Increase in stay-at-home demand and orders in certain divisions due to requests to refrain from going out
First written in FY2021-Q2. 6 of 10 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024-Q2.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although some divisions of the Group experienced declining demand for paper media due to the digital shift in information media, other divisions saw orders increase as economic activity normalised following the easing of restrictions on activities and other factors, and net sales remained firm.」
The company continues to report a shift from stay-at-home demand to higher orders resulting from eased restrictions on activities and the normalization of economic activity. - FY2023From stay-at-home demand to demand recovery as restrictions on activities were easedAnnual report
「In the second half of the fiscal year, some divisions experienced higher orders due to a sharp recovery in demand as restrictions on activities were eased,」
The company has organized the change from higher orders driven by requests to refrain from going out and stay-at-home demand to demand recovery resulting from eased restrictions on activities as a factor behind higher orders in the second half of the fiscal year. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although some divisions of the Group experienced declining sales as demand for paper media as an information medium declined due to digitalisation, other divisions saw orders increase as demand rose following the easing of restrictions on activities, and net sales edged up.」
The company continues to report a shift from higher orders driven by requests to refrain from going out and stay-at-home demand to higher demand resulting from eased restrictions on activities as a factor behind increased orders. - FY2023-Q2Shift toward higher orders as restrictions on the movement of people were easedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, although some divisions experienced lower sales as demand for printed media as an information medium declined due to digitalization, orders increased in other divisions due to higher demand resulting from the easing of restrictions on the movement of people, and sales remained slightly higher.」
The company indicates that higher demand resulting from the easing of restrictions on the movement of people, rather than the previous increase in orders driven by requests to refrain from going out and stay-at-home demand, was a factor behind higher orders. It also notes that this coexisted with divisions where sales declined due to lower demand for printed media. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Folding-carton orders from logistics companies, food manufacturers and others remained firm as demand increased amid changes in business and lifestyles resulting from the spread of COVID-19.」
Increased orders from logistics companies and food manufacturers due to changes in business and lifestyle styles have continued to support firm performance in the paper products division. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company recovered gradually, as increased orders from logistics companies and food manufacturers, driven by higher demand resulting from changes in lifestyles, contributed to results, among other factors.」
The company continues to report increased orders from logistics companies and food manufacturers, driven by changes in lifestyles and stay-at-home demand, together with a gradual recovery in flexible packaging and paper products. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Flexible packaging and paper products recovered gradually, supported by increased orders from logistics companies and food manufacturers due to changes in business styles amid the spread of COVID-19, as well as higher stay-at-home demand.」
The company states that continued higher orders from logistics companies and food manufacturers due to stay-at-home demand supported a gradual recovery in demand for flexible packaging and paper products. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the paper products business, increased orders from logistics companies and food manufacturers, driven by higher stay-at-home demand amid the spread of COVID-19, contributed to results. In addition, as the distribution and retail industries, particularly those serving large commercial facilities, remained firm, demand for packaging materials overall also recovered gradually. Sales for the division as a whole amounted to ¥1,721 million, up 8.2% year on year.」
The company provides specific details beyond its previous disclosure of higher orders in some divisions, stating that stay-at-home demand led to increased orders for paper products from logistics companies and food manufacturers and that sales for the packaging materials division as a whole rose 8.2% year on year. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Orders increased in some divisions due to higher demand for home use resulting from requests to refrain from going out, among other factors.」
Even amid the impact of COVID-19, the company continues to identify higher demand for home use associated with requests to refrain from going out as a factor behind increased orders in some divisions. - FY2021-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Orders increased in some divisions due to higher demand for home use resulting from requests to refrain from going out, among other factors.」
Even amid the impact of COVID-19, the company has disclosed for the first time that higher demand for home use associated with requests to refrain from going out contributed to increased orders.