Continued Assurance of High Quality and Achievement of Appropriate Costs
First written in FY2016. 17 of 30 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-14.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 6 of 21 companies on the "Worse" side.
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-08-14AdvancedEarnings
「We will continue to pursue improvements in Group profitability by implementing management reforms, including reviewing various terms and conditions with business partners, passing on increases in raw-material and labor costs caused by market fluctuations to selling prices, reducing production losses at production sites and continuing to control labor costs through workforce optimization.」
The Company continues to review price and volume terms, pass through costs, reduce production losses and optimize its workforce, contributing to a return to operating profitability in the first quarter and improved profitability. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「We have continued to pursue business-structure reforms, including the withdrawal from unprofitable locations, fixed-cost reductions and progress in price adjustments.」
The Company continued structural reforms, including withdrawing from unprofitable sites, reducing fixed costs, and making price adjustments, resulting in operating profit of ¥6,576 million and a return to profitability from an operating loss of ¥289 million in the previous year. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As structural reforms focused mainly on material costs, labor costs, and manufacturing expenses progressed, the segment loss was ¥1,364 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥3,925 million in the previous interim consolidated accounting period.」
It states that structural reforms involving material costs, labor costs, manufacturing expenses, and other items reduced the North America segment loss from ¥3,925 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥1,364 million. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group implemented decisive management reforms, including negotiations with customers to revise selling prices, passing higher material costs resulting from market fluctuations and higher labor costs through to selling prices, reducing production losses at manufacturing sites, and continuing to control personnel costs by optimizing staffing levels.」
The Company implemented management reforms, including price revisions and cost pass-through, reductions in production losses, and workforce optimization, resulting in Japan segment profit of ¥4,754 million, up 17.6% year on year. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group implemented decisive management reforms, including negotiations with customers to revise selling prices and volumes, passing higher material costs resulting from market fluctuations and higher labor costs through to selling prices, reducing production losses at manufacturing sites, and continuing to control personnel costs by optimizing staffing levels, with the aim of improving the Group’s earnings power.」
The Group states that it implemented measures to improve earnings power, including selling-price revisions, passing costs through to customers, reducing production losses, and controlling personnel costs, resulting in a 21.2% year-on-year increase in Japan segment profit. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the rise in raw material costs began to ease, and improvement initiatives also had an effect on labor and logistics costs. As a result, the segment loss was ¥3.862 billion, compared with a segment loss of ¥14.387 billion in the same quarter of the previous year.」
In North America, the rise in raw material costs began to ease, and improvement initiatives for labor and logistics costs also contributed, reducing the segment loss from ¥14.387 billion in the same period of the previous year to ¥3.862 billion. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the rise in raw material costs began to ease, and improvement initiatives also had an effect on labor and logistics costs. As a result, the segment loss was ¥4.058 billion, compared with a segment loss of ¥10.501 billion in the same quarter of the previous year.」
In North America, the rise in raw material costs began to ease, and improvement initiatives for labor and logistics costs also contributed, reducing the segment loss from ¥10.501 billion in the same period of the previous year to ¥4.058 billion. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, through cost reductions resulting from restrained spending and a decline in headcount, segment profit was ¥1.275 billion, compared with a segment loss of ¥1.849 billion in the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Cost reductions from restrained spending and a decline in headcount progressed in the Japan segment, which turned from a loss of ¥1.849 billion in the previous year to profit of ¥1.275 billion. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the fiscal year, there were no significant changes in, or newly arising issues concerning, the business and financial matters that the Group needs to address.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes concerning issues to be addressed, including consistently maintaining high quality and achieving appropriate costs through a stronger organizational framework. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「1. Consistently maintaining the high quality required to satisfy customers and achieving appropriate costs by strengthening the organizational framework」
The Group continues to identify consistently maintaining high quality and achieving appropriate costs through a stronger organizational framework as issues to be addressed. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the fiscal year, there were no significant changes in, or newly arising issues concerning, the business and financial matters that the Group needs to address.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes or new issues concerning matters to be addressed, including consistently maintaining high quality and achieving appropriate costs. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no significant changes to, or newly arising issues among, the business and financial matters requiring action by the Group.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes or new issues concerning matters to be addressed, including consistently maintaining high quality and achieving appropriate costs through a stronger organizational framework. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「2. Consistently maintaining the high quality required to satisfy customers and achieving appropriate costs by strengthening the organizational framework」
The Group continues to identify consistently maintaining high quality and achieving appropriate costs through a stronger organizational framework as issues to be addressed. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the third quarter of the fiscal year, there were no significant changes in, or newly arising issues concerning, the business and financial matters that the Group needs to address.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes or new issues in the business and financial matters to be addressed, including ensuring quality, improving productivity, and reducing costs. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the fiscal year, there were no significant changes in, or newly arising issues concerning, the business and financial matters that the Group needs to address.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes in the business issues to be addressed, including ensuring quality, improving productivity, and reducing costs. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these business conditions, the Group is working to establish its position as an automotive interior components manufacturer in global markets by strengthening its product development and technological capabilities and actively expanding sales to customers, including those overseas. As a result of these activities, its “1 STEP Molding Method Sewn Decorative Headliner” received the 2019 “Super” Monozukuri Parts Award (Mobility-Related Parts Award), sponsored by the Monozukuri Nippon Kaigi and Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.」
The Group describes receiving the 2019 “Super” Monozukuri Parts Award as a result of strengthening its product development and technological capabilities and expanding sales. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no significant changes to, or newly arising issues among, the business and financial matters requiring action by the Group.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes in the business issues to be addressed, including ensuring quality, improving productivity, and reducing costs. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the third quarter of the fiscal year, there were no significant changes in, or newly arising issues concerning, the business and financial matters that the Group needs to address.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes in the business issues to be addressed, including ensuring quality, improving productivity, and reducing costs. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the fiscal year, there were no significant changes in, or newly arising issues concerning, the business and financial matters that the Group needs to address.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes in the business issues to be addressed, including ensuring quality, improving productivity, and reducing costs. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no significant changes to, or newly arising issues among, the business and financial matters requiring action by the Group.」
The Group states that there have been no material changes in the business issues to be addressed, including ensuring quality, improving productivity, and reducing costs. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Due to production cuts and the discontinuation of production of vehicle models for which the Group received orders, revenue was ¥48.190 billion, down ¥951 million year on year for the same quarter, a decrease of 1.9%. However, segment profit was ¥1.672 billion, up ¥693 million year on year, an increase of 70.9%, due to special cost-reduction initiatives.」
The Group describes the increase in Japan segment profit resulting from special cost-reduction initiatives as a specific result, namely a 70.9% year-on-year increase. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Supported by firm sales of vehicle models for which the Group received orders, revenue was ¥32.942 billion, up ¥2.837 billion year on year for the same quarter, an increase of 9.4%. Segment profit was ¥1.096 billion, partly due to the effects of lower expenses, compared with a segment loss of ¥437 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The Group states, with specific figures, that the Japan segment turned from a loss in the same quarter of the previous year to profit of ¥1.096 billion due to the effects of lower expenses. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating income was ¥4.193 billion, up ¥595 million year on year for the same quarter, an increase of 16.5%, due to lower labor costs from improved productivity, lower materials costs from cost-reduction initiatives, and lower expenses.」
The effects of improved productivity, cost reductions, and lower expenses are specifically stated as a 16.5% year-on-year increase in operating income. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「① Continue to provide the highest level of quality that satisfies customers. ③ Build a robust corporate structure capable of generating high profitability on a sustainable basis.」
The Group has reiterated the provision of the highest level of quality on a continuing basis and the establishment of a structure capable of generating high profitability as basic policies. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these business conditions, the Group is working to establish its position as a global automotive interior components manufacturer by ensuring quality, improving productivity, reducing costs, and strengthening product development and technological capabilities, while actively expanding its business, including overseas. As a result of these activities, it received its major customers’ first-ever global quality award for interior and exterior components, the Aoki Katashi Technology Award from the Japan Society of Polymer Processing, and the 2016 “Super” Monozukuri Parts Award (Automotive Parts Award), sponsored by the Monozukuri Nippon Kaigi and Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.」
The 2016 Parts Award (Automotive Parts Award) was added as a result of initiatives to ensure quality, improve productivity, reduce costs, and strengthen product development and technological capabilities. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「(Europe) Although revenue was expected to increase following the launch of new vehicles by a major customer, the impact of yen appreciation on foreign exchange resulted in revenue of ¥8.015 billion, down ¥134 million year on year for the same quarter, a decrease of 1.7%. Segment profit was ¥921 million, up ¥305 million year on year, an increase of 49.7%, partly due to the effects of rationalization initiatives.」
The Group describes the increase in European segment profit resulting from rationalization initiatives, together with the specific result of a 49.7% year-on-year increase. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these business conditions, the Group is working to establish its position as a global automotive interior components manufacturer by ensuring quality, improving productivity, reducing costs, and strengthening product development and technological capabilities, while actively expanding its business, including overseas. As a result of these activities, it received its major customers’ first-ever global quality award for interior and exterior components, as well as the Aoki Katashi Technology Award from the Japan Society of Polymer Processing.」
The Group explicitly identifies global quality awards from major customers and other awards as results of its initiatives to ensure quality, improve productivity, and reduce costs. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Consistently maintaining the high quality required to satisfy customers and achieving appropriate costs by strengthening the organizational framework」
The Group describes maintaining quality and achieving appropriate costs through a stronger organizational framework as initiatives to be pursued.