Decline in revenue and profit in the core car-care products sales business
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of our core products, including oil filters, wiper blades, batteries, and car-wash products, exceeded the previous year. Among other products, digital signage such as signs, equipment and tools also exceeded the previous year, while AdBlue, an environmentally oriented product, continued to perform well.」
It states that full-year sales of the core products oil filters, wiper blades, batteries, and car-wash products exceeded the previous year, while digital signage, equipment, tools and machinery, and AdBlue also supported sales. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue exceeded the previous year as “Customized Proposals + Regular Visits PLUS,” used through the previous fiscal year, became established as the core sales approach. Sales of the core products wiper blades, batteries, and car-wash products, including value-added car washes, exceeded the previous year, while oil filters struggled.」
Revenue exceeded the previous year as customized proposals and Regular Visits PLUS became established as the core sales approach. While wiper blades, batteries, and car-wash products exceeded the previous year, oil filters struggled. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The core product wiper blades began to recover from weak sales following a change in sales initiatives, while sales of batteries and car-wash products, including value-added car washes, exceeded the previous year. Sales of other products, including digital signage and equipment, were strong, while AdBlue and eco-tires, both environmental products, also continued to perform well.」
It states that wiper blades began to recover from weak sales following a change in sales initiatives, while batteries, value-added car washes, digital signage, equipment, AdBlue, and eco-tires supported sales. - FY2025-H1Continued weakness in wipers, with revenue growth from batteries and other productsAnnual report
「Although the core product wiper blades continued to underperform, sales of batteries and car-wash products, including value-added car washes, exceeded the previous year. Sales of other products, including signs and equipment, were strong, while AdBlue and eco-tires, both environmental products, also continued to perform well.」
While wiper blades continued to underperform, batteries, value-added car washes, signs and equipment, AdBlue, and eco-tires exceeded the previous year, resulting in revenue growth accompanied by a shift in the product mix. - FY2024Revenue growth as car washes and other products offset declines in 3 core productsAnnual report
「Sales of the core products oil filters, wiper blades, and batteries were below the previous year. Meanwhile, car-wash products remained strong, centered on value-added car washes. Sales of other products exceeded the previous year as customized proposals proved effective and offset the decline described above.」
While sales of the 3 core products fell below the previous year, value-added car washes and other products supported by customized proposals offset the decline, and revenue from car-care products exceeded the previous year. - FY2024-Q3Lower sales of wipers and batteries, with revenue growth from new customersAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, sales of the core products wiper blades and batteries at the service stations of the Group fell below the previous year due to service-station initiatives and other factors. Other products progressed well as the “New” consultative sales approach introduced this fiscal year became established and new customers were acquired following the closure of competitors and other factors. As these gains offset the decline described above, revenue exceeded the previous year.」
While batteries, in addition to wiper blades, fell below the previous year, the established “New” consultative sales approach and acquisition of new customers following the closure of competitors and other factors offset the decline, and sales of car-care products exceeded the previous year. - FY2024-Q2Mixed performance among core products and continued revenue growthAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, sales of car-care products at the service stations of the Group remained weak for the core product wiper blades, which had continued to underperform since the previous year, and efforts and proposals to achieve a recovery have not yet produced results. Sales of other core products exceeded the previous year as the “New” consultative sales approach introduced this fiscal year, consisting of customized proposals based on each customer's needs and story-based sales aimed at fulfilling customers' aspirations, proved effective. Sales of items such as in-store promotional signs for the Comfortable New Space declined slightly from the previous year, while promotional giveaway products for service stations and the environmental product AdBlue performed well. Car-wash products continued to perform well, centered on value-added car washes.」
While wiper blades continued to underperform and recovery measures had not yet produced results, other core products exceeded the previous year as the new consultative sales approach proved effective. Promotional giveaways, AdBlue, and car-wash products centered on value-added car washes supported sales. - FY2024-Q1Mixed performance among core products and revenue growthAnnual report
「Sales of car-care products at the service stations of the Group remained weak for the core product wiper blades, continuing the trend from the previous year, and the Group is undertaking initiatives and making proposals to achieve a recovery. Although sales of some other core products were slightly below the previous year, revenue exceeded the previous year. Sales of promotional giveaway products for service stations exceeded the previous year despite the cancellation of events by major customers and other factors, as proposals to new customers progressed well. Car-wash products also continued to perform well, centered on value-added car washes.」
While wiper blades continued to underperform, other core products, promotional giveaway products, and car-wash products centered on value-added car washes supported sales. Company-wide revenue increased 1.0% year on year. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「During the current consolidated fiscal year, some core products fell short of plan due to the spread of COVID-19, higher fuel prices, and consumers' thrift-oriented behavior caused by inflation. However, revenue exceeded the previous year as car-wash products, including value-added car washes, environmental products, tires, and other products performed well.」
Although some core products fell short of plan, strong performance by car-wash products, including value-added car washes, environmental products, tires, and others drove full-year sales of car-care products above the previous fiscal year. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of car-care products remained strong for car-wash products centered on value-added car washes, while sales of other basic products also exceeded the previous year, partly due to sales price revisions.」
It states that car-wash products centered on value-added car washes remained strong and that other basic products exceeded the previous year following sales price revisions and other measures, indicating an improvement in sales from the decline in some products in the previous quarter. - FY2023-Q2Revenue decline due to changes in the product mixAnnual report
「Sales of car-care products exceeded the previous year except for some basic products, but revenue was slightly below the previous year due to lower sales of promotional giveaway products and equipment-related products.」
While sales of car-care products exceeded the previous year except for some basic products, overall revenue was slightly below the previous year due to lower sales of promotional giveaway products and equipment-related products, continuing the mixed performance by product. - FY2023-Q1Revenue growth with mixed performance by productAnnual report
「Sales of car-care products progressed in line with the plan, supported by growing interest in car-care revenue at service stations as a result of sustained consultative sales efforts and rush demand ahead of product price increases. AdBlue, an environmental product consisting of urea solution used in systems that purify harmful emissions from diesel vehicles, and tire-related products also performed well.」
It states that sales of car-care products progressed in line with the plan and that AdBlue and tire-related products also performed well. Company-wide revenue and profit increased year on year, while the product mix changed. - FY2022Decline in core products, outperformance by growth productsAnnual report
「Sales of car-care products were below the previous year for the core products, oil filters and wiper blades. Sales of promotional giveaway products for service stations and items such as the in-store promotional signs for the Comfortable New Space also appeared to have run their course. However, sales of car-wash products that continue to grow, including high-value-added car washes, exceeded the previous year as a result of efforts to expand sales of these products, increase the number of tire product lines, including eco-tire promotion, to address major problems such as blowouts caused by underinflation, wear, and age-related deterioration amid low awareness of routine maintenance, and expand sales of AdBlue, an environmental product consisting of urea solution used in systems that purify harmful emissions from diesel vehicles.」
While oil filters, wiper blades, promotional giveaways, and in-store promotional signs were either below the previous year or had run their course, sales of high-value-added car washes, tires, and AdBlue exceeded the previous year, driving a shift in the product mix. - FY2022-Q3Mixed performance by product and support for salesAnnual report
「Sales of car-care products were below the previous year for some products due to the factors described above, but sales of car-wash products centered on value-added car washes, tires, and promotional giveaway products for attracting customers remained firm.」
It states that sales of some products fell below the previous year, while car-wash products centered on value-added car washes, tires, and promotional giveaway products remained firm. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of car-care products remained steady, while sales of the key basic products, wiper blades and promotional items for attracting customers, were significantly higher than in the previous year, when regular sales activities had been voluntarily suspended.」
It states that sales of core car-care products remained steady and that sales of the key basic products, wiper blades and promotional items for attracting customers, were significantly higher than in the previous year. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of car-care products continued to perform well. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, value-added car washes, which enjoy strong support from end users, continued to grow, and demand expanded during the current fiscal year as well. The resulting synergies from the growth of value-added car washes have also driven an expansion in demand for ordinary car washes, with significant renewed growth expected going forward. Against this backdrop, demand for car-wash products remained strong. The market environment for other core and general products is also returning to normal as SS operators strengthen their COVID-19 countermeasures, and signs of recovery have begun to emerge.」
For the full year, the core business reported expanding demand for value-added and ordinary car washes, strong sales of car-wash products, and signs of recovery in other core and general products. - FY2021-Q3Higher Revenue and Profit GrowthAnnual report
「Sales of car-care products performed well. Demand for ordinary car washes also expanded, driven by the growth of value-added car washes during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the business has become indispensable for securing SS car-care revenue, sales of car-wash products were strong. Other core basic products also showed signs of recovery, except for some products.」
Car-wash products performed well, and other core basic products also showed signs of recovery. For the nine months ended, company-wide revenue increased 1.4%, operating profit 51.8%, ordinary profit 47.8% and net income attributable to owners of the parent 74.9%. - FY2021-Q2Declining revenue and higher profitAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended, consolidated revenue was ¥3,474 million, down 1.7% year on year, operating profit was ¥56 million, up 30.7%, ordinary profit was ¥64 million, up 28.1%, and income taxes and other taxes were ¥30 million. Net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥34 million, up 55.2% year on year.」
For the six months ended, company-wide results, including the core car-care products sales business, showed lower revenue but higher operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income than in the same period of the previous year. - FY2021-Q1Lower revenue, operating loss and net lossAnnual report
「As a result, for the three months ended, consolidated revenue was ¥1,621 million, down 7.8% year on year, operating loss was ¥2 million, compared with operating profit of ¥26 million in the same period of the previous year, ordinary profit was ¥1 million, down 94.2% year on year, and income taxes and other taxes were ¥8 million. Net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥6 million, compared with net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥13 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Company-wide results, including the core car-care products sales business, shifted from lower revenue, operating profit to an operating loss, and quarterly net income to a quarterly net loss. - FY2020Revenue and Profit DeclineAnnual report
「Our core products, oil filters and wiper blades (functional components), were affected and performed below forecast, while batteries, car-wash products and promotional items for attracting customers performed steadily throughout the year.」
The core products performed below forecast, and the steady performance of other product groups and products in new areas was insufficient to offset the decline. Full-year revenue was ¥7,120 million and operating profit was ¥74 million, representing lower revenue and lower profit year on year. - FY2020-Q3Revenue and earnings declineAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended, consolidated revenue was ¥5,579 million, down 3.2% year on year, operating profit was ¥103 million, down 4.1%, ordinary profit was ¥115 million, down 3.7%, and income taxes and other taxes were ¥49 million. Net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥66 million, down 10.9% year on year.」
For the core car-care products sales business, company-wide revenue, operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income all declined year on year. - FY2020-Q2Supporting salesAnnual report
「Together with the synergies from the integration of major oil distributors, this helped support sales of car-care products despite the continuing challenging conditions.」
It states that although the sales environment for car-care products remains challenging, sales were supported by synergies from the integration of oil distributors and other factors. - FY2020-Q1Revenue and earnings declineAnnual report
「Under these conditions, sales of our group's car-care products were below forecast for oil filters and wiper blades, while batteries, car-wash products and promotional items performed steadily.」
Among the core car-care products, oil filters and wiper blades were below forecast, while batteries, car-wash products and promotional items performed steadily. Revenue in the core business declined 4.5% year on year, and operating profit, equivalent to segment profit, declined 14.2% year on year. - FY2019Declining revenue and higher profitAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥7,365 million, down 2.2% year on year, while segment profit was ¥78 million, up 158.6% year on year, due to the factors described above.」
The core business reported lower revenue year on year, while segment profit increased from ¥30 million to ¥78 million. - FY2019-Q3Declining revenue and higher profitAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥5,757 million, down 2.6% year on year, while segment profit was ¥104 million, up 9.2% year on year, due to the factors described above.」
The core business reported lower revenue but higher segment profit year on year, resulting in lower revenue and higher profit. - FY2019-Q2Revenue and earnings declineAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥3,571 million, down 3.9% year on year, while segment profit was ¥21 million, down 8.6% year on year, due to the factors described above.」
The core business saw both revenue and segment profit decline year on year, shifting from the previous trend of lower revenue and higher profit to lower revenue and lower profit. - FY2019-Q1Declining revenue and higher profitAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥1,837 million, down 3.2% year on year, while segment profit was ¥30 million, up 52.3% year on year, due to the factors described above.」
The core business reported lower revenue year on year, while segment profit was ¥30 million, an increase of 52.3% year on year. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥7,530 million, down 5.5% year on year, while segment profit was ¥30 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥149 million in the same period of the previous year, due to the factors described above.」
For the full year, the core business reported lower revenue but shifted from a segment loss to profit of ¥30 million, improving profitability from the previous fiscal year. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥5,910 million, down 4.4% year on year, while segment profit was ¥95 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥57 million in the same period of the previous year, due to the factors described above.」
The core business reported lower revenue year on year but shifted from a segment loss in the same period of the previous year to segment profit of ¥95 million, reconfirming the return to profitability seen through the previous quarter. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥3,717 million, down 4.1% year on year, while segment profit was ¥23 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥85 million in the same period of the previous year, due to the factors described above.」
Continuing from the first quarter, the core business reported lower revenue but shifted from a segment loss in the same period of the previous year to profit. - FY2018-Q1Lower Revenue and Return to ProfitabilityAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥1,898 million, down 4.3% year on year, while segment profit was ¥19 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥61 million in the same period of the previous year, due to the factors described above.」
The core business reported lower revenue but shifted from a segment loss in the same period of the previous year to segment profit of ¥19 million. - FY2017Shift from higher revenue to an operating lossAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥7,970 million, up 1.9% year on year, while the segment loss was ¥149 million, compared with segment profit of ¥15 million in the same period of the previous year, due to the factors described above.」
The core business reported higher revenue but shifted from segment profit in the previous year to a segment loss of ¥149 million. - FY2017-Q3Revenue growth and widening lossesAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥6,180 million, up 2.1% year on year, while the segment loss was ¥57 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥38 million in the same period of the previous year, due to the factors described above.」
For the nine months ended, revenue in the core business increased, while the segment loss widened from the same period of the previous year. - FY2017-Q2Declining revenue and widening loss in the core businessAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥3,878 million, down 0.2% year on year, while the segment loss was ¥85 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥44 million in the same period of the previous year, due to the factors described above.」
For the six months ended, the core business reported lower revenue, and the segment loss widened from the same period of the previous year. - FY2017-Q1Higher sales, wider lossAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥1,984 million, up 1.8% year on year, while the segment loss was ¥61 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥52 million in the same period of the previous year, due to the factors described above.」
From the previous quarter's decline in revenue and profit, the current quarter saw revenue increase while the segment loss widened. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In the core car-care products sales business, revenue was ¥7,824 million, down 5.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥15 million, down 79.6% year on year, due to the factors described above.」
It reports a significant decline in revenue and segment profit in the core business.