Maximizing net sales and operating profit while concentrating management resources on growth services
First written in FY2017. 9 of 17 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Crooz moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 2 years after the typical company in this theme (2023).
19 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「From the next fiscal year onward, while using stable earnings from these existing businesses as a foundation, we will position the hotel conversion business, which supports the national strategy of making Japan a tourism-oriented nation, as a new core business that will drive future growth for the Group, and will promote it vigorously.」
The policy has been shifted toward a structure centered on concentrating management resources on the IT outsourcing business, while using the existing businesses as a stable earnings base and promoting the hotel conversion business as a new growth pillar. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「Going forward, we will concentrate management resources on our IT outsourcing business, which will become our main business, and continue to grow its performance.」
The previous policy of concentrating resources on SHOPLIST and the e-commerce sector has been shifted to concentrating management resources on the IT outsourcing business. - FY2025-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Going forward, we will concentrate management resources on our IT outsourcing business, which will become our main business, and continue to grow its performance.」
The focus has been shifted from the previous resource allocation policy, which emphasized concentration on the growth-oriented e-commerce sector, to concentrating management resources on the IT outsourcing business. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「As the key medium- to long-term metrics for our core SHOPLIST business, we will focus simply on achieving 5 million annual unique purchasers and annual purchases of ¥20,000 per person.」
We have reaffirmed the key medium- to long-term metrics for SHOPLIST: 5 million annual unique purchasers and annual purchases of ¥20,000 per person. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We have set the ultra-long-term goal of “market capitalization of at least ¥1 trillion by 20XX” and, as of 10 May 2018, made all businesses subsidiaries, becoming a pure holding company and transitioning to group management. To achieve this ultra-long-term goal as quickly as possible, we will use the “CROOZ Permanent Evolution Initiative,” a system for creating and growing next-generation businesses and managers and achieving perpetual venture speed, to develop more entrepreneurs. Centered on “SHOPLIST.com by CROOZ” (the “SHOPLIST business”), we will focus more than ever on the growing EC sector as an “EC solutions company” operating multiple services related to EC.」
The policy of concentrating management resources on the EC sector centered on SHOPLIST and achieving the extremely long-term target through the creation of next-generation businesses and managers was reconfirmed. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Company has set the extremely long-term target of a market capitalization of at least ¥1 trillion by 20XX and, as of 10 May 2018, made all businesses subsidiaries and shifted to Group management. To achieve this extremely long-term target as quickly as possible, the Company will use the “CROOZ Eternal Evolution Initiative,” a framework for creating and developing next-generation businesses and managers and achieving lasting venture speed, cultivate more entrepreneurs, and focus more than ever on the growing EC sector as an “EC solutions company” developing multiple EC-related services centered on “SHOPLIST.com by CROOZ” (the SHOPLIST Business).」
The extremely long-term target of a market capitalization of at least ¥1 trillion and the policy of focusing on an EC solutions company centered on SHOPLIST were reconfirmed. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「Going forward, to achieve as quickly as possible its extremely long-term target of a market capitalization of at least ¥1 trillion by 20XX, the Company will focus more than ever on the growing EC sector, including new businesses and M&A, as an “EC solutions company” developing businesses in the EC sector centered on “SHOPLIST.com by CROOZ.”」
The policy of concentrating management resources on growth services has been reframed as a transition to an “EC solutions company” centered on SHOPLIST and a focus on the EC sector. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「For the time being, the Company has identified as key strategies going forward the full investment of profits and cash, within the constraint of keeping operating profit and net income from becoming negative, in maximizing SHOPLIST sales, launching a second and third core business at an early stage, and maximizing sales through M&A.」
The policy of investing in growth businesses, a second and third core business, and M&A, while keeping operating profit and net income from becoming negative, was reconfirmed. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At the same time, to return significant value in the future to shareholders and investors, customers, employees, society and all other stakeholders, we have established as a key strategy the full investment of profits and cash for the time being, within the limits that do not result in negative operating profit or net income, to maximize SHOPLIST sales, launch a second and third core business early, and maximize sales through M&A.」
The resource allocation policy of investing in maximizing SHOPLIST sales and in new businesses and M&A, while keeping operating profit and net income from becoming negative, was reconfirmed. - FY2020-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「At the same time, to return significant value in the future to shareholders and investors, customers, employees, society and all other stakeholders, we have established as a key strategy the full investment of profits and cash for the time being, within the limits that do not result in negative operating profit or net income, to maximize SHOPLIST sales, launch a second and third core business early, and maximize sales through M&A.」
The policy of investing all profits and cash has been changed from the previous wording, which allowed operating profit and net income to be negative, to wording limiting the policy to the extent that neither profit is negative. - FY2019-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「For the time being, we have adopted the following as our key strategy: “reduce consolidated EBITDA to zero and invest all profits and cash, even if this results in negative operating income and net income, to maximize SHOPLIST revenue, launch a second and third core business as soon as possible, and maximize revenue through M&A.”」
The policy that had called for maximizing net sales and operating profit has been revised for the time being to allow zero EBITDA and negative operating profit and net income, and to invest all profits and cash in maximizing net sales, new businesses and M&A. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「To return significant value in the future to shareholders and investors, customers, employees, society and all other stakeholders, we have adopted a policy of investing all profits generated by the Group for the time being in promotional expenses for existing businesses, acquisition funding for M&A and new businesses, in order to maximize sales at the Group's core fast-fashion e-commerce business, SHOPLIST.com by CROOZ (hereinafter, SHOPLIST), and achieve the early creation of a second and third core business.」
The policy of prioritizing the maximization of net sales and the creation of a second and third core business, and investing Group profits in promotion of existing businesses, M&A and new businesses, was reconfirmed. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「To return significant value in the future to shareholders and investors, customers, employees, society and all other stakeholders, we have adopted a policy of investing all profits generated by the Group for the time being in promotional expenses for existing businesses, acquisition funding for M&A and new businesses, in order to maximize sales at the Group's core fast-fashion e-commerce business, SHOPLIST.com by CROOZ (hereinafter, SHOPLIST), and achieve the early creation of a second and third core business.」
The policy of concentrating management resources on growth businesses, maximizing SHOPLIST sales and investing all profits in new businesses and M&A was reconfirmed. - FY2018ReframedAnnual report
「The management indicators the Group considers important are net sales and operating profit. However, as reported in the earnings announcement of 10 May 2018, for the time being the Group plans to invest all operating profit it generates in maximizing net sales in order to accelerate the expansion of SHOPLIST’s market share and the speed at which it creates a second and third core business.」
In contrast to the previous policy emphasizing the maximization of net sales and operating profit, the Company explicitly states a resource allocation policy of investing all operating profit in maximizing net sales for the time being. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Company will continue to concentrate management resources, including personnel and funds, on EC-related areas centered on SHOPLIST, strengthen its customer acquisition capabilities, sales channels and branding, focus on the growth of the SHOPLIST Business, and work to enhance corporate value.」
The policy of concentrating management resources on EC-related areas centered on SHOPLIST and strengthening customer acquisition capabilities, sales channels and branding was reconfirmed. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Company will concentrate management resources, including personnel and funds, on EC-related areas centered on SHOPLIST, strengthen its customer acquisition capabilities, sales channels and branding, focus on the growth of the SHOPLIST Business, and work to enhance corporate value.」
The policy of concentrating management resources on EC-related areas centered on SHOPLIST and strengthening customer acquisition capabilities, sales channels and branding was reconfirmed. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The Group aims to expand its business by concentrating management resources on highly growth-oriented services in order to maximize net sales and operating profit. The management indicators the Group considers important are net sales and operating profit margin.」
The Company explicitly states for the first time that its management objectives are to maximize net sales and operating profit, that it will concentrate management resources on highly growth-oriented services, and that net sales and operating profit margin are important management indicators.