Increasing Utilization of In-House Technical Staff and Reducing Expenses

「Gross profit for the fiscal year under review increased by ¥911 million, or 5.1%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥18,780 million. Although outsourcing expenses increased to handle the rise in projects, we continued to work to improve systems engineers' utilization.」

「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 14% year on year as the company expanded investment in human resources while continuing to improve engineer utilization rates and promote in-house production across the Group, but the benefit of higher revenue more than offset this increase, resulting in operating profit of ¥4,924 million, up 9.7% year on year.」

「Operating profit was ¥9,173 million, up 18.0% year on year, as the entire Company worked to improve the gross margin and improved the utilization of engineers at アルゴグラフィックス and service-related subsidiaries while promoting the insourcing of work.」

「Operating profit was ¥6,720 million, up 27.0% year on year, as rigorous efforts to improve the gross margin through stronger sales of high-value-added solutions offset the decline in earnings accompanying planned investment in human capital, while the company continued to control outsourcing expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses by using personnel from Group companies.」

「Operating profit was ¥4,488 million, up 20.0% year on year, as the company continued to control outsourcing expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses by using personnel from Group companies while advancing investment in human capital as planned.」

「Operating profit was ¥2,227 million, up 7.8% year on year, as, in addition to ongoing efforts including increasing the proportion of our engineers participating in projects, we continued to control outsourcing expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses by utilizing personnel from Group companies.」

「Operating profit was ¥5,291 million, up 15.7% year on year. Although personnel expenses increased as we improved employee compensation, viewing our personnel as human capital contributing to future growth in corporate value, we continued to control outsourcing expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses through efforts including increasing the proportion of our engineers participating in projects, as before.」

「As a result of continued efforts including improving the proportion of our engineers participating in projects, operating profit was ¥3,740 million, up 16.1% year on year, through control of outsourcing expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses.」

「Operating profit was ¥2,065 million, up 18.1% year on year, as continued efforts including improving the proportion of our engineers participating in projects enabled us to control outsourcing expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses.」

「Operating profit reached a record high of ¥6,601 million, up 17.1% year on year, while the operating margin rose 1.3 percentage points from the previous fiscal year to 14.3%, owing to improved utilization of our engineers and higher profit margins at consolidated subsidiaries.」

「Operating profit was ¥4,572 million, up 16.9% year on year, as the Company thoroughly brought work in-house through Group engineers and worked to control selling, general and administrative expenses.」

「Operating profit was ¥3,220 million, up 10.4% year on year, as the Company worked to bring more work in-house and control selling, general and administrative expenses.」

「Operating profit was ¥1,749 million, up 11.4% year on year, as the Company worked to reduce outsourcing expenses and control selling, general and administrative expenses.」

「Operating profit was ¥2,917 million, down 11.7% year on year, as the Company worked to maintain its profit margin through measures including control of outsourcing expenses despite the impact of lower sales.」

「Operating profit was ¥1,569 million, down 7.1% year on year, as the impact of lower sales was offset in part by ongoing efforts to reduce costs and improve the gross margin on sales.」

「Operating profit was ¥6,265 million, up 26.5% year on year, due to the effect of higher sales, improved utilization of in-house technical personnel and thorough expense reductions.」