Appropriate Pricing in the Transportation Business
First written in FY2018-Q2. 9 of 14 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q3. Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥1,208,128 thousand, up 20.4% year on year, due in part to the effects of new business development and efforts to collect appropriate charges, as well as the absence of the one-time costs incurred in the previous fiscal year for the opening of the Otsu Sales Office at the Shiga Branch.」
The effects of new business development and efforts to collect appropriate charges were disclosed as factors behind the increase in operating profit, which rose 20.4% year on year. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the warehousing business, the volume of goods received and dispatched, including goods handled at the company’s own warehouses and by subcontracted storage providers, increased from the previous fiscal year due to expanded sales activities targeting existing customers and other factors. In addition, operating revenue from the warehousing business increased as a result of long-term and medium-term rate negotiations and efforts to bring rates into line with appropriate levels.」
The company disclosed that expanded sales activities targeting existing customers and medium- to long-term rate negotiations and rate optimization contributed to higher revenue in the warehousing business. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the transportation business, volumes handled increased from the same period of the previous year, reflecting the recovery trend in the movement of stored cargo and domestic freight transportation volumes, among other factors. As a result, operating revenue from the transportation business was ¥9,806,679 thousand, up 5.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥779,156 thousand, up 20.4%, partly due to the effects of rate revisions and more efficient consolidation of cargo shipments.」
The effects of rate revisions and more efficient consolidation of cargo shipments were disclosed as factors behind the increase in profit in the transportation business, with segment profit up 20.4% year on year. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the transportation business, volumes handled increased from the same period of the previous year, reflecting the recovery trend in the movement of stored cargo and domestic freight transportation volumes, among other factors. As a result, operating revenue from the transportation business was ¥6,473,348 thousand, up 6.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥530,052 thousand, up 25.0%, partly due to the effects of rate revisions and more efficient consolidation of cargo shipments.」
The effects of rate revisions and more efficient consolidation of cargo shipments were specifically identified as factors behind the increase in profit in the transportation business, with segment profit up 25.0% year on year. - FY2022-Q1Reiterate the effects of rate revisionsAnnual report
「In the transportation business, volumes handled increased from the same period of the previous year, reflecting the recovery trend in the movement of stored cargo and domestic freight transportation volumes, among other factors. As a result, operating revenue from the transportation business was ¥3,261,708 thousand, up 6.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥264,967 thousand, up 18.5%, partly due to the effects of rate revisions.」
Rate revisions in the transportation business, which were not specifically disclosed in the full-year report, were again identified as a factor behind the increase in segment profit. - FY2021DroppedAnnual report
「In the transportation business, operating revenue declined as volumes handled decreased.」
The effects of rate revisions and freight-rate revision negotiations previously disclosed were not specifically identified in the transportation business analysis in this full-year filing. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating revenue declined as volumes handled decreased, but segment profit increased despite higher labor costs, due in part to more efficient dispatch and delivery operations, negotiations to revise freight rates, and a focus on sales activities including highly profitable new business development.」
Negotiations to revise freight rates, more efficient dispatch and delivery operations, and sales activities including highly profitable new business development resulted in a 7.7% year-on-year increase in segment profit in the transportation business. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the transportation business, operating revenue declined as volumes handled decreased. Despite higher labor costs, the company’s continued focus on rate revisions, more efficient delivery and dispatch operations, and sales activities resulted in operating revenue of ¥9,544,360 thousand, down 1.4% year on year, and segment profit of ¥797,020 thousand, up 4.2%.」
The effects of rate revisions, more efficient delivery and dispatch operations, and continued focus on sales activities were disclosed, with segment profit in the transportation business up 4.2% year on year. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Volumes handled declined and labor costs increased, but the company benefited from rate revisions, more efficient delivery and dispatch operations, and stronger sales activities, among other factors.」
Rate revisions, more efficient delivery and dispatch operations, and stronger sales activities were specifically identified as factors behind the increase in segment profit in the transportation business. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the transportation business, volumes handled declined and labor costs increased, but the effects of rate revisions and more efficient delivery and dispatch operations emerged.」
For rate optimization in the transportation business, the effects of rate revisions were specifically identified as a factor behind the increase in segment profit. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the transportation business, volumes handled declined due in part to the impact of a truck shortage in the industry, while fuel costs increased. As a result, operating revenue from the transportation business was ¥9,679,226 thousand, down 1.0% year on year, while segment profit was ¥765,248 thousand, up 1.1%, partly due to the effects of negotiations to revise freight rates.」
The effects of negotiations to revise freight rates were specifically identified as a factor behind the increase in segment profit in the transportation business. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the transportation business, volumes handled declined from the previous fiscal year, but the company worked to collect appropriate charges. As a result, operating revenue from the transportation business was ¥12,878,287 thousand, up 2.0% year on year, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥1,027,234 thousand, up 1.4%.」
The company continued its efforts to collect appropriate charges in the transportation business and disclosed them alongside full-year increases in revenue and profit. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Volumes handled were largely unchanged, but the company worked to bring rates into line with appropriate levels, among other measures.」
The company has reiterated its efforts to bring rates in the transportation business into line with appropriate levels as an ongoing initiative. - FY2018-Q2First statedAnnual report
「The company is also working to bring rates into line with appropriate levels.」
The company created a thread for the first time on efforts to bring rates into line with appropriate levels as a measure related to improving revenue and profit in the transportation business.