Sales Growth While Maintaining a High Gross Margin and Improving Profitability
First written in FY2022. 6 of 9 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2023. Latest entry: 2026-08-14.
Monstarlab moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2023).
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Softened".
- 2026-08-14SoftenedEarnings presentation
「8,500 8,000 -500 94.1%」
The FY2026 revenue plan was lowered from ¥8,500 million to ¥8,000 million, reducing the planned level of sales growth. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue 3,778,949 3,909,519 Gross profit 1,423,738 1,334,185」
Revenue increased 3.5% year on year, while gross profit declined from ¥1,423,738 thousand to ¥1,334,185 thousand. Revenue growth and gross profit diverged, with gross-profit performance deteriorating against the target. - FY2025Gross-profit improvement despite lower revenueAnnual report
「As a result, gross profit was ¥3,149,838 thousand, up 121.0% year on year.」
Revenue declined 22.1% year on year, missing the revenue-growth target, while gross profit increased 121.0%, indicating improvement in gross profit. Revenue growth and gross margin moved in different directions. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, Group revenue for the current interim consolidated accounting period was ¥3,778,949 thousand, down 34.0% year on year; operating profit was ¥126,397 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥6,990,797 thousand in the prior-year period; the interim loss before tax was ¥358,770 thousand, compared with an interim loss before tax of ¥5,773,852 thousand in the prior-year period; and the interim loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥253,387 thousand, compared with an interim loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥5,894,047 thousand in the prior-year period.」
Operating profit turned positive, but revenue fell 34.0% year on year and interim losses before tax and attributable to owners of the parent continued. Revenue performance against the target deteriorated. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, gross profit was ¥1,425,104 thousand, down 57.3% year on year.」
Revenue declined 25.1% year on year and gross profit declined 57.3% to ¥1,425,104 thousand, indicating deterioration in performance against the target. - FY2024-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Gross profit 1,912,891 547,352」
Gross profit decreased from ¥1,912,891 thousand in the prior-year period to ¥547,352 thousand, indicating deterioration against the target during the interim period. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Gross profit decreased from ¥1,084,700 thousand to ¥671,501 thousand.」
Gross profit decreased from ¥1,084,700 thousand in the prior-year period to ¥671,501 thousand, indicating deterioration against the target during the quarter. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, gross profit was ¥3,340,197 thousand, down 32.4% year on year.」
Gross profit declined 32.4% year on year to ¥3,340,197 thousand, indicating deterioration against the target of revenue growth while maintaining a high gross margin. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「Our Group manages its business with a focus on revenue growth while maintaining a high gross margin.」
The aim is to grow revenue while maintaining a high gross margin and increase the operating margin by lowering the SG&A ratio.