Improving Profit Margins in the E-Commerce Business Through Development Method Reviews and Operational Improvements
First written in FY2020-Q3. 1 of 6 entries say "Achieved", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2024-Q1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 18 of 108 companies on the "Worse" side.
16 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「To enhance competitiveness, we will review our development and testing methods and strengthen collaboration with solutions that meet customer needs.」
To improve the E-Commerce business's competitiveness and margins, the company continues to review its testing methods and strengthen collaboration with solutions that meet customer needs, in addition to reviewing its previous development methods. - FY2021-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Through the cumulative second quarter, the state of emergency declared in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus delayed the start of development projects as customers’ decision-making slowed, and the business was affected by lower utilization of development personnel and other factors. In the current third quarter, however, revenue increased 15.0% year on year, while the gross profit margin rose 1.8 percentage points year on year as utilization recovered.」
Regarding the E-Commerce business's margins, which had deteriorated because COVID-19 delayed project starts and reduced utilization, the company states that utilization recovered in the third quarter accounting period and that the gross profit margin increased by 1.8 percentage points year on year. - FY2021-Q2Temporary deterioration in margins due to the impact of COVID-19Annual report
「This business was also affected by the spread of COVID-19. The state of emergency declared in April slowed customer decision-making, delaying the timing of new orders and pushing back the start of development projects. This reduced development staff utilization and consequently caused margins to deteriorate from normal levels.」
Although the policy of improving margins through reviewing development methods and improving operations remains in place, margins in the current fiscal year deteriorated from normal levels because COVID-19 delayed project starts and reduced development staff utilization. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company states that reviewing development methods and improving operations since the year before last have been effective, enabling it to increase the operating margin year after year and transform the business into one with high profitability. It is now extending similar initiatives to its other businesses and working to improve margins across all businesses.」
The company has extended the E-Commerce business's margin improvement initiatives, based on reviewing development methods and improving operations, to its other businesses and is implementing them across all businesses. - FY2020AchievedAnnual report
「The company explicitly states that reviewing development methods and improving operations since last year have been effective, enabling it to increase its operating margin year after year and transform the business into one with high profitability.」
The company explicitly states that reviewing development methods and improving operations in the E-Commerce business have been effective, increasing the operating margin year after year and successfully transforming it into a highly profitable business. - FY2020-Q3First statedAnnual report
「In addition, efforts to review development methods and improve operations, undertaken since last year, have paid off, enabling the company to build a highly profitable business. Going forward, the company plans to extend similar initiatives to its other businesses and work to improve profit margins across all businesses.」
The company states that, in the E-Commerce business, reviewing development methods and improving operations since last year made the business more profitable. Going forward, it plans to extend similar initiatives to its other businesses.