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Cross Cat (2307) · InitiativeMid-year update on R&D expensesLatest Earnings (2026-05-13): "Advanced"

Expanding Original Solutions and Creating New Business Models

First written in FY2016. 12 of 34 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-05-13.

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Investment in the Development of Proprietary Software Products and IT ServicesA theme 62 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 63 as a tailwind

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

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  1. 2026-05-13AdvancedEarnings

    「To address the increasingly diverse AI and DX needs of end users, we invested ¥500 million in SBI Digital Space Fund, one of Japan's largest venture capital funds (official name: SBI Venture Fund 2023 Investment Limited Partnership). Going forward, we will promote open innovation through collaboration with startups specializing in AI, big data and DX, leveraging SBI Investment's extensive information, expertise and network.」

    The company made a specific ¥500 million fund investment aimed at collaborating with startups in AI, big data and DX.
  2. FY2026-H1Mid-year update on R&D expensesAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the current interim consolidated accounting period were ¥1 million.」

    Research and development expenses were ¥1 million for the current interim consolidated accounting period. The specific research and development activities were not described.
  3. FY2025Annual update of research and development expensesAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥5 million.」

    Research and development expenses were ¥5 million for the current consolidated fiscal year. The specific research and development activities were not described.
  4. FY2025-H1Re-recognition of research and development expensesAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the current interim consolidated accounting period were ¥4 million.」

    Following a period in which no specific research and development expenses had been recorded in the previous fiscal year or through the most recent quarter, research and development expenses of ¥4 million were recorded for the current interim consolidated accounting period. However, the activities were not described.
  5. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the nine-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were nil.」

    The absence of recorded research and development expenses and specific descriptions of research and development activities has continued.
  6. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the six-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were nil.」

    As in the previous quarter and the previous fiscal year, no research and development expenses were recorded, and no specific research and development activities were described.
  7. FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the three-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were nil.」

    As in the previous fiscal year and through the previous quarter, no specific research and development expenses were recorded for the current first quarter, and no research and development activities were described.
  8. FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the nine-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were nil.」

    Following the six-month cumulative period, no research and development expenses were recorded for the current nine-month cumulative period, and no specific research and development activities were described.
  9. FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the six-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were nil.」

    As in the previous quarter, no research and development expenses were recorded, and no specific research and development activities were described.
  10. FY2023-Q1SoftenedAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the three-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were nil.」

    Compared with the previous fiscal year's disclosure of development activities for "CC-Dash" and "WebNESTEE STAMP," no research and development expenses were recorded for the current first quarter, and no specific research and development activities were described.
  11. FY2022AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main activities were as follows: ・Advancement of development of the DX promotion support service "CC-Dash." ・New development of the cloud-based workflow service "WebNESTEE STAMP."」

    The Company recorded research and development expenses of ¥6 million and specifically disclosed advancement of development of the DX promotion support service "CC-Dash" and new development of "WebNESTEE STAMP."
  12. FY2022-Q3Increase in Research and Development ExpensesAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the nine-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥6 million.」

    Although no specific research and development activities were described, total research and development expenses were updated from ¥5 million for the six-month cumulative period to ¥6 million.
  13. FY2022-Q2Increase in Research and Development ExpensesAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the six-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥5 million.」

    Research and development expenses increased from ¥1 million in the previous quarter to ¥5 million, but no specific research and development activities were described.
  14. FY2022-Q1Recognition of Research and Development ExpensesAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the three-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥1 million.」

    While no specific research and development activities had been described in the previous fiscal year, research and development expenses of ¥1 million were recorded for the current first quarter. However, the activities were not described.
  15. FY2021SoftenedAnnual report

    「Not applicable.」

    No specific activities were described regarding research and development, and the disclosure of research and development activities included through the previous fiscal year is no longer provided.
  16. FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the nine-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were nil.」

    No research and development expenses were recorded, and no specific research and development activities were described, continuing from the previous quarter.
  17. FY2021-Q2SoftenedAnnual report

    「Total research and development expenses for the six-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were nil.」

    No research and development expenses were recorded for the current six-month cumulative period, and no specific research and development activities were described. Compared with the research and development of distributed ledger technology and other technologies disclosed through the previous fiscal year, the current disclosure is less detailed.
  18. FY2020AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main activities were as follows: ・Research and development of a new attendance management service using distributed ledger technology. ・Development of an iPad version of the meeting room reservation system, CC-SmartReservation.」

    In addition to the new attendance management service using distributed ledger technology, the Company is advancing development of an iPad version of CC-SmartReservation, thereby specifying the scope of its proprietary solution development. Research and development expenses were ¥3 million.
  19. FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the Group's nine-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥2 million. Specifically, the Company conducted research and development of a new attendance management service using distributed ledger technology.」

    Research and development of a new attendance management service using distributed ledger technology is continuing. Research and development expenses were stated at ¥2 million.
  20. FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the Company's six-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥2 million. Specifically, the Company conducted research and development of a new attendance management service using distributed ledger technology.」

    Research and development of a new attendance management service using distributed ledger technology is continuing. Research and development expenses were ¥2 million, and the activities described were the same as in the previous quarter.
  21. FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the Company's three-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥2 million. Specifically, the Company conducted research and development of a new attendance management service using distributed ledger technology.」

    Research has progressed from the previous research into the use of blockchain and other technologies to the specific development of a new attendance management service using distributed ledger technology. Research and development expenses were disclosed at ¥2 million.
  22. FY2019RestatedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥11 million. The main activities were as follows: ・Research and development aimed at strengthening the sales capabilities of the Company's attendance management solution, "CC-BizMate." ・Research on the use of blockchain technology and AI technology.」

    The Company has continued research into strengthening sales of CC-BizMate and using blockchain and AI. Research and development expenses were disclosed at ¥11 million.
  23. FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the nine-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥5 million. Specifically, the Company began developing the in-house coin service "Ii-ne Coin," based on blockchain technology, for its blockchain business, and began renewing its attendance management solution, "CC-BizMate." The Company also conducted research and verification of AI technology in preparation for developing proprietary services using AI technology.」

    While continuing development of "Ii-ne Coin" and research and verification of AI technology, the Company also began renewing CC-BizMate, expanding the scope of its proprietary solution development.
  24. FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the six-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥4 million. Specifically, the Company developed the in-house coin service "Ii-ne Coin," based on blockchain technology, for its blockchain business. The Company also conducted research and verification of AI technology in preparation for developing proprietary services using AI technology.」

    Research into the use of blockchain technology progressed to development of the in-house coin service "Ii-ne Coin." The Company also conducted research and verification aimed at developing proprietary services using AI.
  25. FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the Company's three-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥0.4 million. Specifically, the Company conducted research and development aimed at using blockchain technology.」

    Research into the use of blockchain technology is continuing. Of the blockchain and AI research disclosed in the previous fiscal year, the Company specifically described blockchain research for the current quarter.
  26. FY2018AdvancedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥9 million. The main activities were as follows: ・Research and development aimed at strengthening the sales capabilities of the Company's attendance management solution, "CC-BizMate." ・Research on the use of blockchain technology and AI technology in collaboration with alliance partners.」

    In addition to strengthening sales of CC-BizMate, the Company has begun and continued research into the use of blockchain and AI in collaboration with alliance partners, broadening the scope of its research.
  27. FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the nine-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥4 million. Specifically, the Company conducted research and development aimed at strengthening the sales capabilities of its attendance management solution, "CC-BizMate."」

    Research and development aimed at strengthening sales of CC-BizMate is continuing.
  28. FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the six-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥4 million. Specifically, the Company conducted research and development aimed at strengthening the sales capabilities of its attendance management solution, "CC-BizMate."」

    Research and development aimed at strengthening sales of CC-BizMate is continuing.
  29. FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the Company's three-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥3 million. Specifically, the Company conducted research and development aimed at strengthening the sales capabilities of its attendance management solution, "CC-BizMate."」

    The Company specifically disclosed that it conducted research and development aimed at strengthening sales of CC-BizMate.
  30. FY2017AdvancedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥15 million. The main activities were as follows: ・Reviewed the environment configuration of the Company's attendance management solution, "CC-BizMate," developed tools aimed at shortening development periods, developed a human resources information system that can be managed as an integrated system with CC-BizMate, and responded to revisions to labor laws. ・Enhanced the Company's "CC-Smart series," applications that complement Microsoft's "Skype for Business," by adding multilingual support to the reception application and enabling usage logs to be output from the meeting room reservation application. ・Conducted research on services using AI technology, including collaboration with the BI business.」

    The scope of activities includes development and enhancement of CC-BizMate and the CC-Smart series, as well as research into collaboration between AI services and the BI business.
  31. FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Research and development expenses for the nine-month cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥7 million. The main activities were as follows: ・Developed a human resources information system that can be managed as an integrated system in conjunction with the Company's attendance management solution, "CC-BizMate," and responded to revisions to labor laws. ・Enhanced the Company's "CC-Smart series," applications that complement Microsoft's "Skype for Business," by adding multilingual support to the reception application and enabling usage logs to be output from the meeting room reservation application. ・Conducted research on services using AI technology, including collaboration with the BI business.」

    The Company has been expanding its solutions through specific activities including development of the CC-BizMate human resources information system, enhancements to the CC-Smart series, and research on services using AI technology in collaboration with the BI business.
  32. FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「• Development of a human resources information system that can be managed in an integrated manner in conjunction with our attendance management solution, CC-BizMate. • Enhancement of our CC-Smart series, an application that complements Microsoft’s Skype for Business, to support multiple languages in the reception application and output reservation usage logs in the meeting-room reservation application.」

    In addition to developing a human resources information system for CC-BizMate, enhancements to the CC-Smart series have been specified, including multilingual support and reservation usage-log output.
  33. FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a specific initiative, we are developing an additional human resources information system for our attendance management solution, CC-BizMate, which we sell, enabling integrated management in conjunction with attendance management.」

    As a specific example of expanding proprietary solutions, an additional human resources information system is being developed for CC-BizMate.
  34. FY2016First statedAnnual report

    「We will expand our proprietary solutions and create and develop new business models.」

    As measures to strengthen growth engines, the company states that it will expand existing proprietary solutions and create and develop new models.
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  2. 1Steady expansion of core system development and business scope10×
  3. 2Balancing Retained Earnings with Ongoing Shareholder Returns7×
  4. 3Growth through Business Alliances and M&A, and Subsidiary Synergies6×
  5. 4Improving Earning Power and Preventing Unprofitable Projects5×
  6. 5Information Sharing and Workstyle Transformation Using Office365 and CC-Smart4×
  7. 6Development Quality Management through QMS, CMMI and PMO3×

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