Return to Consolidated Operating Profitability and Earnings Improvement Across Businesses
First written in FY2017-Q1. 21 of 36 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-15.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 11 of 52 companies on the "Worse" side.
16 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Net sales were ¥2,452.624 million, up 33.1% year on year; operating profit was ¥132.321 million, compared with operating profit of ¥1.229 million in the same period of the previous year; ordinary profit was ¥149.521 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥13.807 million; and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥76.309 million, compared with an interim net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥22.298 million」
Consolidated net sales increased, operating profit rose significantly, and ordinary profit and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent returned to profitability. Profitability improved across the businesses and the consolidated results moved into the black. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The operating margin improved from 0.7% in the previous fiscal year to 3.4%, while operating cash flow improved substantially from negative ¥594 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥556 million in the current fiscal year. The Group’s earnings-generating capability, in other words its ability to generate earnings, improved significantly year on year.」
Net sales, operating profit, ordinary profit, and annual net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased, while the operating margin and operating cash flow also improved. Performance in maintaining consolidated profitability and improving earnings across the business segments is progressing. - 2026-04-14AdvancedEarnings
「The operating margin also improved from 0.7% in the previous fiscal year to 3.4%, while operating cash flow improved substantially from negative ¥594 million in the previous fiscal year to positive ¥556 million in the current fiscal year, indicating a significant year-on-year improvement in the group's earnings-generating capacity, or its ability to generate profits.」
The company presents improved operating margins and operating cash flow as evidence of stronger consolidated earnings-generating capacity. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the interim consolidated accounting period, net sales were ¥1,842.124 million (up 22.8% year on year), achieving a substantial increase in revenue. Operating profit was ¥1.229 million (compared with a loss of ¥40.147 million in the same period of the previous year), returning to profitability, while ordinary loss was ¥13.807 million (compared with a loss of ¥31.535 million) and interim net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥22.298 million (compared with a loss of ¥41.305 million), with both losses reduced by half from the same period of the previous year.」
Consolidated net sales increased 22.8% year on year, operating profit returned to profitability, and ordinary loss and interim net loss attributable to owners of the parent both narrowed. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the interim consolidated accounting period, sales were ¥1,500 million, down 12.7% year on year, and ordinary loss was ¥32 million, compared with ordinary profit of ¥112 million in the year-earlier period. Interim net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥41 million, compared with interim net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥60 million in the year-earlier period.」
Consolidated net sales declined, and ordinary profit and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent moved from profits to losses. - FY2025-Q1Lower sales and profit alongside a return to net profitabilityAnnual report
「As a result, for the first three months of the current consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥801 million, down 5.0% year on year, ordinary profit was ¥18 million, down 54.0%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥26 million, compared with a quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥24 million in the year-earlier period.」
Although consolidated net sales and ordinary profit fell below the same period of the previous year, quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent moved from a loss to a profit, and consolidated profitability was maintained. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Net sales for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥3,365.420 million (up 10.2% year on year). Operating profit was ¥132.761 million (up 24.2% year on year). Ordinary profit was ¥136.928 million (down 10.7% year on year), and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥91.108 million (compared with an annual net loss of ¥702.350 million in the same period of the previous year).」
Consolidated net sales and operating profit increased, and annual net income attributable to owners of the parent also returned to profitability. Meanwhile, ordinary profit declined, so improved consolidated earnings coexisted with divergence among the individual metrics. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥2,377 million, up 11.4% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥125 million, up 86.9%. Quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥161 million, compared with a quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥632 million in the year-earlier period.」
Consolidated net sales and ordinary profit increased, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent moved from a substantial loss to a profit. Performance in maintaining consolidated operating profitability and improving earnings across the business segments is progressing. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥1,716.925 million (up 20.0% year on year), and ordinary profit was ¥102.564 million (up 43.2% year on year). Quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥61.119 million (up 34.2% year on year).」
Consolidated net sales, ordinary profit, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent exceeded the same period of the previous year, with further progress in maintaining consolidated profitability and improving earnings across the business segments. - FY2024-Q1Continued ordinary profitability alongside a quarterly net lossAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, the Group’s net sales were ¥842.313 million (up 20.8% year on year), ordinary profit was ¥31.291 million (up 0.6% year on year), and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥20.720 million (compared with quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥19.156 million in the same period of the previous year).」
While net sales and ordinary profit exceeded the same period of the previous year and ordinary profitability was maintained, quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent moved from a profit to a loss owing to extraordinary losses, including impairment losses. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥2,135 million, compared with ¥2,807 million in the year-earlier period, and ordinary profit was ¥67 million, down 53.2%. Quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent was ¥632 million, compared with quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥143 million in the year-earlier period.」
From the previous situation in which consolidated profitability had been maintained, ordinary profit declined and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent moved to a substantial loss. Extraordinary losses related to corrections to prior-year financial statements were also included. - FY2023-Q1Four consecutive profitable fiscal years alongside lower quarterly profitAnnual report
「Following the previous consolidated fiscal year, in which the Group achieved four consecutive profitable fiscal years, the entire Group worked to pursue sustainable growth and increase corporate value. As a result, for the first three months of the current consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥718 million, compared with ¥1,562 million in the year-earlier period, ordinary profit was ¥31 million, down 1.5%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥19 million, down 49.6%.」
Consolidated profitability continued for 4 consecutive periods, while ordinary profit and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent for the first quarter fell below the same period of the previous year. - FY2022Three consecutive profitable fiscal years alongside lower sales and profitAnnual report
「For the fiscal year, revenue was ¥7,449 million, down 10.5% year on year, operating profit was ¥269 million, down 20.6%, and ordinary profit was ¥259 million, down 20.1%. Net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥121 million, down 59.9%.」
Although consolidated profitability was maintained, net sales, operating profit, ordinary profit, and annual net profit attributable to owners of the parent fell below the same period of the previous year. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter, revenue was ¥5,663 million, down 6.3% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥148 million, down 30.2%. Quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥148 million, down 19.9%.」
Although consolidated profitability was maintained, net sales, ordinary profit, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent fell below the same period of the previous year, and performance in maintaining consolidated operating profitability and improving earnings across the business segments deteriorated. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter, revenue was ¥3,733 million, down 9.2% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥101 million, down 43.6%. Quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥92 million, down 41.4%.」
Although consolidated profitability was maintained, net sales, ordinary profit, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent fell below the same period of the previous year, and performance in improving earnings across the business segments deteriorated. - FY2022-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended the first quarter, the Group's revenue was ¥1,561 million, down 31.2% year on year, ordinary profit was ¥31 million, down 79.6%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥37 million, down 66.6%.」
Although consolidated profitability was maintained, net sales, ordinary profit, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent all fell below the same period of the previous year, and performance in improving earnings across the business segments deteriorated. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group worked across all businesses to improve and enhance performance in order to increase corporate value through sustainable growth and stable earnings, achieving three consecutive profitable fiscal years.」
The company achieved profitability for 3 consecutive periods. For the full fiscal year, net sales were ¥8,321.187 million, operating profit was ¥340.046 million, ordinary profit was ¥324.328 million, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥303.193 million. - FY2021-Q3Higher sales and net income alongside lower ordinary profitAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter, revenue was ¥6,043 million, up 16.1% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥212 million, down 13.1%. Quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥185 million, up 14.4%.」
Consolidated net sales and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent exceeded the same period of the previous year, while ordinary profit declined. Consolidated profitability has been maintained. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter, revenue was ¥4,110 million, up 34.4% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥179 million, up 32.7%. Quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥157 million, up 77.6%.」
Consolidated net sales, ordinary profit, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent exceeded the same period of the previous year, with further progress in returning to consolidated profitability and improving earnings across the business segments. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥2,270.731 million (up 68.8% year on year), ordinary profit was ¥153.707 million (up 373.5% year on year), and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥112.865 million (compared with quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥5.634 million in the same period of the previous year).」
Consolidated net sales, ordinary profit, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent exceeded the same period of the previous year, with further progress in improving earnings across the business segments and maintaining consolidated profitability. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥7,440 million, up 38.3% year on year, ordinary profit was ¥376 million, up 32.8%, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥304 million, down 44.0%.」
Consolidated net sales, operating profit, and ordinary profit increased, and profitability was maintained for the full fiscal year. Net profit declined owing to the absence of special factors in the previous year, including expropriation compensation. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥5,207.374 million (up 37.7% year on year), and ordinary profit was ¥244.556 million (up 26.6% year on year). Quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥162.551 million (down 54.2% year on year). The same period of the previous year included special factors, including the expropriation by the Wuxi municipal government of the head office plant of Wuxi Sanwa Plastics Products Co., Ltd. and the recording of the related compensation as extraordinary income.」
Consolidated net sales and ordinary profit exceeded the same period of the previous year. Net profit declined owing to the absence of special factors in the previous year, including expropriation compensation, while operating profit increased from ¥208.914 million to ¥275.971 million. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six months ended the second quarter, revenue was ¥3,057 million, up 25.6% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥135 million, up 38.7%.」
Consolidated net sales and ordinary profit exceeded the same period of the previous year, and operating profit increased from ¥112.054 million to ¥167.502 million. Although the operating loss in the overseas business widened and operating profit in the testing equipment business declined, consolidated earnings improved. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended the first quarter, revenue was ¥1,345 million, down 3.4% year on year, ordinary profit was ¥32 million, down 73.9%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥5 million, down 94.6%.」
Although consolidated operating profit remained positive at ¥48.363 million, it declined from ¥140.928 million in the same period of the previous year. The overseas business also moved from an operating profit in the same period of the previous year to an operating loss, and performance in improving earnings across the business segments deteriorated. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year, revenue was ¥5,379 million, up 18.8% year on year, operating profit was ¥287 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥306 million in the same period of the previous year, ordinary profit was ¥282 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥343 million, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥542 million, compared with a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥404 million.」
Consolidated net sales increased 18.8% year on year, and operating profit, ordinary profit, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent all returned to profitability. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥3,782.921 million (up 18.8% year on year), and ordinary profit was ¥193.155 million (an ordinary loss of ¥296.534 million in the same period of the previous year). In addition, compensation for the expropriation resulting from the relocation of the plant following its expropriation by the Wuxi municipal government of the subsidiary Wuxi Sanwa Plastics Products Co., Ltd. was recorded as extraordinary income, while provisions for litigation losses related to labor disputes with employees who left in connection with various costs associated with the plant relocation and management reforms were recorded as extraordinary losses. As a result, quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥354.531 million (a quarterly net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥160.038 million in the same period of the previous year).」
Consolidated net sales increased 18.8% year on year, and ordinary profit moved from a loss of ¥296.534 million to a profit of ¥193.155 million. Quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent also improved, moving from a loss to a profit of ¥354.531 million. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥2,434 million, up 16.8% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥97 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥279 million in the year-earlier period.」
Consolidated net sales increased 16.8% year on year, and ordinary profit moved from a loss to a profit. In addition, both the testing equipment and engineering businesses posted higher profits, improving consolidated earnings. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended the first quarter, revenue was ¥1,392 million, up 38.3% year on year, ordinary profit was ¥124 million, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥185 million in the same period of the previous year, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥103 million, up 8.4%.」
Consolidated net sales increased 38.3% year on year, and ordinary profit moved from a loss of ¥185.396 million to a profit of ¥124.320 million. Progress was made from the previous fiscal year in improving earnings across the business segments. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine months ended the third quarter, revenue was ¥3,183 million, down 13.6% year on year, and the ordinary loss was ¥296 million, compared with ordinary profit of ¥125 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Consolidated net sales fell 13.6% year on year, and ordinary profit moved to an ordinary loss. Operating profit in the testing equipment business also fell 58.0% year on year, resulting in a consolidated operating loss of ¥269.984 million. - FY2018-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥2,084.063 million (down 20.8% year on year), and ordinary loss was ¥279.118 million (ordinary profit of ¥129.437 million in the same period of the previous year).」
Consolidated net sales fell 20.8% year on year, and ordinary profit moved to an ordinary loss of ¥279.118 million. The company’s performance in improving earnings across its business segments deteriorated. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the first three months of the current consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥1,007 million, down 29.2% year on year, operating loss was ¥173 million, compared with operating profit of ¥91 million in the year-earlier period, and ordinary loss was ¥185 million, compared with ordinary profit of ¥80 million in the year-earlier period.」
Consolidated net sales fell 29.2% year on year, and both operating profit and ordinary profit moved from profits in the same period of the previous year to losses. Quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥95.375 million, reflecting gains on the sale of the Shenyang subsidiary and other factors. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥3,721.315 million (up 10.3% year on year), ordinary profit was ¥189.849 million (an ordinary loss of ¥92.220 million in the same period of the previous year), and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥140.594 million (up 8.9% year on year).」
Net sales increased 10.3% year on year, ordinary profit moved from a loss in the same period of the previous year to a profit of ¥189.849 million, and net profit also increased 8.9% year on year. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥2,657.488 million (up 13.6% year on year), ordinary profit was ¥155.327 million (an ordinary loss of ¥52.840 million in the same period of the previous year), and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥123.742 million (down 28.6% year on year).」
Net sales increased, and ordinary profit moved from a loss in the same period of the previous year to a profit of ¥155.327 million. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Gross profit improved, while Wuxi Sanwa Plastics Products Co., Ltd., which handles the overseas business, revamped its operating structure, developed new business partners, and reviewed and streamlined its production structure. As a result, operating profit was ¥91.038 million (an operating loss of ¥22.167 million in the same period of the previous year), ordinary profit was ¥80.424 million (an ordinary loss of ¥17.572 million in the same period of the previous year), and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥67.589 million (down 70.3% year on year).」
Operating profit and ordinary profit both returned to profitability in the quarter, and the overseas business also moved from an operating loss in the same period of the previous year to an operating profit, while net profit declined owing to the absence of the gain on debt forgiveness recorded in the same period of the previous year.