Establishing a Revenue Base in Adjacent Areas Centered on Aftermarket Offerings
First written in FY2017. 18 of 26 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-30.
58 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, segment revenue amounted to ¥57,494 million, up 8.5% year on year, due to increases in equipment revenue and revenue from the recurring business centered on ink.」
Full-year GA revenue increased 8.5% year on year as equipment revenue and the recurring business centered on ink grew. Operating profit, however, decreased due to higher fixed costs and other factors. - 2026-05-13AdvancedEarnings
「In the graphic arts equipment business, segment revenue amounted to ¥57,494 million, up 8.5% year on year, due to increases in equipment revenue and revenue from the recurring business centered on ink.」
GAでは装置売上とインクを中心とするリカーリングビジネスの増加により、売上高が前期比8.5％増となった。一方、固定費増加と米国関税の影響で営業利益は減少した。 - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of the recurring business centered on ink increased. As a result, segment sales were ¥2,580.9 million, up 2.3% year on year. Operating profit was ¥1,218 million, down 39.7% year on year, due to higher fixed costs and the impact of U.S. tariffs, despite higher sales.」
Revenue from the recurring business centered on ink increased 2.3% year on year. Operating profit, however, decreased 39.7% due to higher fixed costs and the impact of US tariffs. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of the recurring business centered on ink increased. As a result, segment sales were ¥2,522 million, up 5.3% year on year. Operating profit was ¥2,021 million, down 7.7% year on year, due to factors including higher fixed costs.」
Sales of the recurring business centered on ink increased 5.3% year on year. Meanwhile, GA operating profit declined 7.7% due to higher fixed costs. - FY2024RaisedAnnual report
「(Graphic Arts Equipment Business: GA) ① Segment strategy ・Expand POD equipment sales ・Expand the recurring business ・Establish the package printing business ② Three-year cumulative targets Sales ¥150 billion or more Operating margin 6–9%」
Under the new medium-term plan, package printing was added to the strategy alongside POD sales and the recurring business, with targets of cumulative sales of at least ¥150 billion over three years and an operating margin of 6–9%. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased. As a result, segment sales were ¥3,596.7 million, up 5.0% year on year. Operating profit was ¥3,506 million, up 29.4% year on year, due to factors including higher sales.」
Higher sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink resulted in GA reporting higher sales and profit for the nine-month cumulative period. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased. As a result, segment sales were ¥2,394.4 million, up 7.7% year on year. Operating profit was ¥2,190 million, up 34.8% year on year, due to factors including higher sales.」
Higher sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink resulted in GA sales growth of 7.7% year on year and operating profit growth of 34.8%. The earnings base centered on post-sales operations continues to improve. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased. As a result, segment sales were ¥1,159.1 million, up 9.8% year on year. Operating profit was ¥931 million, up 38.7% year on year, due to factors including higher sales.」
Sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased, resulting in GA sales growth of 9.8% year on year and operating profit growth of 38.7%. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased. As a result, segment sales were ¥4,560.9 million, up 5.3% from the previous fiscal year.」
Sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased, resulting in full-year GA sales growth of 5.3% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased. As a result, segment sales were ¥3,426.2 million, up 10.8% year on year. Operating profit was ¥2,710 million, up 145.9% year on year, due to factors including higher sales.」
Sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased, resulting in GA sales growth of 10.8% year on year and operating profit growth of 145.9%. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased. As a result, segment sales were ¥2,223 million, up 6.2% year on year. Operating profit was ¥1,624 million, up 143.1% year on year, due to factors including higher sales.」
Sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased, resulting in GA sales growth of 6.2% year on year and operating profit growth of 143.1%. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased. As a result, segment sales were ¥1,055.8 million, up 9.5% year on year. Operating profit was ¥671 million, up 156.4% year on year, due to factors including higher sales.」
Sales of equipment and the recurring business centered on ink increased, resulting in GA sales growth of 9.5% year on year and operating profit growth of 156.4%. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of equipment and post-sales products, including ink, increased as customers' equipment utilization and appetite for capital investment recovered. As a result, segment sales were ¥3,092.7 million, up 17.8% year on year. Operating profit was ¥1,102 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥24 million in the same period of the previous year, due to factors including higher sales.」
Sales of equipment and post-sales products, including ink, both increased, resulting in GA sales growth of 17.8% year on year. Operating profit also changed from an operating loss in the same period of the previous year to a profit of ¥1,102 million. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of equipment and post-sales products, including ink, increased as customers' equipment utilization and appetite for capital investment recovered. As a result, segment sales were ¥2,093 million, up 23.6% year on year. Operating profit was ¥668 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥223 million in the same period of the previous year, due to factors including higher sales.」
Sales of equipment and post-sales products, including ink, increased as customers' equipment utilization and appetite for capital investment recovered. GA moved from an operating loss in the same period of the previous year to an operating profit. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of equipment and post-sales products, including ink, increased as customers' equipment utilization and appetite for capital investment recovered. As a result, segment sales were ¥964.5 million, up 21.7% year on year.」
Sales of equipment and post-sales products, including ink, both increased as customers' equipment utilization and appetite for capital investment recovered. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, post-sales sales, including ink, remained solid, but sales of CTP and POD equipment declined. As a result, segment sales were ¥792.7 million, down 19.3% year on year.」
Post-sales sales, including ink, remained solid, but total GA sales declined due to lower CTP and POD equipment sales. No change in the policy of strengthening post-sales operations is described. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, we consider it a major achievement that growth in ink-related sales enabled us to raise the ratio of the "recurring business (post-sales)" to sales to 40% or more.」
The company raised the ratio of the recurring business centered on post-sales to sales to 40% or more. It also states that it aims to raise the ratio to 50% from the fiscal year ending March 2021 onward. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, post-sales sales, including ink, remained solid, but sales of CTP and POD equipment declined. As a result, segment sales were ¥3,432.7 million, down 3.0% year on year. Operating profit was ¥1,038 million, up 58.2% year on year, due to factors including fixed-cost reductions, despite the decline in sales.」
Post-sales sales, including ink, remained solid, while GA sales declined due to lower CTP and POD equipment sales. Operating profit increased 58.2% year on year due to fixed-cost reductions, and no change in the policy of strengthening post-sales operations is described. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, post-sales sales, including ink, remained solid, but sales of CTP and POD equipment declined. As a result, segment sales were ¥2,277.5 million, down 4.6% year on year.」
Post-sales sales, including ink, remained solid, but total GA sales declined 4.6% year on year due to lower CTP and POD equipment sales. No change in the policy of strengthening post-sales operations is described. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, post-sales sales, including ink, remained solid, but sales of CTP and POD equipment declined. As a result, segment sales were ¥982.1 million, down 14.3% year on year.」
Post-sales sales, including ink, remained solid, but total GA sales declined 14.3% year on year due to lower CTP and POD equipment sales. No change in policy regarding the strengthening of post-sales operations is described. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of POD equipment overseas and post-sales products, including ink, increased, but sales in Japan declined. As a result, segment sales were ¥3,540.2 million, down 3.3% year on year.」
The increase in sales of POD equipment overseas and post-sales products, including ink, continued, but total GA sales declined 3.3% year on year due to lower sales in Japan. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of POD equipment overseas and post-sales products, including ink, increased, but sales in Japan declined. As a result, segment sales were ¥2,387.8 million, down 3.7% year on year.」
Sales of POD equipment overseas and post-sales products, including ink, increased, but total GA sales declined 3.7% year on year due to lower sales in Japan. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the graphic arts equipment business, sales of POD equipment overseas increased, while higher post-sales sales, including ink, also contributed. As a result, segment sales were ¥1,145.5 million, up 5.7% year on year.」
Regarding the strengthening of post-sales operations, the company states that higher sales of ink and other products contributed to the increase in GA sales in the first quarter. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「② Establishing an earnings base in peripheral areas based on the equipment business; further strengthening post-sales, including equipment modifications (and the consumables business in the printing field)」
As a key initiative under Challenge 2019, the company planned to strengthen post-sales operations, including equipment modifications, consumables and support services.