Growth in record-high net sales and operating profit

「The operating margin improved 0.3 percentage points from the previous fiscal year to 15.0%, and profit reached a record high again in the current fiscal year.」

「Against this backdrop, for the six months ended [the interim period] of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥33,780 million, up 0.5% year on year, operating profit was ¥5,039 million, up 2.3%, and interim profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥3,479 million, up 0.3%.」

「Although the operating margin declined slightly to 14.7%, the benefit of higher revenue was substantial, and profit reached a record high again in the current fiscal year.」

「As a result, for the six months ended [the interim period] of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥33,615 million, up 18.5% year on year, supported by solid business for the automotive-related industry and robust IT solution investment, particularly in the semiconductor-related industry. Operating profit was ¥4,924 million, up 9.7%. Although selling, general and administrative expenses increased 14% from the previous year as the company expanded investment in human resources while continuing to improve utilization of engineers across the group and promote in-house production, the benefit of higher revenue more than offset the increase. Interim profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥3,469 million, up 11.4%.」

「Profit reached a record high again in the current fiscal year.」

「As a result, for the nine months ended [the third quarter] of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥42,186 million, up 17.5% year on year. The decline in solution sales to the semiconductor industry, which had affected results through the second quarter, had largely bottomed out, while the PLM solution expanded significantly in both the automotive-related and industrial machinery industries. Operating profit was ¥6,720 million, up 27.0%, as rigorous efforts to improve gross margin through stronger sales of high-value-added solutions offset the decline from human capital investment progressing as planned, while the company continued to control outsourcing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses using personnel from group companies. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥4,652 million, up 27.6%.」

「As a result, for the six months ended [the second quarter] of the current fiscal year, in line with the initial outlook, revenue was ¥28,366 million, up 13.3% year on year. Although solution sales to the semiconductor industry declined following the previous year's strong performance, the PLM solution was expanded into the industrial machinery industry in addition to the automotive-related industry. Operating profit was ¥4,488 million, up 20.0%, as the company continued to control outsourcing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses using personnel from group companies while proceeding with human capital investment as planned. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥3,114 million, up 20.7%.」

「As a result, for the three months ended [the first quarter] of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥14,461 million, up 2.9% year on year. Although solution sales to the semiconductor industry declined following the previous year's strong performance, the PLM solution was expanded into the industrial machinery industry in addition to the automotive-related industry. Operating profit was ¥2,227 million, up 7.8%, as the company continued to control outsourcing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses using personnel from group companies, in addition to initiatives pursued previously to increase the proportion of projects involving its engineers. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,578 million, up 10.9%.」

「As a result, for the nine months ended [the third quarter] of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥35,903 million, up 7.7% year on year, as the cross-selling strategy for solutions to customers in the automotive-related and semiconductor industries proved successful. Operating profit was ¥5,291 million, up 15.7%. Although personnel expenses increased as the company improved employee compensation while treating its workforce as human capital contributing to future growth in corporate value, the company continued to control outsourcing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses through initiatives including increasing the proportion of projects involving its engineers, as before. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥3,646 million, up 20.4%.」

「As a result, for the six months ended [the second quarter] of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥25,035 million, up 6.8% year on year, as the automotive-related business grew substantially and solution sales to the semiconductor industry remained solid. Operating profit was ¥3,740 million, up 16.1%. Although personnel expenses increased as the company improved employee compensation while treating its workforce as human capital contributing to future growth in corporate value, the company continued to control outsourcing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses through initiatives including increasing the proportion of projects involving its engineers. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥2,579 million, up 15.2%.」

「As a result, for the three months ended [the first quarter] of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥14,056 million, up 15.0% year on year, as solution sales to the semiconductor industry were strong and the automotive-related business recovered. Operating profit was ¥2,065 million, up 18.1%, as the company continued to control outsourcing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses through initiatives including increasing the proportion of projects involving its engineers. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,423 million, up 15.5%.」

「Operating profit was ¥6,601 million, up 17.1%, a record high, as higher utilization of the company's engineers and improved margins at consolidated subsidiaries lifted the operating margin by 1.3 percentage points from the previous fiscal year to 14.3%. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥4,517 million, up 14.0%.」

「Operating profit was ¥4,572 million, up 16.9%, as the company thoroughly pursued in-house production by group engineers and worked to control selling, general and administrative expenses. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥3,027 million, up 13.3%.」

「As a result, for the six months ended [the second quarter] of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥23,434 million, up 11.0% year on year, as solution sales to the semiconductor industry remained strong. Operating profit was ¥3,220 million, up 10.4%, as the company pursued in-house production and control of selling, general and administrative expenses. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥2,238 million, up 14.0%.」

「As a result, for the three months ended [the first quarter] of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥12,219 million, up 3.9% year on year, driven by strong solution sales to the semiconductor industry. Operating profit was ¥1,749 million, up 11.4%, as the company worked to reduce outsourcing costs and control selling, general and administrative expenses. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,232 million, up 22.1%.」

「As a result, for the nine months ended [the third quarter] of the current fiscal year, revenue was ¥30,347 million, down 14.1% year on year, operating profit was ¥3,910 million, down 17.7%, and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥2,673 million, down 18.4%.」

「Revenue was ¥21,106 million, down 12.6% year on year. Operating profit was ¥2,917 million, down 11.7%, as the decline in revenue was partly offset by efforts to maintain margins, including controlling outsourcing costs. Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,963 million, down 12.0%.」

「As a result, during the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, revenue declined to ¥11,765 million, down 8.8% year on year, as the systems implementation business contracted following restrictions on business activities and a large project in the semiconductor-related business ended. Operating profit totaled ¥1,569 million, down 7.1%, as the impact of lower revenue was partly offset by continued cost-reduction efforts and improvement in the gross profit margin.」

「As a result, for the consolidated fiscal year, strong research and development spending, primarily in the automotive industry, and rapid growth in the Thailand and Vietnam businesses drove revenue to ¥48,192 million, up 6.7% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥6,265 million, up 26.5%, as the benefit of higher revenue was supplemented by higher utilization of in-house technical personnel and thorough expense reductions. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥4,214 million, up 19.4%.」

「As a result, during the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, performance at アルゴグラフィックス and its group companies remained solid. Revenue totaled ¥35,327 million, up 8.2% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥4,749 million, up 29.5%, supported by the benefit of higher revenue and continued cost-control efforts. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥3,275 million, up 25.8%.」

「As a result, during the first half of the current consolidated fiscal year, strong demand for IT investment in the manufacturing sector supported solid performance at アルゴグラフィックス and its group companies. Revenue totaled ¥24,151 million, up 9.7% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥3,305 million, up 40.3%, as margins improved through the benefit of higher revenue and continued cost-control efforts. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥2,231 million, up 32.1%.」

「As a result, during the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, continued development investment in the automotive industry and expansion of production capacity in the semiconductor industry drove revenue to ¥12,903 million, up 13.3% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥1,690 million, up 36.3%, supported by the benefit of higher revenue and an improved gross profit margin. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥1,142 million, up 22.6%.」

「For the consolidated fiscal year, revenue increased 12.4% and operating profit increased 31.9%, with both revenue and operating profit reaching record highs for the third consecutive year.」

「As a result, during the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, performance at アルゴグラフィックス remained strong, and revenue totaled ¥32,643 million, up 17.7% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥3,667 million, up 42.9%, as higher profit accompanying increased revenue more than offset higher personnel expenses resulting from increased headcount and improved compensation. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥2,603 million, up 46.7%.」

「As a result, during the first half of the current consolidated fiscal year, performance at アルゴグラフィックス remained strong, and revenue totaled ¥22,017 million, up 16.0% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥2,355 million, up 30.2%, as the benefit of higher revenue more than offset higher personnel expenses associated with increased headcount and improved compensation. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥1,688 million, up 37.3%.」

「As a result, during the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, investment in research and development and in expanding and improving production capacity in the automotive and semiconductor industries remained solid. Revenue totaled ¥11,389 million, up 17.9% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥1,240 million, up 37.8%, as an improved gross profit margin more than offset higher personnel expenses resulting from improved compensation and other factors. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥931 million, up 51.6%.」

「For the consolidated fiscal year, revenue increased 15.3% and operating profit increased 20.6%, with both revenue and operating profit reaching record highs for the second consecutive year.」

「Revenue totaled ¥27,739 million, up 9.1% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥2,566 million, up 15.7%, as the increase in gross profit accompanying higher revenue more than offset higher personnel expenses resulting from stepped-up hiring, increased headcount, and improved compensation, alongside continued cost-control efforts. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥1,774 million, up 18.3%.」

「As a result, during the first half of the current consolidated fiscal year, operating performance at アルゴグラフィックス and its group companies remained solid, and revenue totaled ¥18,987 million, up 8.2% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥1,809 million, up 12.4%, as the company pursued cost controls despite the impact of changes in the sales mix and higher personnel expenses associated with increased headcount and improved compensation. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥1,229 million, up 15.7%.」

「As a result, during the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, operating performance at アルゴグラフィックス and its group companies remained solid, and revenue totaled ¥9,660 million, up 8.4% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥899 million, up 16.1%, as the company increased personnel expenses through hiring and improved compensation while also pursuing cost controls. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥614 million, up 19.4%.」

「For the consolidated fiscal year, revenue increased 2.4% and operating profit increased 26.3%, with both revenue and operating profit reaching record highs.」

「As a result, during the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, operating performance remained solid at both the company and its group companies. Revenue totaled ¥25,421 million, up 5.4% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥2,218 million, up 43.7%, as the contribution from 株式会社CAD SOLUTIONS, which commenced operations in April this year, and continued improvement in the group's overall gross profit margin more than offset higher selling, general and administrative expenses, primarily personnel expenses. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥1,499 million, up 41.6%, reflecting a substantial increase in operating profit.」

「As a result, during the first half of the current consolidated fiscal year, operating performance remained solid at both the company and its group companies, and revenue totaled ¥17,551 million, up 2.2% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥1,610 million, up 31.7%, as the contribution from 株式会社CAD SOLUTIONS, which commenced operations in April this year, and continued improvement in the group's overall gross profit margin more than offset higher selling, general and administrative expenses, primarily personnel expenses. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥1,062 million, up 26.0%, reflecting a substantial increase in operating profit.」

「As a result, during the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, operating performance was supported by higher revenue at アルゴグラフィックス, driving group-wide performance. Revenue totaled ¥8,912 million, up 3.5% year on year. Operating profit totaled ¥775 million, up 37.6%, supported by the contribution from 株式会社CAD SOLUTIONS, which commenced operations in April this year, as well as an improvement in the gross profit margin, particularly on a non-consolidated basis. Profit attributable to owners of the parent totaled ¥514 million, up 45.4%, reflecting higher operating profit and the absence of extraordinary losses this fiscal year.」

「For the consolidated fiscal year, revenue reached a record high, increasing 9.1% year on year. Operating profit also increased 8.0% and remained at a high level.」