Delays in acquiring new customers for the human resources training consulting business
First written in FY2018-Q1. 6 of 7 entries say "Softened", first in FY2018-Q2. Latest entry: FY2019.
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- FY2019SoftenedAnnual report
「Although the consulting business has not actively pursued new customers from the perspective of focusing on selected areas, it continued to achieve steady sales growth.」
There was no mention of delays in acquiring new customers, and the description shifted to a focus on selected areas without actively pursuing new customers. - FY2019-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「Sales in the consulting business continue to grow steadily. As a result, net sales for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥744 million, up 11.6% year on year, while segment loss was ¥6 million, compared with a loss of ¥21 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year.」
There was no mention of delays in acquiring new customers, and sales growth in the consulting business continued. Segment loss also narrowed from ¥21 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥6 million. - FY2019-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「Sales in the consulting business continue to grow steadily. As a result, net sales for the six months ended the second quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥485 million, up 14.3% year on year, while segment loss was ¥15 million, compared with a loss of ¥26 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year.」
There was no mention of delays in acquiring new customers, and sales growth in the consulting business was reported. Segment loss also narrowed from ¥26 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥15 million. - FY2019-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「Sales in the consulting business continue to grow steadily. As a result, net sales for the three months ended the first quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥226 million, up 15.3% year on year, while segment loss was ¥9 million, compared with a loss of ¥22 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year.」
Sales growth in the consulting business continued, and the loss in the Other businesses narrowed from ¥22 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥9 million. - FY2018-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「In the Other businesses, results improved substantially at the Hakata udon restaurants developed as part of the business-format development initiative, with 8 stores in this business as of the end of the third quarter of the current fiscal year. Sales in the consulting business also continued to grow steadily. As a result, net sales for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥667 million, up 54.4% year on year, while segment loss was ¥21 million, compared with a loss of ¥76 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year.」
There was no mention of delays in acquiring new customers, and steady sales growth in the consulting business continued to be reported. Segment loss also narrowed from ¥76 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥21 million. - FY2018-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「Sales in the consulting business continue to grow steadily. As a result, net sales for the six months ended the second quarter of the current fiscal year were ¥424 million, while segment loss was ¥26 million.」
Rather than referring to the delay in acquiring new customers cited in the previous quarter, the company reports steady sales growth in the consulting business. However, the Other segment as a whole recorded a loss of ¥26 million. - FY2018-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Segment loss was ¥22 million, owing in part to delays in acquiring new customers for the Talent Development Consulting Business.」
The company states that delays in acquiring new customers in the Talent Development Consulting Business resulted in a segment loss of ¥22 million.