forward, narrowing the information equipment business's loss. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Difficulty procuring components, including semiconductors, postponed deliveries, resulting in a substantial decline in sales for the fiscal year.」
While development of new broadcasting equipment products progressed, deliveries were postponed because of difficulty procuring components, resulting in a substantial decline in information equipment business sales. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, development costs for new products designed with future technological changes, including networking, in mind were incurred ahead of sales, leaving profitability under severe pressure in the third quarter. In addition, procurement of components, including semiconductors, has become difficult, and production of new products scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter remains uncertain.」
Profitability remained under severe pressure as new product development costs were incurred ahead of sales, while difficulty procuring components such as semiconductors created uncertainty over production of products scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, it was difficult to install and maintain broadcasting facilities, our core products, ahead of international sporting events. As deliveries of these products were scheduled mainly for the end of the fiscal year, sales for the nine months ended 31 December were sluggish.」
Installation and maintenance of broadcasting facilities were difficult, and sales for the quarter were sluggish under a delivery structure concentrated toward the end of the fiscal year. The short-term delivery environment for broadcasting equipment, including the NT series, has deteriorated. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「However, by securing the sales planned for the fourth quarter, we returned to profitability for the full year.」
The broadcasting equipment business secured its planned fourth-quarter sales and achieved full-year profitability. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「However, we have almost secured orders equivalent to the planned year-end sales. To overcome the severe market environment, we are strengthening expense controls while actively pursuing business restructuring with a view to the future and developing new products and markets.」
Concrete progress was indicated in that orders equivalent to almost all planned year-end sales of broadcasting equipment have been secured. However, sales for the nine months ended 31 December had not reached the required level. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, capital investment demand among broadcasters, our core customers, was weak, while most sales were scheduled for the end of the fiscal year. As a result, sales for the nine months ended 31 December did not reach the level required to secure profit.」
Weak capital investment demand among broadcasters and the concentration of sales toward the end of the fiscal year caused information equipment business sales to fall below the required level. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, capital investment demand among broadcasters, our core customers, was weak, while most sales were scheduled for the end of the fiscal year. As a result, sales for the nine months ended 31 December did not reach the level required to secure profit.」
Capital investment demand among broadcasters was weak, and the concentration of sales toward the end of the fiscal year meant that information equipment business sales did not reach the level required to secure profit. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, we had expected sales of audio mixing consoles (mixers) and wireless microphone systems for broadcasters, mainly toward the end of the fiscal year, in preparation for international sporting events and broadcaster upgrade demand. However, demand did not increase amid the severe market environment, resulting in a substantial decline in sales.」
Demand toward the end of the fiscal year for audio mixing consoles and wireless microphone systems did not increase, and sales declined substantially. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, demand for audio mixing equipment and wireless microphone systems for broadcasters did not increase as much as expected, and some capital investment projects were postponed. As a result, sales for the nine months ended 31 December did not reach the level required to secure profit.」
Demand for audio mixing equipment and wireless microphone systems for broadcasters fell short of expectations, and some capital investment projects were postponed, causing sales to fall below the level required to secure profit. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, we had expected substantial sales of audio mixing consoles (mixers) for broadcasters and monitoring equipment for telecommunications operators in September, the end of the first half. However, as monitoring equipment sales were deferred to the second half and demand for broadcasting equipment did not increase as much as expected, sales for the six months ended 30 September did not reach the level required to secure profit.」
Although substantial sales of audio mixing consoles and monitoring equipment had been expected, sales did not reach the level required to secure profit because monitoring equipment sales were deferred to the second half and demand for broadcasting equipment fell short of expectations. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, inquiries for year-end deliveries of broadcasting equipment, including audio mixing consoles (mixers), progressed steadily against the backdrop of 4K/8K broadcasting support, major sporting events and broadcaster upgrade demand.」
Inquiries for year-end deliveries of broadcasting equipment, including audio mixing consoles, have continued against the backdrop of 4K/8K broadcasting support and broadcaster upgrade demand. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, expanded sales of audio mixing consoles (mixers), mainly for broadcasters, and responses to upgrades of monitoring equipment for telecommunications operators progressed steadily.」
Expanded sales of audio mixing consoles for broadcasters progressed steadily, together with responses to upgrades of monitoring equipment for telecommunications operators. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Going forward, strong capital investment demand is expected for broadcasting facilities ahead of the launch of regular 4K/8K broadcasting in December 2018 and the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games thereafter. Orders are also progressing for the NT900 digital audio console developed for the production of Super Hi-Vision (8K) programs.」
In addition to demand for broadcasting facility upgrades, progress in orders for the NT900 for 4K/8K broadcasting was indicated, giving concrete form to the product and demand response for broadcasting equipment. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, sales have continued to decline year on year as demand for security equipment and wireless microphones has run its course. However, we are working to secure earnings through expanded sales of audio mixing consoles (mixers), mainly for broadcasters, and by responding to upgrades of monitoring equipment for telecommunications operators.」
Expanded sales of audio mixing consoles for broadcasters continue to be cited as an initiative in the information equipment business. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, demand for security equipment and wireless microphones has run its course, and we are pursuing expanded sales of audio mixing consoles (mixers), mainly for broadcasters, while responding to upgrades of monitoring equipment for telecommunications operators.」
Expanded sales of audio mixing consoles for broadcasters have continued and have been reaffirmed as a priority product area in the information equipment business. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information equipment business, the surge in demand for security equipment and wireless microphones has run its course, and we are pursuing expanded sales of audio mixing consoles (mixers), mainly for broadcasters, while responding to upgrades of monitoring equipment for telecommunications operators.」
Expanded sales of audio mixing consoles for broadcasters have continued and have been reaffirmed as a priority product area in the information equipment business. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「We added the portable NT110 mixer to the NT series of audio consoles. Together with the flagship NT880 large digital mixer and the NT660 for medium-sized studios, we completed a comprehensive lineup ranging from large to compact sizes and pursued efforts to expand sales.」
Product expansion and sales expansion efforts centered on the NT series of broadcasting equipment have continued. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As a result of these initiatives, inquiries related to broadcasting equipment have progressed steadily.」
Inquiries related to broadcasting equipment, including the NT series, have progressed steadily. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the Information Equipment business, deliveries of the flagship NT Series audio consoles (mixers) to major and regional broadcasters continued at a solid pace.」
Deliveries of the NT series to broadcasters continue to be solid. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「In the Information Equipment business, deliveries of the flagship NT Series audio consoles (mixers) to major and regional broadcasters continued at a solid pace.」
Continued solid deliveries of the NT Series to major and regional broadcasters are described.