Improving Operating Profit, Profit Margin and ROA
First written in FY2017. 18 of 34 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
Zacros moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, 2 years before the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 8 of 30 companies on the "Worse" side.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥11,054 million, an increase of ¥937 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year, and the operating profit margin increased 0.3 percentage points from the previous year to 7.0%. ROA (return on operating assets) increased 0.3 percentage points to 7.1%. ROE (return on equity) increased 0.9 percentage points to 8.3%.」
Against the targets of ¥220 billion in net sales, a 10% operating profit margin, and 12% ROE for 2030, the operating profit margin improved to 7.0%, ROA to 7.1%, and ROE to 8.3% in the fiscal year ending March 2026. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Operating profit 5,624 7.5 5,567 7.1 △57 △1.0」
While targeting an operating profit margin of 10% and other goals for 2030, the operating profit margin for the interim period declined from 7.5% in the same period of the previous year to 7.1%, and operating profit decreased 1.0% year on year. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company aims to become a solutions-creation company that secures net sales of ¥220 billion, an operating profit margin of 10%, and ROE of 12% in 2030.」
While maintaining its 2030 targets, the Company disclosed an operating profit margin of 6.7%, ROA of 6.8%, ROIC of 6.9%, and ROE of 7.4% for the fiscal year ending March 2025, updating its actual performance levels relative to the targets. - FY2024RaisedAnnual report
「Over the medium term, through active investment, we will strongly pursue the evolution of our business model and transformation of our business portfolio, with the aim of becoming a solutions-creation company that secures net sales of ¥220 billion, an operating profit margin of 10%, and ROE of 12% in 2030.」
In addition to the existing policy of improving profitability metrics, the Company specified numerical targets of ¥220 billion in net sales, a 10% operating profit margin, and 12% ROE for 2030, as well as active investment and portfolio transformation as means of achieving them. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit and loss, although higher raw material prices, personnel expenses and research and development expenses were factors reducing profit, the promotion of measures to improve profitability, including higher production efficiency and price pass-through, resulted in higher operating profit and ordinary profit year on year.」
In line with the policy of improving profit margins and profit levels, operating profit increased 20.9% year on year and ordinary profit increased 14.0%. However, net income attributable to owners of the parent decreased 29.0% due to the recognition of a provision for contingent loss. - FY2024-Q2Operating profit increased slightly, while ordinary profit and net income decreasedAnnual report
「Accordingly, for the first six months of the current consolidated cumulative period, net sales were ¥6,591.7 million, down 0.5% year on year; operating income was ¥386.5 million, up 0.6%; ordinary income was ¥431.5 million, down 4.1%; and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥345.3 million, down 4.8%.」
Operating profit increased 0.6% year on year, but ordinary profit decreased 4.1% and net income attributable to owners of the parent decreased 4.8%, resulting in mixed movements across the profitability metrics. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, consolidated results for the first quarter were net sales of ¥31,893 million, down 4.4% year on year, operating profit of ¥2,064 million, down 16.8%, and ordinary profit of ¥2,201 million, down 23.4%.」
Profit linked to key metrics targeted for improvement, including operating profit and ordinary profit, decreased year on year. Operating profit fell 16.8% and ordinary profit fell 23.4%. - FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「The Group is targeting net sales of ¥200 billion in fiscal 2030 and an operating profit margin of at least 10%. To achieve sustainable growth, we will address environmental needs and the rapidly changing information and communications industry, promote the commercialization of businesses in new fields such as healthcare and energy, and explore and create seeds for new businesses. We will continue to increase strategic investment and strengthen our research and development capabilities to support future growth and development.」
In addition to the existing policy of improving operating profit, the operating profit margin, ROA and ROE, the Company specified numerical targets of ¥200 billion in net sales and an operating profit margin of at least 10% for fiscal 2030, and added ROIC as a key metric. Meanwhile, for the fiscal year ended March 2023, the operating profit margin was 4.5%, ROA was 4.6%, ROIC was 4.5%, and ROE was 6.0%. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, consolidated results for the first nine months were net sales of ¥99,149 million, up 4.5% year on year, operating profit of ¥5,276 million, down 36.6%, and ordinary profit of ¥6,111 million, down 30.2%.」
While net sales increased, operating profit and ordinary profit declined significantly year on year, resulting in weaker performance on key metrics targeted at improving profitability. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, consolidated results for the first half were net sales of ¥66,258 million, up 7.2% year on year, operating profit of ¥3,842 million, down 33.3%, and ordinary profit of ¥4,499 million, down 26.2%.」
Net sales increased 7.2% year on year, while operating profit decreased 33.3% and ordinary profit decreased 26.2%, resulting in weaker performance on metrics targeted at improving profit margins. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, consolidated results for the first quarter were net sales of ¥33,348 million, up 6.8% year on year, operating profit of ¥2,480 million, down 27.0%, and ordinary profit of ¥2,872 million, down 19.4%.」
Although net sales increased, operating profit, one of the key metrics targeted for improvement, decreased 27.0% year on year, while ordinary profit decreased 19.4%. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「The operating profit margin was 8.1%, down 0.7 percentage points from the previous year. ROA (return on operating assets) decreased 0.7 percentage points to 8.5%. ROE (return on equity) decreased 0.3 percentage points to 10.2%.」
Operating profit increased 0.5% year on year, but the operating profit margin declined from 8.8% to 8.1%, ROA from 9.1% to 8.5%, and ROE from 10.5% to 10.2%. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥8,318 million, up 6.9% year on year, and ordinary profit was ¥8,761 million, up 7.2%.」
Operating profit and ordinary profit, which are linked to the key metrics targeted for improvement, increased year on year. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit ¥5.763 billion, up 6.5% year on year; ordinary profit ¥6.094 billion, up 5.9% year on year」
Operating profit and ordinary profit related to the important metrics increased year on year, and the operating margin was 9.3%. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the three-month period ended in the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥31.220 billion, up 6.4% year on year, operating profit was ¥3.398 billion, up 7.9%, and ordinary profit was ¥3.565 billion, up 9.5%.」
Profit items related to operating profit, ordinary profit and other management metrics targeted for improvement increased year on year. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit reached ¥10.286 billion as all businesses reported higher profit, increasing ¥1.429 billion from the previous consolidated fiscal year, while the operating margin rose 1.0 percentage point year on year to 8.8%. Total assets have been trending upward due to increases in receivables, payables and fixed assets resulting from the Group's global expansion and capital investment, among other factors, but operating profit increased at a faster rate, raising ROA (return on operating assets) 0.9 percentage point year on year to 9.1%. In addition to improved non-operating income and expenses, the absence of the impairment loss recognized at a U.S. subsidiary in the previous year contributed to an increase in profit attributable to owners of the parent, and ROE (return on equity) rose 2.2 percentage points year on year to 10.5%.」
Operating margin was 8.8%, ROA was 9.1% and ROE was 10.5%, with all 3 metrics improving from the previous fiscal year. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥8,702.4 million, up 0.2% year on year; operating profit was ¥777.8 million, up 11.9%; ordinary profit was ¥817.5 million, up 14.2%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥540.0 million, up 15.3%.」
Operating profit and ordinary profit related to the important management metrics increased year on year, rising 11.9% and 14.2%, respectively. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥5,846.5 million, up 0.8% year on year; operating profit was ¥540.9 million, up 12.8%; ordinary profit was ¥575.4 million, up 18.2%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥377.2 million, up 20.1%.」
Operating profit and ordinary profit related to the important management metrics increased year on year, rising 12.8% and 18.2%, respectively. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥2,935.3 million, up 2.6% year on year; operating profit was ¥315.0 million, up 20.8%; ordinary profit was ¥325.6 million, up 21.8%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥218.7 million, up 27.9%.」
Operating profit and ordinary profit related to the important metrics increased 20.8% and 21.8%, respectively, year on year. - FY2020Operating margin and ROA improved, while ROE declinedAnnual report
「Operating profit (¥ million) 8,856 Operating margin (%) 7.7 ROA (return on operating assets) (%) 8.2 ROE (return on equity) (%) 8.3」
In the fiscal year ended March 2020, operating margin rose from 7.2% to 7.7% and ROA from 7.7% to 8.2%, while ROE declined from 9.1% to 8.3%. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥8,688.5 million, up 3.0% year on year; operating profit was ¥695.1 million, up 6.4%; ordinary profit was ¥716.0 million, up 3.9%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥468.5 million, up 6.2%.」
Operating profit increased 6.4% and ordinary profit increased 3.9% year on year, indicating progress in improving earnings in relation to the important metrics targeted for improvement. Achievement levels for operating margin and ROA were not stated. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the six-month period ended in the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥58.004 billion, up 7.5% year on year, operating profit was ¥4.794 billion, up 26.1%, ordinary profit was ¥4.867 billion, up 19.1%, and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥3.140 billion, up 18.9%.」
For the six-month period ended in the second quarter, operating profit and ordinary profit related to the important management metrics increased 26.1% and 19.1%, respectively, year on year. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥2,860.5 million, up 5.7% year on year; operating profit was ¥260.7 million, up 27.1%; ordinary profit was ¥267.2 million, up 20.1%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥171.0 million, up 24.7%.」
Profit items related to operating profit, ordinary profit and other important metrics targeted for improvement increased year on year. - FY2019ROE added as an important metric; operating margin and other metrics declinedAnnual report
「Operating margin (%) 7.2, ROA (return on operating assets) (%) 7.7, ROE (return on equity) (%) 9.1」
ROE was explicitly added to the important metrics. Meanwhile, in the fiscal year ended March 2019, operating margin, ROA and ROE all declined from 7.9%, 8.6% and 9.5%, respectively, in the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q3Profit decline continued, but the decline narrowedAnnual report
「As a result, for the nine-month period ended in the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥84.370 billion, up 2.2% year on year, operating profit was ¥6.533 billion, down 9.4%, ordinary profit was ¥6.890 billion, down 8.7%, and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥4.411 billion, down 7.9%.」
Of the important metrics targeted for improvement, operating profit and ordinary profit decreased year on year. However, the decline in operating profit narrowed from 18.9% in the six-month period ended in the second quarter to 9.4%. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「For the six-month period ended in the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥53.973 billion, down 1.2% year on year, operating profit was ¥3.802 billion, down 18.9%, and ordinary profit was ¥4.086 billion, down 17.3%.」
Operating profit and ordinary profit, identified as important metrics, decreased year on year in the six-month period ended in the second quarter. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「For the consolidated fiscal year, net sales were ¥108.205 billion, up 9.9% year on year, and operating profit was ¥8.577 billion, up 24.8% year on year. As a result, the operating margin was 7.9%.」
The full-year increase in operating profit and other key metrics, and the operating margin of 7.9%, were reported. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative third quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥8,252.4 million, up 12.9% year on year; operating profit was ¥721.2 million, up 27.2%; ordinary profit was ¥754.3 million, up 30.4%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥478.7 million, up 34.8%.」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and other metrics identified as important increased year on year, continuing to indicate progress in improving profitability. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥5,460.2 million, up 16.1% year on year; operating profit was ¥468.9 million, up 34.1%; ordinary profit was ¥493.7 million, up 40.4%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥312.3 million, up 43.6%.」
Operating profit, ordinary profit and other metrics identified as important increased year on year, indicating concrete progress in improving profitability. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, sales were ¥2,710.4 million, up 19.7% year on year; operating profit was ¥231.0 million, up 37.5%; ordinary profit was ¥242.2 million, up 49.6%; and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥147.7 million, up 45.8%.」
Operating profit and other metrics identified as important improved year on year. The achievement levels for operating margin and ROA were not stated. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The Group considers operating profit, operating margin and ordinary profit margin, which indicate the results of its core business activities, and ROA, an indicator of the efficiency and profitability of invested capital, to be important management metrics, and will seek to improve them.」
Operating profit, operating margin, ordinary profit margin and ROA were identified as important management metrics, with improvement set as a target.