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Transition from the upfront investment phase to profitability in the fifth fiscal year

First written in FY2020. 14 of 27 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-12.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseAdvancedFY2021-Q1 – FY2022-Q1OtherFY2022-Q2 – FY2023-Q2WorsenedFY2025-H1 – FY2025AdvancedFY2026-H1 – 2026-08-122020: 320202021: 420212022: 420222023: 420232024: 320242025: 220252026: 72026
Same theme, other companies
Progress from Losses to Profitability through Growth InvestmentA theme 24 companies write about · 18 as a headwind · 5 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 3 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.

5 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

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Showing 14 of the 24 companies compared. The sentences above are computed from all 24.
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  1. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the fiscal year were ¥4,747.946 million (107.9% of the year-earlier period). Operating income was ¥310.976 million (80.8% of the year-earlier period). Net income was ¥351.417 million.」

    Net sales increased, and the company recovered from the net loss recorded in the previous fiscal year due to the impairment loss on goodwill, reporting net income of ¥351.417 million.
  2. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the interim accounting period were ¥2,318.614 million (109.1% of the year-earlier period). Operating income was ¥224.872 million (139.6% of the year-earlier period). Ordinary income was ¥227.785 million (152.9% of the year-earlier period). Interim net income was ¥161.372 million (273.0% of the year-earlier period).」

    Revenue and earnings increased year on year, and interim net income rose from ¥59.109 million to ¥161.372 million. Following a full-year net loss in FY2025, the company reported net income for the interim period.
  3. FY2025WorsenedAnnual report

    「An extraordinary loss of ¥695.945 million was recorded during the fiscal year. This was mainly due to a ¥685.319 million impairment loss on goodwill arising from the acquisition of shares in 株式会社aiforce solutions.」

    Net sales were ¥4,399.551 million, or 105.0% of the year-earlier period, while operating income declined to ¥385.092 million and ordinary income to ¥405.456 million. The recognition of a ¥685.319 million impairment loss on goodwill resulted in a net loss of ¥497.022 million.
  4. FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the interim accounting period were ¥2,124.677 million, or 105.1% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥161.130 million, or 83.4%. Ordinary income was ¥148.964 million, or 81.2%. Interim net income was ¥59.109 million, or 18.3%.」

    Net sales increased year on year, while operating income, ordinary income and interim net income all declined, with interim net income at 18.3% of the year-earlier period.
  5. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the fiscal year were ¥4,190.866 million, or 110.2% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥448.643 million, or 158.2%. Net income was ¥535.717 million.」

    Revenue and earnings increased for the full year, with net sales of ¥4,190.866 million, operating income of ¥448.643 million and net income of ¥535.717 million. The company returned to profitability from a net loss in the previous fiscal year.
  6. FY2024-Q3Higher revenue and earnings, profitability maintainedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the cumulative third quarter were ¥3,104.540 million (112.0% of the year-earlier period). Operating income was ¥349.869 million (187.6% of the year-earlier period). Ordinary income was ¥339.319 million (194.4% of the year-earlier period). Quarterly net income was ¥473.926 million.」

    For the cumulative third quarter, revenue and earnings increased, and the company returned to profitability, reporting quarterly net income of ¥473.926 million compared with a quarterly net loss in the year-earlier period.
  7. FY2024-Q2Higher revenue and earnings, recovery in net incomeAnnual report

    「Net sales for the cumulative second quarter were ¥2,022.493 million, or 112.8% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥193.120 million, or 122.2%. Quarterly net income was ¥322.155 million, or 257.9%.」

    For the cumulative second quarter, net sales, operating income and quarterly net income all exceeded the year-earlier period. Quarterly net income included a gain of ¥96.774 million on the sale of shares of an affiliate.
  8. FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the cumulative first quarter were ¥1,002.971 million, or 114.7% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥65.596 million, or 60.0%. Ordinary income was ¥60.860 million, or 56.9%. Quarterly net income was ¥13.322 million, or 13.3%.」

    Net sales increased, while operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income all declined year on year, resulting in lower earnings without a decline in revenue. Quarterly net income nevertheless remained positive.
  9. FY2023WorsenedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the fiscal year were ¥3,802.642 million, or 114.8% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥283.668 million, or 49.8%. An extraordinary loss of ¥685.292 million was recorded, due to the recognition of an impairment loss on shares of an affiliate. Net loss was ¥518.524 million.」

    Net sales increased, while operating income declined to 49.8% of the year-earlier period. The recognition of a ¥685.292 million impairment loss on shares of an affiliate resulted in a net loss of ¥518.524 million.
  10. FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the cumulative third quarter were ¥2,771.156 million, or 111.7% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥186.530 million, or 45.1%. Ordinary income was ¥174.580 million, or 43.5%. An extraordinary loss of ¥685.292 million was recorded, due to the recognition of an impairment loss on shares of an affiliate. Quarterly net loss was ¥559.952 million.」

    Net sales increased, while operating income and ordinary income declined year on year. The recognition of a ¥685.292 million impairment loss on shares of an affiliate resulted in a quarterly net loss of ¥559.952 million.
  11. FY2023-Q2Lower earnings despite higher revenueAnnual report

    「Net sales for the cumulative second quarter were ¥1,792.764 million, or 105.2% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥157.983 million, or 53.0%. Quarterly net income was ¥124.901 million, or 65.1%.」

    Net sales increased to 105.2% of the year-earlier period, while operating income and quarterly net income fell to 53.0% and 65.1%, respectively, resulting in lower profits. Amortization of ¥137.063 million in goodwill associated with the acquisition of 株式会社aiforce solutions was cited as a factor behind the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.
  12. FY2023-Q1Profitability maintained despite lower revenue and earningsAnnual report

    「Net sales for the cumulative first quarter were ¥874.658 million, or 88.1% of the year-earlier period. This was mainly because licensing revenue from an OEM partner in the cumulative first quarter of the previous fiscal year declined substantially. Operating income was ¥109.257 million, or 40.3%. Quarterly net income was ¥99.913 million, or 55.5%.」

    Revenue and earnings declined due to lower licensing revenue from an OEM partner, but operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income remained positive.
  13. FY2022Lower full-year revenue and earnings, but profitability maintainedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the fiscal year were ¥3,310.744 million, or 72.0% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥569.384 million, or 24.1%.」

    Revenue and earnings declined for the full year due to lower large-scale OEM licensing revenue, but net sales, operating income, ordinary income and net income remained positive.
  14. FY2022-Q3Profitability maintained as the decline in revenue and earnings widenedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the cumulative third quarter were ¥2,481.356 million, or 75.7% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥413.824 million, or 24.3%. Ordinary income was ¥401.049 million, or 23.6%. Quarterly net income was ¥267.736 million, or 26.1%.」

    Revenue and earnings declined year on year, but operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income remained positive.
  15. FY2022-Q2Profitability maintained despite lower revenue and earningsAnnual report

    「Net sales for the cumulative second quarter were ¥1,703.454 million, or 87.4% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥298.227 million, or 29.5%. Ordinary income was ¥290.147 million, or 28.7%. Quarterly net income was ¥191.765 million, or 31.9%.」

    Revenue and earnings declined year on year due to the impact of lower licensing revenue from NTT West, but operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income remained positive.
  16. FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the cumulative first quarter were ¥992.445 million, or 146.5% of the year-earlier period. Operating income was ¥270.982 million, or 109.5%. Quarterly net income was ¥180.094 million, or 86.0%.」

    In the first quarter following the return to profitability, the company continued to report profits, with net sales of ¥992.445 million, operating income of ¥270.982 million and quarterly net income of ¥180.094 million.
  17. FY2021AdvancedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥2,360.632 million, up 446.1% year on year. Ordinary income was ¥2,339.197 million, up 471.9%, and net income was ¥1,660.567 million, up 295.4%.」

    For the full year following the return to profitability, the company reported operating income of ¥2,360.632 million, ordinary income of ¥2,339.197 million and net income of ¥1,660.567 million.
  18. FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, operating income was ¥1,699.716 million (566.6% of the year-earlier period).」

    For the cumulative third quarter, the company reported net sales of ¥3,275.894 million, operating income of ¥1,699.716 million, ordinary income of ¥1,697.817 million and quarterly net income of ¥1,025.425 million, continuing to report profitability and profits.
  19. FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Operating income was ¥1,011.122 million (564.9% of the year-earlier period).」

    For the cumulative second quarter, the company reported net sales of ¥1,948.870 million, operating income of ¥1,011.122 million, ordinary income of ¥1,010.111 million and quarterly net income of ¥600.253 million, continuing to report profitability and profits.
  20. FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Net sales for the cumulative first quarter were ¥677.408 million. Operating income was ¥247.473 million. Quarterly net income was ¥209.349 million.」

    Following the return to profitability in the fifth fiscal year, the company continued to report profits in the first quarter, with net sales of ¥677.408 million, operating income of ¥247.473 million and quarterly net income of ¥209.349 million.
  21. FY2020First statedAnnual report

    「The results for net sales and profit at each stage were as follows. Net income was ¥419.981 million, compared with a net loss of ¥183.865 million in the same period of the previous year.」

    After accumulated losses from research and development and business expansion in prior years, the company reported net sales of ¥1,591.454 million, operating income of ¥432.298 million and net income of ¥419.981 million in the fifth fiscal year.
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