Sluggish Growth in Japan's Cosmetics Market Due to Population Decline, the Declining Birthrate and Population Aging
First written in FY2016-Q2. 5 of 15 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2022-Q1. Latest entry: FY2024.
Astena Holdings moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2017.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「The cosmetics raw materials market is expected to continue recovering in Japan as the impact of COVID-19 fades and social activity normalizes, supported also by increased inbound demand. The mail-order cosmetics market is likewise expected to continue recovering in Japan as the impact of COVID-19 fades and social activity normalizes.」
The disclosure stated that Japan's cosmetics raw materials and mail-order markets are expected to recover as the impact of COVID-19 fades and social activity normalizes, supported by increased inbound demand. - FY2023-Q3Domestic demand recovery coexists with delayed recovery in Asian marketsAnnual report
「In the cosmetics raw materials division, sales remained weak due to the delayed recovery in Asian markets, although domestic cosmetics demand was on a recovery trend.」
While domestic cosmetics demand moved onto a recovery trend, the delayed recovery in Asian markets was reflected in weak sales. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「As previously announced in December last year, the Pharma Net division is in the process of withdrawing from the wholesale business for over-the-counter drugs and other products. However, sales and profit exceeded the initial plan as inbound demand recovered following the lifting of the government's border-control measures related to COVID-19.」
The recovery in inbound demand following the lifting of the government's border-control measures eased the factors that had previously depressed demand, and sales and profit exceeded the initial plan. - FY2023-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「マルマンＨ＆Ｂ株式会社, an affiliated company, performed well in sales of its own health foods and sheet masks and imported cosmetics that it handles.」
In the cosmetics-related businesses, sales of own-brand products and imported cosmetics performed well, representing an improvement from the previous weak phase. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「The cosmetics raw materials market performed well as Japan's cosmetics market benefited from the easing of restrictions on activities related to COVID-19 and the lifting of border-control measures, while the mail-order cosmetics market also continued to perform well.」
The cosmetics raw materials and mail-order cosmetics markets were described as having shifted from their previous weak phase to strong performance, supported by the easing of restrictions on activities and the lifting of border-control measures. - FY2022-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「As a result, the food, cosmetics and マルマンＨ＆Ｂ株式会社 businesses performed well, with a particularly marked recovery in cosmetics raw materials, including a substantial year-on-year increase. The operating loss also narrowed substantially year on year, and overall performance remained firm.」
The recovery in the cosmetics-related businesses, including a substantial increase in cosmetics raw materials, was reported, marking a shift from continued weakness toward improvement. - FY2021-Q3Continued weakness in the cosmetics-related businessesAnnual report
「However, both the cosmetics raw materials and mail-order cosmetics businesses continued to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and revenue and operating profit remained weak.」
Although the cosmetics raw materials and mail-order cosmetics markets were in the process of recovery, revenue and operating profit in both areas were described as weak. - FY2021-Q2Recovery from difficult conditions, but results remain weakAnnual report
「The cosmetics raw materials market and mail-order cosmetics market had moved beyond the difficult conditions of the previous year, but remained in the process of recovery.」
Although the cosmetics-related markets had moved beyond the difficult conditions of the previous year, they were described as still being in the process of recovery. Revenue and operating profit in the mail-order cosmetics business remained weak. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「In the cosmetics raw materials market, the spread of COVID-19 caused demand, particularly among major manufacturers, to decline alongside the drop in inbound and domestic demand. The mail-order cosmetics industry also remained weak due to the impact of restrictions on going out and other factors.」
In the cosmetics market, the disclosure cited, in addition to the existing constraints on growth in the domestic market, declines in inbound and domestic demand and weakness in the mail-order market due to restrictions on going out. - FY2020-Q3Demand trending toward recovery, but weak resultsAnnual report
「Although cosmetics demand showed signs of recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic, both revenue and operating profit remained sluggish, resulting in difficult conditions.」
The disclosure reported signs of recovery in cosmetics demand, while revenue and operating profit remained sluggish. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The cosmetics raw materials market and mail-order cosmetics market faced difficult conditions as the decline in inbound demand and cosmetics demand during the COVID-19 pandemic since the previous year took its toll.」
In addition to the existing stagnation in Japan's cosmetics market, the decline in inbound and cosmetics demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was reflected in actual results. - FY2018SoftenedAnnual report
「The mail-order cosmetics market remained firm, supported by expansion of the mail-order market led by major e-commerce companies and an increase in the e-commerce penetration rate in the cosmetics market.」
The stagnation in the domestic market caused by population decline and the declining birthrate and aging population was not emphasized, while market strength driven by e-commerce and the rising e-commerce penetration rate was reported. - FY2017SoftenedAnnual report
「The mail-order cosmetics market remained firm, supported by expansion of the market led by e-commerce and an increase in the proportion of mail-order sales in the cosmetics market.」
The stagnation in the domestic market caused by population decline and the declining birthrate and aging population was not emphasized, while market strength driven by e-commerce and the expanding share of mail-order sales was reported. - FY2016SoftenedAnnual report
「The market remained firm, supported by expansion of the mail-order market and an increase in the proportion of mail-order sales in the cosmetics market.」
The stagnation in Japan's cosmetics market caused by population decline and the declining birthrate and aging population was not emphasized in the full-year discussion of the mail-order cosmetics market, while the mail-order market was described as firm. - FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report
「The mail-order cosmetics market remained firm overall, despite the lack of prospects for significant growth in Japan's cosmetics market due to the effects of population decline and the declining birthrate and aging population, supported by expansion of the overall mail-order market and new entrants from other industries.」
The constraints on growth in Japan's cosmetics market coexisted with expansion of the mail-order market and entry by companies from other industries.