Integration of the automation-based communications business through the acquisition of all shares of 株式会社フェロー
First written in FY2026-H1. 2 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2026. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 1 of 12 companies on the "Worse" side.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of steady performance in software development, including cloud-based funeral hall reservation systems and automated voice response systems, revenue in the group's software development business was ¥70 million and the segment loss was ¥6 million.」
Following フェロー's conversion into a subsidiary, the software development business advanced development of a cloud funeral-hall reservation system and an automated voice-response system, and recorded revenue of ¥70 million. The segment loss was ¥6 million. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the software development business, orders for software development projects such as funeral hall reservation systems and telephone notification systems exceeded the previous year. As a result of securing stable maintenance fees and usage fees for the cloud-based funeral hall reservation system, revenue in the group's software development business was ¥120 million and segment profit was ¥2 million.」
Following フェロー's conversion into a subsidiary, the software development business was established as a new reporting segment, with operating results showing orders for funeral-hall reservation and telephone reminder systems and the securing of maintenance fees and cloud usage fees. - FY2026-H1First statedAnnual report
「At a Board of Directors meeting held on 27 August 2025, the Company resolved to acquire all shares of 株式会社フェロー and make it a subsidiary, entered into a share-transfer agreement on 17 September 2025, and acquired all shares on 1 October 2025.」
The Company acquired all shares of 株式会社フェロー, a software development company, for ¥90 million and made it a subsidiary on 1 October 2025. It aims to combine フェロー's automation technologies, including automated telephone answering systems, automated notification systems and cloud reservation systems, and its customer base among local governments, with the Company's marketing planning and proposal capabilities and data analysis capabilities, to develop public-sector communications and new services combining existing media with telephone and SMS.