Revitalizing the Resin Business through Productivity Gains and Expense Reductions
First written in FY2021-Q1. 10 of 14 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q3. Latest entry: FY2026.
30 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit rose 91.1% year on year to ¥1.444 billion, a record high, as higher net sales and continuing cost-reduction initiatives proved effective, while deliveries of new products other than automotive products also contributed to profit.」
In addition to cost-reduction activities, deliveries of new products for applications other than automotive use contributed to profit, enabling the resin and electronics-related business to achieve a record-high operating profit. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating income increased 71.4% year on year to ¥848 million, as ongoing cost-reduction initiatives and other measures proved effective.」
Continued cost-reduction activities and other measures resulted in a 71.4% year-on-year increase in operating profit in the resin and electronics-related business, advancing the improvement in business performance. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「This inspection machine uses jig-manufacturing and robotics technologies developed in this business segment and automatically determines whether products are acceptable or defective using image-analysis AI.」
The company combined jig-manufacturing and robotics technologies developed in the resin and electronics-related business with AI expertise from its information systems business to develop an automated visual inspection machine. Measures to improve productivity and quality have progressed to the development of specific equipment. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating income was ¥1,035 million, reflecting higher sales, the recovery in factory operating rates and progress in improving production efficiency, an increase of ¥953 million year on year (operating income of ¥81 million in the same period of the previous year).」
The resin and electronics-related business continued to restore plant operating rates and improve production efficiency, resulting in a substantial increase in operating profit. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating income was ¥643 million, reflecting higher sales, the recovery in factory operating rates and progress in improving production efficiency (operating loss of ¥182 million in the same period of the previous year).」
The resin and electronics-related business returned from an operating loss in the same period of the previous year to operating profit by restoring plant operating rates and improving production efficiency. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating income was ¥258 million, reflecting the recovery in factory operating rates and progress in improving production efficiency (operating loss of ¥184 million in the same period of the previous year).」
The resin and electronics-related business returned from an operating loss in the same period of the previous year to operating profit of ¥258 million by restoring plant operating rates and improving production efficiency. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Although demand related to automotive parts had not returned to pre-pandemic levels, operating income reached ¥273 million as the company advanced initiatives including higher productivity per employee, reduced manufacturing losses and improved in-process defect rates, compared with an operating loss of ¥299 million in the previous fiscal year.」
The resin and electronics-related business returned from an operating loss to operating profit as it advanced productivity improvements, reductions in manufacturing losses and improvements in the in-process defect rate. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit amounted to ¥81 million due to productivity improvements at the plants and cost reductions. The business had recorded an operating loss of ¥192 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Productivity improvements and cost reductions at the plants contributed to the return to operating profit of ¥81 million, an improvement from the operating loss in the same period of the previous year. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Although measures such as productivity improvements and cost reductions were implemented, operating profit declined 10.6% year on year to ¥320 million.」
Although productivity improvement and cost-reduction measures continued, full-year operating profit in the resin and electronics-related business declined 10.6% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although measures such as productivity improvements and cost reductions were implemented, operating profit declined 24.1% year on year to ¥208 million.」
Although measures such as productivity improvements and cost reductions continue to be implemented, operating profit in the resin and electronics-related business declined 24.1% year on year. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although demand for automotive resin molded products is showing signs of recovery, revenue declined 19.1% year on year to ¥3,260 million due to the impact of COVID-19. Operating profit declined 83.0% year on year to ¥31 million despite the implementation of measures such as productivity improvements and cost reductions.」
Although measures such as productivity improvements and cost reductions continue to be implemented, operating profit in the resin and electronics-related business declined 83.0% year on year due to the impact of COVID-19. - FY2021-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Although measures such as productivity improvements and cost reductions were implemented, the business recorded an operating loss of ¥79 million, an increase from the operating loss of ¥16 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Productivity improvement and cost-reduction measures were implemented in response to lower demand caused by COVID-19, but the operating loss widened from the same period of the previous year.