Business structure reform integrating technology, quality, costs and sales
First written in FY2016. 25 of 38 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-08-07AdvancedEarnings
「As part of structural reform in the power electronics business, we are working to improve the efficiency of the entire production control process and expand the business domain by launching new products that leverage state-of-the-art power conversion technology with industry-leading efficiency in our core product, power supplies for semiconductor manufacturing equipment.」
The company has specified the means of pursuing its existing structural reform policy: improving efficiency across the production control process and expanding the business domain through new product launches. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「To minimize the accumulation of inventories going forward, we will integrate the production control and procurement departments and improve the efficiency of the entire production control process.」
To reform the structure of the Power Electronics business and improve cash flow, integrating the production control and procurement departments is presented as a specific measure to curb inventory accumulation. - FY2026-H1Deterioration in company-wide profitability and divergence in business-level earningsAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and interim profit attributable to owners of the parent fell below the same period of the previous year as a result of higher personnel expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses.」
Higher personnel expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses caused company-wide operating profit and related metrics to fall below the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, segment profit in the Signal Systems business was ¥1,392 million, up ¥874 million year on year, while the Power Electronics business recorded a loss of ¥380 million, indicating divergent earnings across businesses. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Signal Systems business, we will continue to focus on shortening lead times through stronger production control and work to expand orders in overseas markets, particularly India and Europe.」
The company plans to continue shortening lead times through stronger production control and identifies expanding orders in overseas markets, particularly India and Europe, as an initiative under the new medium-term plan. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and interim profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the same period of the previous year owing to higher net sales and initiatives aimed at generating appropriate profits, including price negotiations.」
Initiatives aimed at generating profits, including price negotiations, are explicitly identified. Operating loss improved by ¥1,508 million year on year and ordinary loss by ¥1,259 million. However, operating profit, ordinary profit, and interim profit were all still losses. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Signal Systems business, in railway signaling systems, we will work to shorten lead times by stratifying and leveling operations and strengthening production control. We will also strengthen our sales capabilities, develop joint sales activities integrating sales and engineering, and work to generate appropriate profits.」
Stratifying and leveling operations, shortening lead times through stronger production control, and integrating sales and engineering are presented as specific reform measures. Segment profit in the Signal Systems business was ¥7,415 million. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, although sales declined, profit exceeded the same period of the previous year owing to an improved cost ratio. As a result, in this business, orders received were ¥47,653 million, down ¥6,835 million year on year; net sales were ¥32,484 million, down ¥1,469 million; and segment profit was ¥1,792 million, up ¥522 million.」
In the Signal Systems business, the cost ratio improved despite lower sales, and segment profit increased by ¥522 million year on year to ¥1,792 million. Company-wide, operating loss widened owing to lower sales and higher raw material prices, showing divergent performance across businesses. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit and ordinary profit fell below the same period of the previous year owing to lower sales and higher raw material prices.」
Lower sales and higher raw material prices resulted in an operating loss of ¥2,920 million and an ordinary loss of ¥2,378 million, worsening earnings compared with the same period of the previous year. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all fell below the same period of the previous year owing to lower sales and higher raw material prices. As a result, for the first quarter of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥19,395 million, down ¥9,345 million year on year; net sales were ¥10,710 million, down ¥1,084 million; operating loss was ¥2,101 million, a deterioration of ¥320 million; ordinary loss was ¥1,668 million, a deterioration of ¥242 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,282 million, a deterioration of ¥21 million.」
While business structure reforms and cost reductions were pursued, lower sales and soaring raw material prices caused operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent to deteriorate compared with the same period of the previous year. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit and ordinary profit both fell below the previous fiscal year, mainly because factory utilization declined owing to the global shortage of semiconductors and electronic components, development expenses increased, and additional retirement benefit expenses were recorded in the first quarter following the change in the method used to calculate retirement benefit obligations at a consolidated subsidiary from the simplified method to the standard method, as described in the additional information.」
While business structure reforms and stronger production control were pursued, operating profit of ¥2,207 million and ordinary profit of ¥2,683 million both fell below the previous fiscal year owing to lower utilization caused by supply shortages, higher development expenses, and the additional recognition of retirement benefit expenses. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit and ordinary profit both fell below the same period of the previous year, mainly because factory utilization declined owing to the global shortage of semiconductors and electronic components, development expenses increased, and additional retirement benefit expenses were recorded in the first quarter following the change in the method used to calculate retirement benefit obligations at a consolidated subsidiary from the simplified method to the standard method, as described in the additional information. As a result, for the first 3 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥63,497 million, up ¥13,356 million year on year; net sales were ¥46,196 million, up ¥3,240 million; operating loss was ¥860 million, a deterioration of ¥631 million; ordinary loss was ¥423 million, a deterioration of ¥694 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥390 million, a deterioration of ¥9,674 million.」
Despite higher sales and orders, operating loss and ordinary loss widened compared with the same period of the previous year owing to lower utilization caused by supply shortages, higher development expenses, and the additional recognition of retirement benefit expenses. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit and ordinary profit both fell below the same period of the previous year, mainly because the cost of sales ratio deteriorated as factory utilization declined owing to the global shortage of semiconductors and electronic components, and because additional retirement benefit expenses were recorded following the change in the method used to calculate retirement benefit obligations at a consolidated subsidiary from the simplified method to the standard method, as described in the additional information. As a result, for the first 2 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥49,583 million, up ¥19,365 million year on year; net sales were ¥26,919 million, up ¥1,815 million; operating loss was ¥2,085 million, a deterioration of ¥1,302 million; ordinary loss was ¥1,756 million, a deterioration of ¥1,229 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,497 million, a deterioration of ¥6,128 million.」
The cost of sales ratio deteriorated owing to lower utilization caused by shortages of semiconductors and electronic components and the additional recognition of retirement benefit expenses, causing operating loss and ordinary loss to widen compared with the same period of the previous year. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Signal Systems business, we will establish an efficient production structure and generate appropriate profits in railway signaling systems through further standardization of design and stronger production control. We will also overhaul our quality assurance and inspection systems and establish quality assurance processes.」
Standardizing design, strengthening production control, and overhauling quality assurance and inspection systems are presented as specific measures to achieve efficient production and generate appropriate profits. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit and ordinary profit exceeded the same period of the previous year owing to higher sales and the implementation of various cost-reduction measures. Profit attributable to owners of the parent substantially exceeded the same period of the previous year, owing to improvements in operating profit and ordinary profit as well as the recognition of extraordinary income, including insurance proceeds related to the fire. As a result, for the first 3 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥50,141 million, up ¥4,001 million year on year; net sales were ¥42,956 million, up ¥2,683 million; operating loss was ¥229 million, an improvement of ¥868 million; ordinary profit was ¥271 million, up ¥1,054 million; and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥9,283 million, up ¥9,833 million.」
Higher sales and various cost-reduction measures improved operating loss and ordinary profit compared with the same period of the previous year. Ordinary profit turned positive at ¥271 million. However, operating profit remained a loss of ¥229 million. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit and ordinary profit exceeded the same period of the previous year owing to the implementation of various cost-reduction measures. Profit attributable to owners of the parent substantially exceeded the same period of the previous year, owing to improvements in operating profit and ordinary profit as well as the recognition of extraordinary income, including insurance proceeds related to the fire. As a result, for the first 2 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥30,217 million, down ¥1,237 million year on year; net sales were ¥25,104 million, up ¥132 million; operating loss was ¥783 million, an improvement of ¥317 million; ordinary loss was ¥527 million, an improvement of ¥368 million; and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥4,631 million, up ¥5,384 million.」
The implementation of various cost-reduction measures improved operating loss and ordinary loss compared with the same period of the previous year. However, operating profit and ordinary profit remained losses. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Through a review of various expenses and other measures, total selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of the fiscal year decreased by ¥182 million compared with the first quarter of the previous fiscal year.」
Total selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by ¥182 million year on year, owing to a review of various expenses and other measures after the fire. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The 157th fiscal year, ending in March 2022, is the final year of the medium-term management plan, which was extended by 1 year. We will work to restore production facilities damaged by the fire in January 2021 as soon as possible and rebuild our production structure, while strengthening production control and maintaining and managing inventories at appropriate levels to improve our financial soundness.」
In addition to restoring production facilities after the fire, tighter production control and appropriate inventory management have been added as specific improvement measures. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the same period of the previous year owing to higher sales and a lower cost of sales ratio. As a result, for the first 3 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥46,140 million, down ¥17,306 million year on year; net sales were ¥40,272 million, up ¥2,331 million; operating loss was ¥1,097 million, an improvement of ¥786 million; ordinary loss was ¥783 million, an improvement of ¥731 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥550 million, an improvement of ¥631 million.」
Operating loss and other losses improved compared with the same period of the previous year owing to higher sales and a lower cost of sales ratio. However, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent were all still losses. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the same period of the previous year owing to higher sales and cost controls. As a result, for the first 2 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥31,454 million, down ¥7,912 million year on year; net sales were ¥24,972 million, up ¥2,644 million; operating loss was ¥1,100 million, an improvement of ¥1,181 million; ordinary loss was ¥895 million, an improvement of ¥1,223 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥752 million, an improvement of ¥862 million.」
Higher sales and cost controls led to improvements in operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent compared with the same period of the previous year. However, losses remained in all three categories. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the same period of the previous year owing to higher sales. As a result, for the first quarter of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥18,558 million, down ¥5,968 million year on year; net sales were ¥9,854 million, up ¥1,640 million; operating loss was ¥963 million, an improvement of ¥538 million; ordinary loss was ¥635 million, an improvement of ¥676 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥549 million, an improvement of ¥474 million.」
Against a backdrop of higher sales, operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent improved compared with the same period of the previous year. However, losses remained in all three categories. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, although higher sales in the Signal Systems business partly offset the impact of lower sales in the Power Electronics business, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all fell below the previous fiscal year.」
Although higher sales in the Signal Systems business partly offset lower sales in the Power Electronics business, operating profit of ¥3,044 million, ordinary profit of ¥3,343 million, and profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1,974 million all fell below the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all fell below the same period of the previous year owing to lower sales. As a result, for the first 3 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥63,446 million, down ¥2,341 million year on year; net sales were ¥37,941 million, down ¥1,062 million; operating loss was ¥1,884 million, a deterioration of ¥1,086 million; ordinary loss was ¥1,514 million, a deterioration of ¥982 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,181 million, a deterioration of ¥551 million.」
Against a backdrop of lower sales, operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent continued to widen compared with the same period of the previous year, further worsening the trend of profit improvement. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all fell below the same period of the previous year owing to lower sales. As a result, for the first 2 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥39,366 million, down ¥1,898 million year on year; net sales were ¥22,327 million, down ¥1,431 million; operating loss was ¥2,282 million, a deterioration of ¥916 million; ordinary loss was ¥2,118 million, a deterioration of ¥987 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,615 million, a deterioration of ¥677 million.」
Against a backdrop of lower sales, operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent all widened compared with the same period of the previous year, further worsening the trend of profit improvement. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all fell below the same period of the previous year owing to lower sales. As a result, for the first quarter of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥24,527 million, up ¥84 million year on year; net sales were ¥8,213 million, down ¥2,268 million; operating loss was ¥1,501 million, a deterioration of ¥576 million; ordinary loss was ¥1,312 million, a deterioration of ¥568 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,023 million, a deterioration of ¥399 million.」
Against a backdrop of lower sales, operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent all widened compared with the same period of the previous year, worsening the trend of profit improvement. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all fell below the previous fiscal year, owing to lower sales and higher production costs resulting from greater-than-usual concentration at the end of the fiscal year.」
Lower sales and higher production costs resulting from greater-than-usual concentration at the end of the fiscal year caused operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent to fall below the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q3Reversal of profit improvementAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all fell below the same period of the previous year, mainly because selling, general and administrative expenses increased. As a result, for the first 3 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥65,788 million, down ¥1,173 million year on year; net sales were ¥39,004 million, up ¥78 million; operating loss was ¥797 million, a deterioration of ¥26 million; ordinary loss was ¥531 million, a deterioration of ¥121 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥630 million, a deterioration of ¥303 million.」
Unlike the previous description of profit improvement driven by an improved cost ratio and other factors, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent fell below the same period of the previous year this time, owing mainly to higher selling, general and administrative expenses. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the same period of the previous year, owing to higher sales and an improved cost ratio. As a result, for the first 2 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥41,265 million, down ¥4,900 million year on year; net sales were ¥23,759 million, up ¥3,061 million; operating loss was ¥1,365 million, an improvement of ¥791 million; ordinary loss was ¥1,131 million, an improvement of ¥806 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥937 million, an improvement of ¥478 million.」
Higher sales and an improved cost ratio resulted in improvements in operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent compared with the same period of the previous year. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the same period of the previous year, owing to higher sales and an improved cost ratio. As a result, for the first quarter of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥24,442 million, down ¥3,555 million year on year; net sales were ¥10,481 million, up ¥1,814 million; operating loss was ¥925 million, an improvement of ¥284 million; ordinary loss was ¥743 million, an improvement of ¥244 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥624 million, an improvement of ¥150 million.」
Higher sales and an improved cost ratio led to improvements in operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent compared with the same period of the previous year. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「We also worked to reduce costs by standardizing and harmonizing each design process and, while meeting customer requirements, eliminating excessive quality and unnecessary functions.」
Cost reductions were pursued through the standardization and harmonization of design processes and the elimination of excessive quality and unnecessary functions. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all substantially exceeded the same period of the previous year, owing to higher sales and an improved cost ratio. As a result, for the first 3 quarters of the fiscal year, operating loss was ¥770 million, an improvement of ¥1,824 million year on year; ordinary loss was ¥409 million, an improvement of ¥1,790 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥326 million, an improvement of ¥1,388 million.」
Higher sales and an improved cost ratio led to substantial improvements in operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent compared with the same period of the previous year. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「“Business expansion based on transforming the business structure around core competencies and profitability.” In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the same period of the previous year, owing to higher sales and an improved cost ratio. As a result, for the first 2 quarters of the fiscal year, net sales were ¥20,697 million, up ¥2,290 million year on year; operating loss was ¥2,156 million, an improvement of ¥399 million; ordinary loss was ¥1,938 million, an improvement of ¥437 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,416 million, an improvement of ¥452 million.」
Under the policy of transforming the business structure, higher sales and an improved cost ratio led to improvements in operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent compared with the same period of the previous year. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the same period of the previous year, owing to higher sales and an improved cost ratio. As a result, for the first quarter of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥27,998 million, down ¥9,188 million year on year; net sales were ¥8,667 million, up ¥1,547 million; operating loss was ¥1,209 million, an improvement of ¥293 million; ordinary loss was ¥988 million, an improvement of ¥322 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥775 million, an improvement of ¥235 million.」
Higher sales and an improved cost ratio led to improvements in operating loss, ordinary loss, and quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent, all compared with the same period of the previous year. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profitability, although sales declined, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the same period of the previous year, owing to an improved cost of sales ratio, lower selling, general and administrative expenses, foreign exchange gains, and lower finance costs. As a result, for the first 3 quarters of the fiscal year, orders received were ¥50,877 million, up ¥6,034 million year on year; net sales were ¥31,083 million, down ¥1,674 million; operating loss was ¥2,595 million, an improvement of ¥148 million; ordinary loss was ¥2,199 million, an improvement of ¥528 million; and loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,715 million, an improvement of ¥265 million.」
The operating loss improved by ¥148 million year on year, the ordinary loss by ¥528 million, and the quarterly loss attributable to owners of the parent by ¥265 million, owing to the improved cost of sales ratio and lower selling, general and administrative expenses and finance costs. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, operating profit exceeded the same period of the previous year because selling, general and administrative expenses declined. Ordinary profit also exceeded the same period of the previous year because financial expenses declined from the previous fiscal year. As a result, for the six months ended 30 September, operating loss was ¥2,556 million, an improvement of ¥52 million year on year, and ordinary loss was ¥2,375 million, an improvement of ¥295 million.」
The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses and finance costs contributed to improvements in operating loss and ordinary loss. Compared with the same period of the previous year, the operating loss improved by ¥52 million and the ordinary loss by ¥295 million. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, in addition to revenue growth, cost reductions contributed to results. Operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit attributable to owners of the parent all exceeded the same period of the previous year.」
The company stated that cost reductions contributed to improved profitability, with the operating loss improving by ¥421 million year on year, the ordinary loss by ¥562 million, and the quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent by ¥341 million. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「②Business structural reform integrating technology, quality, cost and sales to strengthen competitiveness」
To strengthen competitiveness and secure profits, the company has positioned integrated reform of technology, quality, cost and sales as a key basic policy.