Sustainable Growth and Stable Earnings Through Higher Operating Margin on Net Sales
First written in FY2018. 3 of 24 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020-Q3. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 13 of 104 companies on the "Worse" side.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, operating profit was ¥173,662 thousand and the operating margin was 7.4%. The company has set an operating margin of 10% as an objective metric for assessing progress toward its management targets and intends to continue working toward achieving this metric.」
The company continues to target a 10% operating margin, but the actual margin for the fiscal year was 7.4%, an improvement from 2.2% in the previous fiscal year but below the target. - FY2026-H1Interim operating loss narrowed but remained below the target metricAnnual report
「The company's business model is weighted toward the second half of the fiscal year in terms of revenue and profit, resulting in an operating loss.」
The company recorded an operating loss in the interim period due to seasonality. Although the loss narrowed from the same period of the previous year, the interim results did not achieve the previously stated target metric of a 10% operating margin. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, operating profit was ¥46,811 thousand and the operating margin was 2.2%. The company has set an operating margin of 10% as an objective metric for assessing progress toward its management targets and intends to continue working toward achieving this metric.」
The company continues to target a 10% operating margin, but the actual margin for the fiscal year was 2.2%, down further from 8.0% in the previous fiscal year. - FY2025-H1Operating loss widened in the first six months, diverging from the target metricAnnual report
「Operating loss was ¥230,791 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥161,151 thousand in the same period of the previous year.」
Against the previously stated 10% operating margin target, the company recorded an operating loss in the six-month interim consolidated period, and the operating loss also widened from the same period of the previous year. - FY2024Full-year target missed, 8.0% operating marginAnnual report
「As a result, operating profit was ¥172,274 thousand and the operating margin was 8.0%. The company has set an operating margin of 10% as an objective metric for assessing progress toward its management targets and intends to continue working toward achieving this metric.」
The company continues to target a 10% operating margin, but the actual margin for the fiscal year was 8.0%, down from 9.2% in the previous fiscal year and below the target. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥1,743,951 thousand, up 3.3% year on year, and operating profit was ¥177,358 thousand, up 4.1% year on year.」
Based on the disclosed figures, the operating margin for the first three quarters was approximately 10.2%, up from 9.2% in the previous consolidated fiscal year and recovered to a level above the 10% target the company had previously set. - FY2024-Q2Operating loss widened in the second quarterAnnual report
「Operating loss was ¥161,151 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥151,674 thousand in the same quarter of the previous year.」
While the company has set a 10% operating margin as a target metric, the operating loss for the first six months widened to ¥161,151 thousand from ¥151,674 thousand in the same period of the previous year, resulting in performance that diverged further from the target metric. - FY2024-Q1Operating loss in the first quarter, diverging from the target metricAnnual report
「As a result, for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, revenue was ¥354,093 thousand, up 4.4% year on year, and operating loss was ¥50,891 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥45,814 thousand in the same quarter of the previous year.」
While the company has set a 10% operating margin as a target metric, it recorded an operating loss in the first quarter, resulting in performance that diverged from the target metric. - FY2023Full-year target not achievedAnnual report
「As a result, operating profit was ¥203,771 thousand and the operating margin was 9.2%. The company has set an operating margin of 10% as an objective metric for assessing progress toward its management targets and intends to continue working toward achieving this metric.」
The company continues to target a 10% operating margin, but the actual margin for the fiscal year under review was 9.2%, below the target. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended December, consolidated net sales were ¥1,688.859 million, up 21.2% year on year; operating profit was ¥170.321 million, up 16.0%; ordinary profit was ¥179.140 million, up 23.2%; and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥119.123 million, up 5.3%.」
Based on the disclosed figures, the operating margin for the first three quarters was approximately 10.1%, recovering from the operating loss recorded in the previous three-quarter period to a level close to the 10% target achieved in FY2022. This does not indicate that the full-year target was achieved. - FY2023-Q2Operating loss widened in the second quarterAnnual report
「Operating loss was ¥151,674 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥124,727 thousand in the same quarter of the previous year.」
While the company has set a 10% operating margin as a target metric, the operating loss for the first six months widened to ¥151,674 thousand from ¥124,727 thousand in the same period of the previous year, resulting in performance that diverged from the target metric. - FY2023-Q1Operating loss in the first quarter, diverging from the target metricAnnual report
「Operating loss was ¥45,814 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥35,682 thousand in the same quarter of the previous year.」
While the company has set a 10% operating margin as a target metric, it recorded an operating loss in the first quarter, resulting in performance that diverged from the target metric. - FY2022AchievedAnnual report
「As a result, operating profit was ¥185,144 thousand and the operating margin was 10.5%. The company has set an operating margin of 10% as an objective metric for assessing progress toward its management targets, and exceeded the target in the fiscal year under review.」
The company reported that the operating margin, which had fallen short of the target at 9.6% in the previous fiscal year, was 10.5% and exceeded the 10% target. - FY2022-Q2Operating loss widened in the second quarterAnnual report
「Operating loss was ¥124,727 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥44,931 thousand in the same quarter of the previous year.」
While the company has set a 10% operating margin as a target metric, the operating loss for the first six months widened to ¥124,727 thousand from ¥44,931 thousand in the same period of the previous year. - FY2022-Q1Operating loss in the first quarter, diverging from the target metricAnnual report
「Operating loss was ¥35,682 thousand, compared with operating profit of ¥2,115 thousand in the same quarter of the previous year.」
While the company has set a 10% operating margin as a target metric, it recorded an operating loss in the first quarter, resulting in performance that diverged from the target metric. - FY2021Full-year target not achievedAnnual report
「As a result, operating profit was ¥151,903 thousand and the operating margin was 9.6%. The company has set an operating margin of 10% as an objective metric for assessing progress toward its management targets, and fell slightly short of the target in the fiscal year under review. It intends to continue working toward achieving this metric.」
The company continues its policy of targeting a 10% operating margin, but reported that the actual margin for the fiscal year under review was 9.6%, slightly below the target. - FY2021-Q3Progress below the target metricAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended December, consolidated net sales were ¥1,250.809 million, up 28.9% year on year; operating profit was ¥118.253 million, up 5.0%; ordinary profit was ¥102.475 million, down 8.6%; and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥72.160 million, down 6.1%.」
Against the 10.4% operating margin that the company stated it had achieved in FY2020, revenue and operating profit for the first three quarters of the current fiscal year indicate a margin of approximately 9.5%. - FY2020AchievedAnnual report
「As a result, operating profit was ¥135,350 thousand and the operating margin was 10.4%. The company has set an operating margin of 10% as an objective metric for assessing progress toward its management targets, and achieved it in the fiscal year under review.」
The company had set a 10% operating margin as a target metric, and reported that the margin was 10.4% for the period, thereby achieving the target. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Further efficiency gains through work standardization and outsourcing to subsidiaries, together with restraints on selling, general and administrative expenses, raised the gross profit margin 2.6 percentage points from the same quarter of the previous year. Operating income was ¥112,585 thousand, up 121.7%; ordinary income was ¥112,134 thousand, up 102.8%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥76,819 thousand, up 77.5%.」
Although the operating margin itself was not stated, the gross margin rose by 2.6 percentage points through efficiency improvements and control of selling, general and administrative expenses, while operating profit increased 121.7% year on year. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The group's management objectives are to achieve sustainable growth and stable earnings, and it has set the operating margin as a target metric. To this end, it seeks to improve service quality in order to earn customers' trust as an HR partner and is working to achieve its target.」
The company continues its policy of improving the operating margin and service quality to achieve sustainable growth and stable earnings. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「The group's management objectives are to achieve sustainable growth and stable earnings, and it has set the operating margin as a target metric. To this end, it seeks to improve service quality in order to earn customers' trust as an HR partner and is working to achieve its target.」
To achieve sustainable growth and stable earnings, the company stated for the first time that improving the operating margin was an explicit target metric, with improved service quality serving as the means of achieving it.