Restructuring the Framework for Pursuing Profit Growth through a Review of the Core Business Sales Strategy and Investment in Non-Core Businesses
First written in FY2019. 9 of 15 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
84 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, to improve performance in the core business promptly and reliably, the company assigned directors, executive officers, and deputy general managers of area business divisions to manage each business location and worked to generate profits.」
The company stated that it implemented the specific measure of assigning management personnel to each location as part of its core business profit-focused structure and achieved profitability at the operating profit level and below. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Nevertheless, the company remained committed to achieving a profitable settlement and, as a result of implementing various action plans, actual results exceeded the plan. At the same time, management addressed the need to make upfront investments as early and decisively as possible for future growth as an important management priority」
The company clearly stated its policy of achieving profitability while making upfront investments, and made investments in systems, personnel, business alliances, and new businesses during the interim accounting period. It also reported an ordinary profit of ¥6.25 million and interim net income of ¥4.182 million, both in the black. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「While closely monitoring profitability by publication area, we are focusing on proposals to medium-sized and large clients and working to increase customer spend. We are also making proposals that combine products such as Chikishinbun advertising and web advertising, seeking to maximize the advertising impact of Chikishinbun by becoming involved in customers' overall sales promotion plans.」
Measures to improve core business profitability have been developed into specific initiatives, including proposals for medium-sized and large customers based on profitability, increasing customer spend, and proposing combinations of print and web products. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Based on the results for the fiscal year, the company will maximize profits in its core businesses, the Newspaper and Other Publications Business and the Inserted Flyer Distribution Business, by improving sales efficiency and customer spend. It will also accelerate growth in its growth businesses, reduce costs, and rebuild its organization to pursue profits.」
The company has reconfirmed its policy of rebuilding its profit-focused structure by improving core business sales efficiency and customer spend, accelerating growth businesses, and reducing costs. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Company revised advertising rates from January 2023 as a measure to address higher printing costs driven by soaring raw-material and transportation costs.」
As a measure to improve core business profitability, the company revised advertising rates from January 2023 and continues initiatives to address rising printing costs. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「From January 2023, the company revised its advertising rates while running a campaign for recurring contracts, and is working to restore business performance.」
Measures to improve core business profitability have progressed to specific initiatives to revise advertising rates and launch a subscription-contract campaign from January 2023. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Based on the results for the current fiscal year, the company will focus on securing stable earnings in the core businesses, the newspaper and other publishing business and the leaflet-insert distribution business, by increasing unit sales prices and the number of customers. In addition, it will concentrate resources on growth areas and pursue thorough cost reductions to restructure its profit-oriented operating framework.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of restructuring its profit-oriented operating framework by increasing unit prices and the number of customers in its core businesses, concentrating resources on growth areas, and reducing costs. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For its other businesses, the company is investing management resources in growth businesses such as the matching business, WEB business and recruitment media business, as well as in new business development, to accelerate growth.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of investing management resources in growth and new businesses, including matching, WEB and recruitment media, to accelerate growth. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「① Securing stable earnings by strengthening the core businesses ② Expanding HR business areas, including recruitment and personnel-placement businesses, and concentrating resources on growth areas ③ Thorough cost reductions」
The company continues to pursue a profit-oriented operating framework by securing stable earnings from its core businesses, concentrating resources on growth areas, and reducing costs. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Based on the results for the current fiscal year, the company will focus on securing stable earnings in the core businesses, the newspaper and other publishing business and the leaflet-insert distribution business, by increasing unit sales prices and the number of customers. In addition, it will concentrate resources on growth areas and pursue thorough cost reductions to restructure its profit-oriented operating framework.」
The company continues to pursue a profit-oriented operating framework by increasing unit prices and the number of customers in its core businesses, concentrating resources on growth areas, and reducing costs. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「① Concentration of human resources and funds in areas expected to generate revenue」
The company continues to pursue the concentration of human resources and funds in areas expected to generate revenue as measures to improve earnings and stabilise its financial position. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「① Concentration of human resources and funds in areas expected to generate revenue」
The company continues to concentrate human resources and funds in areas expected to generate revenue as measures to improve earnings and stabilise its financial position. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「① Concentration of human resources and funds in areas expected to generate revenue」
The company continues to concentrate personnel and funds in areas expected to generate revenue as measures to improve earnings and stabilise its financial position. - FY2020ReframedAnnual report
「During the current fiscal year, the Group suspended publication in unprofitable areas and established a national sales department in September 2020 to serve clients whose markets cover all of Japan. By concentrating capable personnel and funds in areas where revenue is expected, the Group will provide higher-value-added products and services and further strengthen sales.」
The focus has shifted from the previous approach of pursuing the core business’s sales strategy while investing in non-core businesses to a profit-oriented operating framework centred on suspending unprofitable areas, concentrating personnel and funds in areas expected to generate revenue, and strengthening sales. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「Based on the results for the current fiscal year, the company will fundamentally review the core business’s sales strategy, invest to expand non-core businesses such as the WEB business, performance-based businesses and promotional support related to government agencies, and restructure its operating framework to pursue profits.」
While fundamentally reviewing the core business’s sales strategy, the company has for the first time explicitly stated measures to invest in the WEB business, performance-based businesses and promotional support related to government agencies, and to restructure its profit-oriented operating framework.