Expanding the Customer and Application Bases and Strengthening the Earnings Structure
First written in FY2019. 4 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 4 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Magnetic sensor sales increased for both smartphones and automobiles in the Hall sensor and TMR sensor businesses, resulting in higher revenue and profits.」
In the sensor business, sales for automobiles and smartphones increased, and the expansion of the customer and application bases was reflected in full-year results. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「For magnetic sensors, sales of new Hall sensor products for automobiles and smartphones expanded. TMR sensor sales to the automotive market remained solid, while adoption of TMR sensors for smartphones also expanded. Overall, magnetic sensor sales increased significantly, as did earnings.」
In the sensor business, adoption and sales of new products for automobiles and smartphones expanded, and the expansion of the customer and application bases was reflected in the results. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「TMR sensors achieved substantial increases in sales and profit, driven by increased demand from the ICT market and the broader adoption of the products by new customers. For MEMS sensors, the results of expanding the customer and application bases have begun to emerge steadily, with sales of motion sensors and MEMS microphones increasing significantly.」
The effects of expanding the customer and application bases became evident in the sensor business, leading to sensor application products becoming profitable for the full year. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Although sales to the automotive market declined significantly in the first half, sales recovered sharply in the second half, driven by a recovery in demand in the automotive market and the effects of expanding the customer base and applications for strategic products. Consolidated net sales in the fourth quarter reached the highest quarterly level on record.」
For sensor application products, the effects of expanding the customer base and applications for strategic products were described as contributing to the recovery in sales in the second half. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「To achieve growth, we recognize the acquisition and appropriate allocation of management resources as important issues, and will review our Group-wide business portfolio as appropriate.」
The acquisition and allocation of management resources for growth, and the review of the business portfolio, were identified as continuing issues. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「Even in this market environment, we will pursue steady growth in priority businesses by expanding our customer and application bases, while strengthening our overall earnings structure by reliably implementing measures to improve earnings that are less susceptible to economic conditions.」
As a response to an economic slowdown, the combination of expanding the customer and application bases with earnings-improvement measures less susceptible to economic conditions was explicitly described for the first time.