Management with a Focus on the Operating Profit Margin on Sales and Related Metrics
First written in FY2017. 3 of 8 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2025.
Colopl moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2021, 3 years before the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 8 of 22 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「ROE for the fiscal year was -0.4%, an improvement of 2.0 percentage points from the previous fiscal year. The Group considers strengthening profitability to be an important issue in achieving continuous improvement in ROE.」
ROE improved from -2.5% in the previous fiscal year to -0.4%, an improvement of 2.0 percentage points, but remained negative. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「ROE for the fiscal year was -2.5%, down 4.8 percentage points from the previous fiscal year.」
ROE fell from 2.3% in the previous fiscal year to -2.5%, becoming negative. No specific numerical targets have been set. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「ROE for the fiscal year was 3.2%, down 0.8 percentage points from the previous fiscal year.」
ROE fell from 4.0% in the previous fiscal year to 3.2%, a decline of 0.8 percentage points. No specific numerical targets have been set. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「ROE for the fiscal year was 4.0%, down 7.0 percentage points from the previous fiscal year. The Group considers strengthening the profitability of its core business to be an important issue in achieving continuous improvement in ROE. It aims to achieve stable revenue growth by accumulating revenue from each release year through the continued release of new games and the long-term operation of existing games, while enhancing profitability and capital efficiency and achieving continuous improvement in ROE by paying stable and continuous dividends from surplus funds, taking comprehensive account of consolidated results, DOE (dividend on equity), cash flow and capital efficiency based on a sound balance sheet.」
ROE fell from 11.0% in the previous fiscal year to 4.0%, a decline of 7.0 percentage points. Although no specific numerical targets have been set, the Company states that it aims to continuously improve ROE through the continued release of new games, long-term operation of existing games and stable dividend payments. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「ROE for the fiscal year was 11.0%, up 9.5 percentage points from the previous fiscal year.」
ROE rose from 1.5% in the previous fiscal year to 11.0%, an increase of 9.5 percentage points, under the policy of focusing on ROE as a management indicator. No specific numerical targets have been set. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「The Group will manage its operations with a focus on ROE (return on equity) as a management indicator in order to improve profitability and capital efficiency.」
Changes the wording from a policy of focusing on operating profit margin and other metrics to a policy of using ROE as a management indicator. States that no specific numerical targets have been set. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group will manage its operations with a focus on operating profit margin and other metrics as management indicators in order to improve profitability.」
Reiterates the policy of focusing on operating profit margin and other metrics as management indicators. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The Group will manage its operations with a focus on operating profit margin and other metrics as management indicators in order to improve profitability.」
For the first time, explicitly states a policy of focusing on operating profit margin and other metrics as management indicators to improve profitability.