Strengthening Profitability Through More Efficient Development and Lower Costs

「The reason for the revision is that, with the current order backlog at a high level and productivity in the Optics business improving, earnings are expected to exceed the previous forecast.」

「Regarding the profit performance of the Group for the current consolidated fiscal year, efforts to increase sales, reduce company-wide costs and continuously improve productivity resulted in operating profit of ¥1,701 million, down 10.8% from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group simultaneously advanced various measures aimed at becoming a corporate group capable of growing in any environment, including efforts to reduce costs, training and education to develop and retain personnel for sustainable growth, and improvements in compensation and working conditions.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group worked to improve profitability through organizational changes within the Group and continued strengthening its core image-processing, sensing and optical technologies, with the aim of building a corporate group capable of growing under any conditions.」

「Regarding the profit performance of the Group for the current consolidated fiscal year, efforts to increase sales, reduce company-wide costs and continuously improve productivity resulted in operating profit of ¥1,386 million, up 17.3% from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

「For the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥7,041 million, up 10.8% year on year; operating profit was ¥1,035 million, up 50.3%; ordinary profit was ¥1,117 million, up 47.5%; and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥775 million, up 55.1%.」

「For the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥4,531 million, up 13.1% year on year; operating profit was ¥536 million, up 47.4%; ordinary profit was ¥589 million, up 43.4%; and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥370 million, up 37.8%.」

「Revenue ¥499 million, up 21.9% year on year; segment profit ¥77 million, up 237.0% year on year; order backlog ¥1,946 million, up 13.8% from the end of the previous fiscal year. Capital investment by steel manufacturers continued to show signs of recovery, and revenue increased year on year. Profit also increased year on year because high-margin products accounted for a larger proportion of the product mix.」

「Regarding our group’s profit performance for the current consolidated fiscal year, efforts to reduce costs company-wide and continuously improve productivity resulted in operating profit of ¥1,182 million, up 109.7% from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

「Profit margins improved as a result of higher productivity in certain products and other factors.」

「In terms of profit, efforts to improve earnings absorbed the impact of higher component prices, but the amount was below the previous year due to the decline in revenue.」

「In terms of profit, profit margins improved as efforts to improve earnings were effective, but profit was below the previous year due to the decline in revenue.」

「Despite the decline in revenue described above, efforts to reduce costs company-wide and continuously improve productivity resulted in operating profit of ¥600 million, down 36.9% from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group worked to strengthen its core image-processing, sensing and optical technologies and control costs, with the aim of building a platform capable of growing under any conditions.」

「We worked to strengthen our group’s core technologies of image processing, sensing and optics, while also seeking to control expenses.」

「We worked to strengthen the sensing and image-processing technologies cultivated by our group since its establishment, while also seeking to control expenses.」

「Regarding our group’s profit performance for the current consolidated fiscal year, as a result of efforts to reduce costs company-wide and continuously improve productivity, centered on the increase in revenue described above, operating profit was ¥952 million, up 6.0% from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

「As a result of efforts to reduce costs company-wide and continuously improve productivity, centered on the increase in revenue described above, operating profit was ¥898 million, up 27.4% from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

「As a result of efforts to reduce costs company-wide and continuously improve productivity, operating profit was ¥705 million, or 131.4% of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

「Continued to focus on capturing demand for services such as repairs, maintenance and parts sales, and reducing costs through component standardization.」

「Against this backdrop, our group continued to strengthen sales centered on position-control equipment based on printed patterns for the high-performance film industry and the flexible packaging market for food products, while continuing to focus on capturing demand for services such as repairs, maintenance and parts sales and reducing production costs through component standardization.」

「We focused on capturing demand for services such as repairs, maintenance and parts sales, and on reducing production costs through measures including the standardization of components.」

「We strengthened sales to the flexible packaging and specialty printing markets, where demand is stable within the high-performance film and printing industries, while focusing on capturing demand for services such as repairs, maintenance and parts sales, and reducing production costs through measures including the standardization of components.」

「We focused on capturing demand for services such as repairs, maintenance and parts sales, and on reducing production costs through measures including the standardization of components.」

「Third, we will improve profitability by increasing development efficiency and reducing costs.」