Improvement in business profit through cost reductions and cost optimization
First written in FY2017-Q2. 7 of 19 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026Profit pressure from higher costs in shipping, hotels and real estateAnnual report
「On the other hand, on the cost side, operating expenses increased owing to higher personnel and outsourced service costs, soaring food costs, higher energy costs and increases in other expenses, among other factors.」
In hotels, personnel, outsourced service, food and energy costs increased; in shipping, vessel expenses associated with the increase in vessels entering dry dock rose; and in real estate, repair costs and other expenses weighed on profit. - FY2026-H1Profit pressure from higher hotel costsAnnual report
「On the other hand, operating expenses, including personnel and outsourced service costs, food costs and energy costs, increased, resulting in a hotel-related business loss of ¥217 million, compared with a loss of ¥178 million in the previous interim consolidated accounting period.」
While the policy of cost optimization continued, higher operating expenses, including personnel, outsourced service, food and energy costs, widened the loss in the hotel business. - FY2025Profit pressure from higher hotel and real estate costsAnnual report
「On the other hand, operating expenses increased owing to higher personnel and outsourced service costs, soaring food costs, higher energy costs and other factors, resulting in hotel-related business profit of ¥151 million, down 63.5% year on year.」
While a policy of continuing to optimize costs was announced, higher personnel, outsourced service, food and energy costs in the hotel business weighed on profit, while higher repair costs and other expenses in the real estate business also contributed to the decline in profit. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, lower shipping costs, including a decrease in vessels entering dry dock compared with the previous year, among other factors, resulted in ocean-going shipping business profit of ¥10,678 million, up 20.4% year on year.」
Lower shipping costs, driven by the decline in vessels entering dry dock and other factors, emerged as an improvement in full-year profit, with ocean-going shipping business profit up 20.4% year on year. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「On the cost side, lower shipping costs, including a decrease in vessels entering dry dock compared with the same quarter of the previous year, among other factors, resulted in profit of ¥8,745 million, up 43.9% year on year.」
Lower shipping costs, driven by the decline in vessels entering dry dock and other factors, were reflected in the results, with ocean-going shipping business profit up 43.9% year on year. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Ocean-going shipping business profit was ¥5,998 million, up 90.0% year on year, partly owing to lower shipping costs, including dry-docking costs.」
Lower shipping costs, including dry-docking costs, contributed to improved profit in the results, with ocean-going shipping business profit up 90.0% year on year. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「In the diversified businesses, including the hotel-related business and real estate leasing, we will continue to optimize costs systematically and pursue more stable earnings from these businesses.」
The policy of continuing to optimize costs in the diversified businesses, including hotels and real estate, and pursue stable earnings was reaffirmed. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of vessels entering dry dock also declined year on year, resulting in ocean-going shipping business profit of ¥6,178 million, up 74.5% year on year.」
The decline in vessels entering dry dock was confirmed as a factor improving full-year ocean-going shipping business profit, which increased 74.5% year on year. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「On the other hand, on the cost side, lower dry-docking costs resulted in ocean-going shipping business profit of ¥1,129 million, up 57.4% year on year.」
Dry-docking costs, which had at times weighed on profit, declined year on year and contributed to the increase in ocean-going shipping business profit. - FY2021-Q1Profit pressure from higher dry-docking costsAnnual report
「On the other hand, on the cost side, higher dry-docking costs resulted in ocean-going shipping business profit of ¥717 million, down 19.0% year on year.」
Lower dry-docking costs had contributed to improved profit in the previous period, but during the current quarter, higher dry-docking costs weighed on ocean-going shipping business profit. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Ocean-going shipping business profit was ¥3,872 million, up 15.9% year on year, partly owing to lower dry-docking costs.」
Higher dry-docking costs had previously weighed on profit, but during the current period, lower dry-docking costs contributed to the increase in ocean-going shipping business profit. - FY2019Decline in ocean-going shipping business profit due to higher dry-docking costs and other factorsAnnual report
「On the other hand, higher dry-docking costs and other factors resulted in ocean-going shipping business profit of ¥3,341 million, down 13.8% year on year.」
While the policy of cost optimization continued, higher dry-docking costs and other factors weighed on full-year ocean-going shipping business profit. - FY2019-Q3Profit pressure from higher dry-docking and repair costsAnnual report
「On the other hand, on the cost side, ocean-going shipping business profit was ¥2,438 million, down 21.7% year on year, owing to higher dry-docking costs and the impact of foreign exchange rates, among other factors.」
Higher dry-docking costs weighed on profit in the ocean-going shipping business. Profit in the real estate leasing business also fell 20.8% year on year owing to higher repair costs, with the cost burden evident across multiple segments. - FY2019-Q2Higher dry-docking costs in shipping coexisted with lower hotel repair costsAnnual report
「On the other hand, on the cost side, ocean-going shipping business profit was ¥1,395 million, down 30.6% year on year, owing mainly to an increase in vessels entering dry dock. In the hotel-related business, lower large-scale repair costs resulted in profit of ¥379 million, up 52.5% year on year.」
While the increase in vessels entering dry dock and other factors weighed on profit in the ocean-going shipping business, lower large-scale repair costs contributed to improved profit in the hotel-related business. - FY2018Higher costs put pressure on full-year profitAnnual report
「In the diversified businesses, including the hotel-related business and real estate leasing, we will continue to optimize costs systematically and pursue more stable earnings from these businesses.」
Although the policy of optimizing costs continued, full-year results showed that higher dry-docking costs in the ocean-going shipping business and increased facility renewal investments and repairs in the hotel-related business weighed on profit. - FY2018-Q2Cost burden from dry docking and renewal investments continuedAnnual report
「However, partly because the number of vessels entering dry dock increased year on year, ocean-going shipping business profit was ¥2,010 million, down 15.0% year on year. In the hotel-related business, investments in facility renewals and repairs proceeded as initially planned, resulting in profit of ¥248 million, down 32.8% year on year.」
In the ocean-going shipping business, the increase in vessels entering dry dock, and in the hotel-related business, facility renewal investments and repairs carried out as planned, placed a cost burden and reduced profit in both segments. - FY2018-Q1Higher costs curtailed the improvement in profitAnnual report
「On the other hand, on the cost side, ocean-going shipping business profit was limited to ¥841 million, down 34.5% year on year, owing mainly to an increase in the number of group-owned vessels entering dry dock.」
While cost reductions and optimization had been cited as factors improving profit, the increase in vessels entering dry dock and other factors weighed on costs this quarter, resulting in lower ocean-going shipping business profit. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「In the ocean-going shipping business, ocean-going shipping business profit was ¥4,043 million, up 40.7% year on year, owing mainly to lower vessel-related costs.」
In addition to the ongoing policy of reducing and optimizing costs, lower vessel-related costs emerged in the full-year results as a factor contributing to the improvement in ocean-going shipping business profit. - FY2017-Q2First statedAnnual report
「In addition, the number of vessels entering dry dock declined year on year and we worked to reduce costs, resulting in ocean-going shipping business profit of ¥2,365 million, up 47.6% year on year. In the hotel-related business, continued efforts to optimize costs resulted in profit of ¥370 million, up 61.3% year on year.」
The company identified fewer vessels entering dry dock and cost reductions in the ocean-going shipping business, and cost optimization in the hotel-related business, as measures to improve profit.