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Sobal (2186) · InitiativeAdvanced

Focus on business systems, web systems, and IoT platform development

First written in FY2017. 10 of 22 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-14.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseAdvancedFY2018-Q2 – FY2018-Q3RestatedFY2019 – FY2023-Q3AdvancedFY2024 – FY20252017: 220172018: 120182019: 320192020: 120202021: 120212022: 220222023: 320232024: 420242025: 220252026: 32026
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Expansion from an embedded software base into enterprise, web and IoT platform developmentA theme 1 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 1 as a tailwind

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  1. 2026-10-14AdvancedEarnings

    「その他、開発支援分野の売上高は前年同期比で若干増加しましたが、簡易的なマニュアル制作業務は減少傾向が見られるため、AI技術の応用など高い付加価値を提供できるエンジニアの育成に取り組んでおります。」

    マニュアル制作業務の減少を踏まえ、AI技術の応用による高付加価値化と人材育成を継続している。
  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.」

    Sales in the company's focus fields of web/application and enterprise systems development grew approximately 23% year on year, partly due to the acquisitions of 理創 and プリサイス as 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。」

    注力するWEB・アプリケーションおよび業務系システム開発分野について、子会社化を含む事業基盤拡大と売上伸長を具体的に記載している。
  4. FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report

    「As simple manual production work shows a declining trend, we are working to train engineers capable of providing high added value, including through the application of AI technologies.」

    The company has reaffirmed its policy of training engineers capable of providing high added value, including through the application of AI technologies, in response to the decline in simple manual production work.
  5. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「Unlisted shares 1 ¥202.240 million Acquisition in connection with a capital and business alliance」

    The company states that it acquired 1 unlisted shareholding for ¥202.240 million in connection with a capital and business alliance, specifying an investment in new areas including AI.
  6. FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the core web/application and business systems development fields, utilization declined as some outsourced projects expected at the beginning of the period to continue came to an end. However, this was offset by acquiring new projects, developing new customers, and promoting in-house development, resulting in revenue growth of approximately 5% year on year.」

    In its focus fields of web/application and enterprise systems development, the company pursued the acquisition of new projects and customers and brought work in-house, resulting in sales growth of approximately 5% year on year.
  7. FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Although there were few large projects in the web/application and business systems development fields on which the company was focusing, efforts to acquire new customers resulted in revenue increasing approximately 2% year on year.」

    In web/application and enterprise systems development, its future focus areas, the company worked to acquire new customers despite the limited number of large-scale projects, resulting in sales growth of approximately 2% year on year.
  8. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company has positioned “Making AI a pillar of growth” as a key initiative and is also focusing on efforts involving cutting-edge technologies./March 2024 Capital and business alliance with パロニム株式会社 to expand the AI business」

    The company has explicitly positioned AI as a pillar of growth and states that it entered into a capital and business alliance with パロニム株式会社 in March 2024 to expand its AI business.
  9. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Sales in our focus fields of web/application and enterprise systems development are growing steadily. We will continue to pursue these measures and enhance our competitive advantage.」

    The company reports steady sales growth and improved competitive advantage through continued measures in web/application and enterprise systems development, its future focus area.
  10. 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 states that sales in its focus fields of web/application and enterprise systems development grew approximately 10% year on year through measures including maintaining utilization rates, securing bundled contracts and revising contract unit prices.
  11. FY2023ReframedAnnual report

    「Meanwhile, we have pursued the selection and concentration of our businesses and, effective 1 August, transferred the rights and obligations belonging to the quality assessment services business to 株式会社AGEST through a company split structured as a simplified absorption-type company split. We have also worked to strengthen sales capabilities and improve productivity in the web/application and enterprise systems development fields, which we will continue to prioritize, as part of our selection and concentration of businesses.」

    The company is pursuing the selection and concentration of its businesses, separating the quality assessment business while identifying web, application and enterprise systems development as its future focus areas.
  12. FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Among the major manufacturers that are our principal customers, demand for engineers is increasing further not only in the fields of web/application and enterprise systems development, but also in embedded development.」

    The company states that demand for engineers is increasing in embedded development as well as in web, application and enterprise systems, reaffirming its focus on its existing development fields.
  13. FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Customer needs in the fields of web/application and enterprise systems development remain solid.」

    The company has reaffirmed its focus on web, application and enterprise systems development as existing business areas supported by solid customer needs.
  14. FY2022RestatedAnnual report

    「First, regarding the AI-related business targeted in the medium-term management plan, we will seek to expand the field not only by improving the technical capabilities of our development engineers through training, but also by deepening the knowledge of our sales representatives and pursuing co-creation with customers and external parties.」

    The company has reaffirmed its policy of expanding the AI-related business, which is a target of the medium-term management plan, through engineer training, deeper sales expertise and co-creation with customers and external parties.
  15. FY2021RestatedAnnual report

    「To expand the scale of its business and diversify its revenue sources, our group is promoting AI-related and internet-related businesses, while enhancing the products and services it provides through research and development activities and conducting proactive sales activities.」

    The company has reaffirmed its policy of pursuing research and development and sales activities in its AI-related and internet-related businesses to expand the scale of its business and diversify its revenue sources.
  16. FY2020RestatedAnnual report

    「In addition, in the AI and IoT fields, where demand is expected to grow, we are strengthening our consideration of collaboration with various companies and our acquisition of cutting-edge technologies in order to generate new demand.」

    The company has reaffirmed its policy of strengthening consideration of collaboration with companies and the acquisition of cutting-edge technologies in preparation for expansion into the AI and IoT fields.
  17. FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「In the AI and IoT fields, where demand is expected to grow, we are strengthening our consideration of collaboration with various companies and our acquisition of cutting-edge technologies in order to generate new demand.」

    The company has reaffirmed its existing policy of strengthening consideration of collaboration with companies and the acquisition of cutting-edge technologies in preparation for expansion into the AI and IoT fields.
  18. FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「With a view to expanding our business in the AI and IoT fields, where demand is expected to grow, we have also advanced the acquisition of cutting-edge technologies and strengthened our proposal activities.」

    The company has reaffirmed its existing direction of strengthening technology acquisition and proposal activities with a view to expanding into the AI and IoT fields.
  19. FY2019RestatedAnnual report

    「We also intend to undertake web-based systems development.」

    The company has reaffirmed its direction of pursuing development in the enterprise, web and internet-related fields.
  20. FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, we have secured new projects and customers in areas including AI, autonomous driving and IoT.」

    The company states that it has secured new projects and customers in new technology areas, including IoT.
  21. FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Although their contribution to earnings remains limited, we have also pursued sales activities for the IoT platform “Alliot,” whose business we acquired on 31 March 2017.」

    The company describes the concrete execution stage of sales activities for the IoT platform “Alliot” following the business acquisition on 31 March 2017, while stating that its contribution to earnings remains limited.
  22. FY2017First statedAnnual report

    「In light of these circumstances, our group has focused on embedded software development as a basic business strategy, while also focusing on enterprise and web software development and development related to IoT platforms in view of the recent market environment and other factors.」

    The company has for the first time identified as a standalone basic strategy measures to expand its business scope from embedded software as its foundation into enterprise and web software and IoT platform-related development.
Moved together

"Business Expansion and Strengthening the Management Foundation" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 9 of its 22 moves.

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  2. 1Business Expansion and Strengthening the Management Foundation9×
  3. 2Technical involvement in automotive and robotics-related activities6×
  4. 3Shift to Contract Development and Development of Management Personnel6×
  5. 4Occurrence of Quality Issues and Loss-Making Projects4×
  6. 5Improving Margins through Budget Management, Project Management and Reuse of Expertise4×
  7. 6Strengthening Proposal Activities Based on Technological Expertise3×

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