Increase in Operating Expenses Resulting from Human Capital Investment
First written in FY2024-Q1. 4 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: 2026-07-24.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- 2026-07-24MaterialisedEarnings
「The decline in operating profit was attributable to higher costs associated with investment in human capital, including an increase in personnel.」
Higher costs associated with investment in human capital were reflected in actual results as a factor behind the decline in operating profit in the first quarter. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「To maximize the earning power of existing assets, the company continued efforts to sustainably enhance the premium quality of its facilities, centered on the main building. To strengthen its management foundation, it focused on investment in human capital to achieve sustainable business growth, improving employee compensation and benefits, and improving the employment environment with a focus on making use of diverse talent.」
The company is advancing investment in human capital, linked with improvements in employee compensation and benefits, the use of diverse talent and improvements to the employment environment, as measures to strengthen its management foundation. - 2026-05-07AdvancedEarnings
「In terms of expenses, we implemented cost control through the planned procurement of raw materials at appropriate prices and strict expense management. As a result of our efforts to absorb various costs associated with investment in human capital, operating profit was ¥1,437 million, an increase of ¥162 million year on year.」
The company absorbed costs associated with investment in human capital through planned raw-material procurement and strict expense management, resulting in an increase in operating profit from the previous fiscal year. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In particular, during the fiscal year, the final year of the medium-term management plan, the company steadily advanced measures under the key themes of “maximizing the earning power of existing assets” and “strengthening the management foundation” as the culmination of the plan. Specifically, as in the previous fiscal year, it continued efforts to sustainably enhance the premium quality of its facilities, centered on the main building, from the perspective of strengthening the earning power of existing assets. From the perspective of strengthening the management foundation, it focused on investment in human capital to achieve sustainable business growth, improving employee compensation and benefits, and improving the employment environment with a focus on making use of diverse talent.」
The company continues to link investment in human capital with improvements in compensation and benefits and the use of diverse talent as measures to strengthen its management foundation. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In the area of human capital, one of the pillars of its strategy, the company also worked to improve the environment, implementing various measures to create a rewarding workplace, including raising employee compensation to support the sharp recovery in performance and improving the quality of operations in each department, with the aim of continuously strengthening the organization.」
The company has positioned investment in human capital as a pillar of strengthening its management foundation and is raising employee compensation, improving operational quality and creating a rewarding workplace. - FY2024-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Although investment in human capital, higher resource prices and other factors increased operating expenses, the increase in revenue absorbed these effects」
Investment in human capital was identified explicitly for the first time as one factor driving higher operating expenses, and the company states that the increase in revenue absorbed its impact.