Continued Improvement in Sales, Operating Profit Margin and Earnings per Share
First written in FY2018. 2 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: 2026-08-10.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Other".
- 2026-08-10OtherEarnings
「The consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 had previously been left undetermined because it was difficult to make a reasonable calculation. However, based on the recent business environment and earnings trends, we have now calculated a full-year earnings forecast.」
The company newly calculated a full-year earnings forecast. Net sales are expected to increase slightly, while operating income and net income attributable to owners of the parent are expected to decline from the previous fiscal year, so this does not represent clear progress toward the goal of continuous improvement. - FY2026Decline in operating profit marginAnnual report
「The operating margin remained at a high level, at 15.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2022, 19.6% in the fiscal year ended March 2023, 21.1% in the fiscal year ended March 2024, 21.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2025, and 19.9% in the fiscal year ending March 2026.」
While the company aims to continuously improve its operating margin, the margin was 19.9% in the fiscal year ending March 2026, down 1.6 percentage points from 21.5% in the previous fiscal year. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The operating margin remained at a high level, at 13.3% in the fiscal year ended March 2021, 15.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2022, 19.6% in the fiscal year ended March 2023, 21.1% in the fiscal year ended March 2024, and 21.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2025.」
The operating margin reached 21.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2025, up 0.4 percentage points from 21.1% in the previous fiscal year. This represents measurable progress toward the goal of continuous improvement. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The operating margin remained at a high level, at 15.1% in the fiscal year ended March 2020, 13.3% in the fiscal year ended March 2021, 15.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2022, 19.6% in the fiscal year ended March 2023, and 21.1% in the fiscal year ended March 2024.」
Against the objective of continuously improving the operating margin, the margin reached 21.1% in the fiscal year ended March 2024, up 1.5 percentage points from 19.6% in the previous fiscal year. - FY2022Recovery in operating marginAnnual report
「The operating margin remained at a high level, at 16.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2018, 16.0% in the fiscal year ended March 2019, 15.1% in the fiscal year ended March 2020, 13.3% in the fiscal year ended March 2021, and 15.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2022.」
While the company aims to continuously improve its operating margin, the margin was 15.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2022, recovering 2.2 percentage points from 13.3% in the previous fiscal year. - FY2021Further decline in operating marginAnnual report
「The operating margin remained at a high level, at 15.3% in the fiscal year ended March 2017, 16.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2018, 16.0% in the fiscal year ended March 2019, 15.1% in the fiscal year ended March 2020, and 13.3% in the fiscal year ended March 2021.」
While the company aims to continuously improve its operating margin, the margin was 13.3% in the fiscal year ended March 2021, down 1.8 percentage points from 15.1% in the previous fiscal year. - FY2019Decline in operating profit marginAnnual report
「The operating margin remained at a high level, at 14.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2015, 16.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2016, 15.3% in the fiscal year ended March 2017, 16.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2018, and 16.0% in the fiscal year ended March 2019.」
While the company aims to continuously improve its operating margin, the margin was 16.0% in the fiscal year ended March 2019, down 0.5 percentage points from 16.5% in the previous fiscal year. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「Our group aims to continuously increase sales and the operating margin on sales by improving growth and profitability. We also regard profit per share as an important metric for increasing shareholder returns. The operating margin on sales remained high at 13.6% in the fiscal year ended March 2014, 14.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2015, 16.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2016, 15.3% in the fiscal year ended March 2017 and 16.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2018.」
The company targets continuous improvement in sales and the operating margin on sales and also emphasizes earnings per share as a shareholder-return metric. The operating margin on sales was 16.5% in the fiscal year ended March 2018.