Profit decline due to higher revenue in the systems business and measures to increase staffing

「As a result, orders from existing customers, primarily based on integrated service proposals, progressed steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥7,510 million, up 8.9% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased mainly as revenue grew for rental and subscription services, including cloud storage services and cloud video services, which form the core of SAP.」

「As a result, orders from existing customers, primarily based on integrated service proposals, progressed steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥3,606 million, up 10.4% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased mainly as revenue grew for rental and subscription services, including cloud storage services and cloud video services, which form the core of the Site Assist Package. Segment profit (operating profit) was ¥1,099 million, up 13.2% year on year.」

「As a result, orders from existing customers progressed steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥3,266 million, up 9.8% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased mainly as revenue grew for rental and subscription services, including cloud storage services and cloud video services.」

「Against this backdrop, orders from existing customers, primarily based on integrated service proposals, progressed steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥4,760 million, up 11.5% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue grew for rental and subscription services, including cloud storage services and cloud video services.」

「The Company focused on integrated proposals for cloud storage services, cloud video services, communication services, communications and network services, printing services, and other offerings. For the Site Assist Service, it also worked to develop tools for utilisation, expand the service menu, and train sales personnel. Although neither the level of functional completion nor progress in training sales personnel was satisfactory at present, the Company began making partial service proposals. As a result, orders from existing customers, primarily based on integrated service proposals, progressed steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥2,975 million, up 9.3% year on year. Segment profit (operating profit) was ¥837 million, up 8.1% year on year.」

「As a result, orders progressed steadily, mainly among existing customers, and revenue from this business was ¥1,365 million, up 5.9% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue grew for rental and subscription services, including cloud storage services and cloud video services.」

「As a result, orders progressed steadily, mainly among existing customers, and revenue from this business was ¥5,689 million, up 6.8% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services, primarily IT infrastructure services, grew.」

「As a result, orders progressed steadily, mainly among existing customers, and revenue from this business was ¥4,268 million, up 6.3% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services, primarily IT infrastructure services, grew.」

「As a result, orders progressed steadily, mainly among existing customers, and revenue from this business was ¥2,723 million, up 6.5% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services, primarily IT infrastructure services, grew. Selling, general and administrative expenses also increased due to higher sales activity expenses and higher personnel expenses associated with strengthening the operating structure of the digital equipment management centre. However, the increase in gross profit was substantial, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥774 million, up 5.2% year on year.」

「As a result, orders progressed steadily, mainly among existing customers, and revenue from this business was ¥1,288 million, up 8.8% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services, primarily IT infrastructure services, grew. Selling, general and administrative expenses also increased due to higher sales activity expenses and higher personnel expenses associated with strengthening the operating structure of the digital equipment management centre. However, the increase in gross profit was substantial, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥341 million, up 7.6% year on year.」

「As a result of focusing on strengthening product capabilities and sales centred on cloud storage services, orders progressed steadily, mainly among existing customers, and revenue from this business was ¥5,328 million, up 11.0% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services, primarily IT infrastructure services, grew.」

「As a result of focusing on strengthening product capabilities and sales centred on cloud storage services, orders progressed steadily, mainly among existing customers, and revenue from this business was ¥4,016 million, up 13.4% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services, primarily IT infrastructure services, grew.」

「Revenue from this business was ¥2,555 million, up 15.2% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services, primarily IT infrastructure services, grew.」

「In this business, the Company focused on strengthening its product capabilities, centred on core products and services, and on sales activities in connection with the rental of industry-specific IT infrastructure services, including information-sharing systems, connectivity services, fixed IP telephony, network cameras, remote work-support systems, and system equipment, primarily around cloud storage services. As a result, orders progressed steadily, mainly among existing customers, and revenue from this business was ¥1,184 million, up 14.2% year on year. Gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services, primarily IT infrastructure services, grew. Selling, general and administrative expenses also increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme under the medium-term management plan, but the increase in gross profit was substantial. Segment profit (operating profit) was ¥317 million, up 35.6% year on year.」

「Revenue from this business was ¥4,798 million, up 15.8% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services, primarily IT infrastructure services, grew, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥1,374 million, up 29.1% year on year.」

「In this business, the Company focused on strengthening its product capabilities, centred on core products and services, and on sales activities in connection with the rental of industry-specific IT infrastructure services combining mobile connectivity and input/output equipment, including network cameras and MFPs, primarily around cloud storage services. As a result, orders progressed steadily, mainly among existing customers, and revenue from this business was ¥3,541 million, up 16.7% year on year. Gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services, primarily IT infrastructure services, grew. Selling, general and administrative expenses also increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme under the medium-term management plan, but the increase in gross profit was substantial. Segment profit (operating profit) was ¥1,020 million, up 31.3% year on year.」

「As a result of focusing on strengthening core products and services and sales activities, orders progressed steadily, mainly among existing customers, and revenue from this business was ¥2,218 million, up 16.8% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme under the medium-term management plan. However, gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services grew, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥585 million, up 33.0% year on year.」

「In this business, the Company focused on strengthening its product capabilities, centred on its core products and services, and on proposal-based sales to existing customers in connection with the rental of industry-specific IT infrastructure services combining mobile connectivity and input/output equipment, including MFPs and network cameras, primarily around cloud storage services. As a result, orders progressed steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥1,037 million, up 17.3% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme under the medium-term management plan. However, gross profit increased as revenue from core products and services grew, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥233 million, up 27.9% year on year.」

「As a result of actively strengthening product capabilities through the expansion of new products and services and developing new customers, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥4,142 million, up 16.2% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as a result of revenue growth and an improved gross margin, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥1,064 million, up 18.2% year on year.」

「As a result of actively strengthening product capabilities through the expansion of new products and services and developing new customers, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥3,034 million, up 14.0% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme under the medium-term management plan. However, gross profit increased as a result of revenue growth and an improved gross margin, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥777 million, up 15.8% year on year.」

「As a result of actively strengthening product capabilities through the expansion of new products and services and developing new customers, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥1,900 million, up 13.2% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme under the medium-term management plan. However, gross profit increased as a result of revenue growth and an improved gross margin, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥440 million, up 14.5% year on year.」

「In this business, the Company actively strengthened product capabilities through the expansion of new products and services and developed new customers in connection with the rental and sale of industry-specific input/output equipment and services, primarily mobile connectivity for construction-site offices, including MFPs and network cameras. As a result, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥884 million, up 12.2% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme under the medium-term management plan. However, gross profit increased as a result of revenue growth and an improved gross margin, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥182 million, up 13.1% year on year.」

「As a result of actively strengthening product capabilities through the expansion of new products and services and developing new customers, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥3,563 million, up 8.6% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme under the medium-term management plan. However, gross profit increased as a result of revenue growth and an improved gross margin, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥900 million, up 17.9% year on year.」

「As a result of actively strengthening product capabilities through the expansion of new products and services and developing new customers, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥2,661 million, up 9.2% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme under the medium-term management plan. However, gross profit increased as a result of revenue growth and an improved gross margin, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥671 million, up 17.9% year on year.」

「In this business, the Company actively strengthened sales activities through the expansion of new products and services and developed new customers in connection with the rental and sale of system equipment and applications. As a result, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥788 million, up 6.9% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme under the medium-term management plan. However, gross profit increased as a result of revenue growth and an improved gross margin, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥162 million, up 18.1% year on year.」

「Revenue from this business was ¥3,281 million, up 15.5% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme to build a nationwide network under the medium-term management plan. However, the increase in gross profit resulting from revenue growth exceeded this increase in expenses, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥764 million, up 40.1% year on year.」

「Revenue from this business was ¥2,437 million, up 15.8% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme to build a nationwide network under the medium-term management plan. However, the increase in gross profit resulting from revenue growth exceeded this increase in expenses, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥569 million, up 40.0% year on year.」

「In this business, the Company actively strengthened sales activities through the expansion of new products and services and developed new customers in connection with the rental and sale of system equipment and applications. As a result, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥1,556 million, up 17.6% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme to build a nationwide network under the medium-term management plan. However, the increase in gross profit resulting from revenue growth exceeded this increase in expenses, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥334 million, up 42.2% year on year.」

「In this business, the Company actively strengthened sales activities through the expansion of new products and services and developed new customers in connection with the rental and sale of system equipment and applications. As a result, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥738 million, up 19.0% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme to build a nationwide network under the medium-term management plan. However, the increase in gross profit resulting from revenue growth exceeded this increase in expenses, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥137 million, up 61.6% year on year.」

「Revenue from this business was ¥2,840 million, up 13.5% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme to build a nationwide network under the medium-term management plan. However, the increase in gross profit resulting from revenue growth exceeded this increase in expenses, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥546 million, up 8.9% year on year.」

「In this business, the Company opened the Sapporo and Utsunomiya branches in April 2016 in connection with the rental and sale of system equipment and applications, seeking to expand its sales area. It also actively strengthened sales activities and developed new customers at its existing sales offices. As a result, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥2,105 million, up 13.1% year on year. In terms of profit, selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme to build a nationwide network under the medium-term management plan. However, the increase in gross profit resulting from revenue growth exceeded this increase in expenses, and segment profit (operating profit) was ¥407 million, up 3.4% year on year.」

「In this business, the Company opened the Sapporo and Utsunomiya branches in April 2016 in connection with the rental and sale of system equipment and applications, seeking to expand its sales area. It also actively strengthened sales activities and developed new customers at its existing sales offices. As a result, orders were secured steadily, and revenue from this business was ¥1,323 million, up 11.6% year on year. In terms of profit, gross profit increased as revenue grew, but selling, general and administrative expenses increased, mainly because of higher personnel expenses associated with the active hiring programme to build a nationwide network under the medium-term management plan. Consequently, segment profit (operating profit) was ¥235 million, down 1.9% year on year.」