Improved Gross Profit Margin, Operational Efficiency and Cost Reduction
First written in FY2016-Q3. 18 of 29 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-05-21.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 3 of 20 companies on the "Worse" side.
21 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-05-21AdvancedEarnings presentation
「Increase in operating profit due to the rise in the gross profit margin」
Operating profit for the first half was ¥3,370 million, up 62.6% year on year, and the operating margin was 9.6%. The company identified higher sales and a rise in the gross profit margin as factors behind the increase in profit. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「As for profit, higher revenue and improved gross margins in the office and solutions segments, among others, resulted in operating profit of ¥3,428 million (up 83.8% year on year), ordinary profit of ¥3,663 million (up 77.9% year on year) and net income of ¥2,517 million (up 76.3% year on year). The operating margin was 6.3%, up 2.3 percentage points from the same period of the previous year.」
An improved gross margin and higher revenue resulted in operating profit of ¥3,428 million, up 83.8% year on year, while the operating margin rose 2.3 percentage points to 6.3%. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As for profit, higher revenue and an improved gross margin resulted in operating profit of ¥2,073 million (up 14.8% year on year), ordinary profit of ¥2,179 million (up 15.4% year on year) and interim net income of ¥1,510 million (up 17.5% year on year).」
In addition to higher revenue, the gross margin improved, increasing operating profit, ordinary profit and interim net income year on year. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「As for profit, higher revenue resulted in operating profit of ¥1,865 million (up 48.0% year on year), ordinary profit of ¥2,059 million (up 44.2% year on year) and net income of ¥1,428 million (up 47.0% year on year). The operating margin was 4.0%, up 0.9 percentage points from the same period of the previous year.」
Higher revenue substantially increased operating profit and other profit measures, while the operating margin rose 0.9 percentage points year on year to 4.0%. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「As for profit, higher revenue and an improved gross margin, driven in part by lower costs in the network segment, resulted in operating profit of ¥1,260 million (up 224.5% year on year), ordinary profit of ¥1,428 million (up 162.3% year on year) and net income of ¥971 million (up 196.7% year on year).」
Operating profit and other profit measures increased substantially, driven by lower costs in the network segment and an improved gross margin. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As for profit, higher revenue and an improved gross margin, driven in part by lower costs in the network segment, resulted in: Operating profit: ¥1,057 million (up 287.4% year on year) Ordinary profit: ¥1,189 million (up 196.6% year on year) Quarterly net income: ¥817 million (up 238.7% year on year) 」
Lower costs in the network segment and an improved gross margin were noted, resulting in operating profit of ¥1,057 million, ordinary profit of ¥1,189 million and quarterly net income of ¥817 million. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As for profit, higher revenue and an improved gross margin resulted in operating profit of ¥1,338 million (up 69.8% year on year), ordinary profit of ¥1,413 million (up 66.7% year on year) and quarterly net income of ¥986 million (up 75.2% year on year).」
An improved gross margin and higher revenue resulted in operating profit of ¥1,338 million, ordinary profit of ¥1,413 million and quarterly net income of ¥986 million, all substantially higher than in the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As for profit, higher revenue and an improved gross margin resulted in an operating loss of ¥80 million (same quarter of the previous year: ¥182 million), an ordinary loss of ¥36 million (same quarter of the previous year: ¥135 million) and a quarterly net loss of ¥8 million (same quarter of the previous year: ¥107 million).」
An improved gross margin and higher revenue narrowed the operating loss from ¥182 million to ¥80 million, the ordinary loss from ¥135 million to ¥36 million, and the quarterly net loss from ¥107 million to ¥8 million. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「The operating margin was 1.1% (3.5% in the same period of the previous year).」
Lower revenue reduced the operating margin from 3.5% in the same period of the previous year to 1.1%, while operating profit fell from ¥1,521 million to ¥388 million. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As for profit, despite efforts to maintain selling, general and administrative expenses, the substantial decline in revenue from the same quarter of the previous year and the deterioration in the gross margin resulted in operating profit of ¥272 million (same quarter of the previous year: ¥1,666 million), ordinary profit of ¥400 million (same quarter of the previous year: ¥1,787 million) and quarterly net income of ¥241 million (same quarter of the previous year: ¥1,206 million).」
While efforts were made to maintain selling, general and administrative expenses, lower revenue and a deterioration in the gross margin reduced operating profit from ¥1,666 million to ¥272 million, ordinary profit from ¥1,787 million to ¥400 million, and quarterly net income from ¥1,206 million to ¥241 million. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As for profit: Operating profit: ¥788 million (same quarter of the previous year: operating profit of ¥1,916 million) Ordinary profit: ¥848 million (same quarter of the previous year: ordinary profit of ¥1,972 million) Quarterly net income: ¥563 million (same quarter of the previous year: quarterly net income of ¥1,346 million) 」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income each decreased from the same quarter of the previous year, lowering profit levels after a period of continued profit growth driven by gross-margin improvements. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As for profit: Operating loss: ¥182 million (same quarter of the previous year: operating loss of ¥57 million) Ordinary loss: ¥135 million (same quarter of the previous year: ordinary loss of ¥19 million) Quarterly net loss: ¥107 million (same quarter of the previous year: quarterly net loss of ¥26 million) 」
The operating loss increased from ¥57 million to ¥182 million, the ordinary loss from ¥19 million to ¥135 million, and the quarterly net loss from ¥26 million to ¥107 million from the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As described above, net sales in the third quarter progressed strongly, driving an increase in cumulative third-quarter net sales, while the gross margin also improved. As a result, operating profit was ¥1,666 million, up 97.3% from the same quarter of the previous year, ordinary profit was ¥1,787 million, up 82.3%, and net income for the quarter was ¥1,206 million, up 87.3%.」
Higher revenue and an improved gross margin resulted in operating profit of ¥1,666 million, ordinary profit of ¥1,787 million and net income of ¥1,206 million, up 97.3%, 82.3% and 87.3%, respectively, from the same period of the previous year. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of continued efforts to maintain the gross margin, Operating profit ¥1,916 million (up 52.6% from the same quarter of the previous year) Ordinary profit ¥1,972 million (up 51.1% from the same quarter of the previous year) Net income for the quarter ¥1,346 million (up 50.5% from the same quarter of the previous year) was recorded.」
Continued efforts to maintain the gross margin resulted in operating profit increasing 52.6%, ordinary profit increasing 51.1% and net income for the quarter increasing 50.5%. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales were ¥40,358 million, an increase of ¥1,477 million from the previous year. In addition to higher net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased as meetings, training, recruitment and other activities moved online due to restrictions on movement under the state of emergency declared in response to the spread of COVID-19. Operating profit was therefore ¥943 million, an increase of ¥167 million from the previous year.」
In addition to higher net sales, lower selling, general and administrative expenses from moving meetings, training, recruitment and other activities online contributed to operating profit of ¥943 million, up ¥167 million year on year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to higher net sales from the same quarter of the previous year, efforts to maintain the gross margin contributed to the following results: Operating profit ¥844 million (up 368.1% from the same quarter of the previous year) Ordinary profit ¥980 million (up 270.6% from the same quarter of the previous year) Net income for the quarter ¥644 million (up 354.7% from the same quarter of the previous year) .」
As a result of efforts to maintain the gross margin, operating profit was ¥844 million, ordinary profit was ¥980 million and net income for the quarter was ¥644 million, representing increases of 368.1%, 270.6% and 354.7%, respectively, from the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of efforts to maintain the gross margin, Operating profit ¥1,256 million (up 98.3% from the same quarter of the previous year) Ordinary profit ¥1,305 million (up 94.3% from the same quarter of the previous year) Net income for the quarter ¥895 million (up 104.4% from the same quarter of the previous year) was recorded.」
As a result of efforts to maintain the gross margin, operating profit, ordinary profit and net income for the quarter increased 98.3%, 94.3% and 104.4%, respectively, from the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Profit comprised: Operating loss ¥250 million (operating loss of ¥368 million in the same quarter of the previous year) Ordinary loss ¥209 million (ordinary loss of ¥345 million in the same quarter of the previous year) Net loss for the quarter ¥144 million (net loss for the quarter of ¥253 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
Operating loss, ordinary loss and net loss for the quarter all narrowed from the same quarter of the previous year. Although the company remained in the red, numerical improvement in profitability was described. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥776 million, an increase of ¥955 million from the previous year, owing to higher net sales and efforts to improve the gross margin.」
Higher revenue and efforts to improve the gross margin improved operating profit from an operating loss of ¥178 million in the previous year to ¥776 million. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of rigorous project progress management, efforts to eliminate defective work and other measures to improve profitability, Operating profit ¥180 million (operating loss of ¥240 million in the same quarter of the previous year) Ordinary profit ¥264 million (ordinary loss of ¥137 million in the same quarter of the previous year) Net income for the quarter ¥141 million (up 140.1% year on year) was recorded.」
Project progress management, efforts to eliminate defective work and other measures turned operating profit and ordinary profit from losses in the previous year into profits, while net income for the quarter increased 140.1% year on year. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of efforts to maintain the gross margin, Operating profit ¥633 million (up 48.3% from the same quarter of the previous year) Ordinary profit ¥671 million (up 36.8% from the same quarter of the previous year) Net income for the quarter ¥437 million (up 40.8% from the same quarter of the previous year) was recorded.」
Stated that operating profit, ordinary profit and net income for the quarter increased year on year as a result of efforts to maintain the gross margin. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although revenue declined from the same quarter of the previous year, efforts to ensure the gross margin through rigorous project management contributed to profit,」
Continued to describe efforts to ensure the gross margin through rigorous project management despite lower revenue. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「Operating loss was ¥178 million, a decrease in profit of ¥525 million from the previous year, owing to a deterioration in the gross margin as standalone sales of equipment with high cost ratios increased compared with normal levels, as well as the booking of project losses incurred in the third quarter.」
In addition to the deterioration in the gross margin due to an increase in products with high cost ratios, project losses were booked, resulting in an operating loss for the full year. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition to the deterioration in the gross margin caused by intensifying price competition with competitors,」
The deterioration in the gross margin caused by intensifying price competition with competitors continued and resulted in an operating loss of ¥240 million. - FY2018-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Although we worked to reduce selling, general and administrative expenses, profit was affected by lower revenue from the same quarter of the previous year and a deterioration in the gross margin due to intensifying competition,」
Stated that, although efforts were made to reduce selling, general and administrative expenses, operating profit and other profit measures declined due to lower revenue and deterioration in the gross margin caused by intensifying competition. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Although revenue increased from the same quarter of the previous year, profit was affected by a deterioration in the gross margin due to intensifying competition,」
Stated that, although revenue increased, the gross margin deteriorated due to intensifying competition, identifying a performance-related factor behind the deterioration addressed by gross margin improvement measures. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although profit was affected by lower revenue, progress in in-house production reduced outsourcing expenses in the second quarter, and the booking of extraordinary income from the sale of fixed assets also contributed,」
Stated that progress in bringing work in-house reduced outsourcing expenses. Specific progress in measures to improve costs and expenses was described. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although we worked to improve the cost-of-sales ratio and reduce selling, general and administrative expenses,」
Continued efforts to improve the cost-of-sales ratio and reduce selling, general and administrative expenses as measures to improve profitability. - FY2016-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Although the gross margin improved as a result of lowering the cost-of-sales ratio, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased through operating efficiency improvements, cost reductions and other measures,」
Recorded lower costs, operating efficiency improvements and cost reductions as specific measures related to profit improvement.