Strengthening Production Engineering Capabilities and Reducing the Manufacturing Cost Ratio
First written in FY2016. 10 of 26 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-11-11.
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「With a stable financial base, our group will closely monitor future market trends and secure a stable supply of products, while working to reduce manufacturing costs and improve quality and seeking to ensure the completion of product development and each action plan toward the targets set out in our medium-term management strategy.」
As a result of continuing to reduce manufacturing costs and improve quality and implementing cost management, including foreign-exchange management and expense reductions, the consolidated operating profit margin was 7.2%. - 2026-06-03AdvancedGeneral Meeting of Shareholders
「We are working to reduce manufacturing costs and improve quality, while seeking to ensure the completion of product development and each action plan toward the targets set out in our medium-term management strategy.」
製造原価低減と品質向上を、中期経営戦略のターゲットおよびアクションプランの達成に結び付けている。 - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our group implemented rigorous cost management, including foreign-exchange management, measures to improve labor productivity and reductions in various expenses, to address the pressure on profits from rising material prices and costs. However, the impact of higher raw material prices resulting from yen depreciation and the decline in housing starts for owner-occupied homes and detached subdivision homes was greater than expected, and performance in our core business deteriorated compared with the same period of the previous year.」
While the company worked on foreign-exchange management, improving labor productivity and reducing expenses, the impact of rising costs continues to manifest as deteriorating performance in the core business. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「In the timber-related business, as increases in overall business costs, including materials, energy and logistics, have had a significant impact on the group's performance, the group undertook various cost-reduction initiatives, including foreign-exchange measures addressing yen depreciation, further productivity improvements and a review of the supply chain.」
Although the company is working to reduce various costs, overall business costs continued to rise, and the operating profit margin declined from 3.9% in the previous year to 3.6%. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, as increases in overall business costs, including materials, energy and logistics, have had a significant impact on the group's performance, the group undertook various cost-reduction initiatives, including measures to curb the rise in imported raw-material prices caused by yen depreciation and further improve productivity.」
Although the company is working to reduce costs, rising overall business costs are having a significant impact on performance and have led to a decline in the operating profit margin. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As increases in overall business costs, including materials, energy and logistics, have had a significant impact on the group's performance, the group undertook various cost-reduction initiatives, including measures to address yen depreciation and further improve productivity.」
Although the company is working on measures to address yen depreciation, improve productivity and reduce various costs, rising overall business costs are having a significant impact on performance. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, as increases in material prices, energy prices, logistics costs and overall business costs were having a significant impact on the performance of our group, we worked to implement thorough cost reductions, including foreign-exchange management and further productivity improvements.」
Although the company is working to reduce costs, it explained that rising overall business costs, including materials, energy and logistics costs, are having a significant impact on performance. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「We will continue addressing the production challenge of a high ratio of lower-priced plywood grades by increasing the production ratio of high-quality plywood, which commands higher market prices, and investing in equipment and taking other measures to improve yields, while working to improve operating conditions.」
Although capital investment is being used to increase the ratio of high-quality plywood and improve yields, the challenge of a high production ratio for lower-priced grades remains. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Surging raw-material prices, mainly due to global inflation and substantial yen depreciation, have made it unavoidable that higher manufacturing costs will reduce segment profit margins.」
Regarding the challenge of reducing the manufacturing cost ratio, higher raw material prices continue to drive up manufacturing costs and depress the segment profit margin. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Surging raw-material prices, mainly due to global inflation and substantial yen depreciation, have made it unavoidable that higher manufacturing costs will reduce segment profit margins.」
Regarding the challenge of reducing the manufacturing cost ratio, higher raw material prices have led to higher manufacturing costs and a lower segment profit margin. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to reduce manufacturing costs and improve quality, while seeking to ensure the completion of product development and each action plan toward the targets set out in our medium-term management strategy.」
Reducing manufacturing costs, improving quality, developing products and completing action plans remain challenges under the medium-term strategy. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company currently faces a production challenge in that raw-material quality issues have increased the production mix of lower-priced plywood grades. It is working to improve operating conditions by investing in equipment and taking other measures to increase the production mix of high-quality plywood, which commands higher market prices.」
The company continues efforts to increase the production ratio of high-quality plywood through capital investment and other measures in response to raw material quality issues. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to reduce manufacturing costs and improve quality, while seeking to ensure the completion of product development and each action plan toward the targets set out in our medium-term management strategy.」
Reducing manufacturing costs, improving quality, developing products and completing action plans remain challenges under the medium-term strategy. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to improve operating conditions by investing in equipment and taking other measures to increase the production ratio of high-quality plywood, which commands higher market prices.」
The company continues to pursue manufacturing improvements by increasing the production ratio of high-quality plywood through capital investment and other measures. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company currently faces a production challenge in that raw-material quality issues have increased the production mix of lower-priced plywood grades. It is working to improve operating conditions by investing in equipment and taking other measures to increase the production mix of high-quality plywood, which commands higher market prices.」
In response to the challenge of a high production ratio for lower-priced grades due to raw material quality, the company has specified measures including capital investment to increase the production ratio of high-quality plywood. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to reduce manufacturing costs and improve quality, while seeking to ensure the completion of product development and each action plan toward the targets set out in our medium-term management strategy.」
Reducing manufacturing costs and improving quality remain ongoing action plans under the medium-term management strategy. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「In overseas markets, the plywood manufacturing and sales business of our French subsidiary is seeking to narrow its losses by raising selling prices and reviewing its manufacturing processes. However, the operating environment remains extremely challenging, and improvement in the subsidiary's performance is expected to be delayed.」
Although price increases and process reviews are under way, the company indicated that improvement in the French subsidiary's performance is expected to be delayed. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to process improvement efforts aimed at increasing production volumes and negotiations to raise prices」
The French subsidiary continues to pursue process improvements aimed at increasing production volumes and negotiations to raise prices. - FY2018-Q1Delays in process improvements identifiedAnnual report
「Production of FILM plywood failed to keep pace, and operating performance did not recover, due to issues including low yields primarily caused by raw-material quality and delays in process improvements.」
Regarding the initiative to improve manufacturing processes, the company explained that delays in process improvements and low yields are hampering the recovery in performance. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「② Strengthening production technology and reducing the manufacturing cost ratio」
Strengthening production technology and reducing the manufacturing cost ratio remain ongoing near-term challenges. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the French subsidiary's plywood manufacturing and sales business, we are working to reduce costs by reviewing the manufacturing process and taking other measures.」
The French subsidiary continues to pursue cost reduction initiatives, including reviewing its manufacturing processes. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At our French subsidiary, we focused on strengthening the sales structure through active participation in local trade shows and expansion of the sales force to develop markets outside France, but performance remained at levels where profit margins did not improve.」
Efforts to strengthen the sales structure and improve profit margins are continuing, but profit margins have not yet improved. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to strengthening the sales structure at our French subsidiary through active participation in local trade shows and expansion of the sales force, we worked to improve profit margins by enforcing strict cost and quality control.」
The French subsidiary is enforcing strict cost and quality control to improve profit margins. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「② Strengthening production technology and reducing the manufacturing cost ratio」
The company has identified reducing the manufacturing cost ratio through stronger production technology as a key challenge.