Rising Paper Prices and Printing and Binding Costs
First written in FY2016. 4 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024.
AlphaPolis moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2023, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2022).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 6 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2024MaterialisedAnnual report
「Profit margins declined due in part to higher binding costs for paper books, and operating income was ¥2,272,181 thousand, down 6.0% year on year.」
The company explained that higher binding costs for paper books had actually contributed to lower full-year profit margins and a year-on-year decline in operating income. - FY2024-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Factors including higher binding costs for paper books resulted in operating income of ¥1,735,918 thousand, down 6.5% year on year, ordinary income of ¥1,741,069 thousand, down 6.5%, and net income for the quarter of ¥1,067,512 thousand, down 7.1%.」
The company explained that higher binding costs for paper books had actually affected profitability, with operating income and other measures falling below the same period of the previous year. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year under review, the cost of paper used as a raw material for publications was also affected by surging crude oil prices and other prices resulting from the situation in Ukraine, as well as rising prices accompanying the yen's depreciation.」
The company disclosed that surging raw material prices resulting from the situation in Ukraine and the yen's depreciation had actually affected paper costs, indicating that the previously identified price increase risk had materialized. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「However, if the cost of paper used as a raw material rises sharply due to surging crude oil prices or other factors, outsourced printing and binding costs are expected to increase.」
The company continues to disclose the risk that rising raw material costs, including paper prices, may affect business performance through printing and binding costs. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「However, if the cost of paper used as a raw material rises sharply due to surging crude oil prices or other factors, outsourced printing and binding costs are expected to increase.」
The risk that rising raw material costs, including paper prices, may affect business performance through printing and binding costs continues. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「However, if the cost of paper used as a raw material rises sharply due to surging crude oil prices or other factors, outsourced printing and binding costs are expected to increase.」
The company continues to disclose the risk that rising raw material costs, including paper prices, may affect business performance through printing and binding costs. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「However, if the cost of paper used as a raw material rises sharply due to surging crude oil prices or other factors, outsourced printing and binding costs are expected to increase.」
The company continues to disclose the risk that rising raw material costs, including paper prices, may affect business performance through printing and binding costs. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If the cost of paper used as a raw material rises sharply due to surging crude oil prices or other factors, outsourced printing and binding costs are expected to increase.」
Although printing and binding are distributed among multiple suppliers, the company states that rising raw material costs, including paper, may affect business performance.