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Strong sales of medical testing equipment

First written in FY2017-Q1. 16 of 32 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2027-H1.

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  1. FY2027-H1Medical testing equipment sales declined because capital investment by medical institutions was sluggishAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, sales declined from the previous interim consolidated accounting period because capital investment demand among medical institutions remained sluggish.」

    Medical testing equipment revenue fell below the previous year’s interim-period level due to weak demand for capital investment by healthcare institutions. Higher hearing-aid revenue offset this decline in the overall medical equipment business.
  2. FY2026Medical testing equipment revenue recovered to around the previous year’s level, but equipment replacement remained sluggish.Annual report

    「Although sales of large hearing-test rooms remained strong, healthcare institutions such as university hospitals showed a cautious stance toward capital investment, and sluggish equipment replacement resulted in revenue at the same level as in the previous fiscal year.」

    After falling short of the previous year’s results in FY2025, medical testing equipment revenue in FY2026 was at the same level as in the previous fiscal year, as strong sales of large hearing-test rooms were offset by healthcare institutions’ cautious stance toward capital investment.
  3. FY2026-H1Medical testing equipment revenue fell short of the previous interim period.Annual report

    「Revenue from the previous interim consolidated accounting period was not reached because equipment replacement at medical institutions, including otolaryngology departments, remained sluggish.」

    Medical testing equipment revenue fell below the previous year’s interim-period level due to sluggish equipment replacement at healthcare institutions. Overall medical equipment business revenue increased, driven by higher hearing-aid revenue.
  4. FY2025Failed to reach the previous year’s results due to increased capital investment by healthcare institutions.Annual report

    「Although sales of audiometers and large hearing-test rooms at universities, general hospitals and other institutions continued to be strong, revenue fell short of that recorded in the previous fiscal year, when capital investment by healthcare institutions was robust.」

    Although sales of audiometers and large hearing-test rooms were considered strong, they did not reach the high revenue level generated by increased capital investment by healthcare institutions in the previous year.
  5. FY2025-H1Medical testing equipment revenue declined due to the reversal of large orders recorded in the previous year.Annual report

    「Although equipment replacement at healthcare institutions, particularly otolaryngology clinics, remained strong from the previous fiscal year, revenue fell short of that recorded in the previous interim consolidated fiscal period, when orders for audiometers and large hearing-test rooms were concentrated.」

    Although equipment replacement at healthcare institutions was considered strong, medical testing equipment revenue fell below the previous year’s level due to the reversal of the concentration of orders for audiometers and large hearing-test rooms in the previous interim period.
  6. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment exceeded those of the same quarter of the previous year, as capital investment by customer healthcare institutions, including otolaryngology clinics, showed signs of recovery and sales of audiometers, hearing-test rooms and other products remained strong,」

    Medical testing equipment revenue has continued to exceed the previous year’s level, supported by the recovery in capital investment by healthcare institutions and strong sales of audiometers and hearing-test rooms.
  7. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment exceeded those of the same quarter of the previous year, as capital investment by customer healthcare institutions, including otolaryngology clinics, showed signs of recovery and sales of audiometers and other products remained strong,」

    Strong medical testing equipment sales and continued year-on-year growth brought cumulative second-quarter revenue to ¥6,310 million.
  8. FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment exceeded those of the same quarter of the previous year, as capital investment by customer healthcare institutions, including otolaryngology clinics, showed signs of recovery and sales of audiometers and other products remained strong,」

    Medical testing equipment revenue has continued to exceed the previous year’s level, supported by the recovery in capital investment by healthcare institutions and strong sales of audiometers and other products.
  9. FY2023RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of audiometers and large hearing-test rooms for the medical-checkup market remained strong, among other factors, resulting in revenue exceeding that of the previous fiscal year,」

    Medical testing equipment full-year revenue exceeded the previous year’s level, driven by strong sales of audiometers for medical checkups and large hearing-test rooms.
  10. FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment exceeded those of the same quarter of the previous year, due in part to steady sales of audiometers for medical checkups and large hearing-test rooms,」

    In addition to audiometers for medical checkups, sales of large hearing-test rooms also remained steady, and medical testing equipment revenue has continued to exceed the previous year’s level.
  11. FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment exceeded the revenue recorded in the same quarter of the previous year, due in part to steady sales of audiometers for medical checkups,」

    Medical testing equipment revenue has continued to exceed the previous year’s level, supported by steady sales of audiometers for medical checkups.
  12. FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment exceeded those of the same quarter of the previous year, due in part to steady sales of audiometers for medical checkups,」

    Medical testing equipment revenue exceeded the previous year’s level, supported by steady sales of audiometers for medical checkups.
  13. FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment exceeded those of the same quarter of the previous year, driven by steady audiometer sales,」

    Medical testing equipment revenue has continued to exceed the previous year’s level, supported by steady audiometer sales.
  14. FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment exceeded those of the same quarter of the previous year, driven by steady audiometer sales,」

    The company confirmed that medical testing equipment revenue remained above the previous year’s level on a cumulative second-quarter basis, supported by steady audiometer sales.
  15. FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment remained challenging, as healthcare institutions such as otolaryngology clinics, the main customers, tended to be cautious about capital investment amid concerns over the business environment, although sales exceeded those of the same quarter of the previous year, which had seen a particularly sharp decline,」

    Although healthcare institutions remained cautious about capital investment and the sales environment was challenging, medical testing equipment revenue reached ¥2,728 million, up 26.2% year on year and above the level recorded in the same period of the previous year.
  16. FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment, whose primary customers include hospitals such as otolaryngology clinics, remained sluggish, as many healthcare institutions faced restrictions on sales visits as part of infection-control measures.」

    The company continues to explain that sales of medical testing equipment were sluggish because sales visits to medical institutions were restricted.
  17. FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of medical testing equipment remained sluggish because many medical institutions faced restrictions on sales visits as part of infection-control measures.」

    The company continues to explain that sales of medical testing equipment were sluggish because sales visits to medical institutions were restricted.
  18. FY2021-Q1Turned from exceeding the previous year's level to declining salesAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, sales and profit declined from the same quarter of the previous year as replacement demand among medical institutions declined and sales activities also had to be scaled back because of restrictions on visits.」

    Medical testing equipment revenue exceeded the previous year's level in the first quarter of the previous fiscal year, but fell to ¥2,162 million in the current quarter, down 28.2% year on year, because replacement demand declined and visits were restricted.
  19. FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, revenue exceeded the same quarter of the previous year, supported by large orders for large hearing-testing rooms.」

    Medical testing equipment revenue has continued to exceed the previous year's level, supported by large orders for large hearing-testing rooms.
  20. FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, revenue exceeded the same quarter of the previous year, supported by large orders for large hearing-testing rooms.」

    Large hearing-testing rooms, whose sales had continued to struggle through the previous quarter, lifted medical testing equipment revenue above the previous year's level through large orders.
  21. FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, revenue exceeded the same quarter of the previous year, supported by large orders for large hearing-testing rooms.」

    Large hearing-testing rooms, whose sales had previously continued to struggle, lifted medical testing equipment revenue above the previous year's level through large orders.
  22. FY2019RestatedAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, impedance audiometers sold steadily, but revenue fell below the previous consolidated fiscal year because sales of hearing-testing rooms and other products struggled to grow.」

    While impedance audiometers performed steadily, medical testing equipment revenue fell below the previous fiscal year because sales of hearing-testing rooms and other products struggled to grow.
  23. FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, impedance audiometers sold steadily, but revenue fell below the same quarter of the previous year because sales of hearing-testing rooms and other products struggled to grow.」

    While impedance audiometers performed steadily, medical testing equipment revenue fell below the previous year's level because sales of hearing-testing rooms and other products struggled to grow.
  24. FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, impedance audiometers sold steadily, but revenue fell below the same quarter of the previous year because sales of large hearing-testing rooms struggled to grow.」

    While impedance audiometers performed steadily, medical testing equipment revenue fell below the previous year's level because sales of large hearing-testing rooms struggled to grow.
  25. FY2019-Q1Medical testing equipment sales turned from growth to declineAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, revenue fell below the same quarter of the previous year because sales of diagnostic audiometers for general hospitals and large hearing-testing rooms struggled to grow.」

    Following higher medical testing equipment sales in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year and strong sales of high-priced products in the previous full fiscal year, revenue declined in the first quarter of the current fiscal year because sales of diagnostic audiometers and large hearing-testing rooms struggled to grow.
  26. FY2018-Q3Medical testing equipment sales turned from roughly flat year on year to growthAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, sales increased because sales of large hearing-testing rooms were strong.」

    Medical testing equipment sales turned to growth this quarter from being roughly in line with the previous year's level in the preceding quarter, against a backdrop of strong sales of large hearing-testing rooms.
  27. FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, sales of diagnostic audiometers and impedance audiometers fell below the same quarter of the previous year, but revenue was roughly in line with the previous year's level because sales of large hearing-testing rooms were strong.」

    While sales of high-priced testing equipment fell below the previous year's level, total medical testing equipment sales were roughly in line with the previous year because of strong sales of large hearing-testing rooms.
  28. FY2018-Q1Large hearing-testing rooms sold well but did not reach the previous year's level of large ordersAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, sales of large hearing-testing rooms remained strong, but revenue did not reach the level of the same quarter of the previous year, when the company received large orders for diagnostic audiometers, impedance audiometers and other products.」

    Large hearing-testing rooms, whose sales had struggled throughout the previous fiscal year, performed well in the quarter, but medical testing equipment sales did not reach the previous year's level because of the reaction to large orders in the same quarter of the previous year.
  29. FY2017High-priced products sold well, but total medical testing equipment sales fell below the previous periodAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, sales of high-priced diagnostic audiometers and impedance audiometers remained strong, but revenue fell below the previous consolidated fiscal year because sales of large hearing-testing rooms to general hospitals, university hospitals and other facilities struggled to grow.」

    Strong sales of high-priced products continued, but total medical testing equipment revenue fell below the previous fiscal year because sales of large hearing-testing rooms remained sluggish.
  30. FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In medical testing equipment, sales of large hearing-testing rooms to general hospitals, university hospitals and other facilities fell below the same quarter of the previous year, but sales exceeded the previous year's level because the company secured large orders for high-priced products such as diagnostic audiometers and impedance audiometers.」

    Although sales of large hearing-testing rooms declined, medical testing equipment sales exceeded the previous year's level because of large orders for high-priced products.
  31. FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales of high-priced products such as diagnostic audiometers and impedance audiometers remained strong, resulting in higher sales.」

    The company continues to explain that strong sales of high-priced medical testing equipment products contributed to higher sales in the medical equipment business.
  32. FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「Sales of high-priced products such as diagnostic audiometers and impedance audiometers remained strong, resulting in higher sales.」

    In the medical equipment business, medical testing equipment is cited as a source of higher sales that offset the decline in hearing-aid sales.
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