Clarifying Focus Areas Through the Classification of Existing Businesses
First written in FY2017. 4 of 7 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023. Latest entry: FY2026.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As a mechanism for strengthening existing businesses, we operate an evaluation framework using ROIC (return on invested capital). We evaluate businesses from the perspectives of growth potential and profitability and seek to improve profitability quickly in low-profitability businesses through business reviews and restructuring.」
Business portfolio management has become more specific through the review and restructuring of low-profitability businesses based on ROIC evaluations, with the aim of improving profitability quickly. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「To further promote and expand the GX business, we will transition to a system that enables quantitative monitoring. The newly established GX Business Promotion Office will centrally manage the GX business and coordinate among departments, accelerating its expansion and commercialization.」
Business portfolio management advanced toward quantitative monitoring of the GX business, centralized management, and accelerated commercialization through interdepartmental coordination. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Establishing investment criteria for new businesses, clarifying evaluation criteria for existing businesses, and introducing financial metrics for quantitative decision-making」
In addition to evaluating existing businesses using ROIC, we advanced the introduction of new investment criteria, existing-business evaluation criteria, and quantitative financial metrics. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In October last year, we began operating an evaluation framework using ROIC (return on invested capital) for new investments and the review of existing businesses. We evaluate businesses from the perspectives of growth potential and profitability and, where necessary, implement revitalization and withdrawal measures to promote selectivity and focus.」
The policy for reassessing the business portfolio was made more specific through the launch of an ROIC-based evaluation framework and the promotion of selectivity and focus, including revitalization and withdrawal. - FY2022ReframedAnnual report
「We will reassess our existing business portfolio from the perspectives of growth potential and profitability, classify the businesses into 4 categories—core businesses, mature businesses, growth businesses, and low-growth businesses—and set the desired direction and basic policies for each. For low-growth businesses, we will implement revitalization and withdrawal measures to promote selectivity and focus.」
The previous 4 categories were reorganized into 4 categories based on growth potential and profitability: core, mature, growth, and low-growth businesses. For low-growth businesses, selectivity and focus, including revitalization and withdrawal, were explicitly stated. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We will classify our existing businesses into core businesses, proactive growth businesses, next-generation businesses, and businesses under review and restructuring, clarify our priority areas, and establish the foundation for future management.」
The policy of organizing existing businesses into 4 categories and using this to clarify priority areas and establish the management foundation continues. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「We will classify our existing businesses into core businesses, proactive growth businesses, next-generation businesses, and businesses under review and restructuring, clarify our priority areas, and establish the foundation for future management.」
A policy is presented to organize existing businesses into 4 categories, clarify priority areas, and establish the management foundation.