Shifting orders toward higher value-added products and establishing new growth drivers
First written in FY2019. 10 of 14 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: 2026-08-05.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026Increase in higher value-added products and improved profitability in the second halfAnnual report
「Although profitability in the most recent fourth quarter improved significantly in the second half as higher value-added products increased and various improvement initiatives began to bear fruit, operating profit was ¥2.788 billion, down 26.8% year on year.」
Against the adverse impact of a deterioration in the product mix and yen appreciation in the first half, profitability in the fourth quarter improved significantly in the second half due to an increase in higher value-added products and improvement initiatives. - FY2026-H1Decrease in higher value-added productsAnnual report
「On the profit side, segment profit was ¥724 million, down 31.1% year on year, due to a decrease in higher value-added products accompanying a change in the product mix and the appreciation of the yen against the US dollar.」
In Japan, higher value-added products decreased as the product mix changed, and segment profit fell 31.1% year on year. Actual results for the period were weak regarding the shift in orders toward higher value-added products. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, in addition to higher net sales, increased production of build-up boards (high-value-added boards) and improved productivity resulted in segment profit of ¥2,211 million, up 38.6% year on year.」
Increased production of build-up circuit boards, the target of the higher value-added shift, contributed to improved profit in the Japan segment. The company also reported a higher proportion and increased sales of higher value-added circuit boards in Southeast Asia. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In Southeast Asia, automotive sales increased due to steady sales of driving-safety products, a focus area, and foreign-exchange effects, with sales reaching ¥7.375 billion, up 27.1% year on year.」
Sales of driving-safety products, a focus area for the higher value-added shift, remained strong in Southeast Asia, and automotive sales in the region increased 27.1% year on year. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「To achieve these targets, we will implement structural reform by reorganizing domestic production sites to improve production efficiency and build a stable earnings structure, while strengthening our focus on competitive automotive products, realizing our automotive growth strategy, including the higher value-added shift in the automotive product portfolio, and pursuing achievement of the medium-term management plan.」
The higher value-added shift progressed to the implementation stage as an automotive growth strategy combining domestic structural reform with a focus on competitive automotive products. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Following completion, production capacity for build-up circuit boards is expected to increase approximately twofold through the establishment of a growth cycle and a higher value-added shift in the automotive product portfolio.」
The policy of shifting the automotive product portfolio toward higher value-added products and approximately doubling build-up circuit board production capacity through capital investment continues. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Following completion, production capacity for build-up circuit boards is expected to increase approximately twofold through the establishment of a growth cycle and a higher value-added shift in the automotive product portfolio.」
The higher value-added shift was linked to a specific plan involving ¥25 billion in capital investment at the Thailand plant and approximately doubling production capacity for build-up circuit boards. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「By focusing on the competitive powertrain and driving-safety fields, we will improve profitability through a higher value-added shift in the automotive product portfolio.」
The target of the higher value-added shift was specified as the competitive powertrain and driving-safety fields, rather than the automotive field in general, and positioned as a profitability-improvement measure under the new medium-term management plan. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「We will focus on the automotive powertrain and driving-safety fields, where our strengths include engines and motors, brakes, in-vehicle battery control and preventive safety equipment, all of which require particularly high quality and reliability,」
The target areas for the higher value-added shift were specified as powertrain and driving-safety systems, including engines and motors, brakes, in-vehicle battery control and preventive safety equipment. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「Higher value-added shift: shifting orders toward higher value-added products, centered on the automotive field, and establishing new growth drivers」
The company newly stated an initiative to shift orders toward higher value-added products, centered on the automotive field, and establish new growth drivers.