Securing profits by maintaining product production volumes and selling prices amid rising raw material prices

「In addition, while working to optimize selling prices, we will improve productivity and reduce costs in order to enhance earnings power.」

「Under these circumstances, the Group will work to secure profits by reviewing selling prices in light of market trends, improving productivity, expanding sales of existing products, strengthening sales of new products, and further enhancing coordination between production and sales, including by reviewing material procurement. The overall gross margin rose 2.6 percentage points from the previous consolidated fiscal year to 20.6%.」

「While reviewing selling prices in light of market conditions, we will work to secure profits by improving productivity, expanding sales of existing products, strengthening sales of new products and reviewing material procurement, as well as by strengthening coordination between production and sales.」

「As selling prices declined amid worsening market conditions, the Company reviewed suppliers and optimized its materials procurement structure. As a result of these efforts to reduce costs and improve gross profit margins, operating income and ordinary income exceeded the previous year's levels.」

「However, earnings improvement was not achieved because lower selling prices caused by sluggish market conditions coincided with higher manufacturing costs.」

「Gross profit declined due to lower selling prices resulting from deteriorating market conditions and rising manufacturing costs, and earnings improvement was not achieved.」

「Under these circumstances, amid weak market conditions, the Group worked to maintain product prices, particularly in its core steel pipe business.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group focused on its core steel pipe business. With no increase in sales volume expected, it worked to improve factory productivity by identifying customer needs and reviewing its production structure, while also working to maintain sales at appropriate prices.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group focused on its core steel pipe business, producing in line with changes in demand, maintaining appropriate inventory levels, and working to sell products at appropriate prices in order to secure profitability.」

「The company worked to maintain sales at appropriate prices by focusing on solution-based sales that meet customer needs.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group focused on its core steel pipe business, working to maintain sales at appropriate prices through proactive sales activities in response to various cost increases, while producing in line with changes in demand.」

「Under these conditions, the Group focused on raising selling prices, particularly in its core steel pipe business, to reflect higher costs for raw materials, energy, auxiliary materials and other items, while working to reduce costs through efficient production in response to changes in demand.」

「Under these conditions, the Group focused on raising selling prices, particularly in its core steel pipe business, by conducting proactive sales activities to address increases in raw material, energy, auxiliary material and other costs.」

「For ordinary steel products, although some small and medium-sized construction projects were postponed or canceled following plan revisions due to an uncertain outlook, construction projects for data centers and logistics warehouses remained firm, resulting in higher sales volumes than in the previous fiscal year.」

「For ordinary and stainless steel products, continued increases in material prices, auxiliary materials and other costs led to higher product selling prices. In addition, growth in sales volume contributed to an improvement in quarterly earnings.」

「For ordinary and stainless steel products, continued increases in material prices, auxiliary materials and other expenses led to higher product selling prices. In addition, reviewing low-productivity and low-margin orders and securing a certain level of production volume improved earnings for the cumulative consolidated second-quarter period.」

「Under these conditions, the Group worked to ensure a stable supply of products. It also pursued proactive sales activities centered on its core steel pipe business to respond flexibly and promptly to a wide range of customer needs, while working to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「Amid this challenging business environment, the Group worked to correct product pricing and ensure a stable supply. It pursued proactive sales activities, centered on its core steel pipe business, to respond flexibly and promptly to a wide range of customer needs, while also working to improve equipment operating rates and reduce costs.」

「Amid this challenging business environment, the Group worked to ensure a stable supply of products, conducted proactive sales activities to respond flexibly and promptly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and worked to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「Amid this challenging business environment, the Group worked to ensure a stable supply of products, conducted proactive sales activities to respond flexibly and promptly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and worked to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「Amid a challenging operating environment, including the effects of the consumption tax increase and natural disasters such as typhoons, the Group worked to ensure a stable supply of products and pursued proactive sales activities aimed at responding flexibly and promptly to diverse customer needs, particularly in its core steel pipe business. It also worked to improve equipment utilization and reduce costs.」

「For ordinary steel products, although raw material prices remained high, demand in the construction and automotive sectors weakened due in part to the consumption tax increase, making it difficult to pass costs through to selling prices. The Company therefore worked to maintain prices.」

「Amid rising raw material prices for ordinary steel and stainless steel products and concerns about the economic outlook, the Group worked to ensure a stable supply of products, conducted proactive sales activities to respond flexibly and promptly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and focused on improving capacity utilization and reducing costs.」

「Under these conditions, higher purchase prices for steel materials resulting from rising steelmaking raw material prices reduced the gross profit margin. The company therefore improved equipment utilization and implemented further cost reductions while working to correct selling prices.」

「For ordinary steel products, although material prices rose, demand from the automotive and truck sectors, as well as the strong construction-related market, remained firm, enabling the Company to secure a certain level of production and sales volumes.」

「As raw material prices rose for both ordinary steel and stainless steel products, the Group worked to adjust prices, while engaging in proactive sales activities to respond flexibly to a range of customer needs centered on its core steel tube business, and working to improve capacity utilization and reduce costs.」

「For ordinary steel products, despite higher material prices, demand from the automotive and truck sectors, as well as the strong construction-related market, remained firm, enabling the Company to secure a certain level of production and sales volumes.」

「Under these circumstances, although procurement prices for steel materials trended upward as steel raw material prices rose, the Company was able to secure a certain level of profit by improving equipment utilization, implementing further cost reduction measures and working to adjust selling prices.」

「Although steel product procurement prices rose as steel raw material prices increased in these circumstances, we were able to secure a certain level of profit by improving equipment utilization, implementing further cost-reduction measures and working to maintain selling prices.」

「Under these circumstances, although procurement prices trended upward as raw material prices rose, the Company secured a certain level of profit by improving equipment utilization and maintaining selling prices.」

「Prices of ordinary steel and stainless steel products continued to be adjusted upward due to rising raw material costs and other factors, but market conditions remained favorable, supported by firm supply and demand.」

「Under these circumstances, the Company was able to secure a certain level of profit by reviewing selling prices in line with higher raw material costs, securing production volumes and implementing further cost reduction measures.」

「As raw material prices rose, purchase prices also trended higher. The company implemented further cost reductions while working to maintain production volumes and selling prices, enabling it to secure a certain level of profit.」