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Selection and Concentration of Investment Areas Across All Businesses

First written in FY2020-Q3. 21 of 24 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020. Latest entry: 2026-10-23.

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Strengthening the earnings base through the selective allocation and concentration of management resourcesA theme 177 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 185 as a tailwind

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

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  1. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「During the six-month period ended 30 September, other net sales were ¥5 million, down 36.5% year on year, and the operating loss was ¥8 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥23 million in the same period of the previous year.」

    As part of the selection and concentration of businesses, costs for the Korean cosmetics e-commerce business and simulation golf were reduced to the minimum, narrowing the loss from other businesses from the same period of the previous year.
  2. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「For the new business Hada Navi, the timing of monetization has diverged from the original plan due to the postponement of its release. Taking into account our current financial position and resource allocation, we decided to temporarily slow the pace of development in pursuit of higher returns, recognized an impairment loss of ¥114 million on software and recorded an extraordinary loss.」

    The selection and concentration of investment areas led to the specific rationalization measures of slowing the pace of development of Hada Navi and recognizing a ¥114 million impairment loss on software.
  3. FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「For CoréelleJAPAN, the policy is to minimize fixed costs, reduce the scale of the business and concentrate resources on the new service Hada App.」

    The selection and concentration policy took concrete form in minimizing fixed costs and reducing the scale of the Korean cosmetics e-commerce business, while concentrating resources on a new beauty service.
  4. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, from the third quarter onward, the Company decided to withdraw from the two entertainment matching service businesses, OneRoof and CarryGo!, and the Korean food e-commerce business, and to recognize impairment losses on the fixed assets of each business. It recognized extraordinary losses totaling ¥106 million, consisting of an impairment loss on fixed assets of ¥89 million and a loss on business withdrawal of ¥17 million.」

    The selection and concentration of all businesses led to full-year rationalization measures consisting of withdrawing from multiple services following a business review and recognizing a total of ¥106 million in impairment and withdrawal losses.
  5. FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, after reviewing its existing businesses and individual services and systems, the Company decided to withdraw from the two entertainment matching service businesses, OneRoof and CarryGo!, and the Korean food e-commerce business, and to recognize impairment losses on the systems used in each business in order to achieve substantial future growth. During the nine months ended the third quarter of the fiscal year under review, it recognized extraordinary losses totaling ¥93 million, consisting of an impairment loss on fixed assets of ¥74 million and an addition to the provision for losses on business withdrawal of ¥19 million.」

    The selection and concentration of all businesses led, following a review of the businesses, to the specific rationalization measures of withdrawing from OneRoof, CarryGo! and the Korean food e-commerce business, and recognizing system impairment losses and withdrawal losses.
  6. FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「For the entertainment and matching services, in addition to reviewing costs such as outsourcing expenses, we will select and concentrate on the services we operate and work to reduce the size of the loss.」

    Specific measures are being developed to reduce the loss from the entertainment and matching services through a review of outsourcing and other expenses and the selection and concentration of operating services.
  7. FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「As a result of taking into account the allocation of resources across the company, we assigned development personnel to the development of new services in the SNS business, and therefore generated no sales from the XR business」

    We continue to select and concentrate resources by allocating XR development personnel to the development of new SNS services.
  8. FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the company allocated resources across the group based on the progress of each business and assigned the business division's development personnel (engineers) to developing a new service for the SNS business. As a result, the XR business did not generate revenue and recorded an operating loss.」

    The selection and concentration of businesses progressed into the specific allocation of resources by redirecting development personnel from the XR business to the development of new services in the SNS business.
  9. FY2022AdvancedAnnual report

    「The Company recognized an impairment loss on the B2B social platform during the fiscal year under review because its profitability differed substantially from the original plan, and recognized an extraordinary loss of ¥31 million. The Company plans to discontinue the provision and operation of the B2B social platform in the future.」

    The selection and concentration of investment areas led to the specific measures of reviewing the B2B software in the SNS business, recognizing an impairment loss and deciding to discontinue the service.
  10. FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「During the nine-month period ended 31 December, we reviewed the software in detail and recognized impairment losses on software providing B2B services among the social platforms in the SNS business, as its profitability differed significantly from the original plan. As a result, we recorded an extraordinary loss of ¥31 million.」

    The selection and concentration of investments across all businesses led to a detailed review of the B2B software in the SNS business and the specific measure of recognizing a ¥31 million impairment loss due to the divergence in profitability.
  11. FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Operating profit also increased significantly year on year, in addition to the increase in profit accompanying higher net sales, due to the withdrawal from the inbound and outbound businesses in the previous consolidated fiscal year as part of the selection and concentration of businesses, as well as the recognition of impairment losses on assets related to the XR business (formerly the XR/SNS business).」

    The withdrawal from the inbound and outbound businesses through the selection and concentration of businesses, together with the impairment treatment of XR-related assets, was cited as a factor behind the significant year-on-year increase in operating profit.
  12. FY2021AdvancedAnnual report

    「Accordingly, for the fiscal year ending August 2022, the company will concentrate management resources on 4 businesses, namely the Digital Content Business, One to One Business, XR Business and SNS Business, and work to improve business performance and market capitalization.」

    Selection and concentration across all businesses was put into practice by clarifying the businesses to be exited and concentrating resources on 4 businesses for the fiscal year ending August 2022.
  13. FY2020AdvancedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, the Group re-examined each business and focused on improving the efficiency of management resources through selection and concentration in order to secure earnings and expand its businesses.」

    Selection and concentration of investment areas across all businesses was implemented through the scaling back of the game business, liquidation of the Shanghai entity, consolidation in Hong Kong and fixed-cost reductions.
  14. FY2020-Q3First statedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, the Group worked to select and concentrate investment areas across all of its businesses to secure and expand earnings.」

    The company newly stated its policy of selecting and concentrating investment areas across all businesses to secure and expand earnings.
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