Fluctuations in the Prices of Paper and Other Materials
First written in FY2018. 11 of 23 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-14.
Printnet moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019, 3 years before the typical company in this theme (2022).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 6 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, amid instability in the international situation, including US trade policy and developments surrounding Ukraine and the Middle East, the outlook remains uncertain as inflation driven by higher prices for various raw materials and energy, yen depreciation, natural disasters and other factors continues.」
The company continues to describe uncertainty in the cost environment due to higher raw-material and energy prices and yen depreciation, among other factors. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The company's business performance increased in profit despite lower revenue as raw-material and utility costs continued to rise and price pass-through for its products did not progress, while it revised the terms of transactions with major customers.」
While stating that higher raw-material and utility costs and delayed price pass-through continue, the company also discloses their impact on business performance, including the revision of transaction terms with major customers. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「The company's business performance declined in both revenue and profit as raw-material and utility costs continued to rise, price pass-through for its products did not progress, and it revised the terms of transactions with major customers.」
Higher raw-material and utility costs and delayed price pass-through emerged in the results as factors behind the declines in revenue and profit. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third-quarter period, profits were affected by persistently high raw-material prices and the company's inability to fully pass these increases on to product prices. Accordingly, the company negotiated prices with major customers in order to prioritize improving profit margins. Although this affected net sales, it resulted in higher profit margins.」
The company states that while profits continue to be affected by higher raw-material prices and insufficient price pass-through, negotiations with major customers have increased profit margins. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although raw-material prices rose further than in the previous fiscal year, the company has kept its product prices unchanged in view of competitors’ pricing trends, and recognizes that this has consequently affected its profit margin.」
The company continues to explain that persistently high raw-material prices and its decision to keep product prices unchanged are affecting profit margins. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Although raw-material prices rose further than in the previous fiscal year, the company has kept its product prices unchanged in view of competitors’ pricing trends, and recognizes that this has consequently affected its profit margin.」
The company states that higher raw-material prices, together with its decision to keep product prices unchanged, affected profit margins. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The printing industry is facing a challenging operating environment as online communication using web conferencing systems and other tools increased with changes in lifestyles during the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for paper-based media declined due to the acceleration of digitalization, and raw-material and energy prices surged.」
In connection with the risk of fluctuations in material prices, the company continues to disclose an environment of declining demand for paper media and persistently high raw-material and energy prices. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The printing industry is facing a challenging operating environment as changes in lifestyles during the COVID-19 pandemic increased online communication using web-conferencing systems and other tools, reducing demand for paper media as digitalization accelerated, while raw-material and energy prices also rose.」
In connection with the risk of fluctuations in material prices, the company continues to disclose an environment of declining demand for paper media and persistently high raw-material and energy prices. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The printing industry is facing a challenging operating environment as online communication using web conferencing systems and other tools increased with changes in lifestyles during the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for paper-based media declined due to the acceleration of digitalization, and raw-material and energy prices surged.」
In connection with the risk of fluctuations in the prices of paper and other materials, the company continues to describe an environment in which raw-material and energy prices remain elevated. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The printing industry is facing a challenging operating environment as online communication using web conferencing systems and other tools increased with changes in lifestyles during the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for paper-based media declined due to the acceleration of digitalization, and raw-material and energy prices surged.」
In addition to fluctuations in paper prices and supply volumes, the company explicitly identifies higher raw-material and energy prices as factors driving costs higher. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「If procurement prices rise because of fluctuations in market conditions or the supply volume of paper and other materials, and we are unable to pass those increases on to our selling prices, our results could be affected.」
The risk of an impact on business performance from fluctuations in the prices and supply volumes of paper and other materials continues. - FY2021-Q4RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, in the printing industry, the shortage of printing paper has been resolved, but paper prices remain elevated, and the outlook remains uncertain.」
The shortage of printing paper has been resolved, but elevated paper prices and uncertainty over the outlook continue. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥501.975 million increase in materials costs, resulting from higher paper prices and other factors.」
Higher paper prices emerged in the results as a factor behind the increase in materials costs, affecting profit and loss through fluctuations in material prices. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the shortage of printing paper has been resolved, but paper prices remain elevated, and the outlook remains uncertain.」
The shortage of printing paper has been resolved, but elevated prices and uncertainty over the outlook continue. - FY2020-Q2Supply Shortage Resolved, Prices Remain HighAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the shortage of printing paper has been resolved, but paper prices remain elevated, and the outlook remains uncertain.」
The shortage of printing paper has been resolved, but elevated paper prices and uncertainty over the outlook continue. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, moves to raise paper prices have eased somewhat in recent months amid weaker demand for paper, but prices remain more than 20% higher than in the same period last year.」
Paper prices remained more than 20% above the prior-year level, and the materials cost ratio also increased to 39.5%. - FY2019-Q4RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, moves by paper manufacturers to raise prices by reducing printing-paper production have gained momentum, and the outlook remains uncertain. However, the company was forced to restrict orders through its ordering website because of a printing-paper shortage that exceeded expectations. Going forward, it will work to secure a stable supply of paper and reduce costs by taking measures while continuing to monitor developments in the paper industry.」
The company continues to disclose reductions in printing-paper production and price increases, as well as order restrictions caused by paper shortages. It continues to disclose the actual occurrence of the risk and its response measures. - FY2019-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「However, the company has been forced to restrict orders through its ordering website because of a shortage of printing paper that has exceeded expectations. It will work to secure a stable supply of paper and reduce costs by taking measures while continuing to monitor developments in the paper industry.」
Regarding the existing risk of fluctuations in paper prices and supply volumes, the company states that paper shortages have resulted in order restrictions. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The outlook remains uncertain in the printing industry, with moves to raise paper prices gaining momentum.」
The company states that moves to raise paper prices have gained momentum, indicating a deterioration in the external environment surrounding the risk of fluctuations in material prices. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「If procurement prices rise because of fluctuations in market conditions or the supply volume of paper and other materials, and we are unable to pass those increases on to our selling prices, our results could be affected.」
Printing paper accounts for a substantial proportion of product material costs.