Business reorganization toward digital marketing and IT infrastructure

「Accordingly, to disclose management information in line with the actual nature of the business activities, the company integrated these businesses from the current interim consolidated accounting period and reclassified and renamed them from the former “Digital Marketing-related Business” to the new “DX Solutions-related Business.”」

「From the third quarter of the current fiscal year, スターティアリード株式会社 was included in the scope of consolidation because its importance had increased.」

「During the six months ended the second quarter of the current fiscal year, スターティアラボ株式会社, which operates the digital marketing business, merged with its wholly owned subsidiary Mtame株式会社 effective 1 July 2021. The merger created a structure for more effective use of management resources and improved responsiveness to changes in the market environment and diversifying customer needs. The company name also changed to クラウドサーカス株式会社, adopting the same name as Cloud CIRCUS, the collective name for its SaaS product suite, to further strengthen recognition of the service brand.」

「From the current consolidated fiscal year, the company changed the classification of the previously independent Overseas-related Business to Other from the first quarter of the current fiscal year because it transferred all shares of its former subsidiary 上海思達典雅信息系統有限公司.」

「From the current consolidated fiscal year, the company changed its reportable segment classification because it determined that integrating the management structure and operating the previously independent Business Applications-related Business in the same segment as the IT Infrastructure-related Business would enhance the group’s corporate value. Small and medium-sized enterprise customers, the main target of the IT Infrastructure-related Business, are also the main target of the Business Applications-related Business, and the two businesses have a high degree of compatibility.」

「The company changed its reportable segment classification because it determined that integrating the management structure and operating the previously independent Business Applications-related Business in the same segment as the IT Infrastructure-related Business would enhance the group’s corporate value. Small and medium-sized enterprise customers, the main target of the IT Infrastructure-related Business, are also the main target of the Business Applications-related Business, and the two businesses have a high degree of compatibility.」

「The company changed the classification of its reportable segments from the current consolidated fiscal year.」

「The group transitioned to a holding company structure effective 1 April 2018. Accordingly, to disclose management information more appropriately in line with the group’s actual business activities, the company changed its business segment classification so that cloud storage services, RPA-related services and the corporate venture capital business, together with the results of its local subsidiaries in China and Singapore, were clearly separated, providing a more useful presentation aligned with the holding company structure.」

「In the previous consolidated fiscal year, the segment information was divided into the “Web Solutions-related Business,” “Network Solutions-related Business,” “Business Solutions-related Business” and “Other Businesses.” To establish a structure and framework that puts customers first and can steadily generate profits with an eye to the future, the company decided to change the segment classification from the first quarter of the current fiscal year to “Digital Marketing-related Business,” “IT Infrastructure-related Business” and “Other Businesses.”」

「To establish a structure and framework that puts customers first and can steadily generate profits with an eye to the future, the company decided to change its segment classification from the next consolidated fiscal year to “Digital Marketing-related Business,” “IT Infrastructure-related Business” and “Other Businesses.”」