Improving Inventory Turnover through POS Data and Inter-Store Transfers
First written in FY2016. 18 of 33 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
Zoa moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018, 7 years before the typical company in this theme (2025).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 7 of 56 companies on the "Worse" side.
40 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥427.006 million, compared with ¥728.795 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were the recognition of ¥484.117 million in profit before income taxes, together with decreases of ¥1.057 million in trade receivables, ¥174.624 million in trade payables and ¥260.888 million in inventories, among others.」
Inventories decreased by ¥260.888 million, and operating cash flow remained positive. - FY2026-H1Merchandise decreased while total inventories increasedAnnual report
「The main factors were the recognition of ¥242.843 million in interim profit before income taxes, an increase of ¥93.736 million in inventories, decreases of ¥88.401 million in trade receivables and ¥75.268 million in trade payables, and payment of ¥75.425 million in income taxes, among others.」
Although merchandise on the balance sheet decreased by ¥165.084 million, total inventories, including real estate held for sale, increased by ¥93.736 million. The figures indicate that changes varied depending on the assets included in the scope of inventory management measures. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥728.795 million, compared with ¥337.729 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were the recognition of ¥435.049 million in profit before income taxes, together with decreases of ¥66.493 million in trade receivables, ¥144.477 million in trade payables and ¥320.861 million in inventories, among others.」
Inventories decreased by ¥320.861 million, and operating cash flow also improved from ¥337.729 million in the same period of the previous year to net cash provided of ¥728.795 million. The figures indicate progress in inventory management measures such as POS analysis and inter-store transfers. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥452.449 million, compared with ¥180.085 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were the recognition of ¥192.438 million in interim profit before income taxes, decreases of ¥260.474 million in inventories, ¥226.815 million in trade receivables and ¥165.637 million in trade payables, and payment of ¥47.851 million in income taxes, among others.」
Inventories decreased by ¥260.474 million, and operating cash flow also improved from ¥180.085 million in the same period of the previous year to net cash provided of ¥452.449 million. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥337.729 million, compared with net cash used of ¥43.603 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were the recognition of ¥428.451 million in profit before income taxes, together with increases of ¥121.122 million in trade receivables, ¥142.793 million in trade payables and ¥143.586 million in inventories, among others.」
Although inventories continued to increase, the merchandise balance decreased by ¥46.507 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, and operating cash flow improved from net cash used to net cash provided of ¥337.729 million. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were an increase of ¥37.759 million in merchandise, together with decreases of ¥48.357 million in accounts receivable and ¥20.896 million in real estate held for sale, among others.」
Despite the continued inventory turnover and inventory balance improvement measures, the merchandise balance increased by ¥37.759 million from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥180.085 million, compared with net cash used of ¥75.551 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were the recognition of ¥255.580 million in profit before income taxes, decreases of ¥87.621 million in inventories, ¥88.885 million in trade receivables and ¥199.446 million in trade payables, and payment of ¥95.519 million in income taxes, among others.」
Inventories decreased by ¥87.621 million, and operating cash flow also improved from net cash used in the same period of the previous year to net cash provided of ¥180.085 million. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were increases of ¥140.147 million in merchandise and ¥127.294 million in real estate for sale, and decreases of ¥396.287 million in cash and deposits and ¥104.144 million in accounts receivable, among others.」
Although an existing thread describes efforts to improve inventory turnover through POS analysis and inter-store transfers, the merchandise balance increased by ¥140.147 million from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「Net cash used in operating activities was ¥43.603 million, compared with net cash used of ¥65.345 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were the recognition of ¥549.001 million in profit before income taxes, together with an increase of ¥411.608 million in inventories and decreases of ¥186.202 million in trade receivables and ¥320.232 million in trade payables, among others.」
Despite continuing measures such as POS analysis and inter-store transfers, inventories increased by ¥411.608 million, and net cash used in operating activities was negative. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Total assets at the end of the third quarter increased by ¥17.295 million from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥5,391.093 million. The main factors were increases of ¥400.774 million in merchandise and ¥83.678 million in land, and decreases of ¥268.817 million in cash and deposits and ¥213.274 million in accounts receivable, among others.」
Despite the stated goals of improving inventory turnover and inventory balances, the merchandise balance increased by ¥400.774 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, extending the upward trend seen through the previous quarter. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were the recognition of ¥292.157 million in profit before income taxes, an increase of ¥370.115 million in inventories, decreases of ¥236.175 million in trade receivables and ¥159.737 million in trade payables, and payment of ¥67.613 million in income taxes, among others.」
Despite the stated goals of improving inventory turnover and inventory balances, inventories increased by ¥370.115 million, and net cash used in operating activities was ¥75.551 million. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were an increase of ¥170.914 million in merchandise, together with decreases of ¥396.424 million in cash and deposits and ¥275.638 million in accounts receivable, among others.」
Despite the stated goal of improving inventory turnover through POS analysis and inter-store transfers, the merchandise balance increased by ¥170.914 million from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Net cash used in operating activities was ¥65.345 million, compared with net cash provided of ¥928.341 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were the recognition of ¥506.815 million in profit before income taxes, together with increases of ¥187.172 million in trade receivables and ¥343.630 million in inventories, among others.」
Despite continuing measures such as POS analysis and inter-store transfers, inventories increased by ¥343.630 million, and net cash used in operating activities was negative. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were an increase of ¥388.500 million in merchandise, together with decreases of ¥611.281 million in cash and deposits and ¥44.220 million in accounts receivable, among others.」
Despite the stated goals of improving inventory turnover and inventory balances, the merchandise balance increased by ¥388.500 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, also exceeding the increase in the previous quarter. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were decreases of ¥534.005 million in cash and deposits and ¥95.340 million in accounts receivable, and increases of ¥166.033 million in merchandise and ¥83.745 million in prepaid expenses, among others.」
Despite the stated goals of improving inventory turnover and inventory balances, the merchandise balance increased by ¥166.033 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, exceeding the increase in the previous quarter. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were an increase of ¥126.855 million in merchandise and decreases of ¥459.079 million in cash and deposits and ¥78.785 million in accounts receivable, among others.」
Despite the stated goals of improving inventory turnover and inventory balances, the merchandise balance at the end of the first quarter increased by ¥126.855 million from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「We work to shorten the inventory turnover period and reduce inventory balances by continuing to implement measures such as having the merchandise planning team responsible for procurement and stores responsible for sales work together to identify new products that meet customer needs, transferring merchandise between stores from stores where products are not selling to stores where they are selling to adjust merchandise already held as store inventory, and analyzing POS (point-of-sale) data to adjust the appropriate selling prices and inventory levels for newly introduced products. The merchandise balance at the end of the fiscal year decreased by ¥253.992 million from the end of the previous fiscal year.」
The company continued merchandise planning and store coordination, inter-store transfers and POS analysis, and the merchandise balance at the end of the fiscal year decreased by ¥253.992 million. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factors were increases of ¥20.914 million in accounts receivable and ¥321.128 million in cash and deposits, and a decrease of ¥133.699 million in merchandise, among others.」
The merchandise balance decreased by ¥133.699 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, and the inventory reduction trend seen through the previous quarter continued. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factors were an increase of ¥223.784 million in cash and deposits, together with decreases of ¥96.891 million in accounts receivable and ¥77.388 million in merchandise, among others.」
The merchandise balance decreased by ¥77.388 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, confirming a continued reduction in inventory following the previous quarter. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factors were an increase of ¥281.595 million in cash and deposits and decreases of ¥21.924 million in accounts receivable and ¥57.978 million in merchandise, among others.」
The merchandise balance decreased by ¥57.978 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, confirming a reduction in inventory in the first quarter as well. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we tightened the valuation of computer inventory and worked to improve the freshness of inventory held.」
In addition to POS data analysis and inter-store transfers, the company tightened its valuation of computer inventory, and the merchandise balance also decreased by ¥330.100 million. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were increases of ¥13.093 million in accounts receivable and ¥36.922 million in merchandise, and a decrease of ¥411.424 million in cash and deposits, among others.」
Despite the stated inventory improvement measures, including POS data analysis and inter-store transfers, the merchandise balance increased by ¥36.922 million from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factors were decreases of ¥176.192 million in cash and deposits and ¥157.827 million in merchandise, among others.」
The merchandise balance decreased by ¥157.827 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, providing a numerical indication of progress toward improvement after inventories had continued to rise through the previous quarter. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Total assets at the end of the first quarter decreased by ¥447.628 million from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥4,406.724 million. The main factors were decreases of ¥407.050 million in cash and deposits and ¥65.575 million in accounts receivable, together with an increase of ¥20.721 million in merchandise, among others.」
Despite the stated inventory improvement measures, the merchandise balance increased by ¥20.721 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, and inventories continued to rise. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were increases of ¥166.746 million in merchandise and ¥35.586 million in property, plant and equipment, among others.」
Despite the stated inventory improvement measures, including inter-store transfers and POS analysis, the merchandise balance increased by ¥166.746 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, and inventories continued to rise. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were increases of ¥135.017 million in cash and deposits and ¥93.545 million in merchandise, among others.」
The merchandise balance increased by ¥93.545 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, reversing the inventory decline in the previous quarter. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Total assets at the end of the first quarter decreased by ¥97.635 million from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥4,255.423 million. The main factors were an increase of ¥56.383 million in cash and deposits, together with decreases of ¥59.396 million in accounts receivable and ¥69.903 million in merchandise, among others.」
The merchandise balance decreased by ¥69.903 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, indicating a shift toward improvement following the inventory increases seen in the previous period. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「Net cash used in operating activities was ¥76.411 million, compared with net cash provided of ¥56.868 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were the recognition of ¥163.104 million in profit before income taxes, together with increases of ¥45.084 million in trade payables, ¥22.124 million in trade receivables and ¥248.336 million in inventories, among others.」
Despite the stated inventory improvement measures, including inter-store transfers and POS analysis, inventories increased by ¥248.336 million during the period, and operating cash flow was negative. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Total assets at the end of the third quarter increased by ¥528.550 million from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥4,396.236 million. The main factors were an increase of ¥567.025 million in merchandise and a decrease of ¥60.076 million in cash and deposits, among others.」
Despite the stated efforts to improve inventory, the merchandise balance increased by ¥567.025 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, and inventory balances continued to rise. - FY2018-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were an increase of ¥282.698 million in merchandise and a decrease of ¥43.204 million in accounts receivable, among others.」
The merchandise balance at the end of the second quarter increased by ¥282.698 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, while inventories also increased by ¥284.249 million on a cash flow basis, indicating a deterioration from the previous trend of improving inventory balances. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were a decrease of ¥234.702 million in cash and deposits, together with increases of ¥50.980 million in accounts receivable and ¥97.515 million in merchandise, among others.」
Despite the existing thread focusing on inventory improvements, the merchandise balance at the end of the first quarter increased by ¥97.515 million from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factors were the recognition of ¥162.087 million in profit before income taxes, together with decreases of ¥575.326 million in trade payables, ¥60.774 million in trade receivables and ¥386.035 million in inventories, among others.」
The company disclosed that inventories decreased by ¥386.035 million during the period, providing a numerical indication of the reduction in inventory balances. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We continue to implement measures such as transferring merchandise between stores, from stores where products are not selling to stores where they are selling, to adjust merchandise already held as store inventory, and analyzing POS (point-of-sale) data to adjust the appropriate selling prices and inventory levels for newly introduced products. Through these efforts, we are working to shorten the inventory turnover period and reduce inventory balances.」
Prices and inventory levels are being adjusted through inter-store transfers and POS analysis.