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Flexible management decisions without setting specific management indicators as targets

First written in FY2017. 8 of 19 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseRestatedFY2017 – FY2019AdvancedFY2025 – FY20262017: 12018: 120182019: 120192020: 120202021: 120212022: 220222023: 120232024: 320242025: 320252026: 52026
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Lack of KPIs for Evaluating Management TargetsA theme 4 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 0 as a tailwind

Data Horizon moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022.

0 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

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  1. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「EBITDA for the consolidated fiscal year was positive ¥425 million.」

    EBITDA, used as an objective indicator of earnings power, increased from positive ¥95 million in the previous fiscal year to positive ¥425 million.
  2. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「EBITDA (Note), which is used as an objective indicator of the Group's earnings power, was negative ¥202 million, compared with negative ¥233 million in the previous interim consolidated accounting period.」

    EBITDA improved by ¥31 million from negative ¥233 million in the same period of the previous year to negative ¥202 million, but remained negative.
  3. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「EBITDA for the consolidated fiscal year changed from negative ¥98 million in the previous consolidated fiscal year to positive ¥95 million.」

    EBITDA, used as an objective indicator of earnings power, improved from negative ¥98 million in the previous fiscal year to positive ¥95 million.
  4. FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report

    「EBITDA (Note), which is used as an objective indicator of the Group's earnings power, was negative ¥233 million, compared with negative ¥119 million in the same period of the previous year.」

    EBITDA, used as an objective indicator of earnings power, deteriorated from negative ¥119 million in the same period of the previous year to negative ¥233 million.
  5. FY2024WorsenedAnnual report

    「The company had planned a substantial increase in EBITDA for the consolidated fiscal year from positive ¥44 million in the previous consolidated fiscal year. However, while some orders for data utilisation-related services took longer than expected to secure, the company continued investing to expand the business over the medium term, resulting in negative EBITDA of ¥98 million for the consolidated fiscal year.」

    For EBITDA, adopted as an important management metric, the actual result was negative ¥98 million against a plan for an increase from positive ¥44 million in the previous fiscal year.
  6. FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, EBITDA (Note), which is used as an objective indicator of the earnings power of the new Group following the conversion of DeSC into a subsidiary, was positive ¥73 million on a consolidated basis, compared with positive ¥25 million in the same period of the previous year. For the former Group, EBITDA increased by ¥382 million to positive ¥317 million.」

    Following the conversion of DeSC into a subsidiary, consolidated EBITDA increased from positive ¥25 million in the same period of the previous year to positive ¥73 million, while EBITDA for the former Group was positive ¥317 million.
  7. FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, EBITDA (Note), which is used as an objective indicator of the earnings power of the new Group following the conversion of DeSC into a subsidiary, was negative ¥119 million on a consolidated basis, compared with negative ¥238 million in the same period of the previous year. For the former Group, EBITDA increased by ¥276 million to positive ¥119 million.」

    Following the consolidation of DeSC, EBITDA improved from negative ¥238 million in the same period of the previous year to negative ¥119 million, while EBITDA for the former Group was positive ¥119 million.
  8. FY2024-Q1ReframedAnnual report

    「As a result, EBITDA (Note), which is used as an objective indicator of the earnings power of the new Group following the conversion of DeSC into a subsidiary, was negative ¥65 million on a consolidated basis, compared with positive ¥43 million in the same period of the previous year. For the former Group with the same composition as in the same period of the previous year, EBITDA increased by ¥96 million to positive ¥140 million.」

    The company regards EBITDA, separately from the conventional ordinary profit margin on net sales, as an objective indicator for measuring the earnings power of the new Group following the conversion of DeSC into a subsidiary.
  9. FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「During the first quarter of the current fiscal year, there were no material changes in the factors having a significant impact on our Group's business performance or in the current status and outlook of our management strategy.」

    The company is reaffirming that there have been no material changes to its management strategy, including its policy of not setting specific management metrics as targets.
  10. FY2022WorsenedAnnual report

    「The initial plan set a target of 9.3%, but the consolidated fiscal year ended with an ordinary loss, falling significantly short of the target.」

    For the ordinary profit margin on net sales, which was designated an important management metric, the company disclosed an actual result of negative 12.7% against the initial target of 9.3%, indicating that the target was not achieved.
  11. FY2021AdvancedAnnual report

    「The ordinary profit margin on net sales improved by 1.4 percentage points from the previous fiscal year to 10.9%.」

    Under its policy of treating the ordinary profit margin on net sales as an important management metric, the company disclosed a result of 10.9% for the fiscal year, an improvement of 1.4 percentage points from the previous fiscal year.
  12. FY2020ReframedAnnual report

    「To improve management efficiency and achieve sustainable growth and an increase in corporate value, the Group regards the ordinary profit margin on net sales as an important management metric and will address its management challenges.」

    The company has shifted from its previous policy of not establishing specific management metrics as targets to describing the ordinary profit margin on net sales as an important management metric.
  13. FY2019RestatedAnnual report

    「As the Group is developing a new type of business, we cannot set targets for comparison with other companies or the industry. In addition, we have not established specific management metrics as targets so that we can make flexible management decisions in order to achieve our medium-term management strategy.」

    The company is reaffirming its policy of making flexible management decisions without setting specific management metrics as targets.
  14. FY2018RestatedAnnual report

    「As the Group is developing a new type of business, we cannot set targets for comparison with other companies or the industry. In addition, we have not established specific management metrics as targets so that we can make flexible management decisions in order to achieve our medium-term management strategy.」

    The company is reaffirming its policy of making flexible management decisions without setting specific management metrics as targets.
  15. FY2017First statedAnnual report

    「As we are developing a new type of business, we cannot set targets for comparison with other companies or the industry. In addition, we have not established specific management metrics as targets so that we can make flexible management decisions in order to achieve our medium-term management strategy.」

    The company has stated its policy of making flexible management decisions without setting targets for comparison with other companies or the industry or establishing specific management metrics.
Moved together

"Sales Expansion and Return to Profitability" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 11 of its 19 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Sales Expansion and Return to Profitability11×
  3. 2Focusing Management Resources on Healthcare Information Services and Medium-Term Growth8×
  4. 3Nationwide Rollout of Data Health-Related Services8×
  5. 4Expansion of the service lineup across the entire data health PDCA cycle7×
  6. 5Renewal of Internal Systems for Short Lead Times and High-Volume Delivery7×
  7. 6Repayment of Short-Term Borrowings and Improvement in Equity Ratio6×

★ is this thread; numbers match the list above. The number on a line is how many documents both moved the same way in; lines between the other threads count the documents they moved together in too. Threads that move together often sit closer.

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