Increasing profitability in existing businesses
First written in FY2016. 12 of 35 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Business Security: higher revenue and profit; Electromechanics: lower profitAnnual report
「Business Security segment revenue increased 10.5% year on year to ¥15.152 billion, while operating profit increased 21.6% year on year to ¥1.402 billion. Electromechanics segment revenue decreased 0.2% year on year to ¥14.358 billion, while operating profit decreased 24.9% year on year to ¥695 million due to higher procurement costs resulting from the weaker yen and higher SG&A expenses from growth investments, including investment in sales personnel.」
Under the new segment classification, Business Security reported higher revenue and operating profit, while Electromechanics reported nearly flat but lower revenue and a substantial decline in operating profit, resulting in divergent profitability trends by segment. - FY2026-H1Profitability trends diverged by segmentAnnual report
「Business Security segment revenue increased 6.5% year on year to ¥6.924 billion, while operating profit increased 40.4% year on year to ¥660 million. Electromechanics segment revenue decreased 3.9% year on year to ¥6.548 billion, while operating profit decreased 37.0% year on year to ¥293 million.」
Business Security reported higher revenue and operating profit, while Electromechanics reported lower revenue and operating profit, resulting in divergent profitability trends among the existing businesses. - FY2025-H1System returns to profitability; Device reports lower revenue and operating profitAnnual report
「System segment revenue increased 2.5% year on year to ¥4.726 billion, while operating profit increased by ¥167 million from the same interim period of the previous year to ¥84 million, mainly because costs related to additional construction work incurred in the previous fiscal year did not recur in the current fiscal year. Device segment revenue decreased 1.6% year on year to ¥6.814 billion, while operating profit decreased 18.6% year on year to ¥465 million.」
System reported higher revenue and improved from an operating loss in the previous fiscal year to an operating profit of ¥84 million. Device, meanwhile, reported lower revenue and operating profit, resulting in divergent profitability trends between the segments. - FY2024-Q3System operating loss widens; Device reports higher revenue and operating profitAnnual report
「System segment revenue increased 1.0% year on year to ¥6.881 billion, while operating profit decreased by ¥204 million from the same period of the previous year to an operating loss of ¥244 million, due to additional construction work on a fire-protection system in Thailand. Device segment revenue increased 21.4% year on year to ¥10.285 billion, while operating profit increased 42.0% year on year to ¥888 million.」
System revenue edged up, but its operating loss widened due to the impact of additional construction work on a fire-protection system, while Device reported higher revenue and operating profit. - FY2024-Q2System remains loss-making; Device reports a substantial increase in operating profitAnnual report
「System segment revenue decreased 2.5% year on year to ¥4.613 billion, while operating profit decreased by ¥129 million from the same period of the previous year, resulting in an operating loss of ¥83 million. Device segment revenue increased 30.6% year on year to ¥6.923 billion, while operating profit increased 84.7% year on year to ¥571 million.」
System continued to report lower revenue and an operating loss, while Device reported substantially higher revenue and operating profit, widening the profitability gap between the segments. - FY2024-Q1System swings to an operating loss; Device operating profit increasesAnnual report
「System segment revenue decreased 1.0% year on year to ¥2.025 billion, while operating profit decreased by ¥56 million from the same period of the previous year, resulting in an operating loss of ¥103 million.」
System reported lower revenue and an operating loss of ¥103 million. Device, meanwhile, reported higher revenue and operating profit, resulting in divergent profitability trends between the segments. - FY2023ReframedAnnual report
「Shift management resources to businesses requiring greater focus <Putting business portfolio management into practice>」
The company has positioned its existing initiatives of expanding the profitability of existing businesses and improving low-profitability businesses as business portfolio management, shifting management resources to priority businesses. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Device segment revenue increased 29.3% year on year to ¥11.344 billion, while operating profit increased 57.1% year on year to ¥776 million.」
Device reported higher revenue and operating profit, with the expansion of the profitability of the existing business reflected in full-year revenue and operating profit. System, however, reported lower revenue and operating profit. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Device segment revenue increased 32.0% year on year to ¥8.475 billion, while operating profit increased 77.1% year on year to ¥625 million.」
Device reported substantially higher revenue and operating profit, reflecting the expansion of the profitability of the existing business. System, however, reported lower revenue and an operating loss. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「System segment revenue increased 0.2% year on year to ¥4.730 billion, while operating profit increased 42.8% year on year to ¥46 million.」
System revenue edged up, while operating profit increased 42.8% year on year. Device revenue increased 36.7% year on year and operating profit increased 61.0% year on year, quantifying the improvement in the profitability of the existing businesses across both segments. - FY2023-Q1System: lower revenue and a narrower loss; Device: substantially higher revenue and operating profitAnnual report
「System segment revenue decreased 5.5% year on year to ¥2.045 billion, while operating profit increased by ¥21 million from the same period of the previous year, resulting in an operating loss of ¥46 million. Device segment revenue increased 37.5% year on year to ¥2.424 billion, while operating profit increased 198.5% year on year to ¥145 million.」
System continued to report lower revenue, but its operating loss narrowed, while Device reported substantially higher revenue and operating profit. Performance trends diverged between the segments. - FY2022System: lower revenue and operating profit; Device: higher revenue and operating profitAnnual report
「System segment revenue decreased 5.3% year on year to ¥12.011 billion, while operating profit decreased 13.1% year on year to ¥529 million. Device segment revenue increased 11.0% year on year to ¥8.773 billion, while operating profit increased 78.6% year on year to ¥494 million.」
For the full year, System reported lower revenue and operating profit, while Device reported higher revenue and operating profit, resulting in divergent profitability trends between the 2 segments. - FY2022-Q3System: lower revenue and higher operating profit; Device: higher revenue and operating profitAnnual report
「System segment revenue decreased 1.9% year on year to ¥8.363 billion, while operating profit increased 41.8% year on year to ¥268 million.」
System operating profit increased despite lower revenue, while Device revenue increased 8.6% year on year and operating profit increased 67.1% year on year. Profitability improved in both segments, although System revenue declined. - FY2022-Q2System: higher revenue and operating profit; Device: lower revenue and higher operating profitAnnual report
「System segment revenue increased 7.3% year on year to ¥5.704 billion, while operating profit increased 264.1% year on year to ¥239 million. Device segment revenue decreased 2.0% year on year to ¥3.878 billion, while operating profit increased 25.6% year on year to ¥192 million.」
System reported higher revenue and a substantial increase in operating profit, while Device reported lower revenue but higher operating profit, indicating improved profitability in both segments. - FY2022-Q1System: higher revenue and a return to profitability; Device: lower revenue and operating profitAnnual report
「System segment revenue increased 8.6% year on year to ¥2.639 billion, while operating profit increased by ¥69 million from the same period of the previous year to ¥16 million. Device segment revenue decreased 0.8% year on year to ¥1.763 billion, while operating profit decreased 11.5% year on year to ¥48 million.」
System reported higher revenue and returned to profitability from an operating loss, while Device reported lower revenue and operating profit. - FY2021-Q3System: lower revenue and operating profit; Device: higher revenue and lower operating profitAnnual report
「System segment revenue decreased 10.8% year on year to ¥8.524 billion, while operating profit decreased 51.6% year on year to ¥189 million. (Device segment) Device segment revenue increased 0.7% year on year to ¥5.911 billion, while operating profit decreased 13.8% year on year to ¥211 million.」
System reported lower revenue and a substantial decline in operating profit, while Device reported higher revenue but lower operating profit. Profitability trends have changed from the previous quarter, when Device reported both higher revenue and operating profit. - FY2021-Q2System: lower revenue and operating profit; Device: higher revenue and operating profitAnnual report
「System segment revenue decreased 15.5% year on year to ¥5.314 billion, while operating profit decreased 71.7% year on year to ¥65 million. (Device segment) Device segment revenue increased 1.9% year on year to ¥3.959 billion, while operating profit increased 2.4% year on year to ¥153 million.」
System reported lower revenue and a substantial decline in operating profit, while Device reported higher revenue and operating profit. System returned to operating profitability from the previous quarter's operating loss, but its profit level declined substantially. - FY2021-Q1Both segments reported lower revenue; System swung to an operating lossAnnual report
「System segment revenue decreased 17.9% year on year to ¥2.430 billion, while operating profit declined by ¥80 million from the same period of the previous year, resulting in an operating loss of ¥52 million. Device segment revenue decreased 2.5% year on year to ¥1.777 billion, while operating profit increased 3.9% year on year to ¥55 million.」
Both System and Device reported lower revenue. System swung to an operating loss, while Device operating profit increased 3.9% year on year. - FY2020Revenue Growth and Profit DeclineAnnual report
「System segment revenue increased 0.9% year on year to ¥12.564 billion, while operating profit decreased 38.4% year on year to ¥451 million.」
System revenue edged up, while operating profit declined 38.4% year on year, indicating a deterioration in the profitability of the existing business. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「System segment revenue increased 11.1% year on year to ¥9.556 billion, while operating profit increased 5.7% year on year to ¥391 million. Device segment revenue increased 6.7% year on year to ¥5.869 billion, while operating profit increased 47.5% year on year to ¥245 million.」
Both System and Device generated higher revenue and operating profit, with the expansion of the profitability of existing businesses reflected in the figures. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「System segment revenue increased 10.0% year on year to ¥6.287 billion, while operating profit increased 4.2% year on year to ¥231 million.」
The System segment generated higher revenue and operating profit, with the expansion of the profitability of the existing business reflected in its revenue and operating profit figures. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「System segment revenue increased 27.0% year on year to ¥2.958 billion, while operating profit increased by ¥89 million from the same period of the previous year to ¥28 million. Device segment revenue increased 10.5% year on year to ¥1.823 billion, while operating profit increased 344.0% year on year to ¥53 million.」
Both System and Device generated higher revenue, and operating profit also improved year on year. The expansion of the profitability of existing businesses is reflected in the performance of both segments. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「ii. Generating operating profit through improvements and streamlining of low-profitability businesses」
In addition to its policy of expanding the profitability of existing businesses, the company has clearly stated that it will review its business portfolio to generate operating profit by improving and streamlining low-profitability businesses. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Systems segment revenue fell 6.1% year on year to ¥8,471 million, while operating profit rose 24.9% year on year to ¥422 million. Device segment revenue rose 0.7% year on year to ¥5,628 million, while operating profit rose 299.5% year on year to ¥113 million.」
System revenue declined, but operating profit increased 24.9% year on year, while Device revenue rose and operating profit increased 299.5%, indicating continued improvement in the profitability of the existing businesses. - FY2019-Q2Operating profit improved despite lower revenueAnnual report
「Systems segment revenue fell 4.2% year on year to ¥5,645 million, while operating profit rose 13.9% year on year to ¥258 million.」
Although the Systems segment recorded lower revenue, operating profit rose 13.9% year on year. The expansion of earnings from existing businesses is evident in profit rather than revenue. - FY2019-Q1Lower revenue and a return to a lossAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, during the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, the Device segment performed at approximately the same level as the previous year, but the Systems segment declined, resulting in revenue of ¥3,981 million, down 7.9% year on year. Although the company worked to improve its gross profit margin and reduce costs, these efforts did not fully offset the impact of lower revenue, and operating profit decreased by ¥33 million from the previous year to an operating loss of ¥50 million.」
Although the company pursued gross margin improvements and cost reductions to expand earnings from existing businesses, these efforts did not offset the decline in Systems segment revenue. Consolidated revenue fell 7.9% year on year, resulting in an operating loss of ¥50 million. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Systems segment revenue rose 5.6% year on year to ¥11,980 million, while operating profit rose 84.2% year on year to ¥543 million.」
The Systems segment, the core of the existing businesses, recorded higher revenue and profit, with revenue up 5.6% year on year and operating profit up 84.2%. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Systems segment revenue rose 13.8% year on year to ¥9,018 million, while operating profit rose 397.3% year on year to ¥338 million.」
Systems segment revenue rose 13.8% year on year and operating profit rose 397.3%, showing in numerical terms the expansion of earnings from the existing Systems business. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Systems segment revenue rose 17.5% year on year to ¥5,893 million, while operating profit increased by ¥221 million from the previous year to ¥226 million.」
Systems segment revenue rose 17.5% year on year and operating profit reached ¥226 million, showing measurable improvement in earnings from existing businesses. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue from security products rose 12.9% year on year to ¥1,692 million, mainly because sales of display security systems for major mobile network operators and surveillance cameras remained firm, while sales of fire-protection systems in Thailand increased from the previous year.」
Sales of existing security products and fire-protection systems increased, and revenue from security products rose 12.9% year on year. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Strengthen the value-added features of the core product-monitoring and access control systems」
The company continues to pursue its policy of expanding earnings by adding value to existing core products. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the Systems segment, strengthen the value-added features of the core product-monitoring and access control systems」
The company continues to pursue its policy of expanding earnings by adding value to existing core products. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「1. Expand earnings from existing businesses」
The company aims to expand earnings from existing businesses by adding value to principal products, strengthening proprietary system solutions, device solutions, and sales and technical support capabilities.