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Image Magic (7793) · InitiativeProfit margin results updatedLatest Financial results presentation (2026-05-15): "Worsened"

Improving Margins by Controlling Material Costs and Using Outsourcing

First written in FY2023. 1 of 4 entries say "Worsened", first in 2026-05-15. Latest entry: 2026-05-15.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseOtherFY2023 – FY20252023: 120232024: 020242025: 120252026: 22026
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Improving Margins by Controlling Material Costs and Using OutsourcingA theme 20 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 21 as a tailwind

Image Magic moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2025).

The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 2 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.

2 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".

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  1. 2026-05-15WorsenedFinancial results presentation

    「Gross margin declined due to increased outsourced processing」

    While previous disclosures cited material-cost controls and outsourcing as ways to improve margins, outsourcing increased and became a factor behind the decline in gross margin during the quarter.
  2. FY2025Profit margin results updatedAnnual report

    「当事業年度におきまして、オンデマンドプリントサービスにおいて材料費を抑えることができたこと、また、ソリューションサービスにおいて利益率の高いハードウエアに係る取引があったことなどにより、売上総利益率は40.4%となりました。」

    材料費抑制と利益率の高いハードウエア取引を要因として、売上総利益率は前事業年度の38.1%から40.4%へ上昇した。営業利益率も5.7%から5.9%へ上昇した。
  3. FY2024Profit-margin performance updatedAnnual report

    「当事業年度におきまして、オンデマンドプリントサービスにおいて材料費を抑えることができたこと、また、ソリューションサービスにおいて利益率の高いハードウェアに係る取引があったことなどにより、売上総利益率は38.1%となりました。」

    材料費抑制と利益率の高いハードウェア取引を要因として、売上総利益率は前事業年度37.3%から38.1%へ上昇した。一方、営業利益率は人件費・広告宣伝費・運送費の増加等により5.7%となった。
  4. FY2023First statedAnnual report

    「The gross profit margin was 37.3%, helped by lower material costs in on-demand printing and transactions involving high-margin hardware in solutions services. Despite higher R&D expenses, the Company kept personnel costs down relative to revenue, resulting in an operating margin of 7.9%.」

    Material-cost control, high-margin hardware transactions and personnel-cost control supported gross and operating margins.
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