Expansion of the Service Portfolio and Revenue Base
First written in FY2022. 7 of 15 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-06-12.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026-H1Partial service recovery alongside wider overall lossesAnnual report
「As a result, revenue in this segment was ¥457.909 million, down 2.4% year on year, while the segment loss was ¥380.085 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥240.676 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Research business revenue increased 34.3% year on year, while business matching revenue declined 2.4% and the loss in that business widened. The revenue mix comprising multiple services continued, but overall losses also widened. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Since the previous fiscal year, we have been working to establish an independent sales structure for OI研究所. However, sales activities proved more difficult than expected due to delays in hiring sales staff and increasingly complex operations, among other factors, resulting in 107 Linkers Research studies.」
The service mix became clearer following the spin-off of the research business, but delays in hiring and increasingly complex operations during the establishment of an independent sales structure resulted in 107 studies. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales for the fiscal year by service were ¥962.871 million for exploration and matching services, ¥408.671 million for research services, and ¥92.998 million for other services, for a total of ¥1,464.541 million.」
The revenue mix comprising multiple services continued, but research service sales declined from ¥532.155 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥408.671 million, while total sales fell 8.9% year on year. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the research service, the effects of delays in sales activities due to a decline in popular themes for multi-client research, which had generated strong sales in the previous fiscal year, continued. In addition, as part of measures initiated at the beginning of the fiscal year to achieve independent future growth of the service, the sales structure was changed from the previous cross-selling model to one involving sales activities led independently by the division. However, sales activities proved more difficult than expected because the hiring of sales staff was delayed, making it difficult to win the number of projects originally planned. As a result, Linkers Research studies declined to 256, compared with 457 in the same period of the previous year.」
In the research service, a change in the sales structure and delays in hiring sales staff reduced the number of studies from 457 in the same period of the previous year to 256, resulting in an adverse change for revenue growth across the service portfolio. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Linkers Sourcing and Linkers Marketing began to see gradual results from their overseas sourcing sales activities, which have been under way since the previous fiscal year. Business support projects for local governments, aimed at driving innovation and expanding sales channels for local manufacturing companies to revitalize regional economies, also performed well. The number of projects initiated was 109, compared with 105 in the same period of the previous year, showing signs of recovery.」
Overseas sourcing sales activities and business support projects for local governments progressed, increasing the number of projects initiated by exploration and matching services from 105 in the same period of the previous year to 109. Meanwhile, the research service remained sluggish. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Business support projects for local governments, aimed at driving innovation and expanding sales channels for local manufacturing companies to revitalize regional economies, performed well.」
Business support projects for local governments performed well, and the customer segment focused on creating innovation and expanding sales channels for local manufacturing companies emerged as a source of revenue opportunities. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales for the fiscal year by service were ¥981.363 million for exploration and matching services, ¥532.155 million for research services, and ¥94.249 million for other services, for a total of ¥1,607.768 million.」
Multiple revenue sources from exploration and matching, research and other services each generated sales, expanding the revenue base supported by the service portfolio. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the research service, sales of multi-client research, in which multiple companies are invited to participate and the results are provided exclusively to participating companies, were driven by increased sales of reports capturing trends such as technology developments related to carbon neutrality, which has attracted considerable attention in recent years, and biological sensing technologies. As a result, Linkers Research studies totaled 457, compared with 308 in the same period of the previous year, and sales remained strong.」
Against the backdrop of increased report sales, Linkers Research studies increased from 308 in the same period of the previous year to 457, expanding revenue opportunities. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales performed well alongside the increase in Linkers Research studies to 232, partly due to higher sales of reports designed around technology trends in carbon neutrality, which has attracted considerable attention in recent years, as well as biological sensing technologies.」
The number of Linkers Research studies increased from 93 in the previous quarterly report to 232, making the growth in research service revenue more concrete. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales also performed well, as the number of studies conducted by Linkers Research reached 93.」
The number of studies and sales in the research service increased, indicating that expanding the service mix was creating additional revenue opportunities. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「We believe that expanding the service portfolio is also one of the challenges involved in expanding our business. For existing services, we believe it is necessary to increase revenue opportunities by adding new functions, developing new customer segments and expanding the areas in which services are offered, while also developing new adjacent services that leverage the matching platform we have built.」
Diversify and expand revenue opportunities through additional functions, broader customer segments and service areas, and the development of adjacent services.