Improving Management Efficiency, Productivity and Profit Margins
First written in FY2016. 26 of 39 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-29.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 8 of 37 companies on the "Worse" side.
13 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the fiscal year were ¥6,411 million, up 9.3% year on year; operating income was ¥257 million, down 2.4%; ordinary income was ¥248 million, down 3.3%; and net income was ¥206 million, up 18.2%.」
While net sales and bottom-line profit increased, operating income and ordinary income were below the prior-year period. The company continues to recognize that profit margins have remained sluggish because of higher costs for materials, labor and outsourced processing, among others. - 2026-06-02RestatedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「当社は中期経営計画（2022年度-2026年度）４年目にあたり、①情報セキュリティ体制再構築 ②生産工程の機械化・自動化 ③製品品質の向上 ④収益基盤の再構築 ⑤経営の効率化 ⑥人材育成 といった重点推進課題を掲げ、課題解決に向けた取り組みを推進しました。」
経営の効率化を中期経営計画4年目の重点推進課題として継続している。 - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the interim accounting period were ¥2,933 million, up 14.2% year on year; operating income was ¥87 million, up 215.3%; ordinary income was ¥82 million, up 227.1%; and interim net income was ¥56 million, up 262.3%.」
Net sales increased during the interim accounting period, while operating income, ordinary income and interim net income all substantially exceeded the prior-year period. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「However, reducing conversion costs (labor costs and outsourced processing costs) as part of improving management efficiency is also identified as an important issue. We intend to pursue capital investment with a focus on ROA (return on assets), an important management indicator.」
The company has identified improving management efficiency, reducing conversion costs and capital investment focused on ROA as ongoing priorities. It also recognizes that profit margins have remained sluggish because of higher costs for materials, labor and outsourced processing, among others. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the interim accounting period, net sales amounted to ¥2,568 million, down 6.3% year on year, operating profit was ¥27 million, down 63.3%, ordinary profit was ¥25 million, down 66.4%, and interim net income was ¥15 million, down 66.8%.」
Sales declined during the interim accounting period, and operating profit, ordinary profit and interim net income were also significantly below the same period of the previous year. - FY2024Continued decline in profit margins and rising costsAnnual report
「Materials costs, which have been strongly affected by high resource prices in recent years, have risen sharply, and the operating margin has been trending downward. The Company recognizes reducing materials costs as an urgent priority.」
The Company states that profit margins are trending downward due to higher materials, outsourcing and labor costs, and identifies reducing materials costs, expanding production capacity and lowering processing costs as challenges. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, in the second year of its Medium-Term Management Plan (fiscal 2022–fiscal 2026), the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① mechanization and automation of production processes, ② improving product quality, ③ rebuilding the earnings base, ④ improving management efficiency, and ⑤ developing personnel.」
The Company continues to pursue management efficiency improvements with the same aim as its previous focus on improving productivity and profit margins, as a key priority in the second year of its Medium-Term Management Plan. - FY2024-Q2Profit decline due to rising materials costsAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the cumulative second quarter amounted to ¥2,742 million, up 1.9% year on year, operating profit was ¥75 million, down 15.1%, ordinary profit was ¥75 million, down 13.9%, and net income for the quarter was ¥46 million, down 18.0%. Although earnings were below the previous fiscal year's results, this was mainly due to rising materials costs and was within the initially anticipated range. As recent indicators for materials costs are trending downward, the Company intends to closely monitor developments going forward.」
While net sales increased, operating profit, ordinary profit and net income for the quarter fell below the same period of the previous year, mainly due to rising materials costs. Recent indicators for materials costs are trending downward. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, in the second year of its Medium-Term Management Plan (fiscal 2022–fiscal 2026), the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① mechanization and automation of production processes, ② improving product quality, ③ rebuilding the earnings base, ④ improving management efficiency, and ⑤ developing personnel.」
The Company continues to pursue management efficiency improvements with the same aim as its previous focus on improving productivity and profit margins, as a key priority in the second year of its Medium-Term Management Plan. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「As part of "improving management efficiency," the Company has identified reducing processing costs, including labor and outsourced processing costs, as another important issue, and intends to make capital investments with awareness of ROA (return on assets) as a key management indicator.」
The Company continues to pursue an issue with the same aim as its previous focus on improving productivity and profit margins, describing it as "improving management efficiency," and explicitly identifies reducing materials and processing costs and making capital investments with awareness of ROA as means of achieving it. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, in the first year of its Medium-Term Management Plan (fiscal 2022–fiscal 2026), the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① mechanization and automation of production processes, ② improving product quality, ③ rebuilding the earnings base, ④ improving management efficiency, and ⑤ developing personnel.」
Under its Medium-Term Management Plan, the Company continues to pursue an issue with the same aim as its previous focus on improving productivity and profit margins, describing it as "improving management efficiency." - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, in the first year of its Medium-Term Management Plan (fiscal 2022–fiscal 2026), the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① mechanization and automation of production processes, ② improving product quality, ③ rebuilding the earnings base, ④ improving management efficiency, and ⑤ developing personnel.」
Under its Medium-Term Management Plan, the Company continues to pursue an issue with the same aim as its previous focus on improving productivity and profit margins, describing it as "improving management efficiency." - FY2023-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, in the first year of its Medium-Term Management Plan (fiscal 2022–fiscal 2026), the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① mechanization and automation of production processes, ② improving product quality, ③ rebuilding the earnings base, ④ improving management efficiency, and ⑤ developing personnel.」
The Company positions an issue formerly described as "improving productivity and profit margins" as "improving management efficiency," a key priority under its Medium-Term Management Plan. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「While the operating margin has been trending downward in recent years, it improved in the fiscal year ended March 2022 for the first time in 4 periods as a result of cost reduction efforts. However, as the global economy resumes activity after overcoming a new infectious disease, inflation has become increasingly pronounced and higher resource prices have emerged. Reducing materials costs is an urgent priority.」
The Company states that the operating margin showed an improving trend for the first time in 4 periods as a result of cost reductions, and identifies reducing materials costs, lowering processing costs and improving production efficiency as specific challenges going forward. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company has been reviewing costs to maintain sound earnings management while considering various issues in pursuit of sustainable growth. As a result, net sales for the cumulative third quarter amounted to ¥3,718 million, up 6.7% year on year, operating profit was ¥163 million, compared with ¥13 million in the same period of the previous year, and ordinary profit was ¥161 million, compared with ¥12 million.」
The Company continued to review costs, and during the cumulative third quarter, net sales increased 6.7% year on year, while operating and ordinary profit exceeded the levels recorded in the same period of the previous year. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company has been reviewing costs to maintain sound earnings management while considering various issues in pursuit of sustainable growth. As a result, net sales for the cumulative second quarter amounted to ¥2,345 million, up 3.9% year on year, operating profit was ¥63 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥56 million in the same period of the previous year, ordinary profit was ¥62 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥56 million, and net income for the quarter was ¥41 million, compared with a net loss for the quarter of ¥42 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The Company continued to review costs to maintain sound earnings management, and operating profit, ordinary profit and net income for the quarter turned positive from losses in the same period of the previous year during the cumulative second quarter. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company has been reviewing costs to maintain sound earnings management in response to declining sales, while considering various issues in pursuit of sustainable growth. As a result, net sales for the cumulative first quarter amounted to ¥1,149 million, down 0.6% year on year, operating profit was ¥24 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥12 million in the same period of the previous year, and ordinary profit was ¥23 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥11 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Following a review of costs in response to declining sales, operating and ordinary profit turned positive from losses in the same period of the previous year. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, amid concerns over rising materials prices accompanying the global economic recovery, the Company will seek to improve productivity and profit margins during the current fiscal year.」
The Company regards improving productivity and profit margins as an ongoing issue, with the restructuring of its production system in response to the 14.9% decline in net sales for the fiscal year ended March 2021 and measures to address rising materials prices identified as challenges. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Company is reviewing various issues with the aim of maintaining sound earnings management by reducing costs in response to declining sales, while seeking to become a company that grows steadily by responding to future changes.」
The Company continues to make improving productivity and profit margins a key priority and states its policy of reducing costs as a measure to address declining sales. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, while taking measures to address the risks associated with COVID-19, the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① improving product quality, ② improving productivity and profit margins, ③ strengthening the market competitiveness of resin signs, and ④ developing personnel.」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as a key priority. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales for the cumulative first quarter amounted to ¥1,156 million, down 13.3% year on year. However, due to an improvement in the variable cost ratio, the operating loss was ¥12 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥12 million in the same period of the previous year, and the ordinary loss was ¥11 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥12 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The Company continues to make improving productivity and profit margins a key priority, and operating and ordinary losses improved slightly year on year as a result of efforts to improve the variable cost ratio. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Over the 8 years from the fiscal year ended March 2013 to the fiscal year ended March 2020, the Company's net sales increased by 41.0%, while its gross profit margin declined from 36.7% to 30.6%.」
The Company continues to make improving productivity and profit margins a key priority, identifies stainless steel prices, outsourcing costs and labor costs as factors behind the decline in the gross profit margin, and is developing specific plans to expand production capacity and improve production efficiency. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① improving product quality, ② improving productivity and profit margins, ③ advancing the "Ken-Sō Workstyle Reform," and ④ developing personnel who are "always learning, researching and creating."」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as a key priority. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① improving product quality, ② improving productivity and profit margins, ③ advancing the "Ken-Sō Workstyle Reform," and ④ developing personnel who are "always learning, researching and creating."」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as a key priority. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In light of these circumstances, the Company will identify the following company-wide key priorities for the next fiscal year and work to address them. ② Improving productivity and profit margins」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as a company-wide key priority for the next fiscal year. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① improving product quality, ② improving productivity and profit margins, ③ advancing the "Ken-Sō Workstyle Reform," and ④ developing personnel who are "always learning, researching and creating."」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as a key priority. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① improving product quality, ② improving productivity and profit margins, ③ advancing the "Ken-Sō Workstyle Reform," and ④ developing personnel who are "always learning, researching and creating."」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as a key priority. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① improving product quality, ② improving productivity and profit margins, ③ advancing the "Ken-Sō Workstyle Reform," and ④ developing personnel who are "always learning, researching and creating."」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as a key priority. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① improving product quality, ② improving productivity and profit margins, and ③ developing personnel who are "always learning, researching and creating."」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as key priorities across the organization. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① improving product quality, ② improving productivity and profit margins, and ③ developing personnel who are "always learning, researching and creating."」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as a key priority and is pursuing initiatives to address this issue. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them: ① improving product quality, ② improving productivity and profit margins, and ③ developing personnel who are "always learning, researching and creating."」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as a key priority and is pursuing initiatives to address this issue. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, the Company identified the following key priorities and pursued initiatives to address them across the organization: ① improving product quality, ② improving productivity and profit margins, ③ advancing the "Ken-Sō Workstyle Reform," and ④ developing personnel who are "always learning, researching and creating."」
The Company continues to identify improving productivity and profit margins as a key priority and is pursuing initiatives to address this issue. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「② Improving productivity and profit margins」
Improving productivity and profit margins remains a key priority for the current fiscal year. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「② Improving productivity and profit margins」
Improving productivity and profit margins remains a key priority for the current fiscal year. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「② Improving productivity and profit margins」
Improving productivity and profit margins remains a key priority for the current fiscal year. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「② Improving productivity and profit margins」
Improving productivity and profit margins remains a key priority for the current fiscal year. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Improving management efficiency to create customer value (2) Improving productivity and profit margins」
The Company identifies improving efficiency, productivity and profit margins as priorities both for creating customer value and over the medium term.