Decline in printing demand due to digitization and paperless operations
First written in FY2016. 23 of 29 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-05-13.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 13 of 25 companies on the "Worse" side.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-05-13RestatedRevisions to earnings forecasts
「The printing industry remains in a difficult environment, with demand for paper media declining as digitalization accelerates in line with changes in lifestyles, while high fuel and raw-material costs persist. We are seeking to expand market opportunities by entering new fields that utilize printing technologies.」
Reaffirms the difficult market environment for printing, including continued declines in demand for paper media driven by accelerating digitalization. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The printing industry remains in a difficult environment, with demand for paper media declining as digitalization accelerates in line with changes in lifestyles, while high fuel and raw-material costs persist. We are seeking to expand market opportunities by entering new fields that utilize printing technologies.」
While reconfirming the challenging environment in the printing market, where demand for print media continues to decline as digitalisation accelerates, the company identifies entry into new fields using its printing technologies as a measure to expand market opportunities. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The printing industry remains in a challenging environment, as demand for print media declines amid the acceleration of digitalisation associated with changes in lifestyles and soaring fuel and raw material costs continue, while the company is seeking to enter new fields using its printing technologies.」
This reconfirms the challenging environment in the printing market, where demand for print media continues to decline as digitalisation accelerates. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although there were signs of a recovery in inbound demand, the printing industry remained in a challenging environment, as demand for print media declined amid the acceleration of digitalisation associated with changes in lifestyles, while soaring fuel and raw material costs continued.」
While noting signs of a recovery in inbound demand, this reconfirms the challenging environment in the printing market, where demand for print media continues to decline as digitalisation advances. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The printing industry remained in a challenging environment, as demand for print media declined amid the acceleration of digitalisation associated with changes in lifestyles, while soaring fuel and raw material costs continued.」
This reconfirms the challenging environment in the printing market, where demand for print media continues to decline as digitalisation accelerates with changes in lifestyles. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The printing industry remained in a challenging environment, as demand for print media declined amid the acceleration of digitalisation associated with changes in lifestyles, while soaring fuel and raw material costs continued.」
This reconfirms the challenging environment in the printing market, where demand for print media continues to decline as digitalisation accelerates with changes in lifestyles, while fuel and raw material costs remain elevated. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The printing industry remained in a challenging environment, as demand for print media declined amid the acceleration of digitalisation associated with changes in lifestyles, compounded by soaring raw material and fuel costs.」
This reconfirms the challenging environment in the printing market, where demand for print media continues to decline as digitalisation accelerates with changes in lifestyles, amid soaring raw material and fuel costs. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The printing industry remained in a challenging environment, as demand for print media declined amid the acceleration of digitalisation associated with changes in lifestyles, compounded by soaring fuel and raw material costs.」
The decline in demand for print media is described as the acceleration of digitalisation associated with changes in lifestyles, while the challenging environment continues amid soaring fuel and raw material costs. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The printing industry remained in a challenging environment, as demand for print media declined amid the acceleration of digitalisation associated with changes in lifestyles, compounded by soaring fuel and raw material costs.」
The decline in demand for print media previously attributed to digitalisation is described as the acceleration of digitalisation associated with changes in lifestyles. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The printing industry remained in a challenging environment, as demand for print media declined amid the expansion of the e-book and internet advertising markets, compounded by soaring raw material prices and other factors.」
This reconfirms the challenging environment in the printing market, where demand for print media continues to decline as the e-book and internet advertising markets expand. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, difficult conditions persisted, with demand for print media declining as the e-book and internet advertising markets expanded and order prices continuing to fall amid intensifying competition.」
The company reaffirms the difficult printing market environment, where demand for print media continues to decline as the e-book and internet advertising markets expand and order prices continue to fall amid intensifying competition. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, difficult conditions persisted, with demand for print media declining as the e-book and internet advertising markets expanded and order prices continuing to fall amid intensifying competition.」
The company reaffirms the difficult printing market environment, where demand for print media continues to decline as the e-book and internet advertising markets expand and order prices continue to fall amid intensifying competition. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, difficult conditions persisted, with demand for print media declining as the e-book and internet advertising markets expanded and order prices continuing to fall amid intensifying competition, compounded by the postponement or cancellation of exhibitions and events and declining promotional demand due to the spread of COVID-19.」
In addition to the previous decline in demand for print media and intensifying competition, the impact on print demand of exhibitions and events being postponed or cancelled due to the infectious disease and declining promotional demand has become evident. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, difficult conditions persisted, with demand for print media declining as the e-book and internet advertising markets expanded and order prices continuing to fall amid intensifying competition, compounded by the impact of the spread of COVID-19.」
The company reaffirms the difficult printing market environment, where declining demand for print media, falling order prices due to intensifying competition, and the impact of COVID-19 overlap. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the operating environment remained difficult, with demand for print media declining as the e-book and internet advertising markets expanded and order prices continuing to fall amid intensifying competition, compounded by the impact of the spread of COVID-19.」
In addition to the previous decline in demand for print media and intensifying competition, the impact of the spread of COVID-19 has become an additional factor contributing to the difficult environment for the printing business. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the operating environment remained difficult, with the e-book and internet advertising markets expanding while demand for print media declined as IT adoption and networking progressed and order prices continued to fall amid intensifying competition, along with increases in raw material prices.」
The company reaffirms the difficult environment surrounding print demand, including the expansion of the e-book and internet advertising markets and the decline in demand for print media due to IT adoption and networking. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the operating environment remained difficult, with demand for print media declining as IT adoption and networking progressed and order prices continuing to fall amid intensifying competition, while raw material prices rose and supply shortages persisted.」
The company reaffirms the difficult conditions in the printing market, where demand for print media continues to decline due to IT adoption and networking. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the operating environment remained difficult, with demand for print media declining as IT adoption and networking progressed and order prices continuing to fall amid intensifying competition, while raw material prices rose and supply shortages persisted.」
The company reaffirms the difficult conditions in the printing market, where demand for print media continues to decline due to IT adoption and networking. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the operating environment remained difficult, with demand for print media declining as the e-book and internet advertising markets expanded, and order prices continuing to fall amid intensifying competition.」
The company reaffirms the risk in the printing market arising from the continuing decline in demand for print media as the e-book and internet advertising markets expand. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the operating environment remained difficult, with demand for print media declining as the e-book and internet advertising markets expanded, and order prices continuing to fall amid intensifying competition.」
The company continues to describe the decline in demand for print media accompanying the expansion of the e-book and internet advertising markets as a difficult market environment for its printing business. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the operating environment remained difficult, with the contraction of the print market continuing, demand for print media declining as IT adoption and networking progressed, and order prices continuing to fall amid intensifying competition.」
The company explicitly identifies the continuing contraction of the print market, the decline in demand for print media due to IT adoption and networking, and the decline in order prices due to intensifying competition. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The group’s printing business has maintained stable operations, but significant changes in print demand resulting from the shift to paperless operations and other factors could affect its performance and other results.」
The company continues to identify changes in print demand resulting from the shift to paperless operations and other factors as a potential impact on its performance. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of newspaper-related products and promotional print materials, including calendars, declined, resulting in net sales of ¥11,332 million, down 6.5% year on year.」
The company reaffirms the continuing decline in sales of newspaper-related products and promotional print materials and in demand related to print media. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of newspaper-related products and promotional print materials declined, resulting in net sales of ¥7,205 million, down 7.2% year on year.」
Sales of newspaper-related products and promotional print materials continue to decline, reaffirming the decline in demand related to print media from a performance perspective. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The group’s printing business has maintained stable operations, but significant changes in print demand resulting from the shift to paperless operations and other factors could affect its performance and other results.」
The company continues to identify the risk that the shift to paperless operations and IT adoption will change print demand. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the operating environment remained difficult, with demand for print media declining as IT adoption progressed and order prices continuing to fall.」
Demand for print media continues to decline due to IT adoption, and the difficult environment in the printing industry persists. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the operating environment remained difficult, with demand for print media declining as IT adoption progressed and order prices continuing to fall.」
The company reaffirms the difficult printing environment, where demand for print media continues to decline due to IT adoption. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the printing industry, the operating environment remained difficult, with demand for print media declining and order prices continuing to fall.」
The company describes the difficult environment in the printing industry, where demand for print media continues to decline. It states in the business and other risks section that there have been no material changes. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The group’s printing business has maintained stable operations, but significant changes in print demand resulting from the shift to paperless operations and other factors could affect its performance and other results.」
The company identifies changes in print demand resulting from the shift to paperless operations and other factors as a potential impact on its performance.