Expansion of the Customer Base and Reduction of Messaging Costs through the Acquisition of ケイビーカンパニー’s SMS Messaging Business
First written in FY2023-Q2. 4 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q3. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The SMS delivery service “Bansou SMS” and the webmail service for mobile devices “Remote Mail,” which the Company has provided for some time, also continued to contribute to results.」
Following the acquisitions of the SMS transmission businesses from KB Company and Chronos, the SMS services continued to contribute to results as part of the cloud solutions business. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「At meetings of the Board of Directors held on 20 December 2023 and 24 January 2024, the Company resolved to acquire the SMS transmission business operated by Chronos Co., Ltd., and entered into a business transfer agreement with the company on 29 January 2024. Business combination date: 1 February 2024. Consideration for acquisition: cash, ¥10.000 million」
Following KB Company, the Company acquired Chronos Co., Ltd.’s SMS transmission business on 1 February 2024. The Company continues to pursue business acquisitions aimed at expanding its SMS customer base and message volume. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At meetings of the Board of Directors held on 20 December 2023 and 24 January 2024, the Company resolved to acquire the SMS transmission business operated by Chronos Co., Ltd., and entered into a business transfer agreement with the company on 29 January 2024. Business combination date: 1 February 2024. Consideration for acquisition: cash, ¥10.000 million」
Following KB Company, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire Chronos Co., Ltd.’s SMS transmission business, with the business combination scheduled for 1 February 2024. It states that the acquisition was intended to expand the customer base, reduce transmission costs through higher message volume, and improve competitiveness and performance, with acquisition consideration of ¥10 million, contingent consideration of up to ¥5 million, and goodwill of either ¥10 million or ¥15 million to be amortized on a straight-line basis over 8 years. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The SMS transmission business acquired from KB Company during the fiscal year also continued to increase its message volume at a strong pace. As a result, revenue from the SMS business was ¥295 million, up 40.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥99 million, up 44.7%.」
The SMS transmission business acquired in November 2022 increased its message volume after the acquisition, and the SMS business as a whole recorded revenue of ¥295 million and segment profit of ¥99 million. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The SMS transmission business acquired from KB Company also continued to increase its message volume at a strong pace during the third quarter. As a result, revenue from the SMS business was ¥200 million, up 33.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥71 million, up 46.8%.」
The SMS transmission business acquired from KB Company increased its message volume after the acquisition, and the SMS business as a whole recorded revenue of ¥200 million and segment profit of ¥71 million. Concrete progress has emerged in the measures to strengthen competitiveness through customer-base expansion and lower transmission costs. - FY2023-Q2First statedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 19 October 2022, the Company resolved to acquire the SMS transmission business operated by KB Company Co., Ltd. The Company aims to strengthen the competitiveness of its SMS transmission business and improve results by expanding its customer base and reducing transmission costs through an increase in the number of messages sent. Business combination date: 1 November 2022. Acquisition cost: ¥145.454 million. Straight-line amortization over 8 years」
The Company resolved to acquire the SMS transmission business on 19 October 2022 and acquired the business on 1 November. It states that the acquisition was intended to expand the customer base, reduce transmission costs through an increase in message volume, and improve the competitiveness and performance of the SMS transmission business, with goodwill of ¥145.454 million to be amortized on a straight-line basis over 8 years.