Losses in Retail Distribution Businesses Due to Surging Costs and Fuel Prices
First written in FY2023-Q1. 2 of 7 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2023-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
Anabuki Kosan moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 7 of 11 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Dropped".
- FY2026-H1DroppedAnnual report
「Accordingly, the “retail distribution-related business” segment was discontinued from the current interim consolidated accounting period.」
Following the transfer of all shares in the retail distribution business and the discontinuation of the segment, references to the risks of higher costs and fuel prices in that business ceased. - FY2025Change to lower sales due to intensifying competition and population declineAnnual report
「The main reasons for the operating loss were lower sales due to intensifying competition with neighboring companies and population decline in the areas served by some stores, as well as temporary increases in expenses associated with store closures.」
The stated loss factors changed from higher costs and fuel prices to intensifying competition with neighboring companies, population decline in some areas and store closure costs. - FY2025-H1Loss factors changed to population decline and store closure costsAnnual report
「The main reasons for the operating loss were lower sales due to population decline in the areas served by some stores and temporary increases in expenses associated with store closures.」
The stated main causes changed from losses due to higher costs and fuel prices to lower sales resulting from population decline in some areas and store closure costs. - FY2024-Q3Loss factors changed to cautious consumer spending and store closure costsAnnual report
「The main reasons for the operating loss were cautious consumer spending affected by higher prices and temporary increases in expenses associated with store closures.」
The stated main causes of the operating loss changed from higher costs and fuel prices and the resulting increase in electricity charges to cautious consumer spending due to higher prices and temporary expenses associated with store closures. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue from the retail distribution-related business was ¥6,187 million, up 2.4% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥133 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥33 million in the same period of the previous year. The main reasons for the operating loss were the sharp rise in costs and higher electricity charges resulting from the global surge in fuel prices.」
The sharp rise in costs and fuel prices and the resulting increase in electricity charges continued, and the operating loss widened from ¥33 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥133 million. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue from the retail distribution-related business was ¥4,200 million, up 1.1% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥99 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥21 million in the same period of the previous year. The main reasons for the operating loss were the sharp rise in costs and higher electricity charges resulting from the global surge in fuel prices.」
The sharp rise in costs and fuel prices and the resulting increase in electricity charges continued, and the operating loss widened from ¥21 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥99 million. - FY2023-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The main reasons for the operating loss were the sharp rise in costs and higher electricity charges resulting from the global surge in fuel prices.」
The sharp rise in costs and fuel prices, together with the resulting increase in electricity charges, were actually identified as the main causes of the operating loss in the retail distribution-related business.