Time Management and Profitability Improvement Using a Value-Added-per-Hour Metric

「Hourly value-added ¥3,895 ¥4,100」

「Meanwhile, as the company has been actively recruiting and developing personnel, personnel expenses, excluding executive compensation and stock-based compensation, increased ¥290 million, or 10.8%, from the previous fiscal year.」

「Although the company achieved its target operating margin of at least 10% in the current consolidated fiscal year, it did not achieve its ROE target of at least 13% or its ¥3,800 target for value added per hour (actual: ¥3,738).」

「Although orders during the quarter were gradually recovering, revenue declined from the previous quarter because the delivery deadlines for some projects were postponed to the third quarter and opening work-in-progress projects were limited in fields such as GIS-based systems, due to restrictions on sales activities caused by the impact of COVID-19 during the previous fiscal year.」

「The company recorded an operating loss of ¥28 million due to the impact of COVID-19, including a decline in work in progress at the beginning of the period and lower utilization.」

「In the consolidated fiscal year, the company achieved its targets of ROE of at least 12% and added value per hour of ¥3,600.」

「In system engineering services (SES), utilization in development projects received from system integrators (SIers), mainly for the public sector, was higher than in the previous quarter.」

「In the SI and software development fields, utilization in development projects received from system integrators (SIers), mainly for the public sector, was higher than in the previous quarter.」

「Some acceptance inspections for public-sector projects received from system integrators (SIers) were extended, but utilization was higher than in the same quarter of the previous year.」

「In the consolidated fiscal year, the company achieved its targets of ROE of at least 13% and added value per hour of ¥3,600.」

「1) Orders remained strong in the SI and software development fields. Although the hiring environment for engineers remains challenging, the company improved utilization and added value by securing partner companies and appropriately allocating employees. These initiatives produced strong results in both system engineering services and contract development.」

「Although the hiring environment for engineers remains challenging, the company improved utilization and added value by securing partner companies and appropriately allocating employees. These initiatives produced strong results in both system engineering services and contract development.」

「Although the hiring environment for engineers remains challenging, the company improved utilization and added value by securing partner companies and appropriately allocating employees. These initiatives produced strong results in both system engineering services and contract development.」

「As a result of increasing utilization and focusing on high-value-added projects, revenue was ¥798 million, down 14.4% from the same quarter of the previous year, but the profit margin improved and contributed to quarterly results.」

「Revenue from contract-based system renewal projects increased 39.5% year on year and remained at a high level of utilization from the previous fiscal year, while revenue from customers, mainly in the public sector, showed an upward trend, increasing 110.8% year on year.」

「The WING system has begun producing results through efforts to focus on high-value-added projects and improve utilization rates」

「As a result of these initiatives, ROE, a management indicator, was 11.2% versus 10.8% in the previous fiscal year, while added value per hour was ¥3,118 versus ¥3,073.」

「Employees at each group company have become increasingly aware of divisional profitability and profitability per hour.」

「ROE, a management indicator for the fiscal year, was 10.8% versus a target of 7%, while added value per hour was ¥3,073 versus a target of ¥3,000.」

「As part of its organizational strategy, the company used the added value per hour metric to manage time while working to improve profitability, achieving results including a reduction in average overtime hours.」