Enhancing Engineering Value Added Through the Pursuit of Safety and Quality
First written in FY2018. 3 of 5 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024-Q2. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 1 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit was ¥8,786 million, up ¥423 million from the previous period, in line with higher revenue.」
Sales increased against a backdrop of stronger demand for automobiles, semiconductors, telecommunications and other areas, while gross profit also increased by ¥42.3 million year on year. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year, net sales amounted to ¥3,641.7 million, up ¥449.4 million year on year, owing to the overlapping completion schedules of large-scale facility renewal projects at water treatment plants, as well as an increase in next-generation mobility development projects anticipating automation and electrification. Gross profit amounted to ¥836.2 million, up ¥146.3 million year on year, reflecting the increase accompanying higher sales and an improvement in the gross margin resulting from an increase in high-value-added projects requiring advanced engineering capabilities.」
The company states that an increase in high-value-added projects requiring advanced engineering capabilities led to an improved gross margin and higher gross profit. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, in addition to the increase accompanying higher revenue, the gross margin improved as the number of high-value-added projects requiring advanced engineering capabilities increased. As a result, operating income amounted to ¥1,775 million, up 100.6% year on year, ordinary income to ¥1,818 million, up 94.9%, and net income for the quarter to ¥1,214 million, up 92.7%.」
The company describes an increase in high-value-added projects requiring advanced engineering capabilities and an improvement in the gross margin as concrete progress in enhancing value added and earnings. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「With regard to strengthening our earnings base, in addition to promoting the themes of the medium-term management plan “CD2019”, namely “expanding core businesses”, “strengthening the R&D business” and “proprietary solutions”, we will enhance our value added as an engineering trading company and work to improve earnings by strengthening our engineering capabilities, pursuing safety and quality, investing in employee training and taking other measures.」
The company continues to implement measures to increase value added and earnings through engineering capabilities, safety and quality, and investment in employee training. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「We will enhance our value added as an engineering trading company and work to improve earnings by strengthening our engineering capabilities, pursuing safety and quality, investing in employee training and taking other measures.」
The company explicitly identifies strengthening engineering capabilities, pursuing safety and quality, and investing in employee training as means of increasing its value added and earnings as an engineering trading company.