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Growing Orders for the Document Digitization Business

First written in FY2017-Q1. 15 of 35 entries say "Softened", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-27.

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  1. 2026-10-27Softeneds.kabutan.jp

    「1.当中間期当中間連結会計期間の連結売上高は、工業用検査機材、業務用ろ過フィルター及びLTOテープなどの販売が順調に推移したものの、文書のデジタル化事業や印刷機材、貨幣処理機の販売が低調に推移したことから、前回予想を下回る見込みとなりました。」

    文書デジタル化事業の当中間期の販売が低調となり、売上高予想の下振れ要因になった。
  2. FY2026SoftenedAnnual report

    「Meanwhile, orders for the document digitization business struggled to grow due to reduced budgets for large projects at government agencies, local governments and other organizations.」

    The description has changed from order growth and broadly on-track performance in the previous fiscal year to orders struggling to grow due to reduced budgets for large projects at government agencies and local governments.
  3. FY2026-H1SoftenedAnnual report

    「Meanwhile, orders for the document digitization business from government agencies and local governments struggled to grow.」

    The description has changed from broadly on-track performance and order growth in the previous full fiscal year to orders from government agencies and local governments struggling to grow.
  4. FY2025Recovery in order conditionsAnnual report

    「In the document digitization business, demand for digitization by government agencies and local governments is trending higher as the government promotes digitalization, and we will focus on securing large orders while ensuring profitability. Private-sector companies are also operating in a market environment where demand for digitization is increasing, and we will work to expand orders by leveraging the Group's strengths, including the high productivity of Japan's largest imaging center. The document digitization business also remained broadly on track.」

    From the sluggish performance in the previous full fiscal year, the Company moved to secure large orders and expand orders by leveraging the imaging center against a backdrop of rising digitization demand from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies, and the current period was described as broadly on track.
  5. FY2024SoftenedAnnual report

    「The document digitization business remained sluggish due to factors including a decline in large orders from government agencies and local governments and an emphasis on profitability when accepting orders.」

    The description changed from orders being broadly on track through the previous quarter to the full-year business being sluggish due to a decline in large orders from government agencies and local governments and an emphasis on profitability when accepting orders.
  6. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Orders for the document digitization business from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies remained broadly on track.」

    The description that document digitization orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies are broadly on track has continued.
  7. FY2024-Q1SoftenedAnnual report

    「Orders for the document digitization business from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies remained broadly on track.」

    The wording has changed from "orders were also solid" previously to "orders were broadly on track." The continued receipt of orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies remains unchanged.
  8. FY2023-Q3SoftenedAnnual report

    「Orders for the document digitization business from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies also remained solid.」

    The wording has changed from "orders increased" in the previous quarter to describing orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies as "solid."
  9. FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「In information and industrial systems equipment, orders for the document digitization business from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies increased.」

    Growth in document digitization orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies has continued.
  10. FY2022AdvancedAnnual report

    「Demand for digitizing documents and materials is increasing as private-sector companies and others make progress in developing telework environments. We will therefore pursue order growth through proposal-based sales led by the Company, leveraging the Group's strengths, including the high productivity of Japan's largest imaging center and a comprehensive security framework.」

    In addition to growth in orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies, measures to expand orders using the imaging center, security framework and proposal-based sales were specified.
  11. FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「The document digitization business remained on track as orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies increased.」

    Growth in orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies, and the business's steady progress, have continued.
  12. FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「The document digitization business was affected by delays in progress at some consolidated subsidiaries, but orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies increased and remained on track.」

    Despite the impact of delays in some areas, the description states that orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies increased and remained on track.
  13. FY2021AdvancedAnnual report

    「Meanwhile, orders for the document digitization business from both government agencies and private-sector companies were solid, resulting in performance above the previous year's level.」

    Orders from both government agencies and private-sector companies were solid, bringing performance above the previous year's level.
  14. FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Sales of commercial filtration filters were affected by lower beverage demand resulting from the closure of food-service businesses, but sales of digitization equipment and orders in the document digitization business increased as telework expanded, resulting in generally steady performance.」

    Following the increase in orders in the previous quarter, growth in orders for the document digitization business, driven by the expansion of telework, has been confirmed.
  15. FY2021-Q2ReframedAnnual report

    「The document digitization business was affected by work stoppages and lower productivity resulting from measures to prevent COVID-19 infections at digitization work sites, but orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies increased and remained broadly on track.」

    While work stoppages and lower productivity due to COVID-19 measures continued, orders from government agencies, local governments and private-sector companies increased, with the status of orders and work sites described together.
  16. FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report

    「The document digitization business was also affected by work stoppages and lower productivity resulting from measures to prevent COVID-19 infections at digitization work sites.」

    The document digitization business was specifically affected by work stoppages and lower productivity at work sites due to infection-control measures.
  17. FY2020Recovery in order conditionsAnnual report

    「Orders for the document digitization business from both government agencies and private-sector companies were also solid, resulting in performance above the previous year's level.」

    Although orders had been described as sluggish through the previous quarter due to a decline in large orders from government agencies and local governments, orders from both government agencies and private-sector companies became solid, bringing performance above the previous year's level.
  18. FY2020-Q3Recovery in order conditionsAnnual report

    「Orders for the document digitization business from both government agencies and private-sector companies also remained on track.」

    While large orders from government agencies were described as slightly sluggish in the previous quarter, orders from both government agencies and private-sector companies are described as on track this time.
  19. FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Orders for large projects from government agencies remained somewhat sluggish in the document digitization business.」

    Although large orders from government agencies have remained sluggish, this time the description says "slightly sluggish."
  20. FY2020-Q1Recovery in order conditionsAnnual report

    「Orders in the document digitization business from both private-sector companies and government agencies remained generally steady.」

    While order declines due to a decrease in large projects from government agencies and public-sector bodies had been disclosed through the previous quarter, orders from both private-sector companies and government agencies were described as generally steady this time.
  21. FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Information and Industrial Systems Equipment saw generally steady sales of high-performance materials such as microfilters, but orders in the document digitization business declined due to a decrease in large projects from government agencies and public-sector bodies.」

    Orders in the document digitization business have continued to decline due to a decrease in large projects from government agencies and public-sector bodies.
  22. FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report

    「Information and Industrial Systems Equipment saw orders in the document digitization business decline due to a decrease in large projects from government agencies and public-sector bodies, while sales of digitization equipment such as scanners were affected by delays in negotiations.」

    It is explicitly stated that orders in the document digitization business declined due to a decrease in large projects from government agencies and public-sector bodies.
  23. FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report

    「Orders from private-sector companies in the document digitization business remained firm, while orders from government agencies remained sluggish.」

    While orders from private-sector companies were described as firm, orders from government agencies were sluggish, with order conditions presented separately by customer segment.
  24. FY2018SoftenedAnnual report

    「Information and Industrial Systems Equipment saw steady sales of digitization equipment such as scanners, but orders in the document digitization business fell below the previous year's level due to a decline in large projects from government agencies and public-sector bodies and the postponement of large negotiations. In the document digitization business within the information systems equipment field, the Group will work with related group companies to propose digitization services that capitalize on the Group's strengths, including the high productivity enabled by Japan's largest imaging center and a comprehensive security framework, while monitoring the profitability of each project. It will work to expand orders from private-sector companies and secure large projects mainly from government agencies and public-sector bodies.」

    The document digitization business fell below the previous year's level due to a decline in large projects from government agencies and public-sector bodies and the postponement of large negotiations. Meanwhile, measures to expand orders through close attention to profitability, use of the imaging center and the security framework are continuing.
  25. FY2018-Q3SoftenedAnnual report

    「Information and Industrial Systems Equipment saw steady sales of digitization equipment such as scanners, but performance in the document digitization business remained sluggish due to a decline in large projects and delays in negotiations for large projects with private-sector companies.」

    The document digitization business has remained sluggish due to a decline in large projects and delays in negotiations for large projects with private-sector companies.
  26. FY2018-Q2SoftenedAnnual report

    「Information and Industrial Systems Equipment saw steady sales of digitization equipment such as scanners, but performance in the document digitization business remained sluggish due to factors including a decline in large projects.」

    The description of the document digitization business has changed from sluggish orders from government agencies in the previous quarter to sluggish performance due to factors including a decline in large projects, indicating weaker progress toward expanding orders.
  27. FY2018-Q1ReframedAnnual report

    「Information and Industrial Systems Equipment saw steady sales of digitization equipment such as scanners, but orders from government agencies and public-sector bodies in the document digitization business remained sluggish.」

    In place of the previous references to orders from private-sector companies and delays in negotiations for large projects, this disclosure describes sluggish orders from government agencies, indicating a change in the source of the order weakness.
  28. FY2017SoftenedAnnual report

    「Information and Industrial Systems Equipment saw sales of digitization equipment such as scanners increase, but orders from private-sector companies in the document digitization business remained sluggish and fell below the previous year's level. Going forward, the Company will propose distinctive digitization services while monitoring the profitability of each project, and work to expand orders from private-sector companies and secure large projects mainly from government agencies and public-sector bodies.」

    While the previous direction focused on expanding orders from private-sector companies, orders remained sluggish during the period and fell below the previous year's level. Meanwhile, the Company has stated that it will make proposals with close attention to profitability and pursue large projects.
  29. FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Information and Industrial Systems Equipment saw sales of digitization equipment such as scanners increase, but was affected by delays in negotiations for large projects in the document digitization business.」

    The impact of delays in negotiations for large projects in the document digitization business has been disclosed for the second consecutive quarter.
  30. FY2017-Q2SoftenedAnnual report

    「Information and Industrial Systems Equipment was affected by delays in negotiations for large document digitization projects, but overall performed well as sales of digitization equipment such as scanners increased.」

    The description of the document digitization business has changed from growing orders to being affected by delays in negotiations for large projects.
  31. FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「Orders from private-sector companies in the document digitization business also increased steadily, resulting in strong performance.」

    The disclosure describes expansion of the document digitization business through increased orders from private-sector companies.
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