Measures to offset the high school division’s sales shortfall and substantial reductions in cost of sales
First written in FY2017-Q3. 9 of 14 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-08-06.
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- 2026-08-06AdvancedEarnings
「Although land and rental costs declined following school relocations and utilities costs declined due to lower electricity consumption from power conservation, operating expenses increased overall because advertising and promotion costs rose after we used wrapped buses to advertise the National Open Academic Ability Test and increased online advertising for summer-course recruitment, while recruitment costs also rose as we strengthened mid-career hiring.」
Although school relocations and power conservation reduced costs, overall operating expenses increased due to stronger recruitment advertising and mid-career hiring. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Although operating expenses increased due to higher academic results processing fees resulting from an increase in participants in the “National Open Academic Ability Test,” major repairs to school facilities, replacement of air-conditioning units and other factors, overall operating expenses declined as a result of lower labor costs from promoting the use of part-time instructors, reduced land and building rent following school relocations and closures, and lower teaching material costs from reviewing order volumes and producing teaching materials in-house.」
The company reduced overall operating expenses through the use of part-time instructors, school relocations and closures, reviews of teaching material order volumes, and in-house production of teaching materials, despite factors such as higher repair expenses. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating expenses were lower than in the previous year due to reduced land and building rent following the relocation of schools and reductions in utilities expenses.」
In the high school division, operating expenses were lower than in the previous year due to reduced land and building rent following school relocations and lower utilities expenses. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Although advertising and promotion expenses increased due to TV commercials associated with website renovations and the holding of the Open Academic Ability Test for elementary school students, overall operating expenses declined as a result of reductions in teaching material costs from reviewing order volumes and production unit prices, lower rent expense, and lower depreciation expense following the completion of amortization of intangible fixed assets.」
The company reduced teaching material costs by reviewing order volumes and production unit prices, cut rent expense, and reduced depreciation expense following the completion of amortization of intangible fixed assets, thereby lowering total operating expenses despite higher advertising and promotion expenses. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, operating expenses were lower than in the same quarter of the previous year due to reductions in labor costs and maintenance and repair expenses, among other factors.」
In the high school division, operating expenses were lower than in the same quarter of the previous year due to reductions in labor costs and maintenance and repair expenses, among other factors. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating expenses were lower than the previous year as a result of more efficient staffing and reductions in office supplies, maintenance and repair expenses, and other costs.」
In the high school division, the company improved staffing efficiency and reduced office supplies, maintenance and repair expenses, and other costs, resulting in lower operating expenses than in the previous year. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We worked to reduce labor costs, utilities expenses and other operating expenses.」
To improve profitability in the high school division, the company continues to reduce operating expenses, including labor costs and utilities expenses. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, we worked to reduce operating expenses, including labor costs and utilities expenses.」
To improve profitability in the high school division, the company continues to reduce operating expenses, including labor costs and utilities expenses. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In operating expenses, we worked to reduce instructor compensation by improving teacher utilization rates and to reduce rent expense.」
In the high school division, the company is working to reduce instructor compensation by improving teacher utilization rates and to reduce rent expense, making its profitability improvement measures more concrete. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, in operating expenses, we worked to reduce costs by improving staffing efficiency.」
To improve profitability in the high school division, the company continues to reduce costs through greater staffing efficiency. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, in operating expenses, we worked to reduce personnel and travel expenses by operating the schools more efficiently.」
The company describes efforts to improve the efficiency of school operations and reduce personnel and travel expenses to improve profitability in the high school division. - FY2017-Q3First statedAnnual report
「To achieve the annual operating profit budget, we plan to successfully implement measures to offset the revenue shortfall and significantly reduce cost of revenue.」
To achieve the high school division’s annual operating profit budget, the company plans to successfully implement measures to offset the revenue shortfall and significantly reduce cost of revenue.