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Sobal (2186) · TargetAdvanced

Business Expansion and Strengthening of the Management Foundation

First written in FY2017-Q1. 21 of 38 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-10-14.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseRestatedFY2017-Q1 – FY2018-Q2AdvancedFY2018-Q3 – FY2019RestatedFY2020 – FY2022-Q12016: 220162017: 420172018: 420182019: 420192020: 220202021: 320212022: 420222023: 420232024: 420242025: 220252026: 52026
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Earnings Recovery and Strengthening of the Business Base and ProfitabilityA theme 95 companies write about · 2 as a headwind · 94 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 12 of 76 companies on the "Worse" side.

42 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

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  1. 2026-10-14AdvancedEarnings

    「Revenue in our core web, application, and business systems development areas increased approximately 23% year on year, partly because 株式会社理創 and プリサイス株式会社 newly joined our group.」

    理創・プリサイスの子会社化後の主力開発分野について、売上伸長を実績として記載している。
  2. FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Revenue in our core web, application, and business systems development areas increased approximately 23% year on year, partly because 株式会社理創 and プリサイス株式会社 newly joined our group.」

    The company stated that revenue in its core areas increased approximately 23% year on year as a result of business expansion, including making 理創 and プリサイス subsidiaries.
  3. 2026-07-13AdvancedEarnings

    「主力であるWEB/アプリケーションおよび業務系システム開発分野は、新たに株式会社理創とプリサイス株式会社を当社グループに迎えたことなどから、売上高は前年同期比約21%伸長しました。」

    理創およびプリサイスの子会社化を背景に、主力分野の売上伸長を記載しており、事業拡大と経営基盤の強化に具体的な進展が示されている。
  4. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「Through close collaboration between 理創社 and our group, we will complement each other's technical capabilities and significantly expand the range of technologies we can support. By providing multifaceted proposals and advanced technologies, we will meet customer expectations and maximize the enterprise value of the group as a whole.」

    The company implemented a specific business expansion measure by making 株式会社理創 a subsidiary, complementing the respective technical capabilities and expanding the range of technologies it can support.
  5. 2026-04-30AdvancedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders

    「Through close collaboration between 理創社 and our group, we will complement each other's technical capabilities and significantly expand the range of technologies we can support. By providing multifaceted proposals and advanced technologies, we will meet customer expectations and maximize the enterprise value of the group as a whole.」

    2025年12月の理創の子会社化および2026年3月のプリサイスの子会社化を通じ、技術領域の拡大とグループ企業価値の最大化を具体化している。
  6. FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report

    「Under these business conditions, our group worked to secure outstanding personnel and strengthen technical capabilities with a view to medium- to long-term growth, continuing proactive recruitment and training engineers capable of promoting project management, DX, and the use of AI. We also continued to pursue measures including maintaining a high utilization rate, strengthening the acquisition of turnkey contracted projects, and revising contract rates.」

    The company stated that it continues to strengthen personnel and technical capabilities, recruit and train personnel, maintain high utilization, strengthen the acquisition of turnkey contracted projects, and revise contract rates for medium- to long-term growth.
  7. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the fiscal year, revenue in our core web, application, and business systems development areas increased approximately 7% year on year. Although utilization temporarily declined after some outsourced projects expected to continue from the beginning of the period ended, this was offset by acquiring new projects, developing new customers, and promoting in-house production. Revenue in the embedded systems field increased approximately 4% year on year due to increased orders related to logistics systems, recovering from the quality-related response in the previous fiscal year. In addition, increased demand for manual production services in the development support field resulted in revenue increasing approximately 8% year on year.」

    The company reported specific revenue growth in its core web, application, and business systems development areas, the embedded systems field, and the development support field. It stated that the decline in utilization caused by the end of ongoing projects was offset by acquiring new projects and customers and bringing work in-house.
  8. FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Under these business conditions, our group worked to secure outstanding personnel and strengthen technical capabilities with a view to medium- to long-term growth, continuing proactive recruitment and training engineers capable of promoting project management and DX. During the six-month interim consolidated accounting period, revenue and profit progressed generally in line with the plan. In the core web, application, and business systems development areas, utilization declined as some outsourced projects expected to continue from the beginning of the period ended, but this was offset by acquiring new projects, developing new customers, and promoting in-house production, resulting in revenue increasing approximately 5% year on year. Revenue in the embedded systems field increased approximately 4% year on year and is recovering from the quality-related response in the previous fiscal year. In addition, demand for manual production services increased in the development support field, resulting in revenue increasing approximately 16% year on year.」

    The company stated that, while continuing to secure outstanding personnel and strengthen technical capabilities, revenue increased approximately 5% year on year in its core web, application, and business systems development areas, approximately 4% in the embedded systems field, and approximately 16% in the development support field.
  9. FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Under these business conditions, our group worked to secure outstanding personnel and strengthen technical capabilities with a view to medium- to long-term growth, continuing proactive recruitment and training engineers capable of promoting project management and DX. During the first quarter of the fiscal year, revenue and profit progressed generally in line with the plan. Although there were few large projects in our core web, application, and business systems development areas, we worked to acquire new customers, and revenue increased approximately 2% year on year. Revenue in the embedded systems field increased approximately 14% year on year and is recovering steadily from the quality-related response in the previous fiscal year. We will continue to work to strengthen our sales capabilities and profit structure.」

    The company reported strengthening personnel and technical capabilities, acquiring new customers, an approximately 2% year-on-year increase in revenue in its focus areas, an approximately 14% year-on-year increase in the embedded systems field, and recovery from the quality-related response, indicating concrete progress toward business expansion and strengthening the management base.
  10. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「Our group worked to strengthen personnel and technical capabilities with a view to medium- to long-term growth, continuing proactive recruitment and training engineers capable of promoting project management and DX. We also pursued measures including maintaining a high utilization rate, strengthening the acquisition of turnkey contracted projects, and revising contract rates. As a result, revenue in our focus areas of web, application, and business systems development increased approximately 9% year on year.」

    The company stated that it pursued measures including strengthening personnel and technical capabilities, maintaining utilization, acquiring turnkey contracted projects, and revising contract rates, resulting in revenue in its focus areas increasing approximately 9% year on year.
  11. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「In this environment, our group worked to strengthen personnel and technical capabilities with a view to medium- to long-term growth, continuing proactive recruitment and training engineers capable of promoting project management and DX. We also pursued measures including maintaining a high utilization rate, strengthening the acquisition of turnkey contracted projects, and revising contract rates. As a result, revenue in our focus areas of web, application, and business systems development has increased steadily. We will continue these measures to enhance our competitive advantage.」

    The company stated that it continues to strengthen personnel and technical capabilities, recruit and train personnel, maintain utilization, acquire turnkey contracted projects, and revise contract rates for medium- to long-term growth, with revenue in its focus areas increasing steadily.
  12. FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「We also pursued measures including maintaining a high utilization rate, strengthening the acquisition of turnkey contracted projects, and revising contract rates. As a result, revenue in our focus areas of web, application, and business systems development increased approximately 10% year on year.」

    The company stated that maintaining high utilization, strengthening the acquisition of turnkey contracted projects, and revising contract rates resulted in revenue in its focus areas increasing approximately 10% year on year.
  13. FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「As the rights and obligations related to the quality assessment services business were transferred to 株式会社AGEST through a company split, specifically a simplified absorption-type company split, effective 1 August 2022, revenue and profit declined year on year. Performance, however, has progressed generally in line with the plan. We will continue to work to further strengthen our sales capabilities and profit structure.」

    The company reported lower revenue and profit following the transfer of the quality assessment services business, while stating that performance was generally in line with the plan and reaffirming the strengthening of sales capabilities and the profit structure as its future direction.
  14. FY2023AdvancedAnnual report

    「Although some of the large turnkey contracted projects expected at the beginning of the period did not result in orders, our group secured other orders exceeding them and increased utilization by bringing in-house work that had been expected to be outsourced.」

    The company stated that, although it was unable to secure orders for some large turnkey contracted projects, it secured orders exceeding them and increased utilization by bringing outsourced work in-house.
  15. FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, our company was able to maintain high productivity and utilization, and overall performance has progressed generally in line with the plan.」

    The company stated that it maintained high productivity and utilization and that performance was generally in line with the plan, reaffirming its direction of business expansion and strengthening the management base.
  16. FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Although some of the large turnkey contracted projects expected at the beginning of the period did not result in orders, our group secured other orders exceeding them and increased utilization by bringing in-house work that had been expected to be outsourced.」

    The company stated that, although it was unable to secure orders for some large turnkey contracted projects, it secured other orders exceeding them and increased utilization by bringing outsourced work in-house.
  17. FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Under these conditions, many of the major manufacturers that are key customers of our group continued to maintain research and development investment with a view to the next generation. Customer needs in web, application, and business systems development remained solid, and we pursued sales measures including maintaining high utilization and strengthening the acquisition of turnkey contracted projects.」

    The company reaffirmed its direction of maintaining high utilization and strengthening the acquisition of turnkey contracted projects against a backdrop of research and development investment by key customers and solid demand for web, application, and business systems development.
  18. FY2022RestatedAnnual report

    「We pursued sales measures including efforts to increase orders from key customers, develop new customers, and strengthen the acquisition of turnkey contracted projects, thereby generating firm orders.」

    The company reaffirmed its direction of pursuing business expansion through increased orders from key customers, new customer development, and stronger acquisition of turnkey contracted projects.
  19. FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「In this economic environment, our group was able to maintain firm orders as investment in digitalization, known as digital transformation (DX), continued and economic conditions at the major manufacturers that are our key customers showed signs of improvement.」

    The company stated that it maintained firm orders against a backdrop of DX investment and improving economic conditions at major manufacturers that are key customers. There was no substantive change in the direction of business expansion and management-base strengthening.
  20. FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In this economic environment, firm orders, a focus on securing and training personnel, and thorough infection-control measures, including establishing and supporting telework, kept the impact on operations and sales activities minimal. This led to an increase in utilization exceeding initial expectations, enabling us to meet customer demand.」

    The company stated that firm orders, securing and training personnel, establishing and supporting telework, and thorough infection-control measures resulted in utilization increasing beyond initial expectations and enabled it to meet customer demand.
  21. FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「In this economic environment, our group has worked to strengthen and expand its customer base by proactively addressing demand from customers with a strong appetite for software investment.」

    The company reaffirmed its direction of strengthening and expanding its customer base by addressing customers with a strong appetite for software investment.
  22. FY2021RestatedAnnual report

    「Our group believes that achieving sustained growth requires securing higher growth in existing businesses, recruiting and training personnel, and investing in M&A and new businesses. To achieve these objectives, we aim to increase revenue while securing an appropriate level of profit.」

    The company reaffirmed its policy of targeting higher revenue and appropriate profits for sustained growth through growth in existing businesses, personnel recruitment and training, and investment in M&A and new businesses.
  23. FY2020RestatedAnnual report

    「Based on this approach, further investment in people, including education and training, and continued improvement of technical capabilities will be necessary to advance business expansion.」

    The company reaffirmed its direction of continuing to invest in people and improve technical capabilities to support business expansion and strengthen the management base.
  24. FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Through initiatives including enhancing internships to secure outstanding personnel, proactive sales activities, and accumulating and sharing technical expertise, progress was made in customer development in the manual production and clinical-trial statistical analysis fields and in establishing the contract-services structure, while business also expanded steadily.」

    The company stated that securing personnel, conducting sales activities, and accumulating and sharing technical expertise led to progress in customer development in the manual production and clinical-trial statistical analysis fields and in establishing the contract-services structure, with business expanding as a result.
  25. FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In response to growing demand for systems development, we pursued a structural shift centered on expanding contract services, which led to increased revenue.」

    The company stated that its structural shift centered on expanding contract services led to increased revenue, indicating concrete progress toward business expansion and strengthening the management base.
  26. FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「To further expand contract services, we proactively pursued sales activities to secure high-value-added projects, strengthened collaboration with major systems integrators, and promoted the development of personnel with strong sales and project management capabilities.」

    To expand contract services and strengthen the management base, the company continues to pursue the acquisition of high-value-added projects, collaboration with major systems integrators, and development of project management personnel.
  27. FY2019AdvancedAnnual report

    「While continuing to address the key challenges of contract services, including project management, personnel training, and sales activities, the establishment of the necessary structure progressed steadily, leading to improvements in profit levels and margins. In particular, two subsidiaries focused primarily on contract services achieved record-high profits and made a significant contribution to earnings.」

    The company stated that steady progress in establishing the contract-services structure led to record-high profits at 2 subsidiaries and improvements in profit levels and margins.
  28. FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In this economic environment, inquiries from existing major business partners remained firm, while we continued to address the key challenges of contract services, including project management, personnel training, and proactive sales activities, with steady progress in establishing the necessary structure. In addition, progress was made in developing customers in the manual production and statistical analysis fields for clinical trials, and business in new fields, including autonomous driving, continued to expand steadily.」

    The company stated that establishing the contract-services structure progressed steadily, with progress in customer development in manual production and clinical-trial statistical analysis, as well as business expansion in new fields including autonomous driving.
  29. FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In this economic environment, our group has continued to develop project management, personnel training, and proactive sales activities to establish a robust contract-services structure. At the same time, we have steadily expanded business in new fields, including autonomous driving, by capturing demand for the latest technologies. In addition, through continuous sales activities targeting existing business partners, we have focused on strengthening relationships with them, leading to orders for new projects and contracted development projects.」

    The company stated that it had established a robust contract-services structure, expanded business in new fields, secured orders for new projects and contracted development projects, and strengthened relationships with existing business partners.
  30. FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「We continued to enhance our technical capabilities in the latest technologies and proactively conducted sales activities based on them, enabling us to begin doing business with several high-quality companies.」

    The company stated that enhancing its technical capabilities in the latest technologies and conducting sales activities based on them resulted in the start of business with multiple high-quality companies.
  31. FY2018AdvancedAnnual report

    「In this economic environment, our group worked diligently to acquire new technologies and customers. As a result, we successfully acquired technologies related to AI, autonomous driving, and IoT, as well as high-quality new customers.」

    The company stated that it had successfully acquired new technologies and high-quality new customers, indicating progress toward business expansion and strengthening the management base.
  32. FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In this economic environment, our group conducted proactive sales activities aimed at further diversifying revenue sources and acquiring new customers. As a result, we secured new projects and customers in areas including AI, autonomous driving, and IoT.」

    The company stated that its sales activities aimed at diversifying revenue sources and acquiring new customers resulted in the acquisition of new projects and customers in areas including AI, autonomous driving, and IoT.
  33. FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this economic backdrop, our group worked together to actively pursue proposal activities to meet customers' increasingly diverse technology needs and to acquire new business partners to diversify earnings.」

    The company reaffirmed its strategy of strengthening its business foundation through proposal activities addressing diverse technology needs, the acquisition of new business partners, and earnings diversification.
  34. FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this economic backdrop, our group has continued to conduct active sales activities as a group, focusing on major customers and new business partners.」

    The company reaffirmed its strategy of pursuing business expansion and strengthening its management foundation through active sales activities targeting major customers and new business partners.
  35. FY2017RestatedAnnual report

    「We have worked to acquire new customers and master new technologies, including AI and autonomous driving, while promoting diversification of our management foundation and business expansion.」

    The company continues to pursue diversification of its management base and business expansion through the acquisition of new customers and development of new technologies.
  36. FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this economic backdrop, our group has pursued strategic sales activities and staff assignments to build a stable management foundation.」

    The company reaffirmed its goal of establishing a stable management base and stated that it had conducted strategic sales activities and staff assignments.
  37. FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「To establish a stronger management base, we have focused on developing new customers, conducting sales and proposal activities to address diversifying demand for engineers, and training engineers who will lead the next generation.」

    The company reaffirmed its goal of strengthening its management foundation and identified new-customer development, sales and proposal activities, and engineer training as priority measures.
  38. FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「Alongside pursuing business expansion, we will actively engage in sales and proposal activities, increase orders from key customers and customers in other industries, and work to further strengthen our management foundation.」

    This is the first explicit statement of the goal of increasing orders and strengthening the management base through sales and proposal activities and expansion of the customer and industry base.
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  4. 3Occurrence of Quality Issues and Loss-Making Projects10×
  5. 4Strengthening Proposal Activities Based on Technological Expertise9×
  6. 5Focus on business systems, web systems, and IoT platform development9×
  7. 6Improving Profit Margins through Budget-versus-Actual Management, Project Management, and Reuse of Know-How9×

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