Price competition, rising personnel expenses, rising raw-material prices, labor shortages
First written in FY2016. 15 of 28 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-11-12.
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- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, the operating environment surrounding the building maintenance industry improved as economic activity was revitalized through active corporate activity and progress on large-scale development projects in the Tokyo metropolitan and Kansai regions. However, rising labor costs and other expenses, increasingly pronounced difficulties in securing personnel, including qualified personnel, and higher raw material costs due to rapidly rising prices had a cumulative impact, increasing uncertainty and other unstable factors in the outlook.」
In addition to higher labor costs and prices, difficulties in securing personnel, including qualified personnel, became increasingly pronounced, and multiple cost and hiring risks overlapped, increasing uncertainty over the outlook. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Rising labor costs and other expenses, increasingly pronounced difficulties in securing personnel, including qualified personnel, higher raw material costs due to rapidly rising prices, and growing uncertainty over the outlook for the overall economy resulting from higher tariffs imposed by the United States have had a cumulative impact, and the challenging and uncertain operating environment continues.」
In addition to the previous increases in labor costs, personnel shortages, and prices, it cites the increasingly pronounced difficulty of securing personnel, including qualified personnel, and uncertainty over the outlook resulting from higher U.S. tariffs, indicating that multiple cost and hiring risks are overlapping. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, difficulties in securing personnel and soaring labor costs are expected to become increasingly pronounced.」
In addition to the previous labor shortage and rising labor costs, it indicates that difficulties in securing personnel are becoming increasingly pronounced. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「However, the impact on the earnings environment from difficulties in recruiting personnel, rising labor costs, and higher costs and expenses resulting from inflation has also been growing.」
The company continues to recognize that difficulties in recruiting personnel, rising labor costs, and higher costs and expenses resulting from inflation are affecting the earnings environment. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「However, the impact on the earnings environment from difficulties in recruiting personnel, rising labor costs, and higher costs and expenses resulting from inflation has also been growing.」
In addition to the previous labor shortage and rising labor costs, it states explicitly that difficulties in recruiting personnel and higher costs and expenses resulting from inflation are affecting the earnings environment. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「However, inflation has accelerated sharply amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine and higher import costs due to the weaker yen, while personnel expenses are also rising, and the impact on the future earnings environment is expected to be quite severe.」
The Company reconfirms its recognition of a difficult earnings environment in which soaring prices, higher import costs and rising personnel expenses coincide. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「However, inflation has accelerated sharply amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine and higher import costs due to the weaker yen, while personnel expenses are also rising, and the impact on the future earnings environment is expected to be quite severe.」
The Company expects the impact on the future earnings environment to be quite severe as soaring prices, higher import costs and rising personnel expenses coincide. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's management seeks to formulate the best management policies based on the current business environment and available information. It recognizes that, in order to overcome in every possible way management risks and changes, including sharply higher personnel and raw-material costs, labor shortages, the spread of infectious diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to a digital society, and to secure stable profits, it should further strengthen its business foundation by actively expanding its building maintenance business and operations that offer strong synergies with that business.」
The Company recognizes sharply higher personnel and raw-material costs, labor shortages, the spread of infectious diseases and digitalization as management risks and changes, and reconfirms its intention to respond by expanding its core business and operations with strong synergies with it. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced.」
The Company continues to recognize that sharply higher personnel expenses are affecting earnings and that labor shortages are becoming increasingly pronounced. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced.」
The Company continues to recognize that sharply higher personnel expenses are affecting earnings and that labor shortages are becoming increasingly pronounced. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced.」
The Company continues to recognize that sharply higher personnel expenses are affecting earnings and that labor shortages are becoming increasingly pronounced. Although no figures are provided, the impact on earnings is explicitly stated. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced.」
The Company continues to recognize that sharply higher personnel expenses are affecting earnings and that labor shortages are becoming increasingly pronounced. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced.」
The Company continues to recognize that sharply higher personnel expenses are affecting earnings and that labor shortages are becoming increasingly pronounced. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced.」
The Company continues to recognize that sharply higher personnel expenses are affecting earnings and that labor shortages are becoming increasingly pronounced. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding the Group has been affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages have become increasingly pronounced, and this situation is expected to continue.」
The Company reconfirms its recognition that the difficult environment, in which sharply higher personnel expenses and labor shortages are affecting earnings, will continue. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced. Attention to work quality standards has also increased further.」
The Company continues to recognize that sharply higher personnel expenses and labor shortages are affecting earnings, as well as the growing focus on work quality. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced. Attention to work quality standards has also increased further.」
The Company continues to recognize that sharply higher personnel expenses and labor shortages are affecting earnings, as well as the growing focus on work quality. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced. Attention to work quality standards has also increased further.」
The Company continues to recognize that sharply higher personnel expenses and labor shortages are affecting earnings, and also notes the growing focus on work quality. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced.」
The Company continues to recognize that sharply higher personnel expenses are affecting earnings and that labor shortages are becoming increasingly pronounced. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced.」
As in the previous quarter, the Company identifies sharply higher personnel expenses and worsening labor shortages as challenges in its earnings environment. - FY2017-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first-quarter consolidated accounting period, the environment surrounding the building maintenance industry was affected on the earnings front by sharply higher personnel expenses and other factors, while labor shortages became increasingly pronounced.」
The Company explains that sharply higher personnel expenses affected earnings and that labor shortages became increasingly pronounced. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding the Group is expected to remain difficult, with sales continuing to decline as price competition intensifies and personnel expenses, which account for most of costs, expected to rise.」
The Company recognizes declining sales due to price competition, rising personnel expenses and labor shortages as risks to its earnings environment.