Lower profit due to one-off acquisition-related costs from M&A
First written in FY2017-Q2. 7 of 10 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
Universal Engeisha moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, 5 years after the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 2 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2026-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Details and amount of major acquisition-related costs Due diligence fees and other costs: ¥2.097 million」
Acquisition-related costs of ¥2.097 million, including due diligence fees, were incurred in connection with the acquisition of the business of Plant Detail. - FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「Advisory fees and other costs: ¥2.581 million」
Acquisition-related costs of ¥2.581 million were incurred in connection with the acquisition of Plantscape, Inc. Acquisition-related costs of ¥25.526 million for the acquisition of 吉村造園株式会社 were also disclosed. - FY2025-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Details and amount of major acquisition-related costs: Advisory fees and other costs ¥2.586 million」
The company disclosed that advisory fees and other costs of ¥2.586 million were incurred in connection with the acquisition of Plantscape, Inc. - FY2024MaterialisedAnnual report
「Details and amount of major acquisition-related costs: Advisory fees and other costs ¥91.868 million」
Acquisition-related costs, including ¥91.868 million in advisory fees associated with the acquisition of Nicolai Bergmann株式会社, were incurred and were confirmed as a factor reducing retail profit for the full fiscal year. - FY2024-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, although sales by the group were on track, it was unable to offset the increase in M&A-related acquisition costs and the rise in personnel expenses resulting from efforts to secure human resources for future businesses and higher wages, which continued from the first quarter. Details and amount of major acquisition-related costs Advisory fees and other costs: ¥91.868 million (estimated)」
Advisory fees and other costs of approximately ¥91.868 million were incurred in connection with the acquisition of Nicolai Bergmann株式会社, and the increase in M&A-related acquisition costs materially affected the retail business, including its operating loss. - FY2019Final disclosure of acquisition-related costsAnnual report
「Details and amount of major acquisition-related costs: Advisory fees and other costs ¥11.000 million」
Advisory fees and other costs of ¥11.000 million related to the acquisition of 園芸ネット株式会社 were disclosed as the finalized amount for the full fiscal year. - FY2019-Q1Disclosure of new acquisition-related costsAnnual report
「Breakdown and amount of major acquisition-related costs: Advisory fees and other costs ¥10.000 million」
Advisory fees and other costs of ¥10.000 million related to the acquisition of 園芸ネット株式会社 were disclosed. The text does not state that these costs reduced profit for the quarter. - FY2018-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「In overseas operations, profit increased because one-off acquisition-related costs associated with the previous fiscal year's acquisition of the business of Rolling Greens, Inc. in the United States were not incurred in the current fiscal year, among other factors.」
One-off acquisition-related costs associated with the previous fiscal year's business acquisition were not incurred in the current period, so M&A-related costs did not reduce profit during the period. - FY2017MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although the company actively pursued expense reductions, profit fell because one-off acquisition-related costs, including system-related expenses, were incurred in connection with the acquisition of the business of Rolling Greens, Inc.」
System-related costs and other expenses associated with the acquisition of the U.S. business were incurred again in the current period, and operating profit in the Green business fell 1.5% year on year. - FY2017-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Profit fell substantially due to one-off acquisition-related costs from M&A, including higher system costs and head-office function expenses associated with the acquisition of the business of consolidated subsidiary Rolling Greens.」
System costs, head-office function expenses and other costs associated with the acquisition of Rolling Greens were incurred, and operating profit in the Green business fell 36.4% year on year.