Increase in Outsourcing Costs
First written in FY2017. 13 of 20 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-09-11.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 2 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「However, the risk of higher costs resulting from inflation and higher personnel expenses also needs to be monitored.」
The company says it will continue to closely monitor the risk of higher costs from inflation and higher personnel expenses. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「However, the risk of higher costs resulting from inflation and higher personnel expenses also needs to be closely monitored.」
The company says it will continue to closely monitor the risk of higher costs from inflation and higher personnel expenses. - FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「However, the risk of higher costs resulting from inflation and higher personnel expenses also needs to be closely monitored.」
The company says it will continue to closely monitor the risk of higher costs from inflation and higher personnel expenses. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「However, downside risks of concern include a deterioration in consumer sentiment due to prolonged high prices, supply constraints caused by severe labour shortages, a slowdown in overseas economies, and heightened international tensions, including Ukraine, the Middle East and US-China relations.」
Cost and supply-constraint risks involving high prices, labour shortages, overseas economies and international conditions are presented as a continuation of the previous risk of surging energy and raw material prices. - FY2024-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「However, the risk of higher costs resulting from inflation and higher personnel expenses also needs to be closely monitored.」
The wording has been revised from an explanation centred on surging energy and raw material prices to the broader risk of higher costs, including inflation and higher personnel expenses. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The display industry's business environment has also shown signs of demand recovery, as personal consumption and corporate promotional investment showed signs of recovery. However, cost-increase risks, including soaring energy and raw material prices, also require continued monitoring.」
While signs of a recovery in demand are indicated, the company says it will continue to closely monitor the risk of higher costs from surging energy and raw material prices. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the business environment for the display industry, signs of a recovery in demand have emerged, partly because personal consumption and corporate promotional investment have shown signs of recovery. However, the risk of higher costs, including surging energy and raw material prices, has also increased, and the outlook remains uncertain.」
While signs of a recovery in demand are indicated, the statement explicitly says that the risk of higher costs from surging energy and raw material prices has increased, in addition to the previous concerns over material prices and external procurement costs. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We also need to closely monitor the risk of higher costs resulting from inflation due to the prolonged situation in Ukraine and the impact of the yen's depreciation.」
The risk of inflation and higher costs driven by the prolonged situation in Ukraine and the yen's depreciation continues to be stated. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We also need to closely monitor the risk of higher costs resulting from surging material prices due to the prolonged situation in Ukraine and the impact of the yen's depreciation.」
The risk of higher costs resulting from surging material prices, driven by the prolonged situation in Ukraine and the yen's depreciation, continues to be stated. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the fiscal year under review (1 February 2022 to 30 April 2022), the Japanese economy showed signs of recovery as the severe conditions caused by the impact of COVID-19 gradually eased. However, the outlook remained uncertain, owing in part to surging resource prices resulting from escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.」
Escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine were explicitly identified as a factor behind surging external resource prices, in addition to the previous concerns over procurement and outsourcing costs. - FY2022ReframedAnnual report
「If economic trends or other factors disrupt procurement from suppliers or cause prices to surge, substantial losses may arise.」
The scope of the risk has expanded from higher outsourcing costs due to labour shortages to difficulties in procuring external resources generally, including raw materials, supplies, labour and services, and surging prices. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Although the business environment surrounding the Group raises concerns over uncertainty, including higher outsourcing costs due to labour shortages and the impact of the spread of COVID-19, there are also positive signs, such as construction of various facilities for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, an increase in urban redevelopment projects, the decision to host the Osaka-Kansai Expo and rising demand driven by Japan's aim to become a tourism-oriented nation, and further improvement is expected.」
The concern over higher outsourcing costs due to labour shortages continues. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Although the business environment surrounding the Group raises concerns, including higher outsourcing costs due to labour shortages, there are also positive signs, such as construction of various facilities for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, an increase in urban redevelopment projects and rising demand driven by Japan's aim to become a tourism-oriented nation, and further improvement is expected.」
The concern over higher outsourcing costs caused by labour shortages is stated, as before. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「Although the business environment surrounding the Group raises concerns, including higher outsourcing costs, there are also positive signs, such as construction of various facilities for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and an increase in urban redevelopment projects, and further improvement is expected.」
Higher outsourcing costs are explicitly identified as a concern.