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Sakurasaku Plus (7097) · TargetWorsened

Continued Improvement in Operating Profit Margin

First written in FY2020. 14 of 26 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q3. Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseWorsenedFY2022-Q3 – FY2023-Q2AdvancedFY2023-Q3 – FY20242020: 12021: 420212022: 420222023: 420232024: 320242025: 220252026: 82026
Same theme, other companies
Decline and recovery in operating marginA theme 9 companies write about · 5 as a headwind · 3 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 2 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.

1 other company's latest entry also says "Worsened".

Ridges = years it wrote progress, valleys = years it wrote worse. Most hopeful companies at the back. Drag to turn, scroll to zoom, right-drag to pan. On a phone, two fingers turn and pinch to zoom; one finger scrolls the page.
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  1. FY2026WorsenedAnnual report

    「During the consolidated fiscal year, under this policy, the company promoted its business by opening new facilities and improving utilization rates at existing facilities and the retention rate of enrolled children in its main current business, child and child-rearing support. It aimed to improve its operating margin from the previous consolidated fiscal year. The operating margin for the consolidated fiscal year was 5.5%, down 0.7 percentage points year on year, and the company will continue working to improve this metric from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

    Despite opening new facilities and improving utilization rates at existing facilities and the retention rate of enrolled children, the operating margin declined by 0.7 percentage points from 6.2% in the previous fiscal year to 5.5%.
  2. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, results for the interim consolidated accounting period were net sales of ¥8,315 million, up 9.4% year on year, operating profit of ¥525 million, up 200.2%, ordinary profit of ¥435 million, up 204.4%, and interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥259 million, up 157.9%.」

    The operating margin for the six months ended the current interim period was approximately 6.3%, improving from approximately 2.3% in the same period of the previous year. The figures showed numerical progress toward the theme of sustained improvement in operating margin.
  3. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「The operating margin for the current fiscal year was 6.2%, an increase of 1.7 percentage points year on year, and the company will continue working to improve this metric compared with the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

    The operating margin improved by 1.7 percentage points, from 4.5% in the previous fiscal year to 6.2%. The company also continues its policy of pursuing improvement through opening new facilities and increasing utilization rates at existing facilities and the retention rate of enrolled children.
  4. FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report

    「As a result, for the six months ended the current interim period, revenue was ¥7,597 million, up 6.9% year on year, operating profit was ¥174 million, down 16.4%, ordinary profit was ¥142 million, down 23.2%, and interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥100 million, down 48.9%.」

    Operating profit for the six months ended the current interim period was ¥174 million, down from ¥209 million in the same period of the previous year. The operating margin on revenue was approximately 2.3%, down from approximately 2.9% in the same period of the previous year, indicating deterioration in the latest cumulative period against the theme of sustained improvement.
  5. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「The operating margin for the current fiscal year was 4.5%, an increase of 2.2 percentage points year on year, and the company will continue working to improve this metric compared with the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

    The operating margin improved by 2.2 percentage points, from 2.3% in the previous fiscal year to 4.5%, indicating numerical progress toward the goal of sustained improvement.
  6. FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥11,271 million, up 9.9% year on year, operating profit was ¥405 million, up 147.1%, ordinary profit was ¥518 million, up 25.8%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥408 million, up 88.9%.」

    The operating margin for the nine months ended the third quarter was approximately 3.6%, calculated as ¥405 million divided by ¥11,271 million, improving from approximately 1.6% in the same period of the previous year. This represented numerical progress toward sustained improvement in operating margin.
  7. FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥7,108 million, up 8.1% year on year, operating profit was ¥209 million, up 883.9%, ordinary profit was ¥186 million, up 202.6%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥196 million, compared with ¥2 million in the same period of the previous year.」

    Operating profit for the six months ended the second quarter increased from ¥21 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥209 million, and the operating margin on revenue improved from approximately 0.3% to approximately 2.9%. The figures showed numerical progress toward sustained improvement in operating margin.
  8. FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, for the three months ended the first quarter of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥3,536 million, up 7.9% year on year, operating profit was ¥57 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥30 million in the same period of the previous year, ordinary profit was ¥50 million, down 26.4%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥42 million, compared with net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥2 million in the same period of the previous year.」

    For the three months ended the first quarter, operating profit turned from an operating loss of ¥30 million in the same period of the previous year to operating profit of ¥57 million. The operating margin on revenue also improved from approximately negative 0.9% to approximately 1.6%, indicating numerical progress toward sustained improvement in operating margin.
  9. FY2023AdvancedAnnual report

    「The operating margin for the current fiscal year was 2.3%, an increase of 2.1 percentage points year on year, and the company will continue working to improve this metric compared with the previous fiscal year.」

    The operating margin improved by 2.1 percentage points, from 0.2% in the previous fiscal year to 2.3%, indicating numerical progress toward sustained improvement. The company also continues its policy of pursuing improvement through opening new facilities and increasing utilization rates at existing facilities and the retention rate of enrolled children.
  10. FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥10,255 million, up 17.7% year on year, operating profit was ¥163 million, up 378.1%, ordinary profit was ¥411 million, down 65.9%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥216 million, down 68.4%.」

    Operating profit for the nine months ended the third quarter increased from ¥34 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥163 million, and the operating margin on revenue improved from approximately 0.4% to approximately 1.6%. The latest cumulative period showed numerical progress against the theme of sustained improvement in operating margin.
  11. FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report

    「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥6,576 million, up 17.5% year on year, operating profit was ¥21 million, down 73.6%, ordinary profit was ¥61 million, down 43.3%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥2 million, down 95.9%.」

    Operating profit for the six months ended the second quarter declined from ¥80 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥21 million, and the operating margin on revenue fell from approximately 1.4% to approximately 0.3%. The figures continued to deteriorate against the theme of sustained improvement in operating margin.
  12. FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report

    「As a result, for the three months ended the first quarter of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥3,277 million, up 16.7% year on year, operating loss was ¥30 million, compared with operating profit of ¥61 million in the same period of the previous year, ordinary profit was ¥68 million, down 57.1%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥2 million, down 97.5%.」

    Operating profit turned from ¥61 million in the same period of the previous year to an operating loss of ¥30 million, indicating deterioration in the figures against the theme of improving operating margin.
  13. FY2022WorsenedAnnual report

    「The operating margin for the current fiscal year was 0.2%, down 4.5 percentage points year on year, but the company will continue working to improve this metric compared with the previous fiscal year.」

    The operating margin declined by 4.5 percentage points, from 4.6% in the previous fiscal year to 0.2%, indicating deterioration in the figures against the target of improving on the previous fiscal year.
  14. FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report

    「As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥8,713 million, up 21.5% year on year, and operating profit was ¥34 million, down 88.4%.」

    The operating margin for the nine months ended the third quarter was approximately 0.4%, based on revenue of ¥8,713 million and operating profit of ¥34 million, down from approximately 4.1% in the same period of the previous year. The figures showed deterioration against the theme of improving operating profit.
  15. FY2022-Q2Operating margin improved year on year but declined from the previous quarterAnnual report

    「In the current fiscal year, the opening of a total of 11 authorized childcare centers in Tokyo, including 10 scheduled to open on 1 April 2022, has been confirmed. As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥5,599 million, up 27.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥80 million, up 572.6%.」

    The operating margin for the six months ended the second quarter was approximately 1.4%, based on revenue of ¥5,599 million and operating profit of ¥80 million, improving from approximately 0.3% in the same period of the previous year. However, it declined from approximately 2.2% for the three months ended the first quarter.
  16. FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Under these circumstances, for the three months ended the first quarter of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥2,807 million, up 28.4% year on year, operating profit was ¥61 million, up 110.4%, ordinary profit was ¥158 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥56 million in the same period of the previous year, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥106 million, compared with a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥38 million in the same period of the previous year.」

    The operating margin for the three months ended the first quarter was approximately 2.2%, based on revenue of ¥2,807 million and operating profit of ¥61 million, improving from approximately 1.3% in the same period of the previous year.
  17. FY2021AdvancedAnnual report

    「As a result, the operating margin for the current fiscal year was 4.6%, an improvement of 1.4 percentage points year on year. The company will continue working to improve this metric compared with the previous fiscal year.」

    The operating margin improved by 1.4 percentage points, from 3.2% in the previous fiscal year to 4.6%. The company continues its policy of pursuing improvement through opening new facilities and increasing utilization rates at existing facilities and the retention rate of enrolled children.
  18. FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「The group, which operates a childcare business centered on 株式会社さくらさくみらい, will actively open new authorized childcare centers, primarily in Tokyo, where demand is strong, in order to meet the high level of childcare demand expected to continue for the time being against the backdrop of government policy. As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥7,172.224 million, up 33.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥296.032 million, up 177.0% year on year.」

    The operating margin for the nine months ended the third quarter was approximately 4.1%, based on revenue and operating profit, improving from approximately 0.3% for the six months ended the previous quarter. The company also stated its policy of continuing to open new facilities.
  19. FY2021-Q2Operating margin for the first half: approximately 0.3%Annual report

    「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter of the current fiscal year, consolidated revenue was ¥4,382.981 million, operating profit was ¥11.972 million, ordinary loss was ¥134.416 million, and net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥161.266 million.」

    The operating margin for the six months ended the second quarter was approximately 0.3%, based on revenue and operating profit. No year-on-year comparison was provided.
  20. FY2020First statedAnnual report

    「The group places particular emphasis on its operating margin as a management metric for increasing corporate value.」

    The operating margin for the current period was 3.2%, an improvement of 2.3 percentage points year on year. The company intends to improve on the previous fiscal year by opening new facilities and improving utilization rates at existing facilities and the retention rate of enrolled children.
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"Building a revenue base through the continued opening of licensed childcare centers" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 12 of its 26 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Building a revenue base through the continued opening of licensed childcare centers12×
  3. 2Stable future shareholder returns, with priority given to retained earnings11×
  4. 3Raising growth capital through the listing and public offerings10×
  5. 4Borrowing and Liquidity Risks Associated with Capital Investment10×
  6. 5Expansion into New Businesses in Child and Parenting-Related Areas8×
  7. 6Expansion of Operated Childcare Facilities7×

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