Transition to a Market-Based Business Unit Structure
First written in FY2016. 11 of 18 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2026.
Hitachi moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2021, 4 years before the typical company in this theme (2025).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 5 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「The business groups were reorganized effective 1 April 2026. In connection with this reorganization, the Social BU and Finance BU, which belonged to the Digital Systems & Services segment, were reorganized into the Digital Services BU. The Urban Systems BU, Industrial Products & Services BU and Industrial AI BU, which belonged to the Connective Industries segment, were reorganized into the Industrial Solutions BU, Industrial Products BU and Urban Solutions & Services BU.」
While maintaining the four-sector, five-reporting-segment structure, the digital and connective BUs were reorganized from April 2026 into a structure designed to enhance collaboration between businesses and agility. - FY2026-H1ReframedAnnual report
「From the beginning of the current interim consolidated accounting period, the reporting segment classification was changed to five segments: Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, Connective Industries and Other.」
Reflecting the reorganization of business groups effective 1 April 2025, the former four-sector operating structure was presented as five reporting segments, with Energy and Mobility separated. The Cloud and Digital Engineering, Building Systems and other BUs were also reorganized. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「We established a new business structure in April 2025. By operating the expanding Energy and railway businesses, supported by the global tailwind of green transformation (GX), as two separate sectors, Energy and Mobility, we will improve agility. These two sectors, together with the existing Connective Industries and Digital Systems & Services sectors, will work more closely to accelerate value creation and further enhance our global competitiveness.」
The former three-sector structure was reorganized into four sectors, with Energy and railway businesses divided into the Energy and Mobility sectors. - FY2025-H1ReframedAnnual report
「From the beginning of the current interim consolidated accounting period, the Automotive Systems segment was discontinued, and the segment classification was changed to a total of four segments comprising three sectors—Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility and Connective Industries—and Other.」
Following Hitachi Astemo's conversion to an equity-method affiliate, the Automotive Systems segment was discontinued and the business and reporting classification was reorganized into four segments comprising three sectors and Other. - FY2024-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. and Hitachi Astemo Americas, Inc. ceased to be consolidated subsidiaries of the company and became equity-method affiliates effective 16 October 2023 following the partial transfer of shares in Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. As a result, no companies remained in the Automotive Systems segment.」
While reporting a five-segment structure, the company indicated a change in its business composition whereby no companies remained in the Automotive Systems segment following the deconsolidation of Hitachi Astemo. - FY2024-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「From the beginning of the cumulative first quarter of the current fiscal year, the Hitachi Construction Machinery and Hitachi Metals segments were discontinued, and the segment classification was changed to a total of five segments comprising three sectors—Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility and Connective Industries—plus Automotive Systems and Other.」
Following completion of the sale of Hitachi Construction Machinery and Hitachi Metals, the former seven-segment structure comprising three sectors, four segments and Other was reorganized into five segments comprising three sectors, Automotive Systems and Other. - FY2023ReframedAnnual report
「The Services & Platforms BU in the Digital Systems & Services segment was reorganized effective 1 April 2023 and became the Cloud Services Platforms BU. On the same date, the Digital Engineering BU was newly established in the same segment.」
While maintaining the seven-segment structure, the digital-area BUs were reorganized effective 1 April 2023 into the Cloud Services Platforms BU and the Digital Engineering BU. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「From the beginning of the cumulative third quarter of the current fiscal year, the company changed its reporting segment classification to a total of seven segments comprising three sectors—Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility and Connective Industries—plus Automotive Systems, the listed subsidiary groups Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.,Ltd. and Hitachi Metals, and Other.」
The three-sector, seven-segment structure in place since 1 April 2022 has been maintained as the business and reporting classification for the third quarter of the current fiscal year. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「From the beginning of the cumulative first quarter of the current fiscal year, the company changed its reporting segment classification to a total of seven segments comprising three sectors—Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility and Connective Industries—plus Automotive Systems, the listed subsidiary groups Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.,Ltd. and Hitachi Metals, and Other.」
The three-sector, seven-segment structure in place since 1 April 2022 has been maintained as the reporting classification for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. - FY2022ReframedAnnual report
「From 1 April 2022, businesses with similar characteristics were grouped together to improve management efficiency and speed. The structure was simplified into three sectors—Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility, and Connective Industries—and changed to a total of seven segments by adding Automotive Systems, the two listed subsidiary group segments Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.,Ltd. and Hitachi Metals, and Other.」
The former five-sector, nine-segment structure was reorganized into seven segments comprising three sectors based on business characteristics, Automotive Systems and the listed subsidiary groups, among others. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「From 1 April 2021, Automotive Systems was positioned alongside the five sectors, changing the structure to nine segments.」
Automotive Systems was changed from a business within the Life sector to an independent business, with the structure reorganized into nine segments. - FY2021-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Effective 1 April 2020, the Defense BU was changed from the Defense BU to the Social BU.」
Under the BU structure, the organizational structure was changed from the Defense BU to the Social BU. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Across a total of 10 segments comprising the five sectors above, the four listed subsidiary groups Hitachi High-Tech, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.,Ltd., Hitachi Metals and Hitachi Chemical, and Other, the Hitachi Group conducts a broad range of business activities spanning product development, production, sales and services.」
The 10-segment structure comprising five focus sectors, four listed subsidiary groups and Other has been maintained. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「From the beginning of the cumulative second quarter of the current fiscal year, the company changed its reporting segment classification to five segments—IT, Energy, Industry, Mobility and Life—four segments consisting of the listed subsidiary groups Hitachi High-Tech, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.,Ltd., Hitachi Metals and Hitachi Chemical, and 10 segments including Other.」
The 10-segment business classification comprising five focus areas, four listed subsidiary groups and Other, implemented from the beginning of FY2020, has been maintained. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「From the beginning of the cumulative first quarter of the current fiscal year, the company changed its reporting segment classification to five segments—IT, Energy, Industry, Mobility and Life—four segments consisting of the listed subsidiary groups Hitachi High-Tech, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.,Ltd., Hitachi Metals and Hitachi Chemical, and 10 segments including Other.」
The framework centered on the five areas and listed subsidiary groups presented in FY2019 was implemented as 10 reporting segments from the beginning of the fiscal year. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「In connection with the reorganization, the company plans to change and present its reporting segments as five segments in the focus areas of IT, Energy, Industry, Mobility and Life, four segments consisting of the listed subsidiary groups Hitachi High-Tech, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.,Ltd., Hitachi Metals and Hitachi Chemical, and 10 segments classified as Other.」
The former business unit and four-area framework was reorganized into reporting and operating categories centered on five focus areas and four listed subsidiary groups. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Effective 1 April 2016, our business structure was changed from a company-based structure to a business unit structure.」
The change to the business unit structure, for which the policy had been announced in the previous fiscal year, was implemented effective 1 April 2016. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「April 2016: Introduced a business unit structure organized by market.」
The transition to a market-based business structure was explicitly identified as the introduction of the business unit structure in April 2016.