Strategic Investment in New Products, New Applications and New Business Commercialization
First written in FY2016. 5 of 11 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
113 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group's total R&D expenses for the fiscal year amounted to ¥13.547 billion, focused mainly on the Industrial Process and Visual Imaging businesses.」
R&D expenses amounted to ¥13.547 billion, indicating continued and expanded strategic investment focused on the Industrial Process and Visual Imaging businesses. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, profits declined because, in addition to lower revenue, the company increased upfront investment related to exposure equipment, including DLT, and recorded an inventory valuation loss resulting from the delayed recovery in demand for exposure equipment.」
The company increased upfront investment, including DLT, in the exposure equipment business, while also recording an inventory valuation loss due to the delayed recovery in demand. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group's total R&D expenses for the fiscal year amounted to ¥12.939 billion, focused mainly on the Industrial Process and Visual Imaging businesses.」
R&D expenses increased from ¥11.460 billion to ¥12.939 billion, quantitatively demonstrating the expansion of growth and development investment focused on the Industrial Process and Visual Imaging businesses. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, profits declined because the company increased forward-looking strategic investment, including R&D, mainly in optical equipment, while sales of high-value-added products such as exposure lamps and exposure equipment decreased, lowering the profit margin.」
The company continues to state its policy of expanding strategic investment, including R&D, mainly in optical equipment, and identifies the resulting burden as a factor behind lower earnings. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Module sales for research and development applications increased, resulting in higher revenue. However, earnings declined because of increased strategic investment, including development costs and investment in human resources.」
The company plans to expand strategic investment, including development costs and investment in human resources, while promoting module sales for research and development applications, and indicates that this investment will weigh on earnings. - FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「To build a management foundation supporting the business, we will fully pursue increased strategic investment, improved capital efficiency and ESG management.」
The new medium-term management plan explicitly identifies increased strategic investment as a pillar of the management foundation, expanding the previous strategic investment policy. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding the contribution of M&A investment to performance, the company partially acquired an exposure equipment business in the fiscal year ended March 2019, but the number of completed M&A transactions remained below the initial expectations for the fiscal year.」
The company has reaffirmed its view that the number of completed M&A transactions fell short of the initial expectations even after the acquisition of the exposure equipment business. - FY2019Insufficient number of completed M&A transactionsAnnual report
「In synergy-focused M&A, the company acquired an exposure equipment business, but the number of completed M&A transactions remained below expectations.」
The company says it will continue to use M&A as a means of growth, while the number of completed transactions fell short of expectations. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「To maximize consolidated earnings and expand our light-related business for long-term growth, our group will strengthen existing businesses while actively pursuing strategic investment in new product development, the development of new applications and the commercialization of new businesses.」
The annual plan continues to call for active strategic investment in new product development, the development of new applications and the commercialization of new businesses. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In response to changes in the business environment, the Group is also actively pursuing growth strategies, including M&A. However, because these initiatives will take time to contribute to earnings, a pressing priority is to drive cost-structure reform and establish a more resilient management structure.」
The company says it will continue to actively pursue growth strategies, including M&A, while noting that they will take time to contribute to earnings. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To address these challenges, we will actively make strategic investments in new product development, the development of new applications and the commercialization of new businesses in an effort to expand our operations.」
The company identifies increased strategic investment as a specific measure to address its growth challenges.