Building a Fourth Business Pillar Ahead of the 50th Anniversary
First written in FY2017. 11 of 16 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to organic growth, the Company will expand its earnings base by actively pursuing inorganic scale expansion through M&A, while also working to secure diverse revenue sources that are not dependent on specific market conditions.」
The new growth pillar following the existing businesses has been defined more specifically as combining organic growth with non-continuous scale expansion through M&A and securing diverse revenue sources. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「At the same time, the Company will seek to improve profitability and expand awareness of its brand by expanding business areas that are not dependent on the number of engineers, including the creation of solutions addressing social issues.」
The direction of expanding business areas that are not dependent on the number of engineers, such as solutions addressing social issues, to improve profitability and brand awareness has been reaffirmed. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「At the same time, the Company will seek to improve profitability and expand awareness of its brand by expanding business areas that are not dependent on the number of engineers, including the creation of solutions addressing social issues.」
The Company has specifically indicated that it will expand business areas that are not dependent on the number of engineers, including solutions addressing social issues, toward building a new business pillar. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, in addition to building a track record in SAP solutions, the Company began offering a Premium plan that links its proprietary trade SaaS product Beyond TheBook for small and medium-sized enterprises with the electronic trade information platform TradeWaltz, thereby expanding its sales channels.」
The launch of the Premium plan linking Beyond TheBook with TradeWaltz and the expansion of sales channels are described as specific progress toward building a new business pillar. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, we expanded the potential of our proprietary products, including by launching a collaboration project between our proprietary trade SaaS product Beyond TheBook for small and medium-sized enterprises and the trade information collaboration platform Trade Waltz. In the Biz∫ business, we received the Biz∫ AWARD 2022 “Special Award” in recognition of a series of prime-contract project wins.」
Toward building a new business pillar, the Company has begun a collaboration project involving its own products and has received consecutive orders and awards for prime contracts through Biz∫. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Company achieved a joint industry-government-academia research project related to smart livestock farming.」
Toward building a new pillar in a new business area, the Company achieved a joint industry-government-academia research project related to smart livestock farming. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, we implemented initiatives to expand our business areas, including joint industry-academia research and the development and sale of proprietary products such as “Beyond TheBook” and a directional receiver.」
Toward building a new business pillar, the description has progressed from stating the previous policy to stating that the Company has actually developed and sold its own products and achieved industry-academia collaboration. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of business performance, the broad business portfolio being expanded strategically proved effective, and the business as a whole progressed steadily as strong system investment demand in the private sector offset the decline following the previous increase in public-sector-related operations.」
The Company states that expanding its broad business portfolio to build a new business pillar contributed to company-wide results by offsetting the decline in public-sector-related business with private-sector demand. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in addition to developing our own directional receiver, we further advanced initiatives toward creating a sustainable society, including participating in the Osaka DX Promotion Partners program supporting the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, filing a patent application relating to a “tertiary battery,” and participating in the development of an X-ray medical vehicle for the initial diagnosis outside hospitals of patients who test positive for COVID-19.」
Toward building a new pillar following the existing businesses, specific initiatives in new areas are progressing, including the development of directional receivers as proprietary products and participation in DX support. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Based on technologies cultivated over many years, including infrastructure construction, mainframe construction, and software design and development, we will acquire projects in new business areas while expanding business areas that are not dependent on the number of engineers, including by providing solutions centred on our own products. In this way, we aim to further stabilise our business foundation while increasing recognition of our brand.」
To build a new business pillar, the Company is putting greater emphasis on its own products and expanding business areas that are not dependent on the number of engineers. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The Company will identify projects expected to deliver sustained growth over the long term and focus on creating operations that will form a new pillar by concentrating personnel through collaboration within the business headquarters.」
The policy of selecting growth projects and concentrating personnel to build a new business pillar following the existing 3 businesses has been reaffirmed. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「To become a robust company unaffected by economic conditions, the Company will set targets and pursue business expansion, including building a fourth pillar following its public-sector, private-sector and security businesses, toward the next milestone of its 50th anniversary.」
The target of building a fourth business pillar toward the 50th anniversary has been reaffirmed and described in connection with the establishment of the new Sales Planning and Promotion Division and the creation of operations that will form a new pillar. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「To become a robust company unaffected by economic conditions, the Company will set targets and pursue its business, including building a fourth pillar following its public-sector, private-sector and security businesses, toward the next milestone of its 50th anniversary.」
For the first time, the Company has set a target of building a fourth business pillar following its existing 3 businesses, public-sector, private-sector and security, toward the next milestone of its 50th anniversary.