Affiliate Business Revenue Growth and Maintenance of Profit Levels
First written in FY2016-Q2. 16 of 37 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
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- FY2026-H1ReframedAnnual report
「During the interim accounting period, the shopping sector of “Affiliate” performed strongly, but in the financial sector, certain advertisers changed their advertising placement policies and other factors had an impact. As a result, segment revenue was ¥5,210 million and segment profit was ¥542 million.」
For Affiliate, the company reports strong performance in the shopping field alongside changes in advertising policies by some advertisers in the financial field, disclosing revenue of ¥5,210 million and segment profit of ¥542 million. As no year-on-year comparison analysis is provided, the description has shifted from the previous trend of higher revenue and lower profit to showing the composition and results after the business reorganization. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated fiscal period, revenue from affiliate marketing increased as advertising demand among financial-sector advertisers continued to recover gradually. However, segment profit declined year on year due to a higher cost ratio and strategic investments in new business areas. As a result, segment revenue was ¥6,944 million, up 5.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥710 million, down 31.9%.」
Affiliate revenue increased 5.2% year on year as advertisers in the financial sector became more willing to place advertisements. However, segment profit fell 31.9% due to a higher cost ratio and strategic investments, resulting in continued revenue growth accompanied by lower profit. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「A gradual recovery in advertising demand among some advertisers in the financial sector boosted revenue, but segment profit declined year on year due to strategic investments and other factors. As a result, segment revenue was ¥12,201 million, up 3.5% year on year, while segment profit was ¥1,401 million, down 24.4%.」
The Marketing Solutions Business, centered on affiliate marketing, recorded a 3.5% increase in revenue, while segment profit declined 24.4% due to strategic investments and other factors, with full-year growth in revenue and a decline in profit explicitly stated. - FY2024-H1Higher revenue, lower profitAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated accounting period, advertising demand among some advertisers in the financial sector gradually recovered in the “Affiliate” business, driving revenue higher. However, segment profit declined year on year due to strategic investments and other factors. As a result, segment revenue was ¥6,313 million, up 2.1% year on year, and segment profit was ¥924 million, down 8.5%.」
The Marketing Solutions business, whose main service is affiliate marketing, recorded a 2.1% year-on-year increase in revenue as advertising demand in the financial sector recovered, while segment profit declined 8.5% due to strategic investments and other factors. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, advertising demand from advertisers in the financial sector temporarily recovered for “Affiliate,” boosting revenue. However, the business was affected by changes in advertising policies among advertisers in certain sectors, including recruitment and job changes, PCs and home appliances, resulting in a slight overall decline year on year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥3,182 million, down 1.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥563 million, down 1.9% year on year.」
Revenue and segment profit both declined slightly year on year, but the extent of the declines narrowed from the substantial decrease in revenue and profit in the first quarter of the previous fiscal year. The company also noted a temporary recovery in advertisers' willingness to place ads in the financial sector. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the first 9 months of the current consolidated fiscal year, Affiliate saw signs of recovery in the travel sector, but revenue declined substantially year on year, mainly due to changes in advertising-spend policies and reduced advertising budgets among financial-sector advertisers. As a result, segment revenue was ¥8,875 million, down 27.0%, and segment profit was ¥1,425 million, down 35.5%.」
The impact of changes in advertising policies and restrained advertising budgets by advertisers in the financial sector continues, and revenue and profit in the segment centered on Affiliate continue to decline year on year. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「During the first half of the current consolidated fiscal year, Affiliate saw signs of recovery in the travel sector, but revenue declined substantially year on year, mainly due to changes in advertising-spend policies and reduced advertising budgets among financial-sector advertisers. As a result, segment revenue was ¥6,183 million, down 27.0%, and segment profit was ¥1,010 million, down 36.8%.」
Although the travel sector showed signs of recovery, changes in advertising policies and advertising budget restraints among financial-sector advertisers caused revenue in the segment, whose main service is affiliate marketing, to decline 27.0% and segment profit to decline 36.8%. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter, revenue from Affiliate declined substantially year on year. Although the travel sector showed signs of recovery, this was more than offset mainly by changes in the advertising placement policies of advertisers in the financial sector and reductions in advertising budgets. As a result, segment revenue was ¥3,226 million, down 27.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥574 million, down 33.7%.」
Although the travel sector showed signs of recovery, changes in advertising-spend policies and reduced advertising budgets among financial-sector advertisers caused revenue in the Marketing Solutions business, whose principal service is Affiliate, to decline 27.3% and segment profit to decline 33.7%. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥16,005 million, up 1.4% year on year, and segment profit was ¥2,857 million, up 3.0% year on year.」
In the Marketing Solutions business, whose principal service is affiliate advertising, full-year revenue increased 1.4% year on year and segment income increased 3.0%. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter, revenue from Affiliate increased year on year, reflecting a gradual recovery in the travel sector and growth in the financial sector during the first half. As a result, segment revenue was ¥12,161 million, up 4.9% year on year, and segment profit was ¥2,209 million, up 4.8%.」
Supported by a gradual recovery in the travel sector and growth in the financial sector during the first half, the Marketing Solutions business, whose main service is affiliate advertising, recorded a 4.9% increase in revenue and a 4.8% increase in segment profit. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter consolidated period, Affiliate revenue increased year on year due to a gradual recovery in fields involving travel and other activities outside the home, as well as growth in the financial field. As a result, segment revenue was ¥8,469 million, up 7.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥1,598 million, up 7.5%.」
As travel and other out-of-home activities gradually recovered and the financial sector expanded, the segment whose primary service is affiliate marketing posted a 7.2% increase in revenue and a 7.5% increase in segment profit. Revenue and profit have continued to increase year on year. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the current fiscal year, affiliate marketing remained sluggish in areas involving travel and other activities outside the home, while the e-commerce and financial sectors grew, resulting in higher revenue than in the same quarter of the previous year. As a result, segment revenue was ¥4,437 million, up 12.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥866 million, up 13.5% year on year.」
Although fields involving travel and other activities outside the home remained sluggish, growth in the e-commerce and financial sectors resulted in a 12.0% increase in revenue and a 13.5% increase in segment profit for the segment centered on affiliate marketing. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥11,590 million, up 4.7% year on year, and segment profit was ¥2,107 million, up 9.1% year on year.」
In the Marketing Solutions business, whose principal service is Affiliate, revenue increased 4.7% year on year and segment profit increased 9.1%. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the second quarter cumulative period of the current consolidated fiscal year, Affiliate remained roughly at the previous year’s level, as weakness continued in the employment sector and areas involving travel and other outings, while the financial sector and other areas performed steadily. As a result, segment revenue was ¥7,900 million, down 0.7% year on year, and segment profit was ¥1,487 million, up 6.0% year on year.」
Although employment and travel remained weak, strength in the financial sector and other areas resulted in roughly flat revenue for the segment centered on affiliate marketing and a 6.0% year-on-year increase in segment profit. The figures improved from the declines in revenue and profit in the previous quarter. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥3,962,761 thousand, down 13.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥763,891 thousand, down 7.5%.」
In the Marketing Solutions Business, both revenue and segment profit declined year on year due to weak performance in employment-related fields and sectors involving travel and other outings. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥14,946.704 million, down 12.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥2,614.830 million, down 9.3%.」
In the Marketing Solutions business, advertising spend declined in some sectors of the travel, recruitment and financial fields, resulting in declines in both revenue and segment profit from the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Regarding the spread of COVID-19 in “Affiliate,” the negative effects experienced during the second-quarter consolidated accounting period continued during the third-quarter consolidated accounting period. Although signs of recovery have gradually begun to emerge, revenue declined year on year in some areas of travel, recruitment and financial services. As a result, segment revenue was ¥11,069.416 million, down 14.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥1,931.258 million, down 13.9%.」
The negative impact of COVID-19 continued in the Affiliate business, and revenue and segment profit declined year on year due to lower revenue in some travel, recruitment and financial services fields. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥7,959.235 million, down 9.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥1,403.574 million, down 9.1% year on year.」
In the Marketing Solutions business, some sectors in the travel, recruitment and financial fields were affected by the spread of COVID-19, resulting in year-on-year declines in both revenue and segment profit. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥4,595 million, up 1.6% year on year, and segment profit was ¥826 million, up 3.9%.」
In the Marketing Solutions business, whose principal service is Affiliate, revenue increased 1.6% year on year and segment profit increased 3.9%. Although some areas, including travel, were affected by the spread of COVID-19, the company states that the impact on the business overall was limited. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥17,040.314 million, up 10.8% from the previous fiscal year, and segment profit was ¥2,884.503 million, up 8.2%.」
In the Marketing Solutions business, whose main service is affiliate advertising, revenue increased 10.8% year on year and segment profit increased 8.2%, resulting in increases in both revenue and profit for the full year. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥12,863.947 million, up 16.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥2,244.206 million, up 14.0%.」
Higher conversion rates resulting from proposals based on advertising technology and big data drove a 16.0% year-on-year increase in revenue and a 14.0% increase in segment profit in the Marketing Solutions business. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second-quarter consolidated period, conversions, meaning purchases and applications, increased in Affiliate as a result of proposals based on advertising technology and big data. As a result, segment revenue was ¥8,750.612 million, up 19.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥1,544.220 million, up 17.3%.」
Conversions increased as a result of proposals based on advertising technology and big data, with revenue in the Marketing Solutions business rising 19.5% from the same quarter of the previous year and segment profit rising 17.3%. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first-quarter consolidated cumulative period, conversions (purchases and applications) increased in “Affiliate” as a result of proposals based on advertising technology and big data. As a result, segment revenue was ¥4,522.694 million, up 26.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥795.584 million, up 19.3%.」
Conversions increased as a result of proposals based on advertising technology and big data. Revenue in the Marketing Solutions business increased 26.3% year on year, while segment profit increased 19.3%. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥15,374.544 million, up 14.6% year on year, and segment profit was ¥2,666.767 million, up 9.4%.」
In the Marketing Solutions business centered on Affiliate, revenue rose 14.6% and segment profit rose 9.4% year on year, with both revenue and profit increasing for the full fiscal year. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥11,089,391 thousand, up 12.0% year on year, and segment profit was ¥1,968,911 thousand, up 6.4%.」
In the Marketing Solutions business, segment revenue centred on affiliate marketing increased 12.0% year on year, while segment profit increased 6.4%, resulting in growth in both revenue and profit. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥7,321.137 million, up 13.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥1,316.331 million, up 9.5%.」
In the Marketing Solutions business, segment revenue centered on affiliate marketing increased 13.3% year on year, while segment profit increased 9.5%, showing quantitative progress in both revenue and profit. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥3,580.882 million, up 9.5% year on year, and segment profit was ¥666.845 million, up 7.4%.」
In the marketing solutions business, which includes affiliate marketing as a core offering, revenue increased 9.5% year on year and segment profit increased 7.4%. The disclosure indicates numerical progress, with both revenue and profit increasing compared with the previous full fiscal year, when revenue declined but profit rose. - FY2017ReframedAnnual report
「As a result, segment revenue was ¥15,404 million, down 8.7% year on year, while segment profit was ¥2,837 million, up 23.9%.」
Revenue in the Advertising business declined 8.7% year on year, while segment profit increased 23.9%, marking a shift from the previous structure of revenue growth and profit maintenance to declining revenue and rising profit. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although sectors other than financial services grew, reduced advertising placements for large, low-margin projects in the financial sector pushed down revenue, mainly in the affiliate marketing services business. Meanwhile, segment profit was supported by the steady performance of the affiliate marketing services and StoreMatch services businesses.」
Continues to describe growth in non-financial sectors, the drag from reduced placements for large, low-margin financial-sector projects, and the steady profit performance of affiliate and StoreMatch services. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although sectors other than financial services grew, reduced advertising placements for large, low-margin projects in the financial sector pushed down revenue, mainly in the affiliate marketing services business.」
Reduced advertising placements for large, low-margin financial-sector projects continued to weigh on revenue despite growth in sectors other than financial services. - FY2017-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the three months ended 30 June of the current fiscal year, the non-financial sectors of the affiliate marketing services business grew, but reduced advertising placements for large, low-margin projects in the financial sector pushed down revenue and profit.」
Although sectors other than financial services grew, reduced advertising placements for large, low-margin financial-sector projects pushed down affiliate business revenue and profit. - FY2016WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue from the core affiliate marketing services business struggled to grow in the second half of the fiscal year.」
The core affiliate business has shifted from the previous description of revenue growth and maintained profit levels to an explicit statement that growth stalled in the second half of the fiscal year. - FY2016-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The affiliate marketing services business, our core business, performed well in the human resources and beauty sectors. In the financial sector, however, it was affected by the Bank of Japan's negative interest rate policy and changes in the operating policies of certain advertisers.」
States that the human resources and beauty sectors performed well, while the financial sector was affected by negative interest rates and changes in the operating policies of certain advertisers. - FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report
「During the six months ended 31 December of the current fiscal year, services for the travel, human resources and beauty sectors performed well. However, as some advertisers in the financial sector continued to place greater emphasis on operating efficiency, segment revenue was ¥7,810,155 thousand, up 6.2% year on year, while segment profit was ¥1,201,576 thousand, unchanged year on year.」
Services in the travel, human resources and beauty sectors performed well, driving a 6.2% year-on-year increase in revenue, while segment profit was unchanged year on year.