Rising prices of raw materials, including nonferrous metals
First written in FY2017. 17 of 27 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Tomita Electric moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2021).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 27 of 53 companies on the "Worse" side.
18 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, geopolitical risks remained elevated amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the prolonged situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian issue. Against a backdrop of slowing inflation and easing financial conditions in major economies, the global economy as a whole continued to grow slowly.」
Geopolitical risks and energy and raw material prices are described as remaining elevated, indicating that the difficult cost environment, including raw material and resource prices, continues. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「In the global economy during the consolidated fiscal year, energy and resource prices remained elevated and inflation continued to expand amid an unstable political environment caused by the protracted war between Ukraine and Russia and the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.」
In addition to the previously identified risk of higher raw material prices, persistently elevated energy and resource prices and the continued expansion of global inflation are described as the operating environment for the full fiscal year. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In Japan, inbound consumption driven by the weak yen recovered, but personal consumption, which had increased as a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, was affected by rising prices. Although capital investment by companies was strong in certain industries, such as semiconductors, conditions remained unstable, with the number of corporate bankruptcies trending upward because of labor shortages and surging labor and utility costs.」
In addition to the previously identified increases in raw material and resource prices, rising prices and surging labor and utility costs are described as concerns in the operating environment, indicating that the difficult cost environment continues. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The yen remained on a weakening trend, while energy prices and consumer prices continued to rise without signs of abating.」
In addition to the previously identified risks of higher non-ferrous metal and resource prices, the lack of any sign that increases in energy prices and consumer prices will abate is described, indicating that the difficult cost environment continues. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the impact of COVID-19 has diminished, it has become extremely difficult to forecast the outlook for the global and Japanese economies because energy and resource prices remain elevated, global inflation continues to advance, and exchange rates are fluctuating sharply.」
In addition to the previously identified risk of higher non-ferrous metal prices, elevated energy and resource prices and global inflation are described as actual concerns in the operating environment, broadening the scope of the cost-related concerns. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In our electronic components industry, production for smartphones was curtailed because of factors including China’s zero-COVID lockdown policy, while capital investment-related business continued to perform well.」
Although the difficult cost environment, including elevated raw material and resource prices, continues, the description does not indicate any substantive change from the previous quarter. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the electronic components industry, shortages of components and higher logistics costs continued, while raw material costs remained elevated, resulting in continued difficult conditions.」
Shortages of components, higher logistics costs and elevated raw material costs are described as continuing. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「While shortages of electronic components, including semiconductors, continued, abnormal increases in raw material and energy costs showed no sign of easing, and the difficult environment continued, including higher logistics costs caused by supply chain disruptions.」
In addition to the previously identified risk of higher raw material prices, abnormal increases in raw material and energy costs and higher logistics costs are described, indicating that the cost environment has become more challenging. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「The outlook became uncertain in the second half of the fiscal year because of semiconductor shortages, surging resource prices and unstable logistics resulting from the impact of COVID-19.」
In addition to the previously identified risk of higher raw material prices, surging resource prices are described as an actual concern in the operating environment. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As demand recovered rapidly, shortages of semiconductors and other components and sharp increases in resource prices continued across a broad range of areas.」
In addition to the previously identified risk of higher raw material prices, the continued broad-based surge in resource prices is described. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no newly arising business or other risks. In addition, there were no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no newly arising business or other risks. In addition, there were no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Non-ferrous metals are affected by international market prices, which have been on an upward trend in recent years. Our Group will absorb these increases to the greatest extent possible through thorough cost reductions.」
The Group recognizes increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals as a risk and continues its policy of absorbing them through cost reductions. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no newly arising business or other risks. In addition, there were no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「No new business or other risks arose during the nine months ended 31 December. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「No new business or other risks arose during the six months ended 30 September. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no newly arising business or other risks. In addition, there were no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「No new business or other risks arose during the nine months ended 31 December. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no newly arising business or other risks. In addition, there were no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no newly arising business or other risks. In addition, there were no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Non-ferrous metals are affected by international market prices, which have been on an upward trend in recent years. Although our Group will absorb these increases to the greatest extent possible through thorough cost reductions, they may affect our Group’s financial position and operating results.」
The Group recognizes increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals as a risk and continues its policy of absorbing them through cost reductions. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「There have been no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「There have been no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risks, including increases in the prices of raw materials such as non-ferrous metals. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「There have been no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No material changes are considered to have occurred in the previously disclosed risk concerning increases in the prices of raw materials, including non-ferrous metals. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The principal raw materials used in the products supplied by our Group are iron oxide and non-ferrous metals. Non-ferrous metals are affected by international market prices, which have been on an upward trend in recent years. Although our Group will absorb these increases to the greatest extent possible through thorough cost reductions, they may affect our Group’s financial position and operating results.」
Non-ferrous metal prices have been on an upward trend in recent years, with cost reductions being implemented as a measure to absorb the increases.