Improving Profit Margins Through Streamlining, Rationalization and Efficiency

「In terms of profit, operating profit and ordinary profit increased because the gross profit margin on revenue improved substantially, to 18.7% in the current consolidated fiscal year from 17.4% in the previous consolidated fiscal year, reflecting efforts to thoroughly manage construction progress and construction costs.」

「Worked to thoroughly manage construction progress and construction costs」

「Against this backdrop, in addition to securing a high level of orders, the company worked to maintain performance through steady construction progress, stable procurement of materials and equipment, and thorough cost management,」

「The company worked to secure business performance through stable procurement of materials and equipment and thorough cost management. Completed construction revenue was ¥59,172 million, up 5.6% year on year, and segment profit was ¥3,383 million, up 193.1%.」

「Worked to secure business performance through stable procurement of materials and equipment and thorough cost management」

「Against this backdrop, the company worked to secure business performance through stable procurement of materials and equipment and thorough cost management. Completed construction revenue was ¥19,020 million, up 7.7% year on year, and segment profit was ¥842 million, up 136.9%.」

「Amid a challenging business environment, the company focused on developing new customers and worked to reduce costs, including through thorough credit management. As a result, revenue was ¥2,237 million, up 5.7%, and segment profit was ¥240 million, up 5.8%.」

「In terms of profit, in addition to the benefit of higher revenue, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to owners of the parent all increased, due in part to a further improvement in the consolidated gross profit margin from 15.7% to 15.8% resulting from even stronger cost management.」

「Improvement in construction profit margins through strengthened cost management」

「Against this backdrop, in addition to securing orders through strategic sales initiatives, efforts to increase revenue through progress on large-scale projects and strengthen cost controls resulted in completed construction revenue of ¥23,471 million (up 30.0% year on year) and segment profit of ¥1,449 million (up 121.7%).」

「In terms of profit, in addition to the benefit of higher revenue, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to owners of the parent all increased, reflecting an improvement in the gross profit margin from 14.3% to 15.7% on a consolidated basis resulting from strengthened cost management. The main factors behind the improved gross profit margin were higher construction efficiency and rationalisation and efficiency improvements across operations. Specifically, these included more rigorous cost reviews before accepting orders, selective order-taking, schedule management and cost reductions during construction, and securing additional orders.」

「Against this backdrop, completed construction revenue increased to ¥56,346 million, up 13.7% year on year, while segment profit rose to ¥2,274 million, compared with ¥49 million in the same quarter of the previous year, owing to higher revenue from projects carried over from the beginning of the period and improved sales margins resulting from strengthened cost management.」

「Against this backdrop, increases in revenue from construction projects carried forward from the beginning of the period and improved margins resulting from stronger cost controls resulted in completed construction revenue of ¥36,605 million (up 13.9% year on year) and segment profit of ¥1,323 million (up 114.4%).」

「On the profit side, operating profit and ordinary profit increased because of the benefit of higher revenue and an improvement in the gross profit margin, from 13.2% to 14.3% on a consolidated basis. The main factors behind the improvement in the gross profit margin were improved construction efficiency and streamlining and efficiency improvements across operations. Specific measures included stronger pre-order cost reviews, selective order acceptance, schedule management during construction, cost reduction, and securing additional orders.」

「Against this backdrop, through active sales activities and rationalization and efficiency improvements across its operations, construction revenue was ¥49,535 million, down 3.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥49 million, down 87.4%.」

「Against this backdrop, improvements in construction margins and other factors resulted in completed construction revenue of ¥32,151 million (down 1.1% year on year) and segment profit of ¥617 million (compared with segment profit of ¥8 million in the same period of the previous year).」

「Against this backdrop, improvements in construction margins and strong performance by consolidated subsidiaries resulted in completed construction revenue of ¥16,365 million (up 7.4% year on year) and segment profit of ¥536 million (compared with a segment loss of ¥112 million in the same period of the previous year).」

「On the profit side, in addition to the benefit of higher revenue, operating profit increased because the gross profit margin improved and the solar power generation business also delivered higher revenue and profit. Operating profit was ¥2,938 million (up ¥264 million). The improvement in the gross profit margin was mainly attributable to improved construction efficiency and streamlining and efficiency improvements across operations. Specific measures included stronger pre-order cost reviews, selective order acceptance, schedule management and cost reduction during construction, and securing additional orders.」

「Against this backdrop, through active sales activities and rationalization and efficiency improvements across its operations, construction revenue was ¥51,329 million, down 2.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥397 million, down 56.1%.」

「Amid a challenging business environment, the Company focused on developing new customers while working to reduce costs through thorough credit management and other measures. Net sales were ¥1,705 million, up 5.2% year on year, while segment profit was ¥140 million, down 5.5%.」

「Against this backdrop, streamlining and efficiency improvements across operations resulted in completed construction revenue of ¥15,238 million (up 3.4% year on year) and a segment loss of ¥112 million (compared with a segment loss of ¥92 million in the same period of the previous year).」

「The company will also work to improve overall productivity through zero-based business innovation and other measures, while also considering work-style reforms.」

「Active sales initiatives and streamlining and efficiency improvements across operations resulted in completed construction revenue of ¥52,852 million (up 19.4% year on year) and segment profit of ¥904 million (up 251.0%).」

「Against this backdrop, streamlining and efficiency improvements across operations resulted in completed construction revenue of ¥34,410 million (up 17.5% year on year) and segment profit of ¥254 million (up 941.3%).」

「Against this backdrop, streamlining and efficiency improvements across operations resulted in completed construction revenue of ¥14,740 million (up 7.7% year on year) and a segment loss of ¥92 million (compared with a segment loss of ¥215 million in the same period of the previous year).」

「Although revenue declined in connection with mega-solar projects, the company worked to streamline and improve efficiency across operations, resulting in」

「Amid a challenging business environment, the Company focused on developing new customers while working to reduce costs through thorough credit management and other measures. Net sales were ¥2,348 million, up 3.7% year on year, while segment profit was ¥216 million, down 5.7%.」

「Amid a challenging business environment, the Company focused on developing new customers while working to reduce costs through thorough credit management and other measures. Net sales were ¥1,569 million, up 5.2% year on year, while segment profit was ¥147 million, down 6.2%.」

「Amid a challenging business environment, the Company focused on developing new customers while working to reduce costs through thorough credit management and other measures, resulting in」

「The company will work to enhance corporate value by thoroughly pursuing streamlining, rationalization and efficiency improvements across all aspects of its business activities, including further streamlining and another step-up in margins.」