Higher Transportation and Procurement Costs Due to Rising Crude Oil and Raw Material Prices
First written in FY2022. 10 of 16 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2023-Q1. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
Belc moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, 2 years after the typical company in this theme (2022).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 5 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2027-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Gross profit margin was 26.4%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the same period of the previous year, reflecting the impact of soaring product procurement prices and stronger pricing to maintain competitiveness, among other factors.」
Gross profit margin declined by 0.1 percentage point year on year due to soaring product procurement prices and the impact of stronger pricing. - FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「The gross profit margin was 26.9%, down 0.1 percentage points from the same period of the previous year. Although it was affected by surging product purchase prices and measures to strengthen prices to maintain competitiveness, the Company reviewed its pricing policies by store from the second half of the fiscal year, and the margin has been recovering, securing a level comparable to the previous year.」
Although the impact of surging product purchase prices continues, pricing policies were reviewed by store from the second half of the fiscal year, and the gross profit margin is described as recovering. - 2026-04-10WorsenedFinancial results
「Higher procurement prices resulting from surging raw-material prices and product manufacturing costs」
Higher procurement prices caused by rising raw-material prices and manufacturing costs are reconfirmed as factors affecting the industry environment and business performance for the period. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「The retail industry remains in a challenging situation, with procurement prices for products rising as raw material prices and product manufacturing costs surge, and continued price increases having a significant impact on personal consumption, including through weaker consumer sentiment.」
In addition to higher product procurement prices resulting from surging raw-material prices and manufacturing costs, the impact of inflation on personal consumption is explicitly disclosed. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Although signs of a recovery in personal consumption have emerged, the situation remains challenging, as consumer prices continue to rise, consumption is becoming increasingly polarized, selling, general and administrative expenses remain elevated because of the continued surge in global energy prices from the previous year, and food procurement prices continue to rise repeatedly.」
The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses due to the global surge in energy prices and the rise in food procurement prices continue to be disclosed, with the continued rise in consumer prices, the polarization of consumption and repeated increases in procurement prices added. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although signs of a recovery in personal consumption have emerged, the retail industry remains in a challenging situation because of higher selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from surging global energy prices and higher procurement prices for food products due to surging raw material prices.」
The company continues to cite higher selling, general and administrative expenses and food procurement costs caused by soaring global energy and raw material prices as factors contributing to the difficult conditions in the retail industry. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「In the retail industry, difficult conditions continue as soaring global energy and raw material prices, together with foreign exchange trends, have driven up food procurement costs and selling, general and administrative expenses.」
The company continues to report higher food procurement costs and selling, general and administrative expenses due to soaring energy and raw material prices and the impact of foreign exchange trends. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the retail industry, difficult conditions continue as soaring global crude oil and raw material prices, together with a sharp trend toward yen depreciation, have driven up food procurement costs and selling, general and administrative expenses.」
As in the previous quarter, the company reports higher food procurement costs and selling, general and administrative expenses due to soaring crude oil and raw material prices and the sharp depreciation of the yen. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the retail industry, difficult conditions continue as soaring global crude oil and raw material prices, together with a sharp trend toward yen depreciation, have driven up food procurement costs and selling, general and administrative expenses.」
The company states that soaring crude oil and raw material prices and the sharp depreciation of the yen have increased not only food procurement costs but also selling, general and administrative expenses. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Although signs of a recovery in personal consumption have emerged, the retail industry remains in a challenging situation, affected by the rapid depreciation of the yen, higher transportation costs due to surging crude oil prices, and higher procurement prices for food products due to increases in raw material prices.」
The company has identified a sharp trend toward yen depreciation as an additional factor affecting higher transportation costs and food procurement costs caused by rising crude oil and raw material prices. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「Difficult conditions continue, including higher transportation costs due to soaring crude oil prices and higher food procurement costs due to increases in raw material prices.」
The company has newly disclosed higher transportation costs due to soaring crude oil prices and higher food procurement costs due to increases in raw material prices.