Continuation of the 3 connector, harness and rack businesses and selection of priority markets
First written in FY2016. 27 of 34 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 2 of 14 companies on the "Worse" side.
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- 2026-08-07Cited as achievedRevisions to earnings forecasts
「The KEL Group is conducting order activities after assessing trends in priority markets, while promoting efficiency across management, including improvements in production efficiency and more efficient capital investment, in an effort to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
Order activities based on an assessment of priority markets, improved production efficiency and more efficient capital investment were cited as reasons for revising the earnings forecast. - FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「The key strategies for the 65th fiscal year are to strengthen the connector business, reform the harness business, promote the shift of the equipment business to value-added products and services, strengthen earnings power and expand each business; strengthen floating, high-speed transmission, high-power and waterproof capabilities; and focus on the industrial, automotive, imaging, medical and communications markets.」
While carrying forward the key strategies of the 64th fiscal year, the company has reorganised its priorities for the 65th fiscal year, defining the harness business as a reform initiative and including higher manufacturing quality, cost reductions and shorter lead times. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group pursued order-taking activities that accurately captured trends in priority markets, while promoting efficiency across management through cost reductions from higher productivity, more efficient capital investment and restraint in miscellaneous expenses, thereby working to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The company continues to strengthen its corporate foundation through order-taking activities in priority markets, higher productivity, more efficient capital investment and restraint in miscellaneous expenses. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「The key strategies for the 64th fiscal year are to strengthen the connector business, drive business reform in the harness business, shift the equipment business to value-added products and services, strengthen earnings power and expand each business; strengthen floating, high-speed transmission, high-power and waterproof capabilities; focus on the industrial, automotive, imaging, medical and communications markets; and strengthen total quality management from design through shipment, eliminating defects occurring outside the company.」
The company has reorganised its key strategies for the 64th fiscal year around the connector, harness and equipment businesses, product functions, priority markets and quality management. It has added the communications market to its priority markets and explicitly included the elimination of defects occurring outside the company. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The company continues to pursue order-taking activities focused on carefully identified priority markets, cost reductions through higher productivity, more efficient capital investment, and restraint in miscellaneous expenses. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, together with higher productivity, cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and expense controls. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group accurately captured demand, particularly in the industrial equipment and automotive equipment markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues to operate its business by combining efforts to capture demand in focus markets with higher productivity, cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, although the Group was partly affected by lockdowns and other measures taken in China in response to COVID-19, it worked to optimize its supply chain, conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, and promoted efficiency across its operations through productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and expense controls, in an effort to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues to pursue orders in its focus markets, reduce costs through higher productivity, improve the efficiency of capital expenditures and control various expenses. It is also working to optimize its supply chain in response to lockdowns and other measures in China. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Group’s sales to the imaging equipment market declined in some regions of China due to the impact of lockdowns, while sales to the industrial and automotive equipment markets remained strong.」
The Group continues order-taking and sales activities in focus markets centered on industrial and automotive equipment. The imaging equipment market was affected by lockdowns in China, while the industrial and automotive equipment markets remained strong. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「In the current fiscal year, we adopted the following basic policies: “1. Strengthen the product lineup. 2. Strengthen and expand the overseas business. 3. Strengthen profitability.” We promoted the following operating policies: “1. Promote the upgrading of the connector business, including harnesses, and convert the equipment business into a value-added business. 2. Strengthen the sales structures in Europe, China and North America. 3. Focus on industrial, automotive, imaging, medical and peripheral equipment for 5G and IoT. 4. Strengthen and develop the automotive market, focusing on CASE fields such as ADAS and EVs. 5. Investigate and develop the energy field, including equipment related to batteries and new areas of electric power.”」
In addition to the previous policies concerning connectors, equipment, overseas operations and focus markets, the company explicitly identifies harnesses, CASE areas such as ADAS and EVs, and the energy field, expanding the scope of its focus. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group accurately captured strong demand, particularly in the industrial equipment and automotive equipment markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues sales and order-taking activities to capture demand in its focus markets, together with productivity improvements, cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and expense controls. No new initiatives or achievement milestones are provided. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. No new changes to initiatives or achievement milestones are provided. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. No new achievement milestones or changes to initiatives are provided. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The operating policies for the 59th fiscal year (fiscal year ended March 2021) are: “Promote the upgrading of the connector business and the conversion of the equipment business into a value-added business.” “Strengthen the sales structures in Europe, China and North America.” “Strengthen and develop the automotive market.” “Focus on the industrial, automotive, imaging and medical equipment markets.” “Make peripheral equipment for 5G and IoT a new focus market.”」
The Group continues its operating policy of focusing on the connector and equipment businesses, overseas sales, the automotive market, the industrial, automotive, imaging and medical equipment markets, and peripheral equipment for 5G and IoT. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing the impact of the spread of COVID-19, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities in focus markets after assessing the impact of COVID-19, productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. No new achievement milestones are provided. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Profit increased substantially as a result of efforts to reduce manufacturing costs, improve the efficiency of capital expenditures and control various expenses.」
The Group continues its previous efficiency initiatives, including order-taking activities in focus markets, productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. It explains that these initiatives resulted in a substantial increase in profit this time, but provides no achievement amounts by initiative or new milestones. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The operating policies for the 59th fiscal year (fiscal year ended March 2021) are: “Promote the upgrading of the connector business and the conversion of the equipment business into a value-added business.” “Strengthen the sales structures in Europe, China and North America.” “Strengthen and develop the automotive market.” “Focus on the industrial, automotive, imaging and medical equipment markets.” “Make peripheral equipment for 5G and IoT a new focus market.”」
The policies concerning connectors, equipment, overseas sales, the automotive market and focus markets continue as the operating policies for the 59th fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. No specific policy changes or new achievement milestones are provided. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. No specific achievement milestones or policy changes are stated. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「The operating policies for the 58th fiscal year (fiscal year ended March 2020) are: “Promote the upgrading of the connector business.” “Promote the conversion of the equipment business into a value-added business.” “Strengthen the sales structures in Europe, China and North America.” “Strengthen and develop the automotive market.” “Designate industrial, automotive, imaging and medical equipment as focus markets.” “Make peripheral equipment for 5G and IoT a new focus market.”」
The previous policy of continuing the 3 businesses and focusing on selected markets has been reorganized around upgrading the connector business, adding value to the equipment business, strengthening the sales structure including North America, and making peripheral equipment for 5G and IoT a new focus market. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, productivity-driven cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. No specific achievement milestones or policy changes are stated. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted proactive sales activities in its focus markets, namely industrial, automotive, amusement, imaging and medical equipment, worked to reduce costs through higher productivity and continued efforts to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues sales activities focused on the industrial, automotive, amusement, imaging and medical equipment markets, productivity-driven cost reductions and efforts to strengthen its corporate foundation. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The operating policies for the 57th fiscal year (fiscal year ended March 2019) are: “Continue the 3 businesses of connectors, harnesses and racks.” “Conduct market development and product development activities to double new-product sales.” “Strengthen and expand overseas markets.” “Strengthen and develop the automotive market.” “Designate industrial, automotive, amusement, imaging and medical equipment as focus markets.”」
The company continues the 3 businesses and its focus on the industrial, automotive, amusement, imaging and medical equipment markets as operating policies for the following fiscal year. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, cost reductions, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. No material changes have been made to its business activities or issues to address. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, while promoting efficiency across its operations through cost reductions achieved by improving productivity, more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses, and worked to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
In addition to order-taking activities focused on selected markets and productivity-driven cost reductions, the Group continues to improve efficiency across its operations, including through more efficient capital expenditures and control of various expenses. No specific achievement milestones are provided. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted proactive sales activities in focus markets, worked to reduce costs through higher productivity and continued efforts to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues sales activities in focus markets, productivity-driven cost reductions and efforts to strengthen its corporate foundation. No material changes have been made to its business activities or issues to address. - FY2017RaisedAnnual report
「“4. Strengthen and develop the automotive market, focusing on new customers, new products and new fields. 5. Designate industrial, automotive, amusement, imaging and medical equipment as focus markets.”」
While continuing the 3 businesses and maintaining the existing focus markets, the company explicitly identifies new customers, new products and new fields as priorities in the automotive market, specifying the scope of its strengthening and development efforts. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, worked to reduce costs through higher productivity and continued efforts to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities focused on selected markets, productivity-driven cost reductions and efforts to strengthen its corporate foundation. No material changes have been made to its business activities or issues to address. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted order-taking activities after assessing trends in its focus markets, worked to reduce costs through higher productivity and continued efforts to further strengthen its corporate foundation.」
The Group continues order-taking activities focused on selected markets, productivity-driven cost reductions and efforts to strengthen its corporate foundation. No specific achievement milestones or policy changes are stated. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group conducted proactive sales activities in focus markets and worked to reduce costs through higher productivity and further strengthen its corporate foundation, but these efforts had not yet translated into results.」
The company states that it continued proactive sales activities in focus markets and worked to reduce costs through higher productivity and strengthen its corporate foundation. No specific achievement milestones are provided. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The following were adopted as policies for the current fiscal year: “1. Continue the 3 businesses of connectors, harnesses and racks.” “2. Designate industrial equipment, amusement equipment, automotive equipment, imaging equipment and medical equipment as focus markets.”」
The company specifies the scope of its continuing businesses and its concentration on the industrial, amusement, automotive, imaging and medical equipment markets.