Developing the DALI lighting control business into a new core business
First written in FY2018. 15 of 31 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2020-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, orders received in this segment amounted to ¥1,001 million, up 159.4% year on year, while net sales were ¥490 million, down 35.8%, and the segment recorded an operating loss of ¥99 million, compared with operating income of ¥146 million in the previous year.」
While continuing to develop the lighting control business into a future core business, full-year orders increased, but revenue fell 35.8%, and the business swung from an operating profit to an operating loss of ¥99 million. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly targeting general contractors and design firms to expand revenue. Demand for smart-building solutions in new-build office projects is increasing, and we are also pursuing co-creation with major general contractors and telecommunications operators. However, in the previous fiscal year, progress on projects in hand for several large projects boosted performance, but as these projects were nearly completed by the end of the previous fiscal year, the order backlog at the beginning of the current fiscal year was low. As a result, segment revenue was ¥239 million, down 50.1% from the previous interim consolidated accounting period, and operating loss was ¥11 million (operating profit of ¥138 million in the previous interim consolidated accounting period).」
The company continues its efforts to develop the lighting control business into a future core business, but completion of large projects left the opening order backlog at a low level. Revenue declined 50.1%, and operating results turned from profit to an operating loss of ¥11 million. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, orders received in the segment were ¥386 million, down 47.5% year on year, revenue was ¥764 million, up 8.6%, and operating profit was ¥146 million, up 93.8%.」
In the lighting control business, although orders received declined, revenue increased 8.6% and operating profit increased 93.8%. This updates the full-year results achieved in the initiative to develop the DALI lighting control business as a core business. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company actively developed its business, primarily with general contractors and others, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, with the aim of expanding sales. Demand for smart-building solutions in new-build projects is increasing, and the company is pursuing co-creation with major general contractors and lighting manufacturers. As a result, work in hand progressed steadily, and efforts to accept construction orders at appropriate prices with a view to securing profit led to substantial year-on-year increases in both sales and profit. Accordingly, segment revenue was ¥479 million, up 70.5% from the previous interim consolidated accounting period, and operating profit was ¥138 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥0 million in the previous interim consolidated accounting period.」
In the DALI lighting control business, progress on projects in hand and orders secured at appropriate prices led to first-half revenue increasing 70.5% year on year, while operating results turned from a loss in the previous year to profit of ¥138 million. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly targeting general contractors and other customers to expand revenue. Demand for [multi-gateways] is increasing as new-build office projects are converted into smart buildings, and we are also pursuing co-creation with major general contractors and lighting manufacturers. As a result, strong orders led to steady progress on projects in hand, and revenue and profit substantially exceeded the previous year. Orders received in the segment were ¥735 million, up 97.8% year on year, revenue was ¥704 million, up 91.5%, and operating profit was ¥75 million (operating loss of ¥26 million in the previous year).」
The lighting control business continues sales efforts targeting general contractors and other customers, smart-building initiatives and co-creation with major general contractors and lighting manufacturers. Full-year orders received increased 97.8%, revenue increased 91.5%, and operating results turned from a loss of ¥26 million to profit of ¥75 million. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company actively developed its business, primarily with general contractors and others, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, with the aim of expanding sales. Demand for smart-building solutions in new-build projects is increasing, and the company is pursuing co-creation with major general contractors and lighting manufacturers. As a result, strong orders led to steady progress on work in hand, and both sales and profit exceeded the previous year. Accordingly, segment revenue was ¥478 million, up 65.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥35 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥19 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The lighting control business continues sales efforts targeting general contractors and other customers, smart-building initiatives and co-creation with major general contractors and lighting manufacturers. Strong orders drove revenue up 65.0% year on year, and operating results turned from a loss of ¥19 million to profit of ¥35 million. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company actively developed its business, primarily with general contractors and others, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, with the aim of expanding sales. Demand for smart-building solutions in new-build projects is increasing, and the company is pursuing co-creation with major general contractors and lighting manufacturers. As a result, strong orders led to steady progress on work in hand, and both sales and profit exceeded the previous year. Accordingly, segment revenue was ¥281 million, up 61.5% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥0 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥12 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Under its policy of making the lighting control business a new core business, the company continues sales efforts targeting general contractors and other customers, smart-building initiatives and co-creation with other companies. Strong orders drove revenue and profit above the previous year, with revenue up 61.5% and operating loss narrowing from ¥12 million to ¥0 million. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly targeting general contractors and other customers to expand revenue. Demand for [multi-gateways] is increasing as new-build office projects are converted into smart buildings, and we are also pursuing co-creation with major general contractors and lighting manufacturers. However, revenue and profit were lower than in the previous year because revenue from the order backlog was lower and unprofitable projects arose. As a result, segment revenue was ¥64 million, down 14.1% year on year, and operating loss was ¥18 million (operating loss of ¥9 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company continues sales efforts to expand the lighting control business, smart-building initiatives and co-creation with other companies. However, lower revenue from the order backlog and the emergence of unprofitable projects caused revenue to decline 14.1% year on year and operating loss to widen from ¥9 million to ¥18 million. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, orders received in the segment were ¥371 million, down 31.5% year on year, revenue was ¥367 million, down 25.3%, and operating loss was ¥26 million (operating profit of ¥3 million in the same period of the previous year).」
The company continues its policy of expanding the lighting control business, along with sales to general contractors and other customers and co-creation with other companies, but full-year orders and revenue declined and the business turned from operating profit in the previous year to an operating loss. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly targeting general contractors and other customers to expand revenue. Demand for [multi-gateways] is increasing as new-build office projects are converted into smart buildings, and we are also pursuing co-creation with major general contractors and lighting manufacturers. However, revenue was lower than in the same quarter of the previous year because revenue from the order backlog was lower. As a result, segment revenue was ¥290 million, down 4.6% year on year, and operating loss was ¥19 million (operating loss of ¥21 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company is pursuing sales to general contractors and other customers, smart-building initiatives and co-creation with other companies, and has also reported increasing demand for multi-gateways. However, lower revenue from the order backlog caused revenue to decline 4.6% year on year, while operating loss continued, indicating deterioration in performance toward the goal of making the business a new core business. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The lighting control business, which is expected to grow, has seen an increase in installations, and the company worked to expand revenue through systematic approaches to general contractors and other customers.」
The company reported an increase in installations in the lighting control business and is working to expand revenue through systematic approaches to general contractors and other customers. However, cumulative revenue in the business for the quarter declined because of the low level of revenue from its order backlog. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「② Lighting Control Business We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly targeting general contractors and other customers to expand revenue. However, delays to the construction schedules of projects expected to generate revenue caused revenue to fall below plan. As a result, segment revenue was ¥74 million, down 22.5% year on year, and operating loss was ¥9 million (operating loss of ¥15 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company continues to expand the lighting control business, but delays to the construction schedules of projects expected to generate revenue caused revenue to fall below plan. Revenue was down 22.5% year on year, and operating loss was ¥9 million. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, orders received in the segment were ¥500 million, down 29.7% year on year, revenue was ¥492 million, down 4.7%, and operating profit was ¥3 million, down 85.5%.」
The company continues its policy of making the lighting control business a new core business, but full-year orders received declined 29.7%, revenue declined 4.7%, and operating profit declined 85.5%. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. As a result, segment revenue was ¥304 million, up 4.0% year on year, and operating loss was ¥21 million (operating profit of ¥6 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company continued to design, sell and install DALI lighting control systems, but cumulative third-quarter revenue increased only modestly and the business turned from operating profit to an operating loss of ¥21 million. This does not establish that the goal of making it a new core business has been achieved. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. As a result, segment revenue was ¥191 million, down 7.8% year on year, and operating loss was ¥21 million (operating profit of ¥4 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company continued to design, sell and install DALI-controlled lighting control systems, but cumulative second-quarter revenue declined and the business turned from operating profit in the same period of the previous year to an operating loss of ¥21 million. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. As a result, segment revenue was ¥96 million, up 80.9% year on year, and operating loss was ¥15 million (operating loss of ¥6 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
Although revenue in the DALI lighting control business increased 80.9% year on year, operating loss widened from ¥6 million to ¥15 million. This does not establish that the goal of making it a new core business has been achieved. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. However, we were unable to move away from a sales model centered on new-build projects, and because face-to-face sales were not possible due to the impact of COVID-19, orders for short-lead-time projects were insufficient.」
The company continued its DALI lighting control business but was unable to move away from a sales model centered on new-build projects. As a result, weak remote sales and insufficient orders for short-lead-time projects led to lower revenue and profit for the full year. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. As a result, segment revenue was ¥292 million, down 9.2% year on year, and operating profit was ¥6 million (operating loss of ¥9 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company continued to design, sell and install DALI-controlled lighting control systems, and in cumulative third-quarter results turned from an operating loss in the same period of the previous year to operating profit of ¥6 million. This does not establish that the goal of making the lighting control business a new core business has been achieved. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. As a result, segment revenue was ¥207 million, down 21.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥4 million, down 71.1% year on year.」
The company continues to design, sell and install DALI-controlled systems, but cumulative second-quarter revenue was down 21.8% year on year and operating profit declined 71.1%. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. As a result, segment revenue was ¥53 million, up 137.0% year on year, and operating loss was ¥6 million (operating loss of ¥16 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company continued to design, sell and install DALI-controlled lighting control systems. First-quarter revenue increased 137.0% year on year, while operating loss narrowed from ¥16 million to ¥6 million. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「We developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. As a result, segment revenue was ¥706 million, up 150.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥42 million, up 332.3% year on year.」
The lighting control business continued to design, sell and install DALI-controlled systems, generating full-year revenue of ¥706 million and operating profit of ¥42 million. This does not establish that the goal of making it a new core business has been achieved. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. As a result, segment revenue was ¥321 million, up 121.1% year on year, and operating loss was ¥9 million (operating loss of ¥19 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company continued to design, sell and install DALI-controlled lighting control systems. The lighting control business recorded a 121.1% year-on-year increase in revenue, while operating loss narrowed from ¥19 million to ¥9 million. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. As a result, segment revenue was ¥265 million, up 122.1% year on year, and operating profit was ¥14 million (operating loss of ¥11 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company continued to design, sell and install DALI-controlled lighting control systems. The lighting control business turned from an operating loss in the same period of the previous year to operating profit of ¥14 million, while revenue increased 122.1% year on year. This does not establish that the goal of making it a new core business has been achieved. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「We actively developed the business, centered on the design, sale and installation of DALI-controlled lighting control systems, mainly for large tenant buildings, major IT companies and hotels. However, because large projects shifted into the second quarter and profitability deteriorated as a result of lower revenue, segment revenue was ¥22 million, down 13.7% year on year, and operating loss was ¥16 million (operating loss of ¥13 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company continues to design, sell and install DALI-controlled lighting control systems, but first-quarter revenue declined 13.7% year on year due to the timing shift of large projects and other factors, while operating loss widened from ¥13 million to ¥16 million. - FY2019-Q3Third-quarter revenue declined and operating loss widenedAnnual report
「Leveraging our position as an “SIer” for DALI control, an international standard, we actively developed a solutions business suited to society’s needs. As a result, segment revenue was ¥145 million, down 16.1% year on year, and operating loss was ¥19 million (operating loss of ¥12 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The company continues to operate as an SIer for DALI control, but cumulative third-quarter revenue was down 16.1% year on year and operating loss widened from ¥12 million to ¥19 million. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「② Lighting Control Business Leveraging our position as an “SIer” for DALI control, an international standard, we actively developed a solutions business suited to society’s needs. As a result, segment revenue was ¥119 million, up 16.4% year on year, and operating loss was ¥11 million (operating loss of ¥16 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
The lighting control business continued to operate as an SIer for DALI control, with revenue of ¥119 million, up 16.4% year on year, and an operating loss of ¥11 million (¥16 million in the same quarter of the previous year). - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At the same time, in conjunction with organizational changes aimed at expanding the lighting control business, the previously included lighting control business was separated from the construction business, and the reportable segments were changed to the information and communications business, lighting control business, and real estate leasing business.」
The company implemented organizational changes aimed at expanding the lighting control business, making the business, which was previously included in the construction business, an independent reportable segment. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「For the new business, in addition to a market environment in which awareness of lighting controls is increasing, we will leverage our position as an “SIer” for DALI control, an international standard, to develop the business as a new core business for our group.」
The company has set the goal of making the lighting control business a new earnings pillar by leveraging its position as an SIer for DALI control.