Improving Profitability by Shortening Construction Periods and Reducing Construction Costs

「Against this backdrop, the Group's core construction business worked to reduce construction costs and shorten construction periods to improve profitability, while steadily strengthening its system for securing orders for new projects. In the construction business, order intake was ¥1,617.712 million, up 77.3% year on year, net sales were ¥2,681.361 million, up 17.0%, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥229.947 million, down 19.1%.」

「Operating income is expected to increase by ¥226 million to ¥435 million, owing to a substantial increase in gross profit on completed construction contracts resulting from additional revenue from design changes and lower construction costs in the construction business, as well as increased sales profits in the OLY business and real estate business and higher rental income.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group's core construction business actively pursued orders in new civil engineering fields in addition to its specialty of water supply and sewerage works to improve profitability, while working to shorten construction days and reduce construction costs to further increase gross profit on completed construction contracts. In the construction business, order intake was ¥912.473 million, down 63.5% year on year, net sales were ¥2,292.086 million, up 17.0%, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥284.175 million, up 24.7%.」

「In its core construction business, the company has focused on thoroughly reducing construction costs and shortening construction periods in order to further increase profit on completed construction contracts, while actively pursuing orders for new types of civil engineering work in addition to its specialty water and sewerage construction.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group's core construction business focused on further reducing construction costs and shortening construction periods to increase gross profit on completed construction contracts. It also pursued new orders for water supply and sewerage works commissioned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offset the decline in construction volume resulting from the concentration of project completions in the consolidated fiscal year. In the construction business, order intake was ¥2,498.020 million, down 20.6% year on year, net sales were ¥1,959.716 million, up 5.0%, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥227.890 million, up 63.3%.」

「The company has made further efforts to reduce construction costs and strengthen construction management in order to improve gross profit on completed construction contracts. To expand its business base and increase orders, it has also actively pursued projects in river construction, road improvement and other areas, in addition to its core water and sewerage construction business. / Gross profit on completed construction contracts: ¥239.218 million」

「The company has focused on thoroughly shortening construction days and reducing construction costs to increase gross profit on completed construction contracts.」

「The company has continued efforts, including reducing construction costs and shortening construction periods, to increase gross profit on completed construction contracts in its order backlog.」

「The company is continuing efforts to shorten construction periods and reduce construction costs in order to further improve productivity.」

「The company is continuing efforts to shorten construction periods and reduce construction costs in order to increase gross profit on completed construction contracts in its order backlog.」

「We will work to increase gross profit on completed construction by shortening construction periods and reducing construction costs,」

「We will also work to further reduce construction costs and expenses, striving to secure and achieve our target operating margin of at least 7.0%.」

「Against this backdrop, in our group’s core construction business, we continued initiatives to increase gross profit on completed construction, including shortening construction periods and reducing construction costs,」

「Against this backdrop, the Group's core construction business continued efforts to increase gross profit on completed construction contracts by shortening construction periods and reducing construction costs.」

「We worked to reduce construction costs and shorten construction periods, continuing initiatives aimed at increasing gross profit on completed construction.」

「In the construction business, we worked to reduce construction costs and shorten construction periods to increase gross profit on completed construction, while seeking orders for water and sewerage projects commissioned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offset the decline in construction volume resulting from the concentration of completed projects during the current consolidated fiscal year.」

「In the construction business, the company continued efforts to reduce construction costs and shorten construction periods to increase gross profit on completed construction contracts, while focusing on securing new orders for water supply and sewerage works in Tokyo to offset the decline in construction volume resulting from the concentration of completed projects on hand in the fiscal year. Order intake was ¥4,571.972 million, up 15.8% year on year, net sales were ¥3,038.848 million, down 5.2%, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥345.417 million, up 48.5%.」

「Against this backdrop, in our group’s core construction business, we continued initiatives to reduce construction costs and shorten construction periods, focusing on increasing gross profit on completed construction. In the construction business, orders were ¥1,858.195 billion, down 5.1% year on year; revenue was ¥1,749.497 billion, down 10.3%; and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥289.351 million, up 125.8%.」

「Against this backdrop, in our group’s core construction business, we worked to reduce construction costs and shorten construction periods, focusing on increasing gross profit on completed construction. In the construction business, orders were ¥483.747 million, down 54.8% year on year; revenue was ¥814.184 million, up 12.5%; and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥225.282 million, compared with segment profit of ¥7.517 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「As a specialist in water and sewerage construction within the construction business, our group will contribute to the development of social infrastructure while pursuing efficient construction and reducing construction costs.」

「Our main initiatives were to selectively accept highly profitable projects, implement construction efficiently and focus on reducing construction costs in order to strengthen earning power in the civil-engineering business. / Gross profit on completed construction: ¥584 million, up 32.2% year on year」

「The group worked to further reduce construction costs and improve construction income. In the construction business, orders were ¥1,913 million, down 20.0% year on year; revenue was ¥2,215 million, up 10.2%; and gross profit on completed construction was ¥533 million, up 169.4%.」

「We worked to further reduce construction costs and improve construction income. In the construction business, orders were ¥1,011 million, down 56.8% year on year; revenue was ¥1,208 million, up 2.2%; and gross profit on completed construction was ¥299 million, up 222.7%.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group selectively accepted high-quality projects and worked to improve technical capabilities and reduce construction costs in its core water supply and sewerage construction operations in order to ensure stable recognition of revenue from completed construction contracts and construction income. In the construction business, orders for projects in the Tokyo area resulted in order intake of ¥1.046 billion, down 37.7% year on year, net sales of ¥503 million, up 15.6%, and gross profit on completed construction contracts of ¥187 million, up 514.1%.」

「We will pursue greater efficiency in operations and further reduce construction costs to improve profitability.」

「We aim to improve profitability by shortening construction periods and reducing construction costs in our core construction business, namely water and sewerage projects.」