Decline in Demand for Business Forms
First written in FY2016-Q3. 10 of 28 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2019-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-11-11.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 4 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Revenue from business forms-related operations fell 2.3% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to the declining trend in demand for printing forms, slips and other materials as customer companies advanced their digitalisation.」
Demand for forms and slips continued to decline due to digitalisation, and business forms-related revenue fell 2.3% year on year. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「② Revenue from business forms-related operations fell 14.8% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to the declining trend in demand for slip-printing services as customer companies advanced their digitalisation, as well as a reactionary decline following a rush of orders for forms and slips in September ahead of the price revisions implemented from October 2024.」
Demand for slip-printing services continued to decline due to digitalisation, while a reactionary decline following rush orders ahead of the price revisions also weighed on business forms-related revenue, which fell 14.8% year on year. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「② Revenue from business forms-related operations fell 2.2% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to a decline in orders for slip-printing services as customer companies advanced their digitalisation.」
Demand continued to decline due to digitalisation, but the decrease in revenue narrowed from the previously reported 9.8% to 2.2%. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「② Revenue from business forms-related operations fell 9.8% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to a decline in orders for slip-printing services as customer companies advanced their digitalisation.」
Demand for slip-printing services continued to decline due to digitalisation, and business forms-related revenue fell 9.8% year on year. - FY2023-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「② Revenue from business forms-related operations increased 8.5% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to an increase in orders for slip-printing services from customers newly acquired in the previous fiscal year.」
Although demand continued to decline due to the shift to paperless operations, orders for slip-printing services from newly acquired customers lifted revenue from a 7.5% increase to an 8.5% increase year on year. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue from business forms-related operations increased 7.5% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to an increase in orders for slip-printing services from customers newly acquired in the previous fiscal year.」
Although demand continued to decline due to the shift to paperless operations, increased orders from newly acquired customers lifted revenue 7.5% year on year. - FY2023-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「② Revenue from business forms-related operations increased 16.1% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to an increase in orders for slip-printing services from customers newly acquired in the previous fiscal year.」
Despite the continued decline in demand resulting from the shift to paperless operations, orders for slip-printing services from customers acquired in the previous fiscal year improved business forms revenue to a 16.1% year-on-year increase. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue from business forms-related operations fell 1.4% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to declining demand for business forms, including various slips and vouchers, as customer companies advanced their shift to paperless operations.」
Demand continued to decline due to the shift to paperless operations, and business forms-related revenue fell 1.4% from the previous fiscal year. Revenue for the full year declined, compared with the 0.6% year-on-year increase through the third quarter previously reported. - FY2022-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「② Revenue from business forms-related operations increased 0.6% from the previous fiscal year. Although demand for business forms declined as customer companies advanced their digitalisation, this was more than offset by orders for printing forms such as notices of commencement of special collection of medical insurance premiums for the late-stage elderly and account notices for late-stage elderly medical care.」
Demand for business forms continued to decline due to digitalisation, but orders for forms related to medical care for the late-stage elderly lifted revenue 0.6% from the previous fiscal year, an improvement from the previous 3.2% decline. - FY2022-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「② Revenue from business forms-related operations fell 3.2% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to declining demand for business forms as customer companies advanced their digitalisation.」
Demand for business forms continued to decline as a result of digitalisation, but the decrease in revenue narrowed from 9.9% previously to 3.2%. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「② Revenue from business forms-related operations fell 9.9% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to declining demand for forms as customer companies advanced their digitalisation amid the broader shift toward digital operations.」
Demand for business forms continued to decline, and the decrease in revenue widened from 4.3% for the previous full fiscal year to 9.9% in the first quarter. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In the business forms printing field, revenue declined due to the decrease in demand for business forms resulting from the shift to paperless operations, as well as the decline in demand for business forms caused by the spread of coronavirus infections.」
The decline in demand for business forms resulting from the shift to paperless operations and the impact of the coronavirus continued, and business forms-related revenue fell 4.3% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue from business forms-related operations fell 10.7% from the previous fiscal year. This was because the coronavirus accelerated the decline in document output resulting from companies' digitalisation, causing demand for business forms to decline.」
Demand for business forms continues to decline, but the decrease in revenue narrowed from 12.2% previously to 10.7%. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue from business forms-related operations fell 12.2% from the previous fiscal year. This was because the coronavirus accelerated the decline in document output resulting from companies' digitalisation, causing demand for business forms to decline.」
In addition to declining demand for business forms, the coronavirus accelerated companies' digitalisation, and revenue fell 12.2% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「In the business forms printing field, demand for business forms declined, and logistics disruptions caused business forms usage to decrease, resulting in a 7.8% year-on-year decline in revenue.」
In addition to declining demand for business forms, logistics disruptions also weighed on revenue, which deteriorated from a 4.1% decline in the third quarter to a 7.8% decline for the full year. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the business forms printing field, demand for business forms declined, and consumption remained sluggish due to the impact of the coronavirus, resulting in a 4.1% year-on-year decrease in revenue.」
In addition to declining demand for business forms, sluggish consumption caused by the coronavirus weighed on revenue, which fell 4.1% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the business forms printing field, demand for business forms continued to decline, resulting in a slight decrease in revenue from the previous fiscal year.」
The decline in demand for business forms and the resulting slight decrease in revenue have continued. - FY2019-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Revenue from business forms-related operations fell 0.9% from the previous fiscal year. This was due to the continued decline in demand for business forms.」
Demand for business forms continues to decline, but the decrease in revenue narrowed from 8.2% previously to 0.9%. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Revenue related to business forms decreased 8.2% year on year. This was due to continued weakness in demand for business forms.」
Demand for business forms continued to decline, and business forms-related revenue fell 8.2% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue related to business forms decreased 10.6% year on year. This was due to continued weakness in demand for business forms.」
Demand for business forms continued to decline, with the decrease in revenue related to business forms widening from 3.0% for the previous full fiscal year to 10.6% in the first quarter. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the business forms printing sector, demand for business forms has been trending downward, but continued regular orders from major customers limited the decline in revenue to 3.0% from the previous fiscal year.」
Demand for business forms continued to decline, and revenue decreased 3.0% year on year, but regular orders from major customers limited the decline. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the business forms printing sector, demand for business forms has generally been trending downward, but our revenue declined only modestly from the previous fiscal year because we continued to receive regular orders for forms from major customers.」
Demand for business forms continues to decline. The decline was described as modest due to regular orders from major customers. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Revenue related to business forms decreased 5.2% year on year. This was due to continued weakness in demand for business forms.」
Demand for business forms continued to decline, resulting in a 5.2% year-on-year decrease in revenue related to business forms. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the business forms printing sector, demand for business forms has generally been trending downward, but in the second quarter the decline remained modest due to regular orders for forms from major customers.」
Demand for business forms continues to decline, but regular orders from major customers kept the decline modest. - FY2016WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue related to business forms decreased 7.0% year on year. This was due to continued weakness in demand for business forms, as well as the absence this fiscal year of the large spot orders from government agencies received in the previous fiscal year.」
The explanation shifted from a modest decline previously to a 7.0% full-year decrease, explicitly citing weaker demand and the absence of large spot orders. - FY2016-Q3First statedAnnual report
「In the business forms printing sector, sales of business forms have generally been trending downward, but in the third quarter the decline remained modest as orders for forms were secured from major customers.」
Demand for business forms continues to decline, while large orders kept the decline for the quarter modest.