Dependence on Entertainment Equipment Demand and Sales Risk in the Assembly Business
First written in FY2016. 14 of 29 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-07-31.
Shinko Shoji moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 4 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- 2026-07-31WorsenedEarnings
「Assembly business: Entertainment equipment-related business remained sluggish.」
Weakness in entertainment equipment-related business continued, and assembly product sales declined 7.1% year on year. - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「The entertainment equipment-related business remained weak. As a result, sales of assembly products were ¥1,405.5 million, down 15.3% from the previous fiscal year.」
Sales risks associated with dependence on amusement equipment demand materialized as a 15.3% full-year decline in assembly product sales. - 2026-05-15WorsenedRevision of earnings forecasts
「Entertainment equipment-related business remained sluggish. As a result, net sales of assembly products were ¥14,055 million, down 15.3% year on year.」
Weakness in entertainment equipment-related business continued, and the full-year decline in assembly product sales widened to 15.3% year on year from the 11.6% decline disclosed previously. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Assembly Business The entertainment equipment-related business remained weak. As a result, sales of assembly products were ¥704.1 million, down 11.6% from the same quarter of the previous year.」
Sales risks associated with dependence on amusement equipment demand materialized as an 11.6% year-on-year decline in assembly product sales. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Assembly Business The entertainment equipment-related business remained weak. As a result, sales of assembly products were ¥1,659.9 million, down 7.5% from the previous fiscal year.」
Sales risks associated with dependence on amusement equipment demand materialized as a 7.5% decline in assembly product sales from the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Assembly business Amusement equipment-related business performed well. As a result, sales of assembly products amounted to ¥13,401 million, up 19.8% year on year.」
Strong performance in amusement equipment-related business continued, and assembly product sales also rose 19.8% year on year. Sales risks associated with dependence on amusement equipment demand have continued to remain lower than during the recent sluggish period. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Assembly Business The entertainment equipment-related business performed strongly. As a result, sales of assembly products were ¥999.7 million, up 34.8% year on year.」
Amusement equipment-related business performed well, and assembly product sales also rose 34.8% year on year. Sales risks associated with dependence on amusement equipment demand have continued to remain lower than during the recent sluggish period. - FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Assembly Business The entertainment equipment-related business performed strongly. As a result, sales of assembly products were ¥568.6 million, up 89.8% from the same quarter of the previous year.」
Amusement equipment-related business performed well, and assembly product sales also rose 89.8% from the same quarter a year earlier. Sales risks associated with dependence on amusement equipment demand have eased from the recent sluggish period. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Assembly Business The entertainment equipment-related business remained weak. As a result, sales of assembly products were ¥299.5 million, down 14.8% from the same quarter of the previous year.」
Amusement equipment-related business was sluggish, and assembly product sales declined 14.8% year on year. The impact of sales risks associated with dependence on amusement equipment demand has strengthened again. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Amusement equipment-related and industrial equipment-related business were sluggish both in Japan and overseas. As a result, sales of assembly products amounted to ¥8,651 million, down 26.8% from the same quarter a year earlier.」
Domestic and overseas amusement equipment-related and industrial equipment-related business were sluggish, causing assembly product sales to decline 26.8% year on year. Weak sales have continued from the previous quarter. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Amusement equipment-related and industrial equipment-related business were sluggish both in Japan and overseas. As a result, sales of assembly products amounted to ¥5,689 million, down 28.8% year on year.」
Amusement equipment-related and industrial equipment-related business were sluggish in Japan and overseas, and assembly product sales declined 28.8% year on year. The impact of sales risks associated with dependence on amusement equipment demand continues. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the first-quarter cumulative consolidated period, sales in the assembly business declined substantially. This was due to sluggish amusement equipment-related business in Japan. As a result, sales in the assembly business amounted to ¥3,442 million, down 33.62% year on year.」
Weakness in domestic amusement equipment-related business caused sales in the assembly business to decline 33.62% year on year, with the impact of sales risks deepening from the previous fiscal year. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「Assembly products, which account for 14.8% of the Group's total sales, are used mainly in amusement equipment products. Because sales of amusement equipment are affected by consumer preferences and other factors, a deterioration in sales trends in the amusement equipment industry could affect the performance of the Group.」
Assembly products accounted for 14.8% of sales, with the company continuing to disclose its dependence on amusement equipment demand. Assembly product sales declined 21.8% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Assembly products In Japan, amusement equipment-related business was sluggish. Overseas, amusement equipment-related and industrial equipment-related business were sluggish. As a result, sales of assembly products amounted to ¥11,822 million, down 24.7% from the same quarter a year earlier.」
Amusement equipment-related business was sluggish in Japan and overseas, while industrial equipment-related business was also sluggish overseas. Assembly product sales declined 24.7% year on year, with the impact of sales risks continuing from the previous quarter. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「However, amusement equipment-related business declined year on year, but remained firm against the initial earnings forecast and contributed to second-quarter progress.」
The company reiterated that amusement equipment-related business declined year on year, while remaining firm against the initial earnings forecast and contributing to progress against the plan. - FY2020-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Assembly products In Japan, amusement equipment-related business was sluggish. Overseas, amusement equipment-related and industrial equipment-related business were sluggish. As a result, sales of assembly products amounted to ¥5,186 million, down 24.1% year on year.」
Weakness in amusement equipment-related business both in Japan and overseas resulted in assembly product sales declining 24.1% year on year. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「Assembly products account for 16.6% of total sales. Because sales of amusement equipment are affected by consumer preferences and other factors, a deterioration in sales trends in the amusement equipment industry could affect the performance of the Group.」
The company specified that assembly products accounted for 16.6% of sales and indicated that it could not expect substantial demand from the subsequent period onward because of the contractionary trend in the amusement equipment market. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In Japan, amusement equipment-related business remained firm, but overseas markets were sluggish. As a result, sales of assembly products amounted to ¥15,695 million, down 12.8% year on year.」
Although domestic amusement equipment-related business was firm, weakness in overseas markets caused assembly product sales to decline 12.8% year on year, a deterioration from the recovery trend through the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「However, amusement equipment-related business declined year on year against the exceptionally strong performance in the same period a year earlier, but remained firm against the initial earnings forecast and contributed to second-quarter progress.」
The company reiterated that amusement equipment-related business declined year on year, while remaining firm against the initial plan and contributing to progress against the plan. - FY2019-Q1Sales below the previous year but above planAnnual report
「Amusement-related business declined year on year against the exceptionally strong performance in the same period a year earlier, but performed better than the initial earnings forecast and contributed to first-quarter progress.」
The company explained that amusement-related revenue declined because the same period a year earlier had been exceptionally strong, but exceeded the initial earnings forecast and contributed to progress against the plan. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「From the next fiscal year onward, the Group does not expect substantial demand for entertainment equipment-related business because the market is trending toward contraction as the number of people participating in gaming declines.」
Although assembly products generated higher sales during the fiscal year, the disclosure states that substantial demand cannot be expected from the next fiscal year onward because the entertainment equipment market is trending toward contraction as the number of people participating in gaming declines. - FY2018-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Entertainment equipment and industrial equipment-related businesses remained strong both in Japan and overseas. As a result, sales of assembly products were ¥17,999 million (up 148.6% year on year).」
Entertainment equipment-related business, which had been sluggish through the previous period, remained strong both in Japan and overseas, and assembly product sales increased 148.6% year on year. Sales risk from weak demand declined further. - FY2018-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「In Japan, entertainment equipment and industrial equipment-related businesses remained strong. Overseas, entertainment equipment-related business remained strong. As a result, sales of assembly products were ¥14,409 million (up 214.5% year on year).」
Entertainment equipment-related business, which had been sluggish through the previous period, remained strong both in Japan and overseas. Assembly product sales also increased 214.5% year on year, and the impact of sales risk from weak demand continued to decline. - FY2018-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「In Japan, entertainment equipment and industrial equipment-related businesses remained strong. Overseas, entertainment equipment-related business remained strong. As a result, sales of assembly products were ¥8,365 million (up 218.8% year on year).」
Entertainment equipment-related business, which had been sluggish through the previous period, performed strongly both in Japan and overseas, and assembly product sales increased 218.8% year on year. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the entertainment equipment-related business, demand recovery after the regulatory changes had been expected, but the result fell short of expectations and performance remained sluggish. Sales of assembly products were ¥11,638 million (down 7.9% from the previous period).」
The disclosure states that recovery in entertainment equipment demand fell short of expectations, and assembly product sales declined 7.9% year on year. - FY2017-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the entertainment equipment-related business, demand recovery after the regulatory changes had been expected, but the result fell short of expectations and performance remained sluggish. Sales of assembly products were ¥7,242 million (down 31.4% year on year).」
Demand recovery after the regulatory changes fell short of expectations, and entertainment equipment-related business remained sluggish. Assembly product sales also declined 31.4% year on year, indicating that demand risk continued to materialize. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the six months ended the second quarter, procurement and sales in the assembly business declined substantially. This was because, in the entertainment equipment-related business, procurement and sales declined from the previous year due in part to the established practice of reuse and recycling. As a result, procurement in the assembly business was ¥4,323 million (down 29.7% year on year), and sales were ¥4,581 million (down 33.3%).」
The decline in assembly business sales continued against the backdrop of established reuse and recycling in the entertainment equipment-related business, with procurement down 29.7% and sales down 33.3%. - FY2017-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Entertainment equipment-related business also remained sluggish due to restraint on the installation of entertainment equipment in connection with the Ise-Shima Summit, the impact of various regulations, including changes to jackpot probabilities, and the establishment of reuse and recycling.」
Regarding the risk associated with dependence on entertainment equipment demand, restraint on installations, regulations, and the establishment of reuse and recycling are cited as actual factors behind sluggish performance. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Assembly products accounted for 10.8% of total sales during the fiscal year. As sales of entertainment equipment are affected by consumer preferences and other factors, deterioration in sales trends in the entertainment equipment industry may affect the Group's business performance.」
Assembly products accounted for 10.8% of the sales mix, and a substantial decline in entertainment equipment-related sales during the fiscal year is also disclosed.