Impact of Rising Transportation Costs on Crushed Stone Business Profit
First written in FY2019-Q3. 3 of 7 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2025-H1. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 18 of 26 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company focused on securing demand for public and private-sector construction projects, while also negotiating selling prices and working to reduce transportation, fuel and other costs. As a result, revenue was ¥556 million, up 25.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥8 million, up 141.8%.」
Continued to reduce transportation, fuel and other costs and negotiate selling prices, increasing profit in the crushed stone business. - 2026-05-12WorsenedEarnings
「Difficult conditions are expected because transportation costs are expected to rise owing to higher fuel costs, while manufacturing costs are expected to increase as aging equipment is replaced.」
The company identifies higher transportation costs and manufacturing costs associated with replacing aging equipment as concerns for the coming fiscal year. - FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group focused on capturing demand for public and private works, while also working to negotiate selling prices and reduce costs such as transportation and fuel expenses. As a result, revenue was ¥556 million, up 25.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥8 million, up 141.8% year on year.」
Continued cost reductions in transportation, fuel and other expenses, increasing segment profit in the crushed stone business to ¥8 million. - FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「We have focused on capturing construction work in the surrounding region by strengthening sales activities, while also working to accept and sell waste materials, negotiate selling prices, and reduce costs such as transportation and fuel expenses.」
Cost reductions, including transportation and fuel expenses, are cited as specific measures to address the pressure on profits from higher transportation costs. - FY2024Transportation cost concerns reported againAnnual report
「Transportation costs are expected to increase because of labor shortages and higher fuel prices, while manufacturing costs are also expected to rise due to the replacement of aging equipment and other factors, so difficult conditions are expected to continue.」
Since FY2019, higher transportation costs had not been explicitly identified as an independent theme, but they are again cited as a concern driven by labor shortages and higher fuel prices. - FY2019DroppedAnnual reportThe FY2019 full-year results analysis and discussion of issues to be addressed contain no reference to pressure on crushed-stone business profits from higher transportation costs.
- FY2019-Q3First statedAnnual report
「As a result, although net sales reached ¥290 million, up 1.6% year on year, due to orders for public works, segment profit was ¥7 million, down 26.3% year on year, due to higher transportation costs.」
The 26.3% year-on-year decline in segment profit in the crushed-stone business caused by higher transportation costs was identified as an independent risk theme for the first time.