ET&S's two-axis business structure: revenue pillars and growth pillars
First written in FY2022. 4 of 7 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「In this field, the businesses are divided into 3 areas: expanding business domains, growth and creation, and structural reform and transformation.」
The former two-pillar structure of earnings and growth was reorganized into 3 areas: expanding business domains, growth and creation, and structural reform and transformation. The display business aims to strengthen its competitiveness through a strategic partnership with TCL. - FY2026-H1Operating income decline due to lower display revenueAnnual report
「Revenue: ¥110 billion (down ¥110.7 billion year on year; foreign exchange impact: -¥26.9 billion) (-) Decline in display unit sales Operating income: ¥104.1 billion (down ¥30.1 billion year on year; foreign exchange impact: -¥8.3 billion) (-) Impact of lower display revenue (-) Impact of lower imaging revenue and tariffs (+) Lower operating expenses」
In the ET&S segment, revenue and operating income declined due to lower display unit sales and the impact of lower imaging revenue and tariffs, while lower operating expenses were cited as a positive factor. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In the television and smartphone businesses, we will control risk by pursuing structural changes in sales, manufacturing and design to improve earnings levels and reduce volatility.」
For ET&S's two-pillar structure of earnings and growth, the television and smartphone businesses pursued structural changes in sales, manufacturing and design and higher value-added products without pursuing scale. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥35.4 billion year on year to ¥1.2207 trillion. This increase was primarily due to the impact of foreign exchange, despite lower television revenue resulting from a decline in unit sales. Operating income increased by ¥17.6 billion year on year to ¥134.2 billion. The increase was mainly attributable to favorable foreign exchange effects and lower operating expenses.」
In the ET&S segment, operating income increased to ¥134.2 billion, despite a decline in television unit sales, due in part to lower operating expenses. This indicates progress in improving profitability in the earnings-focused business areas. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In the earnings-focused business areas, we will accelerate structural changes in sales, manufacturing and design to improve earnings levels and reduce volatility in the television and smartphone businesses.」
Specific growth-pillar measures were outlined for ET&S, including structural changes in the sales, manufacturing and design of televisions and smartphones, as well as imaging, sports and virtual production. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the earnings-focused business areas, we will strengthen operations by promoting end-to-end digital transformation and automation from production through sales. In the growth-focused business areas, we will evolve our business models by working with internal and external partners to create the entertainment of the future together with creators.」
Specific measures were presented for ET&S's two-pillar structure of earnings and growth, including digital transformation and automation, value-added products, recurring-revenue models, virtual production, sports and life sciences. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the business will be operated under a policy of establishing a two-pillar business structure in this field, comprising earnings-focused business areas aimed at maintaining and improving profitability and growth-focused business areas aimed at growth through the creation and expansion of new businesses.」
The policy of dividing the EP&S business into an earnings pillar responsible for adding value to existing products and improving profitability, and a growth pillar responsible for virtual production, media cloud, sports and life sciences, among others, was presented for the first time as a standalone framework.