Operating and net losses amid growth investment
First written in FY2016-Q3. 19 of 36 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-05-14.
CrowdWorks moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 6 of 13 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- 2026-05-14WorsenedResults
「営業利益は218,095千円（前年同期比72.5％減）、EBITDA（Non-GAAP）は495,309千円（前年同期比58.1%減）、経常利益は285,776千円（前年同期比63.3％減）、親会社株主に帰属する中間純利益は89,776千円（前年同期比70.4％減）となりました。」
営業利益、EBITDA、経常利益、親会社株主に帰属する中間純利益が前年同期から減少した。 - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥1,759.112 million (up 31.2% year on year) and ordinary profit was ¥1,759.193 million (up 26.9%), but the company recorded a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥257.066 million as a result of recording ¥1,075.141 million in goodwill impairment losses and other items under extraordinary losses.」
Operating and ordinary profit increased, while goodwill impairment losses and other items resulted in a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥257.066 million, causing bottom-line results to deteriorate from the prior year's profit attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2025-H1Interim operating profit increased while profit attributable to owners of the parent declinedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥793.498 million (up 14.1% year on year), EBITDA (Non-GAAP) was ¥1,181.907 million (up 37.0%), ordinary profit was ¥777.714 million (up 2.2%), and interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥303.344 million (down 36.5%).」
Operating profit, EBITDA and ordinary profit increased, while interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent declined 36.5% year on year, resulting in higher operating-stage profit alongside lower bottom-line profit. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥1,340.620 million (up 16.2% year on year), and ordinary profit was ¥1,386.173 million (up 11.9%).」
The company recorded operating profit of ¥1,340.620 million and ordinary profit of ¥1,386.173 million, exceeding the prior-year period. Meanwhile, net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥910.756 million, down 16.9% year on year. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥695.343 million (up 30.2% year on year), EBITDA (Non-GAAP) was ¥862.970 million (up 35.1%), ordinary profit was ¥761.209 million (up 32.3%), and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥477.920 million (up 25.8%).」
The prior-year trend of higher revenue and higher profit continued through the cumulative second quarter, with operating profit, EBITDA, ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of the parent increasing. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥346.094 million (up 53.6% year on year), EBITDA (Non-GAAP) was ¥433.737 million (up 54.6%), ordinary profit was ¥356.267 million (up 62.1%), and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥213.860 million (up 43.0%).」
The trend changed from higher revenue but lower profit in the prior-year period, with operating profit, EBITDA, ordinary profit and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent all increasing in the first quarter. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year, revenue of ¥13,210.655 million and gross profit of ¥6,142.399 million reached record highs.」
Revenue and gross profit reached record highs, and the company recorded operating profit of ¥1,153.536 million and net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1,096.574 million. - FY2023-Q3Continued revenue growth but declining profitAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥9,690.849 million (up 24.6% year on year), gross profit was ¥4,531.616 million (up 29.0%), operating profit was ¥820.808 million (down 7.0%), EBITDA (Non-GAAP) was ¥1,010.681 million (up 5.5%), ordinary profit was ¥886.000 million (up 0.9%), and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥597.143 million (down 0.6%).」
Revenue and gross profit increased, while operating profit and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent fell below the prior-year period, and the pattern of higher revenue but lower profit continued. - FY2023-Q2Continued revenue growth and profit declineAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥6,153.259 million (up 20.7% year on year), gross profit was ¥2,911.976 million (up 27.4%), operating profit was ¥533.930 million (down 14.5%), EBITDA (Non-GAAP) was ¥638.606 million (down 5.9%), and ordinary profit was ¥575.200 million (down 4.2%).」
Revenue and gross profit increased, while operating profit, EBITDA, ordinary profit and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent fell below the prior-year period, and the trend of higher revenue but lower profit continued. - FY2023-Q1Higher Revenue, Lower ProfitAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥2,977.513 million (up 20.7% year on year), gross profit was ¥1,396.905 million (up 27.4%), operating profit was ¥225.320 million (down 25.8%), EBITDA (Non-GAAP) was ¥280.613 million (down 12.8%), ordinary profit was ¥219.717 million (down 30.3%), and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥149.554 million (down 30.4%).」
Revenue and gross profit increased, while operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent fell below the prior-year period, resulting in higher revenue but lower profit. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the fiscal year, all key metrics, including total transaction value, revenue and gross profit, achieved the revised disclosed forecasts, and the company achieved its highest operating profit to date.」
The company progressed from its previous position of recording losses amid growth investment to the stage of achieving its revised disclosed forecasts and its highest operating profit to date. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the Group's performance for the nine-month period ended the third quarter consisted of revenue of ¥7,778.413 million, operating income of ¥882.726 million, ordinary income of ¥877.905 million, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥600.824 million.」
The company recorded operating profit of ¥882.726 million, ordinary profit of ¥877.905 million and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥600.824 million, maintaining and expanding profitability. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the Group's performance for the six-month period ended the second quarter consisted of revenue of ¥5,097.726 million, operating income of ¥624.528 million, ordinary income of ¥600.611 million, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥398.242 million.」
The company recorded operating profit of ¥624.528 million, ordinary profit of ¥600.611 million and quarterly profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥398.242 million, maintaining and expanding profitability. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of efforts to further improve productivity, the company recorded its highest quarterly operating profit to date.」
The company progressed from its previous position of recording losses amid growth investment to the stage of recording its highest quarterly operating profit to date as productivity improvements advanced. - FY2021SoftenedAnnual report
「As a result, the Company's performance for the fiscal year consisted of revenue of ¥7,769.472 million, operating income of ¥575.194 million, ordinary income of ¥645.191 million, and net income of ¥622.421 million.」
The company changed from its previous position of recording operating and net losses amid growth investment to recording operating profit of ¥575.194 million, ordinary profit of ¥645.191 million and net profit of ¥622.421 million for the fiscal year ended September 2021. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the Company's performance for the nine-month period ended the third quarter consisted of revenue of ¥5,575.822 million, operating income of ¥437.613 million, ordinary income of ¥494.600 million, and quarterly net income of ¥387.635 million.」
During the cumulative third quarter following the transition to non-consolidated financial reporting, the company recorded operating profit of ¥437.613 million, ordinary profit of ¥494.600 million and quarterly net profit of ¥387.635 million, maintaining profitability. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the Company's performance for the six-month period ended the second quarter consisted of revenue of ¥3,497.157 million, operating income of ¥263.716 million, ordinary income of ¥308.213 million, and quarterly net income of ¥231.107 million.」
During the cumulative second quarter, the company recorded operating profit of ¥263.716 million, ordinary profit of ¥308.213 million and quarterly net profit of ¥231.107 million, marking further progress toward profitability. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥107.813 million (prior-year operating loss: ¥21.020 million), ordinary profit was ¥117.573 million (prior-year ordinary loss: ¥4.413 million), and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥91.407 million (prior-year quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥13.263 million).」
In the first quarter, operating, ordinary and parent-attributable results turned from losses in the prior-year period to profits, and operating profit exceeded ¥100 million. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, the group's consolidated performance for the fiscal year was revenue of ¥8,728.350 million (down 0.2% year on year), operating loss of ¥298.359 million (prior-year operating profit: ¥48.020 million), ordinary loss of ¥311.993 million (prior-year ordinary profit: ¥67.252 million), and net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥53.347 million (prior-year net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥127.604 million).」
While revenue declined slightly, operating and ordinary results turned from profit in the prior year to loss. The net loss attributable to owners of the parent narrowed from the prior fiscal year, but the company remained in a net loss position. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, the group's consolidated performance for the cumulative third quarter was revenue of ¥7,072.976 million (up 8.6% year on year), operating loss of ¥98.730 million (prior-year operating profit: ¥62.077 million), ordinary loss of ¥115.252 million (prior-year ordinary profit: ¥74.229 million), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥175.038 million (prior-year quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥70.224 million).」
Revenue increased, while operating and ordinary results turned from profit in the prior-year period to loss, and the quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent widened from ¥70.224 million to ¥175.038 million. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, the group's consolidated performance for the cumulative second quarter was revenue of ¥4,889.182 million (up 15.5% year on year), operating loss of ¥15.361 million (prior-year operating profit: ¥36.966 million), ordinary profit of ¥12.073 million (down 75.1%), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥69.730 million (prior-year quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥39.617 million).」
Revenue increased, while operating results turned from profit in the prior-year period to loss, ordinary profit declined, and the quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent widened. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, the group's consolidated performance for the cumulative first quarter was revenue of ¥2,342.411 million (up 15.5% year on year), operating loss of ¥21.020 million (prior-year operating profit: ¥13.844 million), ordinary loss of ¥4.433 million (prior-year ordinary profit: ¥13.689 million), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥13.263 million (prior-year net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥2.320 million).」
Revenue increased, while operating and ordinary results turned from profit in the prior-year period to loss, and the quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent widened from ¥2.320 million to ¥13.263 million. - FY2019Operating and ordinary profitability continued, but net loss widenedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥48.020 million (up 104.1% year on year), ordinary profit was ¥67.252 million (up 591.6%), and net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥127.604 million (prior fiscal year net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥81.484 million).」
Operating and ordinary profitability was maintained and expanded, while the net loss attributable to owners of the parent widened from ¥81.484 million to ¥127.604 million due to the impact of extraordinary losses. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, third-quarter cumulative revenue was ¥6,513.746 million (up 34.5% year on year), operating profit was ¥62.077 million (prior-year operating loss: ¥78.993 million), ordinary profit was ¥74.229 million (prior-year ordinary loss: ¥77.407 million), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥70.224 million (prior-year quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥168.941 million).」
Revenue expanded, and operating and ordinary profit turned profitable from losses in the prior-year period. The quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent also narrowed from ¥168.941 million to ¥70.224 million, but the bottom line remained in the red. - FY2019-Q2Slight decline in operating profit, increase in ordinary profit, and narrowing of net lossAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥36.966 million (down 1.8% year on year), ordinary profit was ¥48.499 million (up 51.0%), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥39.617 million (prior-year quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥56.998 million).」
Operating profit declined slightly year on year, while ordinary profit increased and the quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent narrowed. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥13.844 million (prior-year operating loss: ¥4.927 million), ordinary profit was ¥13.689 million (prior-year ordinary loss: ¥6.597 million), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥2.320 million (prior-year quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥35.539 million).」
Operating and ordinary profit turned profitable from losses in the prior-year period, while the quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent narrowed from ¥35.539 million to ¥2.320 million. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥23.525 million (prior fiscal year operating loss: ¥335.272 million), ordinary profit was ¥9.724 million (prior fiscal year ordinary loss: ¥331.283 million), and net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥81.484 million (prior fiscal year net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥354.800 million).」
Operating and ordinary profit turned profitable from losses in the prior fiscal year, and the parent-attributable net loss also narrowed. However, the bottom line remained in the red. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating loss was ¥78.993 million (prior cumulative third-quarter operating loss: ¥342.051 million), ordinary loss was ¥77.407 million (prior cumulative third-quarter ordinary loss: ¥338.729 million), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥168.941 million (prior cumulative third-quarter quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥353.111 million).」
While revenue continued to expand, operating, ordinary and parent-attributable quarterly net losses all narrowed from the prior-year period. However, the parent-attributable loss continued. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit of ¥37.641 million (prior cumulative second-quarter operating loss: ¥241.662 million), ordinary profit of ¥32.129 million (prior cumulative second-quarter ordinary loss: ¥239.568 million), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥56.998 million」
Operating and ordinary profit turned profitable from losses in the prior-year period, while the quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent continued. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating loss of ¥4.927 million (prior cumulative first-quarter operating loss: ¥133.844 million), ordinary loss of ¥6.597 million (prior cumulative first-quarter ordinary loss: ¥133.275 million), and net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥35.539 million (prior cumulative first-quarter quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥142.101 million)」
While revenue continued to expand, operating, ordinary and parent-attributable losses all narrowed substantially from the prior-year period. However, the company continued to record losses. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating revenue expanded steadily to ¥1,509.380 million (up 22.8% year on year), while the company recorded an operating loss of ¥335.272 million (prior fiscal year operating loss: ¥593.090 million), an ordinary loss of ¥331.283 million (prior fiscal year operating loss: ¥590.093 million), and a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥354.800 million (prior fiscal year net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥647.577 million).」
Although the expansion in operating revenue and loss recognition continued, operating, ordinary and parent-attributable net losses all narrowed from the prior fiscal year. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating loss was ¥342.051 million (prior-year operating loss: ¥434.726 million), ordinary loss was ¥338.729 million (prior-year ordinary loss: ¥433.047 million), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥353.111 million (prior-year net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥477.732 million).」
Operating, ordinary and quarterly net losses attributable to owners of the parent all narrowed from the prior-year period, but the company continued to record losses. - FY2017-Q2Slight narrowing of lossesAnnual report
「As a result, operating revenue for the cumulative second quarter was ¥675.465 million (up 10.5% year on year), operating loss was ¥241.662 million (prior-year operating loss: ¥242.880 million), ordinary loss was ¥239.568 million (prior-year ordinary loss: ¥241.637 million), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥249.029 million (prior-year quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥253.312 million).」
Despite continued upfront investment, operating, ordinary and quarterly net losses all narrowed slightly year on year. However, the company continued to record losses. - FY2017-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Operating revenue continued to capture the market steadily, reaching ¥327.341 million (up 14.8% year on year), while continued upfront investment in advertising and personnel resulted in an operating loss of ¥133.844 million (prior-year operating loss: ¥117.024 million), an ordinary loss of ¥133.275 million (prior-year ordinary loss: ¥115.895 million), and a quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥142.101 million (prior-year net loss attributable to owners of the parent: ¥127.973 million).」
Operating, ordinary and quarterly net losses all widened from the prior-year period alongside revenue growth. - FY2016RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, for the fiscal year, operating revenue expanded steadily to ¥1,228.887 million, while the company recorded an operating loss of ¥593.090 million, an ordinary loss of ¥590.093 million and a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥647.577 million.」
The annual results again confirmed the coexistence of expanding revenue and operating, ordinary and net losses. - FY2016-Q3First statedAnnual report
「For the cumulative third quarter, operating revenue was ¥900.562 million, operating loss was ¥434.726 million, ordinary loss was ¥433.047 million, and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥477.732 million.」
The company recorded operating, ordinary and parent-attributable losses alongside the expansion in operating revenue.