Revenue Growth and Operating Losses Driven by Upfront Investment
First written in FY2022. 7 of 17 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2023-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
Japan Data Science Consortium moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, 6 years after the typical company in this theme (2018).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 3 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥640.909 million, up 10.2% year on year, due to an increase in gross profit despite continued active investment in human resources for growth, including recruitment expenses and bonuses within selling, general and administrative expenses.」
The company continued to invest in human resources for growth and recorded operating profit of ¥640.909 million and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥809.482 million. - FY2026-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Revenue in the AI Solutions business increased, and profit also rose as the organisation was steadily strengthened through the Group's active growth investments in response to strong demand, leading to the expansion of existing projects and acquisition of new projects. However, revenue in the Marketing Support business, which accounts for a relatively large proportion of the Group's consolidated revenue, declined due to postal rate revisions. As a result, revenue was ¥11,182.487 million, down 6.3% year on year.」
Revenue and profit increased in the AI Solutions business on the back of growth investments, while consolidated revenue fell 6.3% year on year due to lower revenue in the Marketing Support business following postal rate revisions. - FY2025-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Although the company continued to make active upfront investments, including hiring, operating income increased with revenue growth to ¥328.734 million, up 6,201.4% year on year.」
The description has shifted from declining operating income and recorded losses through the previous quarter to securing operating income of ¥328.734 million and interim net income of ¥106.087 million while continuing upfront investments. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥11,165.970 million, up 650.8% year on year, and gross profit was ¥1,139.250 million, up 50.0%. As the company continued to make active upfront investments, including securing an AI Solutions development project (Joint R&D), planning and developing products and platforms and hiring, operating income was ¥46.132 million, down 31.3% year on year. Due to fees paid on borrowings associated with the consolidation of Email Customer Center Co., Ltd. as a consolidated subsidiary, ordinary income was ¥81 thousand, down 99.8% year on year, and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥65.033 million, compared with net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥20.084 million in the same period of the previous year.」
While revenue increased substantially following the consolidation of Email Customer Center, operating income declined due to upfront investments and borrowing-related costs. Ordinary income was ¥81 thousand, and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥65.033 million. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, revenue for the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥5,634.201 million, up 505.2% year on year, and gross profit was ¥662.572 million, up 36.4%. As the company continued to make active upfront investments, including securing an AI Solutions development project (Joint R&D), planning and developing products and platforms and hiring, operating income was ¥5.216 million, down 90.3% year on year. Due to fees paid on borrowings associated with the consolidation of Email Customer Center Co., Ltd. as a consolidated subsidiary, ordinary loss was ¥28.130 million and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥73.078 million.」
While revenue increased substantially following the consolidation of Email Customer Center, operating income fell 90.3% year on year, and the company recorded an ordinary loss and a quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent, including borrowing-related costs. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As the company continued to make active upfront investments, including securing an AI Solutions development project (Joint R&D), planning and developing products and platforms and hiring, operating loss was ¥50.191 million, ordinary loss was ¥54.398 million and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥92.580 million.」
While continuing upfront investments, the first quarter resulted in an operating loss of ¥50.191 million, an ordinary loss of ¥54.398 million and a quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥92.580 million. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued to make active upfront investments, including securing an AI Solutions development project (Joint R&D), research and development and hiring. In addition, as the provision for bonuses increased, operating income was ¥67.179 million, ordinary income was ¥53.557 million and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥20.084 million.」
The company recorded operating income of ¥67.179 million while continuing upfront investments in Joint R&D, research and development and hiring. This reconfirms the coexistence of upfront investment and profit generation. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued to make active upfront investments, including securing an AI Solutions development project (Joint R&D), research and development and hiring, resulting in operating income of ¥54.039 million, ordinary income of ¥46.678 million and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥29.301 million.」
The company recorded operating income of ¥54.039 million while continuing upfront investments in Joint R&D, research and development and hiring. This reconfirms the coexistence of upfront investment and profit generation. - FY2023-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Operating profit amounted to ¥44.044 million, down 13.2% year on year, following continued active upfront investment in creating new products, R&D and recruitment.」
The description has shifted from the previous fiscal year, when an operating loss was recorded, to the current quarter, when operating income was secured while upfront investment resulted in a 13.2% year-on-year decline in profit. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「As a result of continuing to make active upfront investments, including investments in personnel, as described above, operating loss was ¥54.964 million, compared with operating income of ¥38.935 million in the previous fiscal year; ordinary loss was ¥79.439 million, compared with ordinary income of ¥27.825 million; and net loss was ¥82.931 million, compared with net income of ¥27.719 million.」
Revenue increased 29.7% year on year, while an operating loss of ¥54.964 million was recorded due to investments in research and development and personnel.