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L is B Corp. (145A) · RiskMitigated

Operating Loss and Cash-Flow Risks from Ongoing Investment

First written in FY2023. 4 of 6 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2026-H1.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseFirst statedFY2023 – FY2024-H1MitigatedFY2024 – FY2026-H12024: 220242025: 220252026: 22026
Same theme, other companies
Upfront Losses from Growth InvestmentA theme 20 companies write about · 22 as a headwind · 0 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 6 of 12 companies on the "Worse" side.

10 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".

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  1. FY2026-H1MitigatedAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities totaled ¥141,145 thousand.」

    Operating cash flow was positive at ¥141,145 thousand, up from ¥100,967 thousand in the same period of the previous year.
  2. FY2025MitigatedAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities totaled ¥178,234 thousand.」

    Operating cash flow increased from ¥27,817 thousand in the previous year to ¥178,234 thousand. However, ¥1,079,531 thousand was used in investing activities, and cash and cash equivalents decreased by ¥457,626 thousand.
  3. FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities totaled ¥100,967 thousand.」

    Operating cash flow was positive at ¥100,967 thousand. However, ¥319,839 thousand was used in investing activities, and investment-related cash outflows continued.
  4. FY2024MitigatedAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities totaled ¥27,817 thousand.」

    Operating cash flow turned positive at ¥27,817 thousand from negative in the previous fiscal year, while ¥378,161 thousand was used in investing activities, so cash outflows from investment remain a focus.
  5. FY2024-H1RestatedAnnual report

    「Funds used in operating activities totaled ¥9,364 thousand, compared with ¥12,075 thousand used in the previous fiscal year.」

    Operating cash flow was negative ¥9,364 thousand, quantifying the continuing cash-flow risk associated with investment and cash outflows.
  6. FY2023First statedAnnual report

    「Operating cash flow was negative in both fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, but we have invested while monitoring cost effectiveness and focused on acquiring new customers and upselling existing customers, which has improved profitability.」

    The company explains that upfront investment to expand services and acquire customers resulted in net losses in 2021 and 2022 and negative operating cash flow in 2022 and 2023.
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  2. 1Expansion of the customer base in frontline industries4×
  3. 2Growing ARR and the Recurring Revenue Base4×
  4. 3Generating Profit and Cash Flow and Establishing Sustainable Profitability4×
  5. 4Recruiting and Developing Human Resources2×
  6. 5Providing solutions using generative AI and other advanced technologies2×
  7. 6Startup and venture capital investments aimed at creating synergies2×

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