Expansion of Big Data Analytics and Digital Transformation Consulting

「In the big data analytics business, the capacity for projects with new customers expanded smoothly, and personnel assigned to projects for a major telecommunications carrier among the existing customers were increased beyond plan. As a result, revenue for the current consolidated fiscal year rose 16.7% year on year to ¥1,330.434 million.」

「The big data analytics business maintained its capacity to expand existing projects for major customers and acquired multiple new customers through proactive sales activities. As a result, revenue for the current interim consolidated accounting period rose 20.2% year on year to ¥670.435 million.」

「The big data analytics business began the current fiscal year with a reduced workforce following the organizational restructuring. Under these circumstances, it was affected by reductions in orders from major customers due to changes in their business environment and the cancellation of projects planned by new customers. As a result of strengthening sales activities to recover from these setbacks, the business won projects, including small-scale ones, and revenue for the current consolidated fiscal year rose 1.5% year on year to ¥1,139.923 million.」

「The big data analytics business was affected by a reduction in personnel following the organizational restructuring, the cancellation of planned projects by new customers and reductions in project scale at the request of existing customers. However, the acquisition of multiple small-scale projects resulted in revenue for the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year rising 0.2% year on year to ¥853.502 million.」

「Although new projects were won in the big data analytics business, the cancellation of planned projects by new customers and reductions in project scale at the request of existing customers resulted in revenue for the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year falling 1.9% year on year to ¥557.824 million.」

「In the Big Data Analytics business, although new projects were won, revenue from the business for the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period was ¥264.842 million, down 5.9% year on year, because planned project launches at new customers were delayed and project sizes were reduced at the request of existing customers.」

「In the Big Data Analytics business, orders from major telecommunications companies expanded because of strong demand for support, resulting in revenue of ¥1,123.331 billion for the current consolidated fiscal year, up 18.9% year on year.」

「The Big Data Analytics business performed well as orders for business consulting projects from existing customers progressed. As a result, revenue from the business for the third quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period was ¥851.465 million, up 24.2% year on year.」

「The Big Data Analytics business performed well, mainly because consulting projects for existing customers increased. As a result, revenue from the business for the second quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period was ¥568.827 million, up 27.6% year on year. Efforts to develop consulting personnel capable of making proposals that transform customers’ businesses based on big data are progressing smoothly.」

「The big data analytics business performed well as orders from existing customers expanded and projects related to consulting, newly launched in the previous fiscal year, increased. As a result, revenue from this business for the first quarter cumulative consolidated period was ¥281,382 thousand, up 29.4% year on year.」

「In the Big Data Analytics business, we began DX consulting as a new initiative to help solve customers’ business challenges through digital technologies, while marketing support in the telecommunications industry continued to perform well. In addition, in the AML (anti-money laundering) field, demand increased for migration of SAS products to the cloud and compliance with laws and regulations. Collaboration with SAS Institute Japan Co., Ltd. also progressed further, contributing to strong performance.」

「By strongly promoting our digital technologies, we increased inquiries, mainly for the development of data analytics platforms and consulting services, and advanced the expansion of new business relationships.」

「As a new sales initiative using alliances in the DX consulting business, we exhibited at SAS FORUM JAPAN 2021, hosted by SAS Institute Japan Co., Ltd. By strongly promoting our digital technologies, we received inquiries from many prospective new customers and are making progress in expanding our business relationships.」

「Marketing analytics support continued to perform well in the Big Data Analytics business. We are actively pursuing sales activities to expand the new DX consulting service from the second quarter onward. As a result, revenue from the Big Data Analytics business for the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period was ¥217.379 million.」

「In the Big Data Analytics business, we began DX consulting as a new initiative to help solve customers’ business challenges through digital technologies, while marketing support in the telecommunications industry continued to perform well.」