Selective Investment in New Businesses
First written in FY2018-Q1. 7 of 17 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-07-15.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 1 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-07-15RestatedEarnings
「We are working to improve profit margins through selective investment in highly profitable businesses, greater efficiency in daily operations and administrative costs, and improved productivity in back-office functions.」
Selective investment in highly profitable businesses and efficiency initiatives are continuing. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our Group is pursuing management that emphasizes profitability, making selective investments in highly profitable businesses and working to improve efficiency in administrative costs.」
The company continues to pursue selective investment in highly profitable businesses and greater administrative cost efficiency, rather than expanding new businesses without limit. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「We will review our business portfolio and actively consider M&A in order to reduce excessive dependence on a single industry and diversify risk across multiple businesses.」
The scope of the investment policy has expanded from selective investment in highly profitable businesses to reviewing the portfolio and actively considering M&A aimed at reducing dependence on a single industry. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「We are making selective investments in highly profitable businesses and improving the efficiency of administrative costs.」
The company continues to pursue a policy of combining selective investment in highly profitable businesses with greater administrative cost efficiency, rather than expanding new businesses without limit. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We will work to shift the composition of our earnings base to a more sustainable structure through active investment in the solid beauty business and the food-service business, particularly the ramen business, which is recovering ahead of other areas.」
The company continues to pursue a policy of transforming its earnings mix through investment in the beauty business and the ramen business, which is recovering ahead of other areas, as part of its expansion of new businesses and its earnings base. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「Going forward, we will expand into business domains, including beauty salons, that are less affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.」
The company has explicitly expanded the scope of its new businesses to domains expected to remain stable even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the beauty business, and has stated its intention to transform its earnings base through active investment. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Effective 1 April 2020, we acquired all shares of Naokyu Co., Ltd. from Fukukuru Foods Co., Ltd., making Naokyu a subsidiary. On the same date, Naokyu acquired Fukukuru Foods’ ramen business.」
Under the policy of creating and executing new businesses, following the beauty and food-service businesses, the company acquired all shares of Naokyu Co., Ltd. and acquired the ramen business. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Going forward, we will continue our existing management policies and measures as our primary means of enhancing corporate and shareholder value, while focusing on creating business value through integration processes that maximize the post-acquisition integration benefits of the businesses acquired in addition to our existing karaoke business.」
The policy of creating and acquiring new businesses was translated into a specific focus on maximizing synergies through post-acquisition integration of acquired businesses. - FY2020-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「Going forward, our group will make maximum use of its available management resources and promote business development by expanding the field of value creation from our traditional leisure and entertainment businesses to the broader lifestyle sector, in order to respond promptly and accurately to the needs of more consumers.」
Regarding the creation and execution of new businesses, the company stated a policy of expanding the scope of business development from the traditional leisure and entertainment sector to the broader lifestyle sector. It has also acquired businesses and opened locations in areas including beauty, food service and karaoke. - FY2020-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「In the previous fiscal year, we focused on management under the policy of differentiating our businesses and strengthening profitability. In the current fiscal year, we will continue to uphold three management policies: ① promoting differentiation in the karaoke and food-service businesses, ② developing new businesses and business formats, and ③ company-wide operational reform and productivity improvement.」
The previous five management policies have been reorganized into three: differentiation in the karaoke and food-service businesses, development of new businesses and business formats, and company-wide operational reform and productivity improvement. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of its M&A activity through business acquisitions, the company opened “Karaoke no Tetsujin Matsudo Annex” on 1 March 2019 as its second new location of the fiscal year through a business acquisition. In addition, on 1 March 2019, it acquired the business of “Android Dictionary,” a curation site providing new value-added information to smartphone users, and implemented planned management initiatives, including efforts to establish its web media business as a new earnings pillar.」
Regarding the policy of “creating and executing new businesses,” the company advanced to the stage of executing two business acquisitions, one involving a store and the other a web media business. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the previous fiscal year, we focused on management under the policy of returning to the karaoke business. In the current fiscal year, we have adopted five management policies: ① rebuilding the foundation for renewed growth in the karaoke business, ② advancing the karaoke business, ③ creating and executing new businesses, ④ improving productivity, and ⑤ strengthening our human resources base. We will proceed with foundation-building to further strengthen the karaoke business and execute our growth strategy.」
The company continues to uphold five management policies, including “creating and executing new businesses,” along with strengthening the karaoke business and building the foundation for growth. - FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「In the previous fiscal year, we focused on management under the policy of returning to the karaoke business. In the current fiscal year, we have adopted five management policies: ① rebuilding the foundation for renewed growth in the karaoke business, ② advancing the karaoke business, ③ creating and executing new businesses, ④ improving productivity, and ⑤ strengthening our human resources base.」
The wording of the management policy has been revised from “selective investment in new businesses” to “creating and executing new businesses,” and reorganized into five growth and foundation-building policies. - FY2018RaisedAnnual report
「Going forward, we will pursue business differentiation and stronger profitability centered on human resources and IT as a management objective, while actively opening karaoke locations and developing new core businesses that capitalize on our strengths.」
The scope has expanded from the previous policy of “selective investment in new businesses” to include developing new core businesses that capitalize on our strengths, forming alliances, and assessing entry into highly promising fields. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The group has adopted a focus on the karaoke room operations business, selective investment in new businesses, and stronger corporate governance as its management policies for the current fiscal year.」
The company continues to uphold three management policies, including selective investment in new businesses. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The group has adopted as its management policies a focus on the karaoke room operations business, selective investment in new businesses, and stronger corporate governance.」
The company continues to uphold three management policies, including selective investment in new businesses. - FY2018-Q1First statedAnnual report
「The group has adopted as its management policies a focus on the karaoke room operations business, selective investment in new businesses, and stronger corporate governance.」
The company explicitly stated that it would pursue selective investment in new businesses, rather than unlimited expansion, as one of its management policies.