Sustainable Profitability and Early Resumption of Dividends
First written in FY2017. 18 of 32 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 3 of 15 companies on the "Worse" side.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the consolidated financial results for the fiscal year were net sales of ¥6,607 million, up 6.1% year on year, operating income of ¥949 million, up 52.2%, ordinary income of ¥1,031 million, up 72.0%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥750 million, up 90.0%.」
The Company reported operating income of ¥949 million, ordinary income of ¥1,031 million and net income of ¥750 million, with each profit measure exceeding the previous fiscal year toward stable profitability. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended the interim period, revenue was ¥2,718 million, down 6.7% year on year, operating profit was ¥506 million, up 18.6%, ordinary profit was ¥560 million, up 34.8%, and interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥386 million, up 35.3%.」
Operating income, ordinary income and interim net income remained positive and exceeded the year-earlier period. It states that earnings results are improving toward stable profitability. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended the interim period, revenue was ¥2,913 million, down 12.2% year on year, operating profit was ¥427 million, down 5.5%, ordinary profit was ¥416 million, down 6.8%, and interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥285 million, down 23.7%.」
Although profitability was maintained, net sales, operating income, ordinary income and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent all declined from the year-earlier period. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter, revenue was ¥4,263 million, up 7.2% year on year, operating profit was ¥488 million, up 47.6%, ordinary profit was ¥501 million, up 48.4%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥426 million, up 47.5%.」
Operating income, ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent remained positive, resulting in cumulative third-quarter results that exceeded the year-earlier period. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter, revenue was ¥3,317 million, up 49.4% year on year, operating profit was ¥451 million, up 129.1%, ordinary profit was ¥446 million, up 145.0%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥374 million, up 152.0%.」
The Company reported operating income of ¥451 million, ordinary income of ¥446 million and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥374 million, maintaining positive results that exceeded the year-earlier period. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the consolidated financial results for the cumulative first quarter were net sales of ¥1,696 million, up 36.3% year on year, operating income of ¥297 million, up 447.1%, ordinary income of ¥315 million, up 284.4%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥268 million, up 282.7%.」
For the cumulative first quarter, operating income, ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent remained positive, and all substantially exceeded the year-earlier period. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the consolidated financial results for the fiscal year were net sales of ¥6,462 million, up 28.4% year on year, operating income of ¥735 million, up 43.5%, ordinary income of ¥804 million, up 19.3%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥702 million, up 19.5%.」
Operating income, ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent remained positive and exceeded the previous year, improving full-year results toward stable profitability. - FY2023-Q3Operating profitability maintained, but ordinary and net income declinedAnnual report
「As a result, the consolidated financial results for the cumulative third quarter were net sales of ¥3,978 million, up 16.8% year on year, operating income of ¥330 million, up 7.3%, ordinary income of ¥338 million, down 15.1%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥289 million, down 14.8%.」
For the cumulative third quarter, net sales and operating income exceeded the year-earlier period, while ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent were below it. All profit measures remained positive. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the consolidated financial results for the cumulative second quarter were net sales of ¥2,220 million, up 9.1% year on year, operating income of ¥197 million, up 5.9%, ordinary income of ¥182 million, up 4.3%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥148 million, up 2.5%.」
For the cumulative second quarter, operating income of ¥197 million, ordinary income of ¥182 million and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥148 million remained positive, and each profit measure exceeded the year-earlier period. - FY2023-Q1Profitability maintained, operating income downAnnual report
「As a result, the consolidated financial results for the cumulative first quarter were net sales of ¥1,244 million, up 44.9% year on year, operating income of ¥54 million, down 10.1%, ordinary income of ¥82 million, up 51.3%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥70 million, up 44.7%.」
The Company maintained positive operating income, ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent. Operating income was below the year-earlier period, while ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent increased. - FY2022Profitability maintained, dividend increasedAnnual report
「Based on these policies, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year was set at ¥6 per share.」
Operating income of ¥512 million, ordinary income of ¥674 million and net income of ¥588 million remained positive, and the year-end dividend was increased from ¥5 per share in the previous fiscal year to ¥6 per share. - FY2022-Q3Profitability maintained, but lower sales and earningsAnnual report
「As a result, the consolidated financial results for the cumulative third quarter were net sales of ¥3,406 million, down 16.4% year on year, operating income of ¥308 million, down 39.4%, ordinary income of ¥398 million, down 23.3%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥339 million, down 27.8%.」
Operating income, ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent remained positive, but net sales and all profit measures were below the year-earlier period. - FY2022-Q2Profitability maintained, but lower sales and earningsAnnual report
「As a result, the consolidated financial results for the cumulative second quarter were net sales of ¥2,034 million, down 33.3% year on year, operating income of ¥186 million, down 50.6%, ordinary income of ¥174 million, down 51.8%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥144 million, down 53.1%.」
Operating income, ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent remained positive, but net sales and each profit measure were below the year-earlier period. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, the consolidated financial results for the cumulative first quarter were net sales of ¥858 million, down 4.7% year on year, operating income of ¥60 million, down 26.4%, ordinary income of ¥54 million, down 32.6%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥48 million, down 31.9%.」
Operating income, ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent all remained positive, but net sales and each profit measure were below the year-earlier period, and earnings declined from the level following the return to profitability. - FY2021AchievedAnnual report
「As results for the fiscal year continued to improve, the Company decided to resume dividend payments. After comprehensively considering future business development, retained earnings and other factors, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year was set at ¥5 per share.」
The Company achieved the profit target under the previous plan, demonstrated results toward stable profitability, and resumed dividends after an extended period without dividends, paying a year-end dividend of ¥5 per share. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the consolidated financial results for the cumulative third quarter were net sales of ¥4,077 million, up 53.7% year on year, operating income of ¥508 million, up 44.5%, ordinary income of ¥518 million, up 46.1%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥470 million, up 157.3%.」
For the cumulative third quarter, operating income, ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent remained positive, and all exceeded the year-earlier period. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter, revenue was ¥3,051 million, up 94.3% year on year, operating profit was ¥376 million, up 104.7%, ordinary profit was ¥362 million, up 100.3%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥309 million, compared with profit of ¥27 million in the year-earlier period.」
For the cumulative second quarter, operating income was ¥376 million, ordinary income was ¥362 million and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥309 million, maintaining profitability and exceeding the year-earlier period. It does not state that stable profitability or an early resumption of dividends had been completed. - FY2021-Q1Profitability maintained, but operating and ordinary profit declinedAnnual report
「As a result, for the three months ended the first quarter, revenue was ¥900 million, down 11.3% year on year, operating profit was ¥82 million, down 42.3%, ordinary profit was ¥80 million, down 38.8%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥71 million, compared with a loss of ¥3 million in the year-earlier quarter.」
Operating income, ordinary income and net income attributable to owners of the parent were all positive, but operating income and ordinary income were below the year-earlier period. Net income attributable to owners of the parent turned a loss in the year-earlier period into a profit. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter, revenue was ¥2,652 million, down 23.4% year on year, operating profit was ¥352 million, up 7.9%, ordinary profit was ¥355 million, up 8.9%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥182 million, down 20.7%.」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to owners of the parent all remained positive. Operating profit and ordinary profit increased year on year, while net profit attributable to owners of the parent declined. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter, revenue was ¥1,570 million, down 33.8% year on year, operating profit was ¥184 million, down 27.5%, ordinary profit was ¥180 million, down 25.7%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥27 million, down 79.9%.」
Net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥27 million, resulting in cumulative profitability after the loss in the first quarter. However, it declined 79.9% year on year, and this is not described as achievement of a stable return to profitability or completion of the resumption of dividends. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the three months ended the first quarter, revenue was ¥1,015 million, up 28.6% year on year, operating profit was ¥142 million, up 69.0%, ordinary profit was ¥131 million, up 56.1%, and net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥3 million, compared with profit of ¥43 million in the year-earlier quarter.」
Although operating profit and ordinary profit increased, the Company posted a quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent due to impairment losses and other factors related to the transfer of shares in a subsidiary. Final profit toward a stable return to profitability deteriorated from the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the current consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥5,408 million, up 8.7% from the previous fiscal year, operating profit was ¥576 million, up 19.8%, and ordinary profit was ¥554 million, up 15.9%.」
Net sales, operating profit and ordinary profit were positive and exceeded the previous year, representing full-year results toward a stable return to profitability. Meanwhile, net profit attributable to owners of the parent declined due to an impairment loss. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter, revenue was ¥3,463 million, up 10.1% year on year, operating profit was ¥326 million, up 31.9%, ordinary profit was ¥326 million, up 32.8%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥230 million, up 15.3%.」
For the nine months ended in the third quarter, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to owners of the parent all remained positive and increased year on year. This is not described as achievement of a stable return to profitability or completion of the resumption of dividends. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter, revenue was ¥2,371 million, down 0.8% year on year, operating profit was ¥253 million, up 28.2%, ordinary profit was ¥243 million, up 32.1%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥138 million, down 19.9%.」
For the six months ended in the second quarter, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to owners of the parent all remained positive. There is no statement that a stable return to profitability or the resumption of dividends had been completed. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the first quarter of the current fiscal year on a consolidated cumulative basis, net sales were ¥789 million, up 84.9% year on year, operating profit was ¥84 million, compared with a loss of ¥72 million in the same quarter of the previous year, ordinary profit was ¥84 million, compared with a loss of ¥79 million, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥43 million, compared with a loss of ¥72 million. This was the first profitable first quarter in 4 fiscal years.」
The Company posted its first profitable first quarter in 4 fiscal years, with operating profit of ¥84 million, ordinary profit of ¥84 million and net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥43 million. There is no statement that a stable return to profitability or the resumption of dividends had been completed. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In the consolidated fiscal year under review, the final year of the medium-term management plan, “Challenges in New Fields: Establishing a New KITAGAWA,” the Group achieved all of its targets: 100.5% of plan for net sales, 141.5% for operating profit, 177.0% for ordinary profit, and 122.7% for net income attributable to owners of the parent.」
The Company achieved all targets, including the profit targets under the previous plan, and posted full-year operating profit of ¥481 million and ordinary profit of ¥478 million. However, the early resumption of dividends is not described as achieved because dividends for the following period were not paid. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the third quarter of the current fiscal year on a consolidated cumulative basis, net sales were ¥3,145 million, down 1.1% year on year, operating profit was ¥247 million, down 19.7%, ordinary profit was ¥245 million, down 11.4%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥200 million, down 27.6%.」
Although the Company remained profitable on a cumulative basis through the third quarter, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to owners of the parent all declined year on year. There is no statement that a stable return to profitability or the resumption of dividends was achieved. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter, consolidated revenue was ¥2,389 million, up 60.1% year on year, operating profit was ¥198 million, up 90.9%, ordinary profit was ¥184 million, up 83.1%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥172 million, up 39.0%.」
For the six months ended in the second quarter, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to owners of the parent were all positive. As a stable return to profitability and the early resumption of dividends were not stated, this is treated as specific progress. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the first quarter of the current fiscal year on a consolidated cumulative basis, net sales were ¥426 million, down 21.6% year on year, operating loss was ¥72 million, compared with a loss of ¥8 million in the same quarter of the previous year, ordinary loss was ¥79 million, compared with a loss of ¥40 million, and net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥72 million, compared with a loss of ¥10 million.」
The Company posted an operating loss for the second consecutive year, and the loss widened. Results for the first quarter deteriorated in terms of achieving a stable return to profitability. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The Company will make every effort as one unified organization to implement these measures in good faith and achieve its profit targets. It will also work to achieve a stable return to profitability and resume dividend payments at an early date.」
The achievement of profit targets, a stable return to profitability and the early resumption of dividend payments are newly stated as the outcomes of company-wide measures.