Improving the Profitability of the Core Business

「This business reported higher revenue and higher earnings for the interim consolidated accounting period. Revenue was ¥494 million, up 23.2% from the previous interim consolidated accounting period, and segment profit was ¥134 million, up 6.4%. The Content Business, which is the Company's founding business, has now overcome its prolonged underperformance. The results of more than 10 years of strategically narrowing and concentrating the business, pursuing new businesses including overseas operations, expanding sales, improving productivity and optimizing costs have resulted in long-term earnings improvement.」

「This business reported lower revenue and lower earnings for the consolidated fiscal year. Revenue was ¥764 million, down 7.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥215 million, down 34.1%. The Content Business, which is the Company's founding business, has now overcome its prolonged underperformance. The results of more than 10 years of strategically narrowing and concentrating the business, pursuing new businesses including overseas operations, expanding sales, improving productivity and optimizing costs are beginning to materialize, resulting in long-term earnings improvement.」

「Operating loss narrowed as a result of the effects of the improvements made to the Company's corporate structure.」

「In our founding Content business, we have overcome years of underperformance. Over more than 10 years, we have strategically concentrated on selected businesses, pursued new businesses including overseas operations, expanded sales, improved productivity and optimized costs. These efforts have borne fruit, and long-term profit improvement is progressing.」

「The Content Business, which is the Company's founding business, has now overcome its prolonged underperformance. The results of more than 10 years of strategically narrowing and concentrating the business, pursuing new businesses including overseas operations, expanding sales, improving productivity and optimizing costs are beginning to materialize, and the business is performing steadily.」

「The content business reported higher revenue and earnings for the consolidated cumulative third quarter. Revenue was ¥554 million, up 8.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥214 million, up 2.5%, representing steady performance.」

「The Content Business, which is the Company's founding business, has now overcome its prolonged underperformance. The results of more than 10 years of strategically narrowing and concentrating the business, pursuing new businesses including overseas operations, expanding sales, improving productivity and optimizing costs are beginning to materialize, resulting in continued earnings improvement.」

「The content business reported higher revenue and earnings for the consolidated cumulative first quarter. Revenue was ¥198 million, up 15.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥86 million, up 29.5%.」

「The Content Business, which is the Company's founding business, has now overcome its prolonged underperformance. The results of more than 10 years of strategically narrowing and concentrating the business, pursuing new businesses including overseas operations, expanding sales, improving productivity and optimizing costs are beginning to materialize, resulting in continued earnings improvement.」

「In the Content Business, the results of more than 10 years of strategically narrowing and concentrating the business, pursuing new businesses including overseas operations, expanding sales, improving productivity and optimizing costs are beginning to materialize, resulting in continued earnings improvement.」

「In the Content Business, earnings improvement is progressing as the results of strategically narrowing and concentrating the business, pursuing new businesses including overseas operations, expanding sales, improving productivity and optimizing costs begin to materialize.」

「The content business reported higher revenue and earnings for the consolidated cumulative first quarter. Revenue was ¥171 million, up 41.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥66 million, up 150.0%.」

「Business expenses were also reduced by 7% year on year, which contributed to the move into profitability.」

「Operating profit and ordinary profit increased as the content business significantly grew revenue and, following business reforms in recent years, operating expenses were reduced in both the Digital Finance and content businesses, more than offsetting the decline in revenue from the Digital Finance business.」

「The content business reported higher revenue and earnings for the consolidated cumulative second quarter. Revenue was ¥366 million, up 28.1% year on year, and segment profit was ¥170 million, up 226.2%.」

「Operating income and ordinary income have been improving steadily in the Content Business.」

「This business reported higher revenue and higher earnings for the consolidated fiscal year. Revenue was ¥512 million, up 11.5% year on year, and segment profit (operating income) was ¥97 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥46 million in the previous corresponding period.」

「We believe that profits will increase going forward as the number of new contracts rises and repayment delays decrease.」

「We believe that profits will increase going forward as the number of new contracts rises and repayment delays decrease.」

「The Company announced a medium-term management plan aimed at building a more profitable corporate structure and began restructuring its earnings model in Asian countries. The plan called for: ① prioritizing the quality of receivables and operational efficiency over revenue growth across the Group; ② improving Group-wide governance while considering macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions in each country; and ③ reallocating resources and pursuing new acquisitions. These measures were intended to improve profit margins in the short term, achieve strong growth from 2020 onward in the medium term and ultimately provide appropriate funding to local markets in Asia, improve living standards in each country and foster entrepreneurship. The Company believes that phase A has ended and that it has moved to phase B.」

「In this business, the Company had announced a medium-term management plan and intended to reform its earnings structure with the aim of building a more highly profitable corporate structure. It would (1) place greater emphasis throughout the Group on receivables quality and operational efficiency than on increasing revenue, (2) improve governance across the Group while taking account of macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions in each country, and (3) reallocate resources and pursue new opportunities. These measures were intended to achieve A. higher profit margins in the short term, B. strong growth from 2020 onward in the medium term, and C. over the long term and ultimately, provide appropriate funding to local markets in Asia, thereby improving living standards and fostering entrepreneurship among people in each country. Of these, the Company believes that A is nearing completion and that it has moved to stage B.」

「In this business, the Company has also announced a medium-term management plan and begun reforming its earnings structure in Asian countries with the aim of building a more highly profitable corporate structure. It will (1) place greater emphasis throughout the Group on receivables quality and operational efficiency than on increasing revenue, (2) improve governance across the Group while taking account of macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions in each country, and (3) reallocate resources and pursue new opportunities. These measures are intended to achieve A. higher profit margins in the short term, B. strong growth from 2019 onward in the medium term, and C. over the long term and ultimately, provide appropriate funding to local markets in Asia, thereby improving living standards and fostering entrepreneurship among people in each country.」

「The Company has also announced a medium-term management plan and begun reforming its earnings structure in Asian countries with the aim of building a more highly profitable corporate structure. Going forward, it will (1) place greater emphasis throughout the Group on receivables quality and operational efficiency than on increasing revenue, (2) improve governance across the Group while taking account of macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions in each country, and (3) reallocate resources and pursue new opportunities. These measures are intended to achieve A. higher profit margins in the short term, B. strong growth from 2019 onward in the medium term, and C. over the long term and ultimately, provide appropriate funding to local markets in Asia, thereby improving living standards and fostering entrepreneurship among people in each country.」

「The Company has also announced a medium-term management plan and begun reforming its earnings structure in Asian countries with the aim of building a more highly profitable corporate structure. Going forward, it will (1) place greater emphasis throughout the Group on receivables quality and operational efficiency than on increasing revenue, (2) improve governance across the Group while taking account of macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions in each country, and (3) reallocate resources and pursue new opportunities. These measures are intended to achieve A. higher profit margins in the short term, B. strong growth from 2019 onward in the medium term, and C. over the long term and ultimately, provide appropriate funding to local markets in Asia, thereby improving living standards and fostering entrepreneurship among people in each country.」

「The Company has also announced a medium-term management plan and begun reforming its earnings structure in Asian countries with the aim of building a more highly profitable corporate structure. Going forward, it will (1) place greater emphasis throughout the Group on receivables quality and operational efficiency than on increasing revenue, (2) improve governance across the Group while taking account of macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions in each country, and (3) reallocate resources and pursue new opportunities. These measures are intended to achieve A. higher profit margins in the short term, B. strong growth from the following year onward in the medium term, and C. over the long term and ultimately, provide appropriate funding to local markets in Asia, thereby improving living standards and fostering entrepreneurship among people in each country.」

「We have also begun restructuring our earnings model across Asia to build a more profitable corporate structure. Going forward, we will (1) prioritize improving receivables quality and operational efficiency over increasing sales across the Group, (2) improve Group-wide governance by taking account of macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions in each country, and (3) reallocate resources and pursue new acquisitions. This is intended to achieve A. higher margins in the short term, B. strong growth from next year onward in the medium term, and C. ultimately, over the long term, to provide appropriate funding to local markets in Asia, improve people's lives and foster entrepreneurship in each country.」

「We have also begun restructuring our earnings model across Asia to build a more profitable corporate structure. Going forward, we will concentrate the Group's resources in Cambodia, which has a large portfolio, and in Indonesia, a huge market with the world's fourth-largest population, in order to build an organization capable of withstanding rapid growth.」

「We have also begun restructuring our earnings model across Asia to build a more profitable corporate structure. Going forward, we will concentrate the Group's resources in Cambodia, which has a large portfolio, and in Indonesia, a huge market with the world's fourth-largest population, in order to build an organization capable of withstanding rapid growth.」

「We will continue working to improve the profitability of our core business.」