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Strengthening the earnings base through value-added services and long-term business relationships

First written in FY2016. 21 of 29 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseAdvancedFY2018 – FY2022-Q3AdvancedFY2024-Q1 – FY20262016: 120162017: 320172018: 420182019: 420192020: 120202021: 320212022: 420222023: 420232024: 320242025: 120252026: 12026
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Expanding maintenance, cloud and contact center revenue and managing business processesA theme 3 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 3 as a tailwind

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  1. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 9.4% year-on-year increase in revenue, the 8.4% increase in operating profit, the 9.4% increase in ordinary profit and the 12.0% increase in net profit were stable revenue growth due to increased cloud service revenue and the results of focusing sales activities on acquiring new customers.」

    Stable revenue growth from increased cloud service revenue and the results of efforts to acquire new customers contributed to higher full-year revenue and profit.
  2. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 9.6% increase in revenue, the 10.4% increase in operating profit, the 10.7% increase in ordinary profit and the 8.4% increase in interim net profit were stable revenue growth due to increased cloud service revenue and the results of focusing sales activities on acquiring new customers.」

    Stable revenue growth from increased cloud service revenue and the results of efforts to acquire new customers were cited as factors behind higher interim revenue and profit.
  3. FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the increases in revenue of 16.7%, operating profit of 23.9%, ordinary profit of 21.9% and interim net profit of 25.0%, respectively, were the substantial increase in cloud service revenue in the previous fiscal year and the results of the ongoing measures to migrate to cloud services.」

    Increased cloud service revenue and migration initiatives contributed to higher revenue and profit in the interim period, and the earnings base, including value-added services, continues to expand.
  4. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「Service revenue for the fiscal year amounted to ¥16,219 million, accounting for 38.7% of total revenue. This was due to increased revenue from operational training and other services accompanying increases in stable maintenance contracts and new solution contracts.」

    Service revenue increased 5.1% year on year to ¥16,219 million, driven by stable maintenance contracts and operational training and other services associated with new contracts.
  5. FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the increases in revenue of 23.3%, operating profit of 29.3%, ordinary profit of 27.2% and quarterly net profit of 27.4%, respectively, were the company’s initiatives such as the Bugyo Cloud Experience Fair as part of its measures to migrate to cloud solutions, as well as special demand arising from regulatory changes including the invoice system and the revised Act on Preservation of Electronic Books.」

    Cloud migration initiatives, 奉行 Cloud Experience Fairs and special demand related to regulatory compliance contributed to higher revenue and profit in the cumulative third-quarter period, demonstrating the contribution of value-added services to performance.
  6. FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 20.1% increase in revenue, the 20.3% increase in operating profit, the 18.8% increase in ordinary profit and the 18.6% increase in quarterly net profit were initiatives such as 奉行 Cloud Experience Fairs undertaken as part of the shift to cloud solutions, and special demand related to revisions to systems including the invoice system and the amended Electronic Books Preservation Act.」

    Cloud migration initiatives, 奉行 Cloud Experience Fairs and special demand related to regulatory compliance contributed to higher revenue and profit. Service revenue also increased from ¥7,728 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥7,924 million.
  7. FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 9.6% increase in revenue, the 1.8% increase in operating profit, the 2.7% increase in ordinary profit and the 2.6% increase in quarterly net profit were strong cloud service revenue and instruction-fee revenue.」

    Cloud service revenue and instruction-fee revenue contributed to higher first-quarter revenue and profit, and value-added services and recurring service revenue continue to contribute.
  8. FY2023Changes in the earnings structure accompanying the shift to cloud servicesAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 3.0% decline in revenue, the 10.1% decline in operating profit, the 7.7% decline in ordinary profit and the 6.6% decline in net profit were changes in the earnings structure resulting from a decline in on-premises revenue and a shift to subscription-based recurring revenue.」

    The earnings structure is changing toward recurring revenue through the shift to cloud and subscription services, while revenue and profit declined in the current fiscal year due to the impact of lower on-premises revenue.
  9. FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 3.0% decline in revenue, the 11.3% decline in operating profit, the 8.1% decline in ordinary profit and the 8.3% decline in quarterly net profit were the negative effect of the comparison base, as on-premises sales had been strong in the same quarter of the previous year following the end of support for the 奉行8 Series.」

    The decline in revenue and profit caused by the negative effect of strong on-premises sales in the previous year continued into the cumulative third-quarter period, reaffirming its impact on the business base, including recurring service revenue.
  10. FY2023-Q2Revenue decline following strong on-premises sales in the previous yearAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 0.3% decline in revenue, the 5.6% decline in operating profit, the 1.3% decline in ordinary profit and the 1.3% decline in quarterly net profit were the negative effect of the comparison base, as on-premises sales had been strong in the same quarter of the previous year following the end of support for the 奉行8 Series.」

    The business base, including recurring service revenue, posted lower revenue and profit in the cumulative second-quarter period due to the negative effect of strong on-premises sales in the previous year. Service revenue also declined from ¥8,005 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥7,728 million.
  11. FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 8.5% increase in revenue, the 14.1% increase in operating profit, the 14.1% increase in ordinary profit and the 14.0% increase in quarterly net profit were strong cloud service revenue and Web-based instruction-fee revenue, as well as contributions from stable maintenance contracts to higher revenue.」

    Cloud services, Web-based instruction fees and stable maintenance contracts specifically contributed to higher first-quarter revenue and profit, and value-added services and recurring revenue continue to contribute.
  12. FY2022RestatedAnnual report

    「This was due to contributions from stable maintenance contracts and revenue from operational training and other services delivered through methods using the Web and other channels.」

    In addition to stable maintenance contracts, Web-based operational training and other services contributed to service revenue, and the Company maintains its policy of building its earnings base on recurring service revenue.
  13. FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 33.9% increase in operating profit, the 29.0% increase in ordinary profit and the 28.5% increase in quarterly net profit were strong cloud service revenue and instruction-fee revenue generated through the Web, as well as higher revenue resulting from contributions from stable maintenance contracts.」

    Cloud service revenue, Web-based instruction-fee revenue and stable maintenance contracts specifically contributed to higher revenue and profit in the cumulative third-quarter period.
  14. FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 28.4% increase in operating profit, the 22.6% increase in ordinary profit and the 22.4% increase in quarterly net profit were strong cloud service revenue and instruction-fee revenue generated through the Web, as well as higher revenue resulting from contributions from stable maintenance contracts.」

    Cloud service revenue, Web-based instruction-fee revenue and stable maintenance contracts specifically contributed to higher revenue and profit in the cumulative second-quarter period.
  15. FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 26.3% increase in operating profit, the 26.7% increase in ordinary profit and the 26.4% increase in quarterly net profit were strong cloud service revenue and instruction-fee revenue generated through the Web, as well as higher revenue resulting from contributions from stable maintenance contracts.」

    Cloud services, Web-based instruction fees and stable maintenance contracts contributed to higher first-quarter results, demonstrating the contribution of value-added services and recurring revenue.
  16. FY2021AdvancedAnnual report

    「Service revenue for the fiscal year increased 7.7% year on year to ¥19,072 million, accounting for 65.2% of total revenue. This was due to contributions from stable maintenance contract revenue.」

    Service revenue increased 7.7% year on year, expanding its share of total revenue to 65.2%. Stable maintenance contract revenue is contributing to the earnings base.
  17. FY2020AdvancedAnnual report

    「Service revenue increased 14.5% year on year to ¥17,704 million, accounting for 58.9% of total revenue. This was due to contributions from stable maintenance contract revenue.」

    Service revenue increased on stable maintenance contract revenue, expanding its share of total revenue to 58.9%.
  18. FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 20.3% year-on-year increase in revenue, the 34.4% increase in operating profit and the 32.0% increase in ordinary profit were strong version-upgrade and new sales within product revenue, driven by the end of support for the Company's products and 대응 to revisions to the consumption tax system, and increases in revenue from implementation support and other services within service revenue, supported by stable maintenance service revenue and higher new sales of the Company's products.」

    In addition to version-upgrade and new sales of the Company's products, stable maintenance services and implementation support services, among others, increased and specifically contributed to higher revenue, operating profit and ordinary profit.
  19. FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 26.7% year-on-year increase in revenue, the 51.6% increase in operating profit and the 46.1% increase in ordinary profit were strong version-upgrade sales driven by the end of support for the Company's products and 대응 to the consumption tax revision, as well as contributions from stable maintenance contracts.」

    Version-upgrade sales and stable maintenance contracts specifically contributed to increases in first-quarter revenue, operating profit and ordinary profit.
  20. FY2019AdvancedAnnual report

    「Service revenue increased 12.5% year on year to ¥15,457 million, accounting for 52.4% of total revenue. This was due to contributions from implementation support and other services accompanying strong sales of the Company's products and stable maintenance contracts.」

    Service revenue expanded through maintenance contracts and implementation support services, among others, to account for more than half of total revenue.
  21. FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Revenue increased 25.0% year on year due to increases in revenue from Solution Technology and services.」

    Revenue, including service revenue, increased 25.0% year on year, indicating an expanded earnings base through products and services.
  22. FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 18.6% year-on-year increase in revenue, the 31.9% increase in operating profit and the 12.8% increase in ordinary profit were increases in Solution Technology revenue, including sales of the Company's products, within product revenue, and increases in revenue from stable maintenance services, implementation support services and other services.」

    In addition to sales of the Company's products, increases in revenue from stable maintenance services and implementation support services specifically contributed to higher revenue, operating profit and ordinary profit.
  23. FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reasons for the 12.4% year-on-year increase in revenue and the 13.3% increase in operating profit were contributions from new sales of the Company's products, version-upgrade sales and stable maintenance contracts.」

    In addition to new and version-upgrade sales of the Company's products, stable maintenance contracts specifically contributed to increases in first-quarter revenue and operating profit.
  24. FY2018AdvancedAnnual report

    「Service revenue increased 5.5% year on year to ¥13,745 million, accounting for 58.5% of total revenue. This was due to contributions from maintenance contracts and related services associated with legislative and regulatory changes, as well as new and license-upgrade revenue from business services.」

    Revenue from maintenance contracts, regulatory-change-related services and business services increased, with service revenue specifically supporting the earnings base.
  25. FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Although revenue from Solution Technology and other businesses declined, revenue increased 0.1% year on year due to an increase in service revenue.」

    The Company explained that service revenue increased and supported revenue even as product revenue declined. It continues to position services as a source of earnings.
  26. FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「The main reason for the 0.3% year-on-year decline in revenue was that, although maintenance and other service revenue made a stable contribution to service revenue, product revenue from Solution Technology and other businesses declined.」

    Even as product revenue declined, the Company described the stable contribution from maintenance and other services as one component of its service-based earnings base.
  27. FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「The main reason for the 1.2% year-on-year increase in revenue was the contribution from stable maintenance contracts.」

    The Company explained that stable maintenance contracts specifically contributed to the increase in first-quarter revenue, indicating a contribution from recurring service revenue.
  28. FY2017RestatedAnnual report

    「The Company will build stable, long-term business relationships with customers and partner companies and strengthen its earnings base.」

    The Company continues to pursue a policy of strengthening its earnings base through enhanced business services and stable, long-term business relationships with customers and partners.
  29. FY2016First statedAnnual report

    「The Company will also develop services that provide added value to its flagship 奉行 Series products, build stable, long-term business relationships with customers and partner companies, and strengthen its earnings base.」

    The Company is using services associated with its flagship products and long-term relationships with customers and partners to strengthen its earnings base.
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